Application Examples of Compact Reflow Ovens From Semiconductors to SMT and Materials Processing
Application examples of compact reflow ovens—from semiconductors to SMT and materials
They are widely used as heating equipment to address diverse on-site challenges, ranging from semiconductor and electronic component processes to SMT assembly, simulated reflow for reliability testing, and even material drying, curing, and firing applications.
This versatility is made possible by ANTOM’s proprietary heating method that combines gentle airflow with far-infrared heating, along with a compact design that minimizes installation space.
By avoiding strong airflow, workpieces can be heated without movement, disturbance, or unevenness. This has earned high evaluations even in applications that are difficult to handle with large reflow ovens or conventional ovens.
Application overview of compact reflow ovens — Common use cases based on installation experience
The requirements for compact reflow oven applications vary significantly depending on the industry and process.
Please select the application that most closely matches your objective from the options below.
→ Evaluation and prototyping for semiconductors and advanced packaging
→ Compact reflow ovens for SMT assembly applications
→ Transitioning from batch ovens to compact reflow ovens
→ Solving material drying and curing challenges with compact reflow ovens
Why ANTOM’s compact reflow ovens are chosen
Across many different applications, one common factor consistently evaluated is ANTOM’s proprietary heating method that combines gentle airflow with far-infrared heating.
By avoiding strong airflow and heating workpieces uniformly without movement, this approach achieves a high level of quality stability, repeatability, and energy efficiency at the same time.
For those interested in understanding the heating philosophy itself, we invite you to visit the page explaining our proprietary heating technology.
Even if your application does not fit these categories, there is still an answer
The applications introduced here are representative examples only.
In actual production environments, it is not uncommon to encounter situations such as:
– “Off-the-shelf equipment is almost enough, but not quite”
– “The workpiece or process is unique, making equipment selection difficult”
ANTOM’s compact reflow ovens can be customized to match on-site constraints, including workpiece size, thermal mass, conveying methods, and integration with peripheral conveyor systems.
Before deciding that “this might not be possible,” we encourage you to explore our customization examples.