Trimac

Manufacturer of Heating & Cleaning Technologies

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  • Heating
    • PRODUCT
      • Batch Oven

        Carts, manual pull and forklifts.

        Belt

        Woven chain or teflon belt.

        Chain-on-Edge

        Post supported from below.

        Continous Web

        continuous flow of material.

        Gantry

        Heaters on a gantry that move.

        Overhead Conveyor

        Monorail, enclosed track, I-Beam.

    • PROCESS
      • Annealing

        Stress-relief in plastics.

        Boost/Gel

        Boost and Gel powder coatings.

        Curing

        A chemical reaction in a material.

        Drying

        The removal of water.

        Laminating

        Bonding of material together.

        Preheat

        Rapidly raising the temperature.

        Ramp & Soak

        Bringing to temperature and hold.

        Sintering

        Melt and coalesce it into a solid.

        Thermal Processing

        Application to change characteristic.

    • INDUSTRY
      • Aerospace

        Automotive

        Building Products

        Consumer Products

        Defense/Military

        Energy

        Food

        Heavy Equipment

        OEM

        Paint & Powder

        Remanufacturing

        Railroad

    • SUBSTRATE
      • Adhesives

        Castings

        Coatings

        Composites

        Glass

        Inks

        Metals

        Plastics

        Rubber

        Textile/Carpet

        Wire/Cabling

        Wood/MDF

    • HEAT TECHNOLOGY
      • Convection

        Convection utilizes heated air to increase the temperature of a part.

        Electric Infrared

        Electric Infrared transfers through electrically generated radiation.

        Gas Catalytic Infrared

        Gas Catalytic Infrared transfers heat catalyzed through a chemical reaction.

    • INFRARED HEATERS
      • Gas-Cat Infrared

        Gas-Cat Heaters produce infrared medium to long wavelength energy.

        Protherm FS Series

        FS Series heaters generate electric medium wavelength infrared energy.

        Protherm CB Series

        CB Series heaters generate electric long to medium wavelength infrared.

        Protherm T3/Halogen

        T3 or Halogen Heaters produce near infrared short wavelength energy.

        Protherm Infraround

        Infraround heaters use 360 degree exposure medium wavelength infrared.

  • Cleaning
    • PRODUCT
      • Batch Stations

        Carts, manual pull and forklifts.

        Belt/Inline

        Belt or roller conveyor.

        Cabinet

        Patented robust turntable drive.

        Extreme Klean

        Hard to clean, grease and oils.

        Overhead Conveyor

        Monorail, enclosed track, I-Beam.

        Pallet

        Totes, Pallets & Dunnage.

        Parts Tumbler

        For high volumes of small parts.

        Remote Tank

        Tanks separate from washer.

        Sheet

        Entire sheet or flat panel of product.

    • PROCESS
      • Cleaning or Degreasing

        Washers to remove dirt, oils and contaminants for many industries.

        Pretreatment

        Washers for pretreating metal prior to liquid or powder coating.

        Quench

        Quench washers to rapidly cool parts formed with a heating process.

        Rust Removal

        Rust removal is crucial to maintaining a quality part.

    • INDUSTRY
      • Aerospace

        Automotive

        Building Products

        Consumer Products

        Defense/Military

        Heavy Equipment

        Medical

        Mining

        OEM

        Paint & Powder

        Remanufacturing

        Railroad

    • CONTAMINANT
      • Adhesive Residue

        Chips

        Dirt or Fines

        Emulsion

        Finger Prints

        Oil & Grease

        Wax or Paste

    • CLEANING TECHNOLOGY
      • High Pressure

        Pressure is necessary when removing baked on, difficult soils. Many times, chemistry is not enough to clean these very dirty parts.

        Immersion

        Immersion or dip cleaning is typically utilized in low production, batch processes. Agitation is generally employed with the chemistry.

        Spray

        This process employs the use of a pump and piping that transfers chemical solutions from a tank to a set of risers inside of the wash cabinet.

        Ultrasonic

        Ultrasonic cleaning utilizes sound waves to cavitate a wash solution which appears to create tiny bubbles within the wash solution.

  • SYSTEMS
    • Batch Systems

      The most cost-efficient entry into the finishing market is with a batch system.

      Chain-on-Edge Systems

      Chain-on-edge or spindle conveyor systems utilize a chain on the floor with posts.

      Small Parts Systems

      Taking the small footprint required for infrared heating to the extreme.

      Flow-Thru Systems

      Custom monorail systems designed to maximize speed and minimize time on line.

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Trimac’s History

Trimac Industrial Systems, LLC has more than 30 years of history in solving industrial heating and cleaning problems. Originally founded as Infra-Red Technologies (IRT) in 1987, the company introduced gas catalytic infrared by introducing the very first infrared powder coating cure oven. IRT marketed their catalytic heaters under the brand name Gas-Cat. Over the next several decades, infrared ovens have been installed worldwide to cure products as delicate as the end of a fish hook to as large as a railroad car. Today is it estimated that over 30,000 Gas-Cat heater units have been shipped.

Curing Market Rapidly Changes with Infrared

The curing market was rapidly changing at the time of IRT’s founding as conversion of manufacturing lines from liquid paint to powder coating was in full swing. Because of catalytic infrared’s speed and quality in the curing process, IRT experienced strong growth. The IRT ovens also expanded into applications such as plastic thermoforming, airplane deicing, foundry cast heating. Some of the best applications have involved drying. Catalytic infrared is the superior technology to evaporate water, making it ideally suited for drying and dehydrating needs.

To further the reach of IRT, in the late 1990’s the company began manufacturing other types of ovens including convection. While catalytic infrared is optimal in many cases, sometimes convection remains the best fit and now the company could offer a complete range of heating technologies including gas catalytic infrared and convection.

Water Based Cleaning Equipment Introduced

The cleaning side of the business was started also to take advantage of changing needs due to environmental issues. In 1986, Kemac Power Spray Systems was founded to manufacture aqueous (water based) cleaning equipment. It’s mission was to solve the growing problem manufacturers were having using solvents to clean their parts. Because of environmental concerns, manufacturers wanted to find a way to maintain the same cleaning and pretreatment standards but without the generation of hazardous waste from the solvent disposal. Kemac’s designs were to clean parts from precision to industrial applications using water-based cleaning. Kemac being one of the first aqueous parts washer manufacturers, soon had shipped machines worldwide. As the company grew, it also expanded its product range from cabinet designs for batch cleaning to flow through washers for conveyorized inline applications.

Kemac and Infra-Red Technologies Merge

In 2003, these two designs of Infra-Red Technologies and Kemac merged with their acquisition by Trimac Industries which later became Trimac Industrial Systems. With significant cleaning, drying and curing designs under one umbrella, Trimac has developed proprietary designs and in concert with our finishing focused systems integrator/distributor markets turnkey finishing systems. Trimac offers solutions no one else in the industry then or now can offer… the choice of convection or infrared as the heating technology for a finishing system.

Electric Infrared Joins Trimac Industrial Systems

Protherm Electric Infrared joined the Trimac Industrial Systems family of brands in 2017. Protherm was founded in 1985 after the demand for a high quality, reasonably priced electric infrared heater supplier was recognized. With innovative designs, unique heating elements, and high efficiencies, Protherm, LLC™ has become a leading manufacturer of electric infrared heaters to a worldwide customer base of OEM accounts end users.

With the acquisition of Protherm LLC, Trimac Industrial Systems became the ONLY manufacturer of convection ovens, gas catalytic infrared ovens and electric infrared ovens in North America creating the most diverse offering of heating technologies in the marketplace. With all these heating technologies available, we are in a position to work with you to determine what the best process for your part is, selecting the optimal solution from multiple technologies.




    Trimac Industrial System’s Brands
    WASHER TECHNOLOGY
    WASHER TECHNOLOGY
    GAS CATALYTIC INFRARED
    GAS CATALYTIC INFRARED
    ELECTRIC INFRARED
    ELECTRIC INFRARED
    CONVECTION HEAT
    CONVECTION HEAT
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