Shaped Infrared Heaters Follow a Curved Laminate Path

PUBLIC CONFIGURATION REFERENCE

Shape the heater field
to match the moving web.

Six shaped short-wave heater boxes form a curved array that follows the PVC woodgrain laminate toward the embossing nip.

Reference data subject to application testing and specification review.

The Process Challenge

Straight ceramic heaters may not follow a curved laminate path, leaving gaps, wasting energy and limiting speed before the embossing roll.

The Infrared Approach

Six shaped short-wave heater boxes form a curved array that follows the PVC woodgrain laminate toward the embossing nip.

FEED

Guide laminate

FOLLOW

Match curved path

IR HEAT

Soften the surface

EMBOSS

Create texture

Application Features

• Heater geometry follows the actual material path
• Directed energy reduces unheated gaps
• Fast short-wave response protects the web at stops
• Multiple boxes allow local power adjustment
• Compact array fits around existing rollers

Typical Configuration

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