500-degree top-load oven available

Grieve oven No. 844 is a 500-degree-F (260-degree-C), top-loading oven currently used for drying water from racks of piston rings at the customer’s facility. Workspace dimensions of this oven measure 48 in. by 48 in. by 36 in. 40 kW are installed in INCOLOY®-sheathed tubular heating elements, while a 4,200-CFM, 3-HP recirculating blower provides horizontal airflow to the work load.

The oven has 4-in. insulated walls; an aluminized steel exterior; and a Type 304, 2B finish, stainless steel interior with continuously back-welded seams. Additional features include an air-operated, rear-sliding door; reinforced ¼-in. steel plate top; and wear bars at sides of the workspace. The workspace floor is reinforced for 1,000 lbs. loading at a removable subway grate.

Controls include a digital indicating temperature controller and manual reset excess temperature controller with separate contactors and a recirculating blower-airflow safety switch.