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The heat that is produced by the catalytic reaction maintains a heater surface temperature of 200 - 400 °C, and is evenly distributed across the surface of the heater.
The Infra Red heat is in the form of medium to long wavelength energy which is readily and evenly absorbed by a wide range of materials. It is this particular form of low intensity IR that matches the absorption characteristics of organic coatings such as powder and liquid as well as that of water. As a result these coatings quickly increase in temperature when exposed to catalytic heaters. It is the wavelength aspect of Gas Catalytic Infra Red, that gives this process a slight advantage over Electric Infra Red heaters, which give off a shorter wavelength Infra Red which does not exactly match the absorption characteristics of the organic coatings used in industry, but still work effectively. The big savings come from the fact that Electric Infra Red heaters are far more expensive to run.
The killer advantage that Gas Infra Red has over convection heating, where only 5%-7% of the heat generated is used to raise the part temperature. Gas Infra Red heaters heat the part directly, and do not rely on convection, as with a conventional oven.