Abstract: A warming oven includes a housing that forms a chamber and has a heat insulating material. A support member positioned within the chamber has a support surface. Heating elements are arranged within the chamber in an opposing relationship to the support member. The heating elements generate radiant heat towards the support member and have passages to heat an air flow through these passages and across the heating elements. An air circulator communicates with the chamber and includes a fan to generate the air flow, an exhaust to direct the air flow, and an intake to receive the returning air flow. A temperature sensor senses a temperature of the air flow. A controller communicates with the temperature sensor and selectively controls the air circulator and/or the heating elements to adjust the generated air flow or the heat output for temperature regulation. This temperature regulation can provide for an operating temperature.

Abstract: A warming oven includes a housing that forms a chamber and has a heat insulating material. A support member positioned within the chamber has a support surface. Heating elements are arranged within the chamber in an opposing relationship to the support member. The heating elements generate radiant heat towards the support member and have passages to heat an air flow through these passages and across the heating elements. An air circulator communicates with the chamber and includes a fan to generate the air flow, an exhaust to direct the air flow, and an intake to receive the returning air flow. A temperature sensor senses a temperature of the air flow. A controller communicates with the temperature sensor and selectively controls the air circulator and/or the heating elements to adjust the generated air flow or the heat output for temperature regulation. This temperature regulation can provide for an operating temperature.

Abstract: The air wiping device includes a housing having an internal elongated tubular passage through which the elongated product extends and including opposite one and other ends with the housing tubular passage having an inlet end and an outlet end for respectively receiving and passing the elongated product; a first set of nozzles mounted at the one end of the housing for communicating a compressed gas stream to the internal elongated tubular passage and second set of nozzles mounted at the other end of the housing for communicating a compressed gas to the internal elongated tubular passage. A ceramic insert is disposed in the internal tubular passage of the housing and through which the elongated product passes. The ceramic insert includes a tapered input through which the elongated product is received and an output through which the elongated product passes from the housing.

Abstract: An air wiping device for cleaning an elongated product that passes through the air wiping device. The air wiping device includes a housing having an internal tubular passage through which the elongated product extends with the housing tubular passage having an inlet end and an outlet end for respectively receiving and passing the elongated product; a plurality of air outlets mounted in the housing and adapted to direct a flow of compressed air in a direction having a component in an opposite direction to the flow of the elongated product through the housing; and a ceramic insert disposed in the internal tubular passage of the housing and through which the elongated product passes. The ceramic insert includes a tapered input through which the elongated product is received and an output through which the elongated product passes from the housing.

Abstract: An air wiping device for drying an elongated product that passes through the air wiping device. The air wiping device includes a housing having an internal elongated tubular passage through which the elongated product extends and including opposite one and other ends with the housing tubular passage having an inlet end and an outlet end for respectively receiving and passing the elongated product; a first set of nozzles mounted at the one end of the housing for communicating a compressed gas stream to the internal elongated tubular passage and second set of nozzles mounted at the other end of the housing for communicating a compressed gas to the internal elongated tubular passage. The first and second sets of nozzles are mounted for directing the respective gas streams obliquely to the internal elongated tubular passage.