Infrared Heating Panels for Thermoforming (IPH-T)

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Key features and characteristics

ICH heating elements

EUROLINIA IR panels are equipped with our own ICH-100/200/400 ceramic or quartz infrared emitters. These CE certified elements comply with all existing European/US production standards and are interchangeable with similar models of other brands. ICH elements are reliable, affordable and always available for our clients from stock if needed.

Modular Structure

The IPH-T heating panels have a modular structure with independently adjustable heating zones. The number of zones and their size depends on the dimensions of the heating panel itself, the requirements for power density and heating uniformity over the surface. IPH-T heating panels perform rapid heating due to the optimal combination of two-layer thermal insulation and reduced convection between zones across the heating surface. Additionally, our infrared panels have electronic protection system, which prevents infrared emitters from overheating and a self-monitoring system that ensures proper performance of each heating element.

2 types of emitters installation

Depending on the application requirements, IPH-T infrared heating panels come in 2 different types:

Type 1 panels have ceramic heating elements installed inside the reflectors with intermediate reflecting plates, which create the effect of redistribution of infrared rays. This design significantly reduces the number of heating elements, total weight of the panel, production cost and electricity consumption.

                                   

Type 2 panelshave ceramic heating elements installed as close as possible to each other, thus, providing faster heat up, much higher power density, and better uniformity over the heating surface than Type 1 panels.

                                   

IPH-T Control Unit

All EUROLINIA heating panels are equipped with a specially programmed control unit. Heating process can be monitored visually on the control panel or from a remote computer. Control unit allows you to:

• Preset or change the temperature on-line
• Apply different heating setups for each zone
• Apply pre-saved settings from a database
• Calculate the current infrared power density for each zone to speed up and optimize the production process

Control unit constantly monitors the performance of ceramic emitters and signals if the circuit has a malfunction or one of the ceramic emitters fails to operate (burns out).

IPH-T Technical Specifications

EUROLINIA infrared panel specifications (given for 1 sq. meter)	Type 1 panel	Type 2 panel
Number of infrared emitters (size 245x60, 122x122 mm) per 1 m² of the panel, pcs/m²	24-45	64
Maximum power consumption, kW/m²	12-36	25,6-64
Maximum temperature of the heating surface, °С	650	750
Maximum power density, kW/m²	10,5-34	22,5-60
Heating zone’s dimensions (length x width), mm	515х515	384х384
	515х257,5	384х256
	515х128,5	384х128
Panel thickness (excluding top mounting devices and cables), mm	100	120
Curb weight, kg/m²	35-50	55-65
Minimum service life expectancy, years	10

 

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