A heating apparatus for heating a reinforcing layer of a composite material layup, the heating apparatus comprising: a housing including a base and a housing body extending upwards from the base to define a housing interior space; a radiant heating assembly disposed within the housing interior space and configured to transfer a radiant heat to the reinforcing layer; a convection heating assembly formed within the housing including at least one convection assembly gas passage formed within the housing body; a convection assembly gas outlet coupled to an end of the at least one convection assembly gas passage, wherein a convection assembly gas flows through the at least one convection assembly gas passage and the convection assembly gas flows through the convection assembly gas outlet, and wherein the convection assembly gas outlet is configured to direct the convection assembly gas to flow along the radiant heating assembly towards a convection heat application point defined by the housing body in order to heat the convection assembly gas and produce a convection heat; characterized that it further comprises: at least one redirection gas passage formed in the base of the housing, the at least one redirection gas passage configured to transport a redirection gas to the convection heat application point; and a redirection nozzle positioned at the convection heat application point, the redirection nozzle formed in the housing body and coupled to an end of the at least one redirection gas passage, wherein the redirection gas flows from the redirection nozzle such that the redirection gas directs the convection assembly gas and the convection heat towards the reinforcing layer. a housing including a base and a housing body extending upwards from the base to define a housing interior space; a radiant heating assembly disposed within the housing interior space and configured to transfer a radiant heat to the reinforcing layer; a convection heating assembly formed within the housing including at least one convection assembly gas passage formed within the housing body; a convection assembly gas outlet coupled to an end of the at least one convection assembly gas passage, wherein a convection assembly gas flows through the at least one convection assembly gas passage and the convection assembly gas flows through the convection assembly gas outlet, and wherein the convection assembly gas outlet is configured to direct the convection assembly gas to flow along the radiant heating assembly towards a convection heat application point defined by the housing body in order to heat the convection assembly gas and produce a convection heat; characterized that it further comprises: at least one redirection gas passage formed in the base of the housing, the at least one redirection gas passage configured to transport a redirection gas to the convection heat application point; and a redirection nozzle positioned at the convection heat application point, the redirection nozzle formed in the housing body and coupled to an end of the at least one redirection gas passage, wherein the redirection gas flows from the redirection nozzle such that the redirection gas directs the convection assembly gas and the convection heat towards the reinforcing layer. at least one redirection gas passage formed in the base of the housing, the at least one redirection gas passage configured to transport a redirection gas to the convection heat application point; and a redirection nozzle positioned at the convection heat application point, the redirection nozzle formed in the housing body and coupled to an end of the at least one redirection gas passage, wherein the redirection gas flows from the redirection nozzle such that the redirection gas directs the convection assembly gas and the convection heat towards the reinforcing layer.