Engineering Insights | Page 9

Manufacturers use a combination of physical and chemical processes to turn a fragile metal film into a precision heating element encased in silicone rubber.

In the design of a custom open coil heating element, several factors need to be considered when selecting the optimum coil(s) for an application.

TUTCO provided a highly efficient tubular heating element designed to fit perfectly within the required envelope of the equipment. The tubular heating element was engineered to deliver consistent and even heat distribution across the sheets of plastic.

Selecting a cartridge heater is no different than selecting other types of heating elements. There are many factors you must consider such as the application, environmental conditions, temperature capabilities and voltage.

In the world of heaters, surface heaters aren’t really very sexy – they often consist of little more than a few pieces of mica and some wire.