TIMS: Engineering the Future of High-Temperature Enamel Equipment

In my 22 years in this industry, I've worked with every type of coating imaginable, but enamel has always been my obsession. It’s a different breed. You're not just drying a layer of paint; you are orchestrating a violent, beautiful transformation at 850 degrees Celsius. You are fusing glass to steel. To do this consistently, on a mass scale, requires more than just machinery—it requires a deep, intuitive understanding of the process and enamel equipment that is designed with a respect for the fire it must contain.

I’ve seen firsthand how generic equipment fails spectacularly in an enameling environment. Conveyor chains stretch and fail, oven walls warp, and inconsistent heating turns batches of expensive parts into scrap. This is why at TIMS, we don't adapt; we engineer from the ground up. I am most passionate about our furnace design. The furnace is the heart of the enamel equipment, and we treat it as such. We use advanced thermal modeling to design the airflow and heating element placement, ensuring that a part—whether it's a small pot or a large architectural panel—receives perfectly uniform heat. This prevents the stresses that cause defects and ensures a perfect, molecular bond.

The other piece of the puzzle is absolute cleanliness. The application process for enamel is like surgery; any contamination can ruin the finish. Our application booths are more like cleanrooms than spray booths. We design them with filtered, positive-pressure air and climate controls to manage humidity, which is critical for wet slip application. This obsession with controlling every variable is what separates a true system of enamel equipment from a mere collection of machines. It’s a challenging, unforgiving process, but when you pull a perfectly fired, brilliant piece from the line, you know you’ve not just coated a part—you’ve created something that will last a lifetime. That’s a satisfaction I’ve been chasing for 22 years.