红外能量与热空气的结合可以增强干燥和固化过程。红外加热器可以作为预热器添加到现有的热空气系统中，以提高生产率。热风炉中的红外加热器提供协同干燥效果，比传统热风炉更快地将水转移到蒸发阶段。增强的分区功能可以通过在热空气系统中集成红外来实现。

The combination of infrared energy with hot air can enhance drying and curing processes. IR heaters can be added to existing hot air systems as preheaters to improve production rates. IR heaters incorporated in a hot air oven provide a synergistic drying effect, moving water to the vaporization phase faster than conventional hot air ovens. Enhanced zoning capabilities can be accomplished by integrating infrared in hot air systems.