http://ir-heat-plus.com/en/tags/bead/ Recent content in Bead on Enhanced Infrared Heating Plus Hugo en-us Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:49:38 +0800 http://ir-heat-plus.com/en/posts/reducing-operational-costs-in-glass-bead-annealing-via-shortwave-infrared-heating/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:49:38 +0800 http://ir-heat-plus.com/en/posts/reducing-operational-costs-in-glass-bead-annealing-via-shortwave-infrared-heating/ <p><img src="http://ir-heat-plus.com/images/2bad5999f7b19d5c4829fec6cfc866a1.png" alt="Glass bead annealing heater"></p> <h1 id="stopping-the-energy-leak-in-glass-bead-annealing">Stopping the Energy Leak in Glass Bead Annealing</h1> <p>Let’s be honest: annealing is usually the biggest power hog on the production line. If you&rsquo;re still using traditional resistive heating, you&rsquo;re basically paying to heat the air around the beads rather than the beads themselves. It&rsquo;s a waste. We do <a href="https://o-yate.net">things</a> differently. We use shortwave infrared (IR) lamps that hit the glass directly. It cuts down the warm-up time and, more importantly, keeps your electricity bill from skyrocketing.</p>