Aluminum Extruder Softens Up To Tutco Heating Solution

A company near our manufacturing facility came to TUTCO needing a solution for a tubular heater used in an aluminum extruder barrel to keep the aluminum soft enough to press and extrude but not hot enough to make the aluminum a molten liquid. This was a very high-temperature application which resulted in limitations on which terminations could be used. They had been using a custom tubular heater which was being employed in a custom machine, but they were experiencing long lead times with their current supplier. 

After providing TUTCO with one of their failed heaters, we reverse engineered and developed a prototype design to try in their system. After testing a few heaters and producing the desired results, we added a few last upgrades that allowed for a long heater life. We also included some value-added design changes that made for easier preventative maintenance to minimize down time, and supplied mica insulation rings to help with assembly and operation of the entire system. We’ve been their regular supplier ever since.