This video demonstrates the infrared heating behavior of plastic model runners using a halogen line heater. The infrared radiation is linearly focused on the plastic runners, leading to rapid softening and deformation in the irradiated areas. Depending on the ...
Read More »Line-Focused Infrared Heating | Localized Melting of a Zinc Plate
This video demonstrates the use of a halogen line heater to focus infrared radiation into a linear pattern, selectively heating a specific area of a zinc plate. Zinc, with a melting point of approximately 419.5°C, melts in the irradiated ...
Read More »Line-Focused Infrared Heating | Localized Melting of a Lead Plate
This video demonstrates the use of a halogen line heater to focus infrared radiation into a linear pattern, selectively heating a specific area of a lead plate. Lead, with a melting point of approximately 327.5°C, is a relatively soft ...
Read More »Line-Focused Infrared Heating | Localized Melting of a Tin Plate
This video demonstrates the use of a halogen line heater to focus infrared radiation into a linear pattern, selectively heating a specific area of a tin plate. Tin, with a melting point of approximately 232°C, melts in the irradiated ...
Read More »Melting, Foaming, and Charring Behavior of Caramel under Infrared Heating
Caramel is a food primarily composed of sugar, dairy ingredients, and fats, and it exhibits various thermal reactions such as caramelization and Maillard reactions when heated. In this video, we visualize the thermal reaction process—including melting, foaming, charring, and ...
Read More »Melting, Foaming, and Charring Behavior of Chocolate under Infrared Heating
Chocolate is a multi-component food that exhibits different thermal behaviors due to its composition of sugar, dairy ingredients, cocoa mass, and fats. In this video, we visualize a series of thermal reaction processes—including melting, foaming, charring, and smoke generation—using ...
Read More »Deformation and Foaming Behavior of Gummy Candy under Infrared Heating
Gummy candy is a high-viscoelastic food primarily composed of gelatin and sugars, with its physical properties heavily dependent on moisture content and structural density. When subjected to infrared heating, heat rapidly conducts from the surface, leading to characteristic deformation ...
Read More »Dissolution and Foaming Behavior of Hard Candy under Infrared Heating
This video presents the heating behavior of hard candy subjected to infrared irradiation using a halogen line heater. Hard candy, being a high-sugar amorphous solid, rapidly softens and dissolves under infrared heating, leading to foaming phenomena due to sugar ...
Read More »Expansion and Charring of Marshmallows by Infrared Heating
Marshmallows are high-sugar, aerated confections that contain numerous air bubbles. When subjected to infrared heating, the internal air rapidly expands, and simultaneously, the surface sugars undergo caramelization and charring. This video visualizes the heating response of marshmallows under infrared ...
Read More »Heating of Polycarbonate Sheet by High-Temperature Infrared Heating
This video captures the process of heating a polycarbonate sheet using high-temperature infrared heating with a halogen line heater. Polycarbonate is a resin with high heat resistance and transparency, and when heated, it becomes more flexible, making it easier ...
Read More »Melting of Zinc by High-Temperature Infrared Heating
This video captures the process of melting zinc using high-temperature infrared heating with a halogen line heater, providing non-contact and uniform heating. Zinc is a metal that melts at 419.5°C, and in this video, we observed in real-time how ...
Read More »Melting of Tin by High-Temperature Infrared Heating
This video captures the process of melting tin using infrared non-contact heating with a halogen line heater. Tin is a metal that melts at a relatively low temperature of 231.9°C, and in this experiment, melting was observed to begin ...
Read More »Thermal Expansion and Fracture of Glass under High-Temperature Infrared Heating
This video introduces the process of thermal expansion and fracture of glass under high-temperature infrared heating. Using a halogen line heater, we captured the thermal expansion that occurs when glass is heated to high temperatures and the resulting fracture. ...
Read More »High-Temperature Magnesium Melting Process Using Infrared Heating
This video demonstrates the process of heating magnesium with infrared using a halogen line heater, capturing the high-temperature melting and combustion process. The heating temperature exceeds 650°C, allowing observation of the magnesium melting and burning process. During filming, protective ...
Read More »No.92 Heating metal materials in the powder coating process
[ Problem Point ] We were looking for an alternative heating method to gas burners for heating metal materials in the powder coating process. [ ⇒Kaizen Point ] The hassle of managing gas inventory has been eliminated, and the equipment ...
Read More »No.91 Nanocarbon Material Synthesis
[ Problem Point ] We were looking for a heater that could rapidly heat up for nano carbon material synthesis using existing equipment. [ ⇒Kaizen Point ] Heating can be achieved simply by sandwiching the existing equipment between the halogen ...
Read More »No.90 Formation of oily products by fast pyrolysis
[ Problem Point ] We were looking for a method to heat biomass instantly in rapid pyrolysis, a technology that uses existing equipment to rapidly heat biomass and advance pyrolysis. [ ⇒Kaizen Point ] Heating can be achieved simply by ...
Read More »No.89 Soil moisture measurement by infrared heating
[ Problem Point ] I was looking for a way to shorten the drying time for measuring the soil moisture content. [ ⇒Kaizen Point ] Infrared heating efficiently heats the moisture, reducing the time required compared to conventional methods.
Read More »Melting titanium with halogen line heater: Melting process at 1668℃
This video shows titanium being heated to its melting point of 1668℃ using a halogen line heater. Please check the following site for more information.
Read More »Melting iron with halogen line heater: Melting process at 1536℃
This video shows iron being heated to its melting point of 1536℃ using a halogen line heater. Please check the following site for more information.
Read More »Melting nickel with halogen line heater: Melting process at 1455℃
This video shows nickel being heated to its melting point of 1455℃ using a halogen line heater. Please check the following site for more information.
Read More »No.88 Near infrared moisture measurement
[ Problem Point ] I was looking for a way to measure moisture content without contact. [ ⇒Kaizen Point ] By using linearly focused near-infrared light, the infrared camera is able to properly calculate the moisture content.
Read More »No.87 Thermal vulcanization (curing) of silicone rubber
[ Problem Point ] I was looking for a heat source to thermally vulcanize silicone rubber. [ ⇒Kaizen Point ] Halogen line heaters heat up instantly, so they can be used only when heating is needed, saving energy.
Read More »No.86 Annealing small parts on the production line
[ Problem Point ] We were looking for a way to heat products to high temperatures in a short time on the production line. [ ⇒Kaizen Point ] By heating with halogen line heaters facing each other, heating time was ...
Read More »No.85 Heat resistance testing of materials in the space industry
[ Problem Point ] They were looking for a heating method to test the heat resistance of the spacecraft’s exterior and interior materials. [ ⇒Kaizen Point ] By heating with a halogen heater, we were able to verify whether the ...
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