ELMETHERM 27 x 4.4 m furnace for plastic pipes

ELMETHERM 27 x 4.4 m furnace for plastic pipes was manufactured in 1997 in France. The furnace is used in the process of heating and shaping single-layer plastic pipes with a maximum wall thickness of 3 mm and a diameter from 8 mm to 35 mm. The workpieces are preheated in the machine’s heating pipes and then vulcanised and shaped at 168°C. At the very end, the plastic pipes are moved to a special cooling tunnel, where they are cooled with air at 42.8°C.

Automated heat treatment of large quantities of workpieces is possible due to the use of conveyors in the machine that transport the workpieces between the different stages of the process. All functions, such as switching on heating or cooling, are controlled via the SCHNEIDER MAGELIS HMI touch panel. The gas furnace for moulding PA plastic pipes weighs approximately 35000 kg.

Technical data of the ELMETHERM 27 x 4.4 m industrial furnace

• HMI panel: SCHNEIDER MAGELIS
• thermal output: 600 kW
• heating temperature: 168 °C
• cooling temperature: 42,8 °C
• heated pipe diameter range: 8-35 mm
• single batch weight: 200 kg
• capacity: 10 kg/min
• heating time: approx. 20 min
• gas type: GZ 50
• gas pressure: 0.6 MPa
• gas consumption: 12 m3/h
• electrical power: 35 kW
• supply air pressure: 4-8 bar
• power supply: 3x 400 V; 50 Hz
• dimensions (L x W x H): 27000 x 4400 x 3400 mm
• ELMETHERM machine weight: approx. 35 t

The gas furnace for plastic pipes has been continuously serviced and upgraded with new parts since purchase.