| Issue |
EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 335, 2025
EOS Annual Meeting (EOSAM 2025)
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| Article Number | 03035 | |
| Number of page(s) | 2 | |
| Section | Topical Meeting - Applications of Optics and Photonics | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202533503035 | |
| Published online | 22 September 2025 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202533503035
Parameter optimization for the infrared curing process of powder coatings using the NAPUBEST prototype and optical simulations
1 digitX GbR, 83052 Bruckmühl, Germany
2 Technologietransferzentrum NETZ der Technischen Hochschule Aschaffenburg, Alzenau, Germany
3 Fakultät Ingenieurwissenschaften und Informatik Technische Hochschule Aschaffenburg, Germany
* Corresponding author: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Published online: 22 September 2025
Abstract
In line with the energy transition, it is desirable to replace fossil fuels in the curing process of industrial powder coatings. Infrared heating is the considered method here. IR-emitter arrangement in the reflective heating chamber, their geometry and the dwell time of the components are crucial for a successful and efficient process. Process optimization has to consider the optical parameter variation of the powder coating during the procedure. Measurements in the NAPUBEST prototype are compared with optical simulations of the setup to get the simulation parameters in agreement with reality and to provide a foundation for the layout of industrial processes.
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