Applications & Markets
Applications & Markets

OSRAM SYLVANIA Air Heaters are used throughout the world in varying industries such as packaging, automotive, plastics, electronics, rubber, medical, pharmaceutical, and printing.

Packaging:
  • High speed poly-coated paperboard sealing
  • High speed heat shrink installations
  • Forming
  • Curing adhesives
  • Sterilizing bottles or cartons

 

Automotive:

  • Hot air bonding of body panels
  • Curing adhesives
  • Simulation of engine exhaust
  • Fuel cell testing

 

Plastics/Rubber:

  • Salt removal from rubber extrusions
  • Bending and forming of plastics
  • De-flashing of molded parts

 

Textiles:

  • Welding plastic or vinyl fabrics
  • Heat-treating specialty fabrics

 

Soldering/Brazing:

  • Single or multiple station soldering operations

 

Semiconductor and Electronics:

  • Air knife in wave solder machines
  • Soldering/desoldering PC boards, lead frames, capacitors
  • Multi-station desoldering of surface mount devices from one central heat source
  • Wafer and PC board drying
  • Heat shrinking wire insulation
  • Preheating process gases

 

Sterilization:

  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Medical/surgical hardware
  • Packaging materials

 

Paper/Printing:

  • Speed drying coated paper
  • Adhesive activation
  • Ink drying