Grieve Corp.
Manufactures laboratory and industrial ovens and furnaces for a variety of heat-treating applications.As Seen In CompositesWorld
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High-capacity curing oven
Grieve Corp. (Round Lake, Ill.) has introduced No. 916, a gas-heated, 500°F high-capacity walk-in oven for curing epoxy/phenolic fiber-reinforced parts inside steel molds. Work space dimensions are 120 inches wide by 144 inches deep by 84 inches high (3,048 by 3,658 by 2,134 mm). Its modulating natural gas burner and
Walk-in batch oven - 6/1/2007
The Grieve Corp. (Round Lake, Ill.) has developed No. 996, a jumbo walk-in oven for the batch processing of large composite structures. The gas-fired 350ºF/177ºC oven has a workspace 10 ft wide by 32 ft deep by 8 ft high (3m by 9.8m by 2.4m). Its heating unit features a 1.2 million BTU/hr gas burner and generates
Walk-in batch oven - 5/1/2007
The Grieve Corp. (Round Lake, Ill.) has developed No. 996, a jumbo walk-in oven for the batch processing of large composite structures. The gas-fired 350ºF/177ºC oven has a workspace 10 ft wide by 32 ft deep by 8 ft high (10 ft by 32 ft by 8 ft). Its heating unit features a 1.2 million BTU/hr gas burner, and generates
Walk-in batch oven
Grieve Corp.'s (Round Lake, Ill.) No. 990 electrically heated (500ºF/260ºC), walk-in batch oven is designed to cure vacuum-bagged composite parts. Its 4-inch/102-mm walls, insulated throughout, have aluminized steel interior and exterior sheathing and enclose a workspace 60 inches wide by 60 inches deep by 72 inches
Tunnel Oven
Designed for curing composites, The Grieve Corp.'s (Round Lake, Ill.) No. 960 gas-heated tunnel oven features 4-inch/102-mm insulated walls throughout, plus an aluminized interior and exterior, and motor-operated vertical lift door. The 75-inch wide by 156-inch long by 25-inch high (190.5-cm by 396-cm by 63.5-cm) oven
Walk-in Oven
The Grieve Corp.'s (Round Lake, Ill.) No. 950, a 350°F/177°C gas-heated, walk-in oven designed for curing of composites, measures 10-ft wide by 20-ft long by 8-ft high (3m by 6.1m by 2.4m). It features 102-mm/4-in. insulated walls, an aluminized steel interior and exterior, heavy-duty double doors,
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Electric furnace
The Grieve Corp. (Round Lake, Ill., U.S.A.) offers its No. 921 electrically heated, heavy-duty box furnace, designed for various types of heat treatments at temperatures as high as 1093°C/2000°F. The furnace interior measures 610 mm wide by 1,220 mm deep by 610 mm high (24 inches by 48 inches by 24 inches), and