With 48+ Years experience and over 4300 systems operating worldwide, Epcon is a leading global supplier across industries.
Process heating equipment refers to industrial systems — including ovens, furnaces, and thermal processors — that apply controlled heat to materials to achieve specific physical, chemical, or metallurgical changes. Applications range from curing coatings and drying substrates to annealing metals, brazing components, and heat treating aerospace alloys. Epcon Industrial Systems has designed and manufactured custom process heating equipment since 1977, with over 4,500 systems operating worldwide. Every Epcon system is built to your exact temperature profile, production rate, and fuel specification.
The terms are often used interchangeably, but they serve different temperature ranges and application types. The table below covers the most common deciding factors.
| Factor | Industrial Oven Lower temperature range | Industrial Furnace High temperature processing |
|---|---|---|
| Typical Operating Temperature | Up to 1,200°F (650°C) | 1,200°F – 2,400°F (650°C – 1,315°C) |
| Primary Applications | Curing, drying, baking, bonding, aging, laminating | Heat treating, annealing, brazing, forging, sintering, normalising |
| Atmosphere Control | Typically ambient air; indirect-fired options available | Often requires controlled atmospheres: nitrogen, argon, endothermic, vacuum |
| Industries | Coatings, composites, food processing, electronics | Aerospace, automotive, metal processing, foundries |
| Typical Configuration | Batch (walk-in) or conveyorized (continuous) | Box, car-bottom, pit, rotary hearth |
| Regulatory Standards | NFPA 86 (ovens and furnaces), OSHA | NFPA 86, AMS2750 (aerospace pyrometry), NADCAP qualification |
Epcon’s applications engineers can review your process parameters and recommend the optimal configuration.
| If your application involves… | The right Epcon system is… |
|---|---|
| Curing coatings, adhesives, or composites | ›Curing ovens or composite curing ovens |
| Drying moisture from materials or substrates | ›Drying ovens or dehydration ovens |
| Baking, bonding, or laminating sheet materials | ›Industrial baking ovens or laminating ovens |
| Aging aluminium alloys or precipitation hardening | ›Aging ovens |
| Applying and curing coil coatings on metal sheet | ›Coil coating lines and ovens |
| Heat treating, hardening, or tempering metals | ›Heat treating furnaces |
| Annealing metals to relieve stress or improve ductility | ›Annealing furnaces |
| Brazing components in a controlled atmosphere | ›Control atmosphere brazing (CAB) furnaces |
| Forge preheating or through-heating billets | ›Forging furnaces |
| Normalising or homogenising aluminium or steel | ›Normalising or homogenising furnaces |
Whether you need a single curing oven or a fully integrated thermal processing line, every Epcon system is delivered with the same engineering commitment:
±5°F uniformity across the heated zone, verified by independent temperature surveying prior to shipment.
Systems available in natural gas, LNG, electric, oil-fired, steam, or indirect-fired configurations. Fuel conversion upgrades available on existing systems.
All Epcon ovens and furnaces are designed and built to NFPA 86 standards for ovens and furnaces. Electrical systems comply with OSHA and NEC requirements.
Every system undergoes full FAT at Epcon’s Conroe, Texas facility before shipping. You can witness the test at our facility.
All fabrication, electrical assembly, and controls programming is performed in-house at Epcon’s 250,000 sq. ft. facility — no outsourced fabrication, no third-party risk.
Our team can provide a range of energy efficient solutions, with regulatory and testing experience, to ensure optimal performance and air pollution control compliance.
Our committed to providing environmentally sound solutions goes beyond our technical expertise. We care about what we do to improve the quality of life for future generations. We pledge to forge responsible, technological advances as a company dedicated to a cleaner tomorrow.
As a premier design, engineering, and manufacturing company, Epcon delivers only products and services of the highest quality and value.
We have a passion for excellence; aggressive performance standards; curious and innovative approach; and willing to take prudent risks. At Epcon, we view problems and challenges as opportunities to demonstrate our talents and expertise.
We are committed to maintaining an ethical, safe, and healthy work environment, while providing professional freedom. opportunity, and rewards to all employees. Epcon values long-term relationships not just with our loyal employees, but with our customers, suppliers, and community.
As a global pioneer in the process heating and air pollution control industry, Epcon has a reputation for not only highly quality manufacturing and engineering expertise, but also honesty and integrity.
Our success has been built on repeat business. Epcon’s Equipment last for several decades – and so does our commitment to our Customers.
When you choose Epcon as an industrial supplier – you are in good hands.
