Engineering Insights | Page 2

Since heaters usually play an integral role within the application, any failure can rapidly expand to a major issue or shutdown. Many of these disasters can be avoided by increasing the mean time between failures!

TUTCO engineered a highly customized tubular element assembly capable of withstanding exposure to the diverse chemical solutions present in the manufacturing process.

While there are many factors that determine a heaters upper temperature limit, understanding temperature limitations in a heater is essential for maximizing heater performance and ensuring safety.

SCFM is an acronym for Standard Cubic Feet per Minute. Whether it is supplied by a fan, blower, or compressed air line, the volumetric air flow rate is simply stating the volume of air passing through over a given unit of time.

At TUTCO, quality is a cornerstone of our operations. Our Quality Team is comprised of seven full-time professionals with over 104 years of combined experience. They excel in Quality Engineering, Quality Planning, APQP, and Reliability Testing.

All employees within the Smiths Group family of companies are guided by a set of principles outlined in Smiths’ Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) policy statement.

A high-volume garment manufacturer using a large heated fabric press to mold and form accessories faced a challenge with the Mica Band heaters used in the press.