Engineering Insights

At TUTCO, we don’t want to be just a vendor but an integral part of our customer’s teams. Working with us allows customers to receive products and services tailored to their specific needs.

Sometimes heaters can be operated at a voltage that’s different from what they’re designed for. Sometimes they cannot. Learn the consequences of applying a voltage to a heater that’s different from what’s marked on it.

At TUTCO-Farnam, the majority of our custom-designed heaters use mica board machined to meet the customer’s specifications.

TUTCO received a unique request from a customer seeking tubular heating elements for electric branding irons designed for wood and leather applications.

TUTCO was approached by a customer with a unique requirement for heaters to be integrated into portable equipment designed for honey harvesting in remote areas where beekeepers manage their hives.

When it comes to describing cartridge heaters, some details can be complex. This article aims to resolve any difficulties you may encounter when describing the length of heaters with elbows, right-angle leads, bushings, or other terminations.

As we study heat transfer and any thermal system, we will need to consider the three types of heat transfer, which are conduction, convection, and radiation.