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Microwave and Radio Frequency (RF) equipment offer efficient, volumetric heating for various industrial applications. RF (1–300 MHz) penetrates deeply, ideal for thick materials, while microwaves (2.45 GHz) provide rapid heating, perfect for cooking, pasteurization, tempering, and drying. Compared to conventional heating, both technologies ensure faster processing, energy efficiency, precise temperature control, and superior product quality.
To learn more about this technology, some cases studies are shared and published each year.
Volumetric heating: fast and uniform energy transfer
Volumetric heating uses microwave energy to generate heat directly inside the product, enabling faster, more uniform and energy-efficient industrial processing.
Microwave vs radio frequency: differences & advantages
Understand the differences between microwave and radio frequency heating, to select the most suitable technology for your process.
Expansion of polyurethane foam with radio frequency
Radio frequency heating enables rapid and uniform expansion of polyurethane foam by heating the material volumetrically, reducing processing time compared to conventional hot air systems.
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PE-CVD: thin film deposition by microwave plasma activation
Understand the advantages PE-CVD, thin film deposition by microwave plasma activation with Sairem plasma sources.
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Microwave pasteurization of tortillas
Microwave pasteurization of tortillas and breads enables continuous in-package processing, achieving microbial reduction without preservatives while ensuring precise temperature control.
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Microwave Plasma-Assisted Atomic Layer Deposition (PE-ALD)
Understand why microwave Plasma-Assisted Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) is an alternative to RF-plasma-assisted ALD
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Microwave pre-treatment of organic waste
Microwave pre-treatment of organic waste enhances anaerobic digestion, through rapid and homogeneous heating.
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Microwave vs radio frequency: differences & advantages
Understand the differences between microwave and radio frequency heating, to select the most suitable technology for your process.
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What are the different liquid heating processes ?
Explore the main liquid heating processes, from conventional heat exchangers to microwave heating, and understand their principles, limitations, and industrial applications.
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Disinfestation of soft wheat by microwave
Microwave and radio frequency processing offers safe thermal treatment for cereals disinfestation such as wheat, meeting food safety requirement and reducing processing time.
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Sanitation and disinfestation of dates
Microwave and radio frequency processing offers safe thermal treatment for organic food and cosmetic ingredients, meeting organic certification requirements and reducing processing time.
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