Industrial ovens are heated chambers used for a variety of industrial applications, including drying

Drying

Drying is a mass transfer process consisting of the removal of water or another solvent by evaporation from a solid, semi-solid or liquid. This process is often used as a final production step before selling or packaging products. To be considered "dried", the final product must be solid, in the...

, curing

Curing (chemistry)

Curing is a term in polymer chemistry and process engineering that refers to the toughening or hardening of a polymer material by cross-linking of polymer chains, brought about by chemical additives, ultraviolet radiation, electron beam or heat...

, or baking

Baking

Baking is the technique of prolonged cooking of food by dry heat acting by convection, and not by radiation, normally in an oven, but also in hot ashes, or on hot stones. It is primarily used for the preparation of bread, cakes, pastries and pies, tarts, quiches, cookies and crackers. Such items...

 components, parts or final products. Industrial ovens can be used for large or small volume applications, in batches or continuously with a conveyor line, and a variety of temperature

Temperature

Temperature is a physical property of matter that quantitatively expresses the common notions of hot and cold. Objects of low temperature are cold, while various degrees of higher temperatures are referred to as warm or hot...

 ranges, sizes and configurations.

Such ovens are used in many different applications, including chemical processing, food production

Food industry

The food production is a complex, global collective of diverse businesses that together supply much of the food energy consumed by the world population...

, and even in the electronics industry, where circuit boards are run through a conveyor oven to attach surface mount components.

Some common types of industrial ovens include:

• Curing ovens - Designed to cause a chemical reaction in a substance once a specific temperature is reached. Powder coating
  Powder coating
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   is one common curing oven use.

• Drying ovens - Designed to remove moisture. Typical applications are pre-treating and painting. Such ovens are also sometimes known as kiln
  Kiln
  A kiln is a thermally insulated chamber, or oven, in which a controlled temperature regime is produced. Uses include the hardening, burning or drying of materials...
  
  s, though they do not reach the same high temperatures as are used in ceramic
  Ceramic
  A ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous...
  
   kilns.

• Baking oven
  Oven
  An oven is a thermally insulated chamber used for the heating, baking or drying of a substance. It is most commonly used for cooking. Kilns, and furnaces are special-purpose ovens...
  
  s - Combines the function of curing and drying ovens.

• Batch ovens - Also called cabinet or walk-in/truck-in ovens
  Walk-in/Truck-in ovens
  Walk-in/Truck-in ovens are batch ovens that can take on various industrial applications, including aging, bonding, curing, drying, finish baking, heat treating, and preheating. Walk-in/Truck-in ovens are a larger type of oven, with typical sizes from under 200 to up to , and maximum temperatures...
  
  , batch ovens allow for curing, drying or baking in small batches using wheeled racks, carts or trucks. Ovens such as this are often found in large-volume bakeries in places such as supermarket
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  A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
  
  s.

• Conveyor or Continuous Ovens - Typically part of an automated conveyor processing line, conveyor ovens allow for higher volume processing.

• Clean room ovens - Designed for applications requiring a cleanroom
  Cleanroom
  A cleanroom is an environment, typically used in manufacturing or scientific research, that has a low level of environmental pollutants such as dust, airborne microbes, aerosol particles and chemical vapors. More accurately, a cleanroom has a controlled level of contamination that is specified by...
  
  , such as a semiconductor manufacturing or biotechnology
  Biotechnology
  Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Biotechnology also utilizes these products for manufacturing purpose...
  
  processes.