Infrared Heat Optimizes Component Drying

Drying components after cleaning are energy-intensive and, therefore, expensive. At the same time, climate policy factors increasingly motivate people to use energy more efficiently and reduce energy consumption. Cleaning components is an important process step in the metalworking industry, and aqueous cleaning processes are the most common. Hot air dryers are usually used in the industry to dry metal components. The hot air also heats the environment, resulting in energy losses.  
 
Together with the Technical University of Darmstadt, Excelitas carried out tests in the circulating air-drying chamber of a continuous cleaning system. These showed that the use of Noblelight infrared radiators can reduce the energy consumption of component drying by up to 43%. 
 
Learn more by downloading the article published in JOT 64 (2024) issue 9, p. 26-29; available in German only.