Monitoring control system

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Ceramicx provide customised control solutions to suit specific furnace heating applications. These solutions can vary in size from simple single zone open loop systems to large complex multi-zone installations with temperature feedback and closed loop control. The objective in most process heating applications is to match the installed heating load to the process heat requirement in so far as possible. Usually, the power requirement is over estimated to ensure there is always adequate capacity to allow for process variations and in some cases to provide a fast thermal response. For this reason, control can be critical. The ability to control heat energy output as required allows the heating process to be optimised. With all radiant heat transfer applications there is a limit to the amount of energy which can be absorbed by the target over a specific period of time. Modern manufacturing requires short process times with minimal energy usage. Applying excess heat introduces the risk of surface scorch making it critical that the heater output can be tuned to provide both process speed and high quality results.