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Article: Target heat exactly where you need it.(with infra-red heating)
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- British Plastics & Rubber
- Article date:
- January 1, 2000
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Many assembly processes for plastics components involve the application of heat -- whether directly or by some form of excitation. Infra-red heating is being adopted in some processes as a replacement for more traditional heating methods. Ian Bartley of Heraeus Noblelight makes the case for infra-red assembly methods in the context of the overall application of infra-red to plastics processing.
THE application of heat is an important part of plastics processing. Heat is used to allow the softening and forming of plastics and is also applied in associated processes such as sterilising, heat sealing laminating and glueing.
Historically, heating techniques ...