After finishing a piece of glass work, it needs to be annealed. Annealing is a process that prevents glass from shattering due to stresses caused by swift cooling. If a glass bowl, for instance, is not put in an annealer, it will cool down improperly and crack or explode. Annealers come in all shapes and sizes. All of the annealers at CHG have electronic timers which control the cooling down process.
"New Guy" / Fusing and Casting Oven
Dimensions 40" long x 25" wide x 13"deep
Annealing cycle: Programmable Firing
"Mach" / Front Load Annealing Oven
Dimensions 66" long x 25" wide x 36"deep
Annealing cycle: averages 13 hours.
"Pancake" / General annealer
Dimensions: Octagonal 34" in diameter, 8" deep
average holding Temp: 960
Annealing cycle: averages 13 hours.
"Big Red" / Two Door, Top Load Annealing Oven
Dimensions: 51" long, 36" wide, 24" deep
Annealing cycle: averages 13 hours.
"Shorty" / General annealer, pick-up oven
Dimensions: Octagonal 21" deep, 17" diameter
average holding Temp: 960
Annealing cycle: variable