DTI-1527 Triple Oven System
Customer directive
The customer required a fully automated thermal processing system capable of heating multiple automotive carpet materials prior to forming. Individual carpet blanks are processed using dedicated heating technologies before being transferred and combined to create a three-layer carpet assembly ready for the downstream forming press.
Description
DTI-1527 is a fully integrated indexing conveyor system incorporating multiple independent heating chambers to process individual automotive carpet materials prior to forming. The system combines convection heating and infrared (IR) heating technologies, with each heating zone optimized for the thermal requirements of a specific material layer.
The primary convection oven utilizes engineered vertical airflow to uniformly heat permeable materials, while the dedicated IR heating chamber rapidly heats impermeable barrier materials. A secondary convection heating module conditions the remaining material layer before all three heated blanks are automatically merged onto a transfer conveyor feeding the downstream forming press.
Rapid indexing conveyors minimize transfer time between heating stages while maintaining accurate product positioning throughout the process. The complete system is factory assembled and tested prior to shipment to minimize installation time and commissioning at the customer’s facility
Specifications
| Product Being Processed | Insulating Pad Product, Petroleum Based Acoustic Barrier Product, Automotive carpet materials for three-layer carpet assemblies. |
| Overall System Dimensions | 41′-8″ L × 16′-8″ W × 16′-0″ H |
| Type of Heating System(s) | Natural Gas Burner(s) & Infrared (IR) Heaters |
| Primary Convection Operating Temperature | 250–350°F (121–177°C) |
| Secondary Convection Operating Temperature | 300–400°F (149–204°C) |
| IR Zone Operating Temperature | 150–200°F (66–93°C) |
| Product Support | Automated indexing conveyor system(s) with transfer conveyor to downstream forming press |
| Controls | PLC-based control system with operator HMI and UL-listed control enclosure. |
Alternative capabilities
Davron Technologies, Inc. designs and manufactures ovens of this type to meet many unique process requirements, including but not limited to, the following:
- Airflow: Vertical up-flow, vertical down-flow, horizontal cross-flow, or custom airflow designs optimized for specific products.
- Industries Served: Automotive, textile, acoustic insulation, composite material, and other industries requiring automated thermal processing.
- Materials Processed: Automotive carpet, insulating pads, acoustic barrier materials, textiles, nonwovens, foams, composites, and other flexible or semi-rigid products.
- Other Processes: Preheating, curing, drying, bonding, laminating, thermoforming preparation, and solvent drying.
- Heating Systems: Direct-fired or indirect-fired natural gas, electric convection, infrared, thermal oil, or hybrid heating systems.
