Challenge Accepted. LEWCO Engineers Design Unique, Compact, & Economical Conveyor Oven

LEWCO, Inc. recently manufactured a custom conveyor oven for a repeat customer in the electric motor manufacturing industry. The customer had very tight space constraints and challenged LEWCO engineers to come up with an oven small enough to fit that requirement, while also achieving the required time and temperature for the parts. The result was …

Portable Conveyor Oven for Drying Alloy Steel Parts: LEWCO Engineers get Creative with Airflow Patterns

LEWCO recently delivered a 350°F electric conveyor oven for drying various alloy steel parts after a washing process. Completely drying the parts before they went to the next step in the manufacturing process was critical. This created a challenge for the customer in the past because the parts are inconsistent in shape and wet on …

LEWCO Conveyor Oven Used to Cure Proprietary Coating on Jet Turbine Blades

SANDUSKY, OH – LEWCO, Inc. recently delivered a custom conveyor oven used to cure a proprietary coating on jet turbine blades.  The 350°F electric oven features a flat wire mesh belt conveyor, a control system that communicates temperature and conveyor speed data to a remote central control PLC, and a unique LEL (lower explosive limit) monitoring …

LEWCO Conveyor Ovens for Urethane Bonded Filters

LEWCO recently delivered two electrically heated conveyor ovens to an automation systems integrator.  The first conveyor oven (not pictured) will be used to pre-heat plastic molds between 92°F – 140°F. The molds are conveyed on a pallet by two lanes of dual strand chain conveyor.  Accumulating chain was provided to stage the pallets prior to …

LEWCO Conveyor Oven Capable of Remote Control and Monitoring

SANDUSKY, OH. – LEWCO recently delivered a fuel-fired conveyor oven to a leading spring manufacturer in the overhead door industry. The 650°F conveyor oven will be used to stress relieve torsion springs. After speaking with the customer and understanding their needs, LEWCO Application Engineers developed a solution that was capable of being fully integrated into …

LEWCO Conveyor Oven for Coated Electrodes

SANDUSKY, OH – LEWCO, Inc. recently shipped a custom conveyor oven to a domestic equipment integrator.  The oven will be used to cure coated electrodes as part of a large processing line. Insulated vestibules with adjustable silhouette openings are used on each end of the heated zone to meet the temperature uniformity requirement of +/-10°F.  …

Custom Annealing Oven

LEWCO, Inc. manufactured six custom annealing ovens for a large tier-one automotive supplier located in northern Ohio. The ovens are used for annealing plastic taillight assemblies after a welding process. The process relieves stresses created during welding to facilitate easier assembly in the vehicle without cracking or clouding of the lens. The annealing process requires …