System and process for curing a wet coating applied to a substrate

A system for curing a wet coating of a coated substrate, the system comprising:

• a curing room configured to receive the coated substrate and dividable along a curing displacement axis into at least:
• an upstream curing section comprising an upstream catalytic infrared (IR) heating system for producing an upstream IR radiation at an upstream radiation intensity to partially cure the wet coating;
• and
• a downstream curing section comprising a downstream catalytic IR heating system for producing a downstream IR radiation at a downstream radiation intensity, to further cure the wet coating;
• a conveyor assembly for:
• conveying the coated substrate from the upstream curing section towards the downstream curing section along the curing displacement axis;
• and for
• displacing the coated substrate in a substantially vertical direction in at least one of the upstream and downstream curing sections.

A process for curing a wet coating of a coated substrate, the process comprising:

• displacing the coated substrate in a curing room along a curing displacement axis from an upstream curing section towards a downstream curing section;
• in the upstream curing section, producing an upstream IR radiation at an upstream radiation intensity using an upstream catalytic IR heating system to partially cure the wet coating;
• in the downstream curing section, producing a downstream IR radiation at a downstream radiation intensity using a downstream catalytic IR heating system to further cure the wet coating;
• and
• in at least one of the upstream and downstream curing sections, displacing the coated substrate along a substantially vertical direction.