Infrared Heaters - Long wave ceramic heater, short wave halogen heater, medium wave quartz heater

There are three main types of infrared emitters. They are classified according to emitted wave lengths. Which emitter type is the best for your application depends on many factors. For most applications an optimum match of emitted wave length and absorption of the target material is desirable. This means a highly efficient transfer of radiation energy in the material and thus a very quick heating. However, there are exceptions to the rule. At very high required energy densities, cyclical processes, transparent, thin or low-conductive materials it might be necessary under certain circumstances to deliberately use emitters whose characteristics deviate radically from the absorption characteristics of the material to be processed. Finally, in many applications, including thermoforming, all three basic emitter types are successfully used – long wave ceramic emitters, medium wave quartz emitters and short wave halogen emitters.