http://irlampnews.com/en/tags/ima/ Recent content in IMA on IR Lamp News Hugo en-us Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:29:49 +0800 http://irlampnews.com/en/posts/maximizing-radiative-heat-transfer-in-ima-machines-using-gold-coated-ir-lamps/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:29:49 +0800 http://irlampnews.com/en/posts/maximizing-radiative-heat-transfer-in-ima-machines-using-gold-coated-ir-lamps/ <p><img src="http://irlampnews.com/images/3a852a4159e22a33a8be3178b71bc1c1.png" alt="Replacement lamp for IMA machine"></p> <h1 id="stop-wasting-heat-on-your-ima-machines">Stop Wasting Heat on Your IMA Machines</h1> <p>If you’re running an IMA machine for edge banding or curing lacquer, you know the drill. You aren&rsquo;t just trying to make things hot—you&rsquo;re trying to get that heat exactly where it belongs: on the wood. The problem is that standard quartz lamps are a bit messy. They throw energy in every single direction. A lot of that heat just bounces off the machine housing or disappears into thin air. It&rsquo;s a waste. That&rsquo;s why we use gold-coating.</p>