Custom Process & Control Systems — Industrial Engineering

Control systems are used across electrical, mechanical, industrial, chemical, manufacturing, automation, and process engineering. In industrial heating applications, they help regulate temperature, exposure time, power output, conveyor speed, and process repeatability. Fannon Products applies control system thinking to infrared drying, curing, heating, forming, and other production processes where precision and consistency affect product quality.

A C&I engineer is a control and instrumentation engineer. This role typically focuses on measuring, monitoring, and controlling industrial processes using sensors, instruments, control panels, automation logic, and safety devices. In heating and curing systems, C&I principles help ensure that lamps, fixtures, power levels, and controls work together to deliver repeatable thermal performance.

Custom infrared process systems are used in automotive, printing, plastics, food, electronics, textiles, glass-ceramics, farming, electric supply, and comfort heating applications. Common uses include paint curing, ink drying, glue drying, thermoforming, welding, softening, baking, browning, dehydrating, pasteurizing, re-flow soldering, water dry-off, finishing, and space heating.

Fannon Products customizes systems by matching the infrared source, lamp size, wattage, voltage, fixture design, connectors, and controls to the production requirement. The process considers the material, desired heat profile, exposure time, operating environment, and application goal, whether that is drying ink, curing coatings, forming plastics, or heating a specialized industrial process.

Infrared process heating can deliver faster process cycles, improved product quality, greater versatility, and increased process control. Because infrared energy can be directed to the target material, it is useful for drying, curing, softening, forming, and heating applications where controlled energy transfer helps reduce waste, improve consistency, and support efficient production.

Yes. Fannon Products manufactures and supplies replacement infrared lamps in every size, wattage, and voltage. The company supports systems such as Solaira, Fostoria, Heidelberg, M&R flash dryers, InkJet equipment, short wave quartz, medium wave quartz, twin tube quartz, and HP 3D printing applications, helping facilities maintain performance without redesigning the full system.

No. While Fannon Products serves demanding industrial and manufacturing applications, custom infrared systems can also support printing businesses, food services, comfort heating providers, farms, restaurants, stadium venues, and specialized production environments. The right solution depends on the process requirement, heat demand, control needs, and desired production outcome.

Start by sharing the application, material, production goal, equipment constraints, current process challenges, required voltage or wattage details, and any existing lamp or fixture specifications. Fannon Products can then help determine whether a custom infrared system, UV LED curing solution, InkJet drying system, replacement lamp, or control-focused equipment approach is appropriate.