Progressive Powder Coating: New Infrared Curing Oven at Metal Finishing Plant Increases Production by 50%

Karen Atkison

    Research output: NRELBrochure

    Abstract

    Progressive Powder Coating in Mentor, Ohio, is a metal finishing plant that uses a convection oven in its manufacturing process. In an effort to save energy and improve production, the company installed an infrared oven in between the powder coating booth and the convection oven on its production line. This installation allowed the plant to increase its conveyor line speed and increase productionby 50 percent. In addition, the plant reduced its natural gas consumption, yielding annual energy savings of approximately $54,000. With a total project cost of $136,000, the simple payback is 2.5 years.
    Original languageAmerican English
    Number of pages4
    StatePublished - 2003

    NREL Publication Number

    • NREL/BR-840-33095

    Other Report Number

    • DOE/GO-102003-1656

    Keywords

    • case study
    • convection oven
    • energy savings
    • industrial energy efficiency
    • infrared oven
    • manufacturing
    • metal finishing
    • natural gas
    • plant-wide assessments
    • powder coating

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