Paint Curing Booths — Automotive Drying Systems

Paint drying refers to the evaporation of solvents or water from the coating, leaving a dry surface that can be touched. Curing is a chemical cross-linking process that hardens the paint film to its full strength and durability. Infrared systems accelerate both processes, but true curing requires sustained heat energy to complete the chemical reaction within the coating layers.

With conventional heated air booths, drying can take 30 to 60 minutes. Infrared paint curing systems from Fannon Products significantly reduce this time — often achieving full dry-to-handle conditions in 10 to 20 minutes, depending on coating type, film thickness, and applied wattage. Shorter cycle times directly improve throughput and production efficiency in automotive refinishing operations.

Fannon Products' infrared systems are engineered to cure primer coats, color coats, clear coats, and powder coats in automotive applications. They also support plastics curing, seat de-wrinkling, and headliner forming. Short-wave and medium-wave infrared options are available to match the specific absorption characteristics of each coating type.

Fannon Products offers short-wave and medium-wave infrared systems. Short-wave infrared provides rapid, high-intensity energy transfer ideal for thin coatings and fast cycle requirements. Medium-wave infrared delivers more controlled, even heat penetration suited for thicker coatings or heat-sensitive substrates. Systems can be configured with 24K gold, white oxide, or clear quartz reflector options to optimize energy direction and efficiency.

All of Fannon Products' automotive paint curing and drying systems are fully custom designed, engineered, and manufactured. There are no standard off-the-shelf configurations — every system is built specifically for the customer's production environment, coating process, and throughput requirements. Technical support and custom engineering services are available throughout the project lifecycle.

All systems are designed, engineered, and manufactured at Fannon Products' facility in Algonac, Michigan, USA. The company ships globally from this facility with a 99% secure shipping track record. Both domestic US and international orders are supported, and the team is reachable by phone at 810-794-2000 or email at sales@fannonir.com for project inquiries.