3. Industrial applications

3.1 General

Infrared radiation has a wide range of applications, covering the whole field of low-temperature heating. Virtually all industrial sectors are concerned, in heating, drying, baking, polymerization, sterilization and other operations.

Infrared is used for three main types of application:

• curing and polymerization of coatings on various substrates;

• dehydration and drying ;

• heating.

The following paragraphs provide numerous examples of the products processed. This non-exhaustive inventory will give an idea of the wide variety of applications for this heating process in different industrial sectors....