http://ir-heat-shop.com/en/tags/aluminum/ Recent content in Aluminum on The IR Heat Online Shop Hugo en-us Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:08:41 +0800 http://ir-heat-shop.com/en/posts/eliminating-temperature-dead-zones-in-glass-annealing-using-aluminum-ir-reflectors/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:08:41 +0800 http://ir-heat-shop.com/en/posts/eliminating-temperature-dead-zones-in-glass-annealing-using-aluminum-ir-reflectors/ <p><img src="http://ir-heat-shop.com/images/0539f8d11cfcdd1efd2329f9dbab37bb.png" alt="Aluminum reflector for IR lamp"></p> <h1 id="fixing-those-annoying-cold-spots-in-glass-annealing">Fixing Those Annoying Cold Spots in Glass Annealing</h1> <p>If you&rsquo;ve spent any time with annealing kilns, you know the frustration of &ldquo;dead zones.&rdquo; You pull a piece out, and while most of it looks great, those tight necks or deep curves are just&hellip; cold. It happens because IR radiation is picky. If the heat can&rsquo;t see the glass, it can&rsquo;t hit it. The fix is simpler than you&rsquo;d think: aluminum reflectors. Instead of letting that heat vanish, we just bounce it back onto the glass.</p>