Are industrial kilns considered as general equipment
General equipment: basic concepts
General equipment refers to equipment that enters the equipment series and is mass-produced according to national product standards. It has wide applicability and can be used in multiple industries and fields. These types of devices usually have standardized designs and functions that can meet the needs of different scenarios. Like common metal cutting machines, they can perform various machining operations on metal materials such as turning, milling, drilling, etc., and are widely used in many industries such as mechanical manufacturing, automotive industry, aerospace, etc; There are also cranes that can achieve vertical lifting and horizontal handling of heavy objects, which are indispensable in construction, port loading and unloading, logistics and warehousing scenarios.
The characteristics of general equipment are very significant. It has a wide range of applications and can be used for standardized production or customized design in multiple industries; The product structure is relatively simple and versatile to meet the production needs of different industries; Moreover, due to its mass production capability, the procurement and usage costs are relatively low, and the service life is also long, resulting in a high cost-effectiveness.
Industrial kiln: unique performance
Industrial kiln is a thermal equipment that uses the heat generated by fuel combustion or conversion of electrical energy in industrial production to melt, melt, calcine, heat, dry distillation, gasification, etc. materials or workpieces.
There are many types of industrial kilns, which can be divided into intermittent kilns and continuous kilns according to thermal systems. The former produces intermittently, with temperature changes in the kiln during each heating cycle, such as chamber kilns and trolley kilns; The latter is produced continuously, and the furnace is divided into temperature zones, such as continuous heating kilns and heat treatment kilns. According to fuel, there are coal kilns, oil kilns, gas fired kilns, electric kilns, etc; According to their appearance, there are circular kilns, square kilns, tunnel kilns, and other types of kilns. Different types of industrial kilns have different working principles and application scenarios. For example, resistance kilns use current to generate heat through resistance heating elements to heat workpieces; The blast furnace is mainly used for melting cast iron, by adding fuel and furnace materials in a certain proportion into the furnace, and using high temperature to melt the iron materials.
The application of industrial kilns is highly targeted, and in the steel industry, blast furnaces are used for the smelting of iron ore; In the ceramic industry, tunnel kilns are used for firing ceramic products. They are all designed according to specific production processes and product requirements, making it difficult to directly apply them to other industries.
The correlation between industrial kilns and general equipment
Industrial kilns are indeed related to general equipment in certain aspects. From a universal perspective, industrial kilns are widely used in the industrial field, playing a key role in many industries such as steel, building materials, chemical, and machinery manufacturing. For example, blast furnaces are used to smelt iron ore in steel smelting, and tunnel kilns are used for ceramic firing in building materials production. In these different industries, although the types of kilns are different, the basic principle is to use heat to process materials or workpieces, which reflects a certain universality.
In terms of application fields, industrial kilns cover multiple industries and share similarities with the widespread application of general equipment. In the production process of different industries, industrial kilns can meet specific heating, melting, roasting and other needs, playing an important supporting role in industrial production.
In terms of industry standards, industrial kilns also have corresponding national standards and industry specifications, such as GB/T 16547-1996 "Temperature measuring cones for industrial kilns", GB/T 32037-2015 "Energy saving evaluation methods for industrial kiln combustion", etc. This is similar to the standard specifications of general equipment, which to some extent reflects its standardization and universality.
However, industrial kilns have strong professionalism and customization characteristics. The requirements for temperature, pressure, atmosphere and other parameters of industrial kilns vary greatly among different industries. The converter in the steel industry needs to withstand the melting environment of high-temperature molten steel, with temperatures exceeding 1500 ℃; The electronic ceramic firing kiln has extremely strict temperature uniformity and atmosphere control to ensure the performance of ceramic products. Moreover, industrial kilns usually require customized design and manufacturing based on specific production processes and product characteristics, making it difficult to directly apply them to various industries after large-scale standardized production like general equipment. So, industrial kilns cannot be simply classified as general-purpose equipment.
Industrial kilns cannot be simply classified as general-purpose equipment. Although industrial kilns are widely used in the industrial field with corresponding standards and specifications, and are somewhat related to general equipment, their professionalism and customization characteristics are more prominent. Different industries have unique requirements for them, making it difficult to standardize production and widely apply them in various industries. However, as a key thermal equipment in industrial production, industrial kilns play an irreplaceable role in various industries and are an important force in promoting industrial development.
