http://ir-heat-lab.com/en/tags/10/ Recent content in 10 on Infrared Heat Laboratory Hugo en-us Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:20:46 +0800 http://ir-heat-lab.com/en/posts/engineering-precision-in-replacement-ir-lamps-for-sidel-matrix-and-sig-blomax-10/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:20:46 +0800 http://ir-heat-lab.com/en/posts/engineering-precision-in-replacement-ir-lamps-for-sidel-matrix-and-sig-blomax-10/ <p><img src="http://ir-heat-lab.com/images/b8ffcfbb4682d98c2ed2bd0e55eea04a.png" alt="Replacement lamp for SIG Blomax 10"></p> <h1 id="getting-your-heat-right-a-guide-to-sidel-matrix-ir-lamps">Getting Your Heat Right: A Guide to Sidel Matrix IR Lamps</h1> <p>Here is the problem with swapping out your original IR lamps for aftermarket ones: the temperature ramp-up usually shifts. If that heat curve isn&rsquo;t exactly where it needs to be, your PET preforms won&rsquo;t hit that sweet spot—the glass transition temperature—uniformly. The result? You end up with bottles that have weird wall thickness or that annoying pearlescent haze. Nobody wants to see that on the line.</p>