We engineer, design, and build heat systems to solve your unique application problems. Our technical know how comes from over 40 years of building individualized solutions for our customers. We are your application problem solvers.
We build heat systems that workWhatever your heating needs, we can help.
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Customer Highlight: Reglazing Chocolate Bars
A chocolate maker was having trouble with roughness left on the bottoms of their moulded chocolate bars by a rubber doctor blade. STANMECH designed a custom solution that could be integrated into their existing production line. Testing was carried out to ensure the system would work at the speeds of the current production line. Their production process now has an extra step but takes no longer than previously: after the chocolate is smoothed it is passed under several Leister LHS hot air tools which reglaze the surface of the chocolate. With improvements in productivity, scrap rates and quality, the end result is perfectly smooth chocolate bar bottoms.
Recent Articles & Case Studies
Using a Variable Frequency Drive to Improve your System Performance
Variable Frequency Drives (often known by their initials: VFDs) convert a fixed-frequency supply voltage (60 Hz in North America) to a continuously variable frequency. By controlling the frequency of the voltage supplied to an AC motor, we can control its rotational speed and minimize stress. A VFD can control two main elements of a 3-phase induction motor: its speed and torque.
Designing your System for Uniform Heat & Airflow
A common misconception we encounter while working with customers to develop process heat systems is that the airflow transitioning from a small space to a larger one will expand to fill any volume. While this is true (to a point) for compressed air, which undergoes a rapid volume expansion as it transitions from a high pressure environment (80-100PSI) to an atmospheric environment, it is not true for blower-based systems where this pressure change does not exist.
Temperature versus Heat – What’s the Difference and Why is it Important?
By far the most common mistake we see is confusion between the concepts of temperature and heat. The terms are often used in conversation as if they are the same thing. This can have big implications when choosing a heater or designing a hot air system.
Steps to Designing a Hot Air System Article Series
On the surface, designing an effective hot air system can seem like a simple exercise. However there is an underlying complexity which, when ignored, can result in wasted time and money. In this article we are discussing the first step in designing a hot air system (or any system) – carefully defining the problem. It is tempting to skip right to a solution or jump into analysis without defining the problem you are trying to solve. Properly defining your problem will help to get to the appropriate solution and helps you work with third parties, such as equipment suppliers, more effectively.
Building a Heat Recirculating System
Recirculating heat systems capture and reuse excess heated air that would otherwise be vented to the atmosphere, improving system efficiency and lowering power consumption. Because the heat is recirculated, the intake air stream through the blower and heater is at a much higher temperature than in a typical process heat system. Non-specialized heaters and blowers are designed with the assumption that the intake air is at or near room temperature, the higher inlet temperatures associated with recirculating systems will damage these tools. Specialized equipment is available that is designed to withstand the high inlet temperatures of recirculating systems. In this article we discuss these specialized pieces of equipment and how they differ from the equipment used in non-recirculating process heat systems.
Variable Frequency Drives (often known by their initials: VFDs) convert a fixed-frequency supply voltage (60 Hz in North America) to a continuously variable frequency. By controlling the frequency of the voltage supplied to an AC motor, we can control its rotational speed and minimize stress. A VFD can control two main elements of a 3-phase induction motor: its speed and torque.
Designing your System for Uniform Heat & Airflow
A common misconception we encounter while working with customers to develop process heat systems is that the airflow transitioning from a small space to a larger one will expand to fill any volume. While this is true (to a point) for compressed air, which undergoes a rapid volume expansion as it transitions from a high pressure environment (80-100PSI) to an atmospheric environment, it is not true for blower-based systems where this pressure change does not exist.
Temperature versus Heat – What’s the Difference and Why is it Important?
By far the most common mistake we see is confusion between the concepts of temperature and heat. The terms are often used in conversation as if they are the same thing. This can have big implications when choosing a heater or designing a hot air system.
Steps to Designing a Hot Air System Article Series
On the surface, designing an effective hot air system can seem like a simple exercise. However there is an underlying complexity which, when ignored, can result in wasted time and money. In this article we are discussing the first step in designing a hot air system (or any system) – carefully defining the problem. It is tempting to skip right to a solution or jump into analysis without defining the problem you are trying to solve. Properly defining your problem will help to get to the appropriate solution and helps you work with third parties, such as equipment suppliers, more effectively.
Building a Heat Recirculating System
Recirculating heat systems capture and reuse excess heated air that would otherwise be vented to the atmosphere, improving system efficiency and lowering power consumption. Because the heat is recirculated, the intake air stream through the blower and heater is at a much higher temperature than in a typical process heat system. Non-specialized heaters and blowers are designed with the assumption that the intake air is at or near room temperature, the higher inlet temperatures associated with recirculating systems will damage these tools. Specialized equipment is available that is designed to withstand the high inlet temperatures of recirculating systems. In this article we discuss these specialized pieces of equipment and how they differ from the equipment used in non-recirculating process heat systems.
What we do at STANMECHAt STANMECH we are committed to building the right solution for your unique application. We've built solutions for countless problems over our more than 40 years in business. Our unique technical know-how in heat and air behaviour is our greatest asset. We use experiments, thermal calculations, and computational modelling to design a solution that we know will work. Let us build the solution to your problem. We are your application problem solvers.
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How we do itWe start by talking with you to define the problem at hand. Then, we physically simulate your process or use thermal and fluid calculations to better understand how your products will react to heat and moving air. For more complex problems, we utilize computational modelling to help us test design concepts. We select equipment and create custom systems based on the needs of your individual problem.
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