A Conversation With ... Bob Heran, ACE Equipment Co.
"Inventor" of the burn'off oven
In the late 1960s, Bob Heran of Cleveland’s ACE Equipment Co. saw a need for a controlled process to safely strip paint, varnish, plastics, rubber, adhesives and other materials from various metal parts. His tinkering resulted in an invention known in the finishing world as a ‘burn-off’ oven, which eliminates the hazards and labor while protecting the parts from excessive heat.
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