The atmosphere that I ponder is a vast space where stars, moons and unknown planets dwell. However, the atmosphere also refers to the air that surrounds us on a daily basis, which we cannot live without. In fact, some industrial processes and machines, such as vacuum ovens, alter the state of the atmosphere in order to Continue reading
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The Magic of Curing Ovens
A curing oven seems a lot like a magic machine, because when certain types of materials are put inside them they come out after a time altered, just like magic. Of course, all industrial ovens change what goes inside them to a certain degree because heat alters the chemical structure of everything. However, the drastic change that comes from placing something like a powder-coated piece of metal within a curing oven makes a huge difference in what can be done with that metal after it has been chemically altered. Strength, chemical and Continue reading
Laboratory Ovens: An Aid in Research

Laboratory Oven Photo Courtesy of The GRIEVE CORPORATION.
The research I did in high school science class is nothing compared to the brilliant work being done in hospitals and research labs across the nation. Advances are being made in the bio-chemical field in particular for drug metabolism, moisture content and Continue reading
Batch Ovens: What you need for Thanksgiving

Batch Oven Photo Courtesy of International Thermal Systems, LLC.
The biggest issue with cooking an elaborate Thanksgiving meal is getting the timing right. Figuring out when to put what in the oven, how long each item needs to cook and getting it all out and on the table at once is quite a fete. It makes me thankful that I have parents who love cooking the Thanksgiving meal and Continue reading
Electric Oven: The Oven Standard

Electric Oven Photos Courtesy of Intek Corporation.
Every product has a standard model that is used as a foundation to build similar products with variances for specific needs. Amongst the ovens used in the industrial, commercial and residential contexts, that standard model is the electric oven. Although it is not the original cooking Continue reading
The Industrial Speed of Conveyor Ovens

Conveyor Oven Photo Courtesy of Wisconsin Oven Corporation.
Speed is a virtue in our high-paced and energetic society. Time is money and money can’t be wasted, so time can’t be wasted either. That is why machines like conveyor ovens were designed and manufactured for a number of industrial contexts to utilize a heating system in the Continue reading
Powder Coating Oven: The Powder Room
Just like girls apply powder to their faces to even out their skin tone and hide blemishes so that they look perfect while out and about in the world, many metallic, ceramic, wood, plastic and rubber materials require what is known as a powder coating to give them an additional layer of Continue reading
The Ever Efficient Infrared Ovens
Some heating techniques are usually only utilized for certain tasks because they are so efficient in that one area that manufacturers do not design them for others. Infrared heating, which utilizes tungsten instead of the electric coils used by baking ovens, is made for heating large spaces or Continue reading
Portable Oven: For Heating on the Move
When one stops to look at one of the most successful business models in our society today, they will see how important fully packed schedules are to our high-speed generation. Packing in activity after activity is how we were raised and Continue reading
Baking Oven: The Mass Production of Food
Having worked in the food service department of a college as a sous chef and a caterer I have had my fair share of experiences with industrial ovens that were made for baking. Making massive amounts of food for hungry college students requires a series of very large baking ovens that are Continue reading