At Van Merksteijn Fences in Almelo (NL), ESTEE Coating Solutions carried out a major technical upgrade. The existing drying, annealing and curing ovens were fully modernised, with clear results.
At a glance
- Customer
- Van Merksteijn Fences, full-range supplier to the fencing industry
- Location
- Almelo (NL)
- Assignment
- Modernisation of drying, annealing and curing ovens
- Result
- 30–40% less burner capacity needed; heat-up time from over 2 hours to 30 minutes

A complex assignment
The modernisation included:
- five new high-efficiency burner chambers;
- a completely new, reinforced air distribution floor;
- renewal of all airlock systems;
- all related electrical modifications.
The result
- Energy consumption dropped so much that burner capacity could be reduced by 30–40%.
- Heat-up time improved from over 2 hours to just 30 minutes.
- Temperature distribution is now extremely uniform, directly enhancing product quality.
A big thank you to everyone involved. This is what teamwork, engineering and innovation should look like. Van Merksteijn Fences is also one of our featured references.
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