Indexing Oven for Wind Turbine Parts

This gas-fired three lane oven with an indexing cart drive system is designed to cure coatings on various parts for wind turbines. The parts are a mix of steel and alloy with the largest weighing 300lbs. The industrial oven has a production rate of 40 carts per hour. The oven chamber is 10'5" wide x 41'3" long x 12'7" high. The maximum temperature rating is 300°F with a normal operating temperature of 140°F. The oven uses a three-lane indexing cart conveyance system that includes a floor-mounted chain drive system. Seventy non-powered carts rated at a 500lb maximum were also supplied with the oven. The company’s Paragon Processor PLC System was included with the oven. This system utilizes an Allen-Bradley Micrologix 1100 PLC with touch screen controls and a Eurotherm 3216 temperature controller. The system provides the recipe programming (up to 20 programs), and Ethernet communication capability.