What is the difference between oven cycle time and dwell time?
The oven cycle time is comprised of the bring-up time plus the dwell time for a proper powder cure. The bring-up time is the time required to attain the desired substrate cure temperature of the part. The dwell time is the time required to hold the substrate at cure temperature. These times and temperatures are available from the cure schedule for the powder coating. In some applications, shorter oven cycle times are possible by rapid heating of the substrate to a higher cure temperature for a shorter dwell time.
