On the blow molding floor, the whole cycle starts with preform heating—and that’s also where variability sneaks in first. If your heating tunnel can’t hold preform temperature steady and tight, you’ll see uneven stretch, wall-thickness swings, and the reject rate climb. We build infrared preform heaters for PET and PC/PETC preforms that swap guesswork for repeatable heat control, and they’re engineered to drop straight into your existing blow molder without a rework. What matters, technically, is matching heat to the preform—fast, clean, and without drama. Our emitters use short-wave infrared with quick response, so the heating tunnel hits setpoint fast and then holds it, keeping a tight temperature band across the neck and body. The hardware is specced for the real world: quartz tubes and halogen lamps built to survive the thermal shock of continuous cycling, standard R7s connectors, and dimensions that match OEM mounting. The specs are chosen for duty—consistent output stability over thousands of hours, predictable energy draw, and stable temperature profiles even when line speed shifts. Here’s what it buys you on the line: more uptime, less scrap. The heater profile keeps preform heating stable, so stretch blow molding runs with tighter thickness control and fewer pinholes. Energy use drops because the system heats on demand and holds temperature without overshoot. When it’s time to replace, it’s straightforward—same footprint, same electrical interface, and 1:1 parameter alignment with major blow molding platforms, including Sidel, Krones, SIPA, Husky, SACMI, and Nissei ASB. One practical reminder: infrared is line-of-sight, so preform orientation, spacing, and reflector geometry have to be right. Expect a short commissioning window to tune the profile for your preform weight and color. Once you nail it, you can run the same settings shift after shift.