Baking On An Industrial Scale: Conveyor Ovens

	Industrial ovens have a wide range of applications, from drying and cooking to curing and sanitising. In particular, a conveyor oven is used to cook products as they move through the oven at a constant rate. This allows for a large number of items to be cooked without the need for operators to intervene. In this article, we look at industrial conveyor ovens and how they are used in industrial settings. Traditional conveyors typically use one of the following: high velocity hot air, high mass heating elements, medium wave infrared, or natural convection technology to treat products. These ovens have conveyors which move the products through a cavity as part of a larger assembly line. How Industrial Conveyor Ovens Are Used Because this type of industrial oven works through a continuous process, many industries use them for manufacturing processes that deal with large volumes of products. Applications include baking and food processing, heat-shrink packaging, metal tempering, curing adhesives and varnishes, and drying paint and lacquers. Typically, these ovens are custom-made according to the specifications of the client and the process the oven will form part of. In this way, it is unlikely for two ovens to be exactly the same (although, of course, they will all share the same technology). Types There are many types of conveyor oven, although the way in which the products move through them is often different. For example, the oven could include a conveyor belt, chain, carousel, Ferris wheel, rotating drum, slats, or multi-tier conveyor. In the case of fast food environments, where a normal convection oven takes approximately 10-12 minutes to cook a pizza, infrared heating elements are used in industrial ovens to drive that time down to 3 minutes, using high power, low density heaters. Unfortunately, this leaves the food looking strangely under cooked and unappealing. In addition, these ovens are not conveyorised, and therefore do not allow for the production volumes needed in an industrial setting. Benefits The advantage of having a conveyor based oven design is the fact that it can save time through full automation of production. Although the initial installation costs are greater than those for batch ovens, and despite the fact that a industrial drying oven requires more floorspace within the production area, the amount of products they can process is unrivalled, especially when processing products of the same size and composition.	HTML Ready Article. Click on the "Copy" button to copy into your clipboard. Baking On An Industrial Scale: Conveyor Ovens By: Alexander Mason Industrial ovens have a wide range of applications, from drying and cooking to curing and sanitising. In particular, a conveyor oven is used to cook products as they move through the oven at a constant rate. This allows for a large number of items to be cooked without the need for operators to intervene. In this article, we look at industrial conveyor ovens and how they are used in industrial settings. Traditional conveyors typically use one of the following: high velocity hot air, high mass heating elements, medium wave infrared, or natural convection technology to treat products. These ovens have conveyors which move the products through a cavity as part of a larger assembly line. How Industrial Conveyor Ovens Are Used Because this type of industrial oven works through a continuous process, many industries use them for manufacturing processes that deal with large volumes of products. Applications include baking and food processing, heat-shrink packaging, metal tempering, curing adhesives and varnishes, and drying paint and lacquers. Typically, these ovens are custom-made according to the specifications of the client and the process the oven will form part of. In this way, it is unlikely for two ovens to be exactly the same (although, of course, they will all share the same technology). Types There are many types of conveyor oven, although the way in which the products move through them is often different. For example, the oven could include a conveyor belt, chain, carousel, Ferris wheel, rotating drum, slats, or multi-tier conveyor. In the case of fast food environments, where a normal convection oven takes approximately 10-12 minutes to cook a pizza, infrared heating elements are used in industrial ovens to drive that time down to 3 minutes, using high power, low density heaters. Unfortunately, this leaves the food looking strangely under cooked and unappealing. In addition, these ovens are not conveyorised, and therefore do not allow for the production volumes needed in an industrial setting. Benefits The advantage of having a conveyor based oven design is the fact that it can save time through full automation of production. Although the initial installation costs are greater than those for batch ovens, and despite the fact that a industrial drying oven requires more floorspace within the production area, the amount of products they can process is unrivalled, especially when processing products of the same size and composition. Author Resource:->  Drying ovens are an integral part of the industrial manufacturing process, and the science behind them is just as compelling. Article From Article Cupboard Free Article Directory
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