Manufacturers
that require a heating cycle for drying, bonding, curing, cooking,
pasteurizing or sterilizing their products face
a number of challenges — traditional drying is inefficient,
costly, and damaging while traditional heating is slow. To date,
microwave technologies have not been usable due to "hot spots" that
result in uneven heating. Enter Industrial Microwave Systems — our
patented technologies provide uniform microwave energy distribution
that makes the use of microwaves on an industrial scale a reality
for the first time.
Our systems are specifically designed for continuous flow manufacturing
processes such as those used in producing textiles, nonwovens,
paper, carpeting, chemicals, and food products. There are two basic
configurations: planar, used for wide webs or conveyed beds of
materials, and cylindrical, used for processing liquid, semi-liquid
and pumpable or conveyed solid materials flowing through a pipe.
BENEFITS OF MICROWAVE HEATING
| Efficient - typically 50% more efficient
than natural gas, steam and other traditional heating solutions |
| Selective Heating - heats polar molecules
like water, not substrate or surrounding air |
| Self Compensating - ideal for materials
with non-uniform moisture distribution dryer areas are less
effected |
| Low Moisture - greater efficiency at low
moisture levels vs. conventional heating |
BENEFITS OF IMS TECHNOLOGY
| Uniform Heating - all material is exposed
to the same amount of energy |
| Increased Production Speeds - allows for
more material processed in less time |
| Improved Product Quality - waste due to
burning or over-exposure is eliminated |
| Safe - non-detectable levels of leakage |
| Quality Construction - IMS has complete
control over manufacturing and fabrication to ensure quality
and reliability |
| Turn-key - IMS provides the hardware, software,
microwave generators, installation and service for a single
source solution |
| Economical - existing equipment can be
retrofitted utilizing current capital investments |
PATENTS
IMS recognizes that its technological
innovations are its most valuable asset. The ability to generate
a uniform distribution
of microwave energy and eliminate the uneven heating patterns (or "hot
spots") traditionally associated with microwaves, makes Industrial
Microwave Systems’ technology unique and patentable. To date,
patents on both the Company’s core technologies that achieve
uniform heating have been issued along with additional supporting
patents including:
| U.S. Patent #5,958,275 |
"Method and Apparatus
for Electromagnetic Exposure of Planar or Other Materials",
issued on September 28th, 1999. |
| U.S. Patent #5,998,774 |
"Method and Apparatus for Providing
Uniform Electromagnetic Exposure", issued on December
8th, 1999. |
| U.S. Patent #6,075,232 |
"Method and Apparatus for Electromagnetic
Exposure of Planar or Other Materials", divisional issued
on June 13th, 2000. |
| U.S. Patent #6,087,642 |
"Electromagnetic exposure chamber
for improved heating", issued on July 11th, 2000. |
| U.S. Patent #6,121,594 |
"Method and Apparatus for Rapid Heating
of Fluids", issued on September 19th, 2000. |
| U.S. Patent #6,246,037 |
"Method and Apparatus for Electromagnetic
Exposure of Planar or Other Materials", divisional issued
on June 12th, 2001. |
| U.S. Patent #6,259,077 |
"Method and Apparatus for Electromagnetic
Exposure of Planar or Other Materials", divisional issued
on July 10th, 2001. |
| U.S. Patent #6,265,702 |
"Electromagnetic exposure chamber
with a focal region", issued on July 24th, 2001. |
| U.S. Patent #6,396,034 |
"Method and apparatus for electromagnetic exposure of planar
or other materials" |
| U.S. Patent #6,590,191 |
"Method and Apparatus for
Electromagnetic Exposure of Planar or Other Materials",
issued on July 8, 2003. |
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