The present disclosure relates to a conveyor system (100) that provides a rigid flatbed which forms a continuous bed surface comprising tilt-able segmental trays (2) for two-pass capability. The conveyor system (100) is capable of utilizing the upper and lower run of the conveyor simultaneously for transportation of the material thereby reducing the area of the equipment of which the conveyor forms a part of. And the conveyor is rigid enough to support simultaneous processing of the produce it carries like drying, heating etc.

The present application provides a towel disinfection dryer, comprising a main machinery, wherein the main machinery comprises a housing, an ultraviolet light source installed in the housing, a reflector arranged above the ultraviolet light source, a heater installed in the housing, and a fan installed in the housing, the reflector is installed in the housing, the bottom of the housing is provided with a window exposing the ultraviolet light source, and the bottom of the housing corresponding to the outlet of the fan is provided with an air outlet, the heater is arranged on the airflow path of the fan, the reflector defines one or more airflow holes, and the reflector is arranged on the airflow path of the fan.

A conveying device includes a blower and a conveyor. The blower blows air to a sheet material. The conveyor conveys the sheet material through a blowing region of the blower. The conveyor includes a surface movable member and a presser. The surface movable member conveys the sheet material with movement of a surface of the surface movable member, with a back side of the sheet material supported with the surface movable member. The presser presses at least a portion of a leading end of the sheet material toward the surface movable member in at least an area from a position upstream from the blowing region in a conveyance direction of the sheet material to a position in the blowing region of the blower.

A hybrid kiln system and method for drying material, such as lumber, logs, and timber. A solar air heater uses solar radiation to heat air. The heated air is pushed into a kiln using one or more solar air heater fans. A dehumidifier is also provided to dehumidify and heat the air within the kiln. A method for determining when the solar air heater fans and the dehumidifier should be activated is also provided, and is based upon the temperature difference between the solar air heater's interior and exterior, as well as the relative humidity within the kiln.

A paint baking oven is for a vehicle body that includes a body exterior part and a narrow portion. The paint baking oven bakes a wet coating film applied to a coated surface of the narrow portion. The paint baking oven includes a heat source, such as an infrared heater, a halogen heater, an induction heater, or a hot air generator, configured to give heat energy primarily to the coated surface of the narrow portion and a heat source mover configured to move the heat source toward and away from the narrow portion.

Infrared air float bar for use in floating and drying a continuous planar web of a material in a dryer. Direct radiated or reflected infrared electromagnetic energy from an infrared light source in a removable channel assembly accelerates drying, or evaporation of solvents, or curing of web material passing in proximity to the bar, either by infrared electromagnetic energy, or in combination with convention airflow. The infrared source is cooled by pressurized air passing through an interior portion of the removable air bar channel assembly, and the air is further conducted into fluid contact with the web in an air gap between the emitter and web to promote convective heat transfer and to contribute to the air pressure field supporting web flotation. The removable channel assembly is configured for replacement of the infrared emitter and to allow the setting of the pressurized cooling air flow to the optimum level.

Embodiments of methods and apparatus for processing a substrate are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method of treating a substrate includes placing a substrate onto one of a plurality of substrate holders of a movable substrate carrier within a non-vacuum enclosure of a substrate treatment apparatus; heating the interior of the non-vacuum enclosure; supplying a gas into the non-vacuum enclosure to react with a surface of the substrate; and exhausting the gas from the non-vacuum enclosure through a vent in the non-vacuum enclosure.

A device for controlling the temperature of workpieces, in particular for drying vehicle bodies, having a housing, a temperature-controlling tunnel accommodated in the housing, and a temperature-controlling system for controlling the temperature of workpieces. The temperature-controlling system includes a full-space temperature-controlling device which can control the temperature of a workpiece as a whole, and a local temperature-controlling device which can control the temperature of locally delimited regions of the workpiece and which comprises multiple temperature-controlling units that can be activated and actuated independently of one another for this purpose. The full-space temperature-controlling device and the local temperature-controlling device are provided in the temperature-controlling tunnel such that a workpiece at least within an active section in the temperature-controlling tunnel can be under the influence of both the full-space temperature-controlling device as well as the local temperature-controlling device. A system and a method for controlling the temperature of workpieces are additionally provided.

A device for drying foam pieces is provided. The device uses a combination of heating and air convection to drive moisture or other solvents and volatile compounds from the adhesive, causing it to rapidly dry. The device for drying foam pieces has a frame that defines a cavity. Foam pieces may be placed in the cavity to be dried. A heater is positioned to direct heat to an item within the cavity. An air blower is configured to draw air into the cavity and expel it from an outlet.

An aqueous ink printer includes a dryer that enables coated substrates printed with aqueous ink images to be adequately dried before discharge of the substrates. The dryer is configured to hang the substrates vertically without the substrates touching one another as heat is applied to the substrates within the dryer to reduce the footprint of the dryer and increase the exposure time of the substrates to heat produced by the dryer.