Tutco Provides Cure For Changes In Automotive Application

An automotive customer had an issue with a heater they were using in a curing oven where the application required using a liquid mist on a new material they were curing. The original oven manufacturer, who was using a TUTCO open-coil heater suggested the customer speak to us directly to see if we had a solution that would work with this new misting processes. 

We designed and built custom tubular heater assembly for the application that fit in place of the original heater. The new heater consisted of three stainless-steel tubular elements along with a stainless-steel support frame with all stainless steel hardware. Since the initial release of the design, TUTCO has worked with the customer on a few design changes based on the application which have added value and allowed the heater life to go from what had been just a few days when they came to us to still operating months later when they are serviced on as part of an ongoing preventive maintenance schedule. Our solution eliminated production down time due to failed elements, a valued benefit in the automotive industry.