500°F Belt Conveyor Oven is for Drying Brass and Aluminum

Grieve Corp.’s No. 876 is a 500°F gas-heated belt conveyor used for drying brass and aluminum parts. The workspace dimensions of this unit measure 22”W × 126”D × 15”H. The workload rides through an 18”-long open belt loading zone, 126”-long insulated heat zone with recirculated airflow, 6”-long open zone, 72”-long cooling zone and a 12”-long open unloading zone, the company says.

350,000 Btu/hr. installed in a modulating natural gas burner heat the workspace, while a 3000 cfm, 2-hp recirculating blower furnishes vertical downward airflow to the workload. According to the company, this oven features an aluminized steel interior and exterior, 4”-thick insulated walls and two 12”-diameter tubeaxial fans, each driven by an hp motor to push/pull air through the cooling zone. A side oven door allows access to the heat chamber.

No. 876 includes a 16”W, B36-24-14 conveyor belt with 3”H flex plate edges, driven by a 1/3-hp motor with variable speed from 1.3 to 26 fpm, the company says. According to the company, safety equipment required by IRI, FM and NFPA Standard 86 for gas-heated equipment is onboard, including a 325 cfm, 1/3-hp powered forced exhauster.