Grieve unveils 1,000°F top-loading oven

CIMJan18News - grieve
CIMJan18News - grieve

No. 895 is a 1,000°F (538°C), top loading oven from Grieve, currently used for curing composite materials in large moulds at the customer’s facility.

Workspace dimensions of this oven measure 168” W x 48” D x 48” H. 120kw are installed in lncoloy sheathed tubular heating elements, while a 12,500 CFM, 10hp recirculating blower provides horizontal airflow.

This Grieve top-loading oven features 8” thick insulated walls comprising 2” of 1,900°F block and 6” of 10lb./cf density rockwool. Other features include aluminised steel exterior, Type 304, 2B finish stainless steel interior, reinforced ¼” steel plate top, air-operated rear hinged door and wear bars at sides of workspace. Floor of workspace is reinforced for 4,000lbs. loading at removable stainless-steel subway grates. Oven also features 325 CFM powered forced exhauster and access ports to allow monitoring of mould during injection.

Controls on No. 895 include a digital programming temperature controller, manual reset excess temperature controller with separate contactors, recirculating blower airflow safety switch and SCR power controller.

www.grievecorp.com

 

Company

Grieve

Tags
Related Articles

Converting the clave 

In this Q&A session, Scott Dyson, group sales manager for Premier Autoclaves, speaks to Ed Hill about its upgrading services for autoclaves used widely in the composite industry.
5 years ago Features

Premier partnership moves forward

At the recent Advanced Engineering 2018 show, Premier Autoclaves and Forward Composites announced confirmation of a large package of works that cements a new relationship between the two companies.
5 years ago News
Most recent Articles

Login / Sign up