Heatflex

A major world class manufacturer of automatic teller machines uses a HEATFLEX silicone rubber heater assembly to protect sensitive components from damage caused by condensation and cold conditions. This assembly uses a silicone heater that is factory vulcanized to an aluminum plate. Also incorporated is a high limit thermostat to protect the assembly in case of fan failure. The appropriate wire harness and connector included in this Heatron’s assembly.
A leading biomedical equipment maker uses a HEATFLEX Kapton^TM heater to incubate bacterial cultures. A HEATFLEX Kapton^TM heater was chosen for several reasons. The electronics in the system, as well as the bacteria itself, will not tolerate any out-gassings. The temperature control of this system also requires that the sample be held at a plus or minus 1-degree tolerance. Because the Kapton^TM heater has only .003" of insulation between the actual element and the incubator, this critical temperature control can be handled with minimal overshoot.
To decrease the time in which automotive service personnel can be recharge an air-conditioning system, the manufacturer of air-conditioning recharging equipment uses a HEATFLEX silicone rubber heater to maintain the refrigerant bottle temperature thereby maintaining a high flow rate. This custom designed heater uses heavy duty sewn on straps for repeated attachment and removal from refrigerant bottles without failure. An integral thermostat in the heater controls the bottle temperature. As a safe backup mechanism a one shot thermal fuse is also incorporated in the same area.
A manufacturer of semiconductor processing equipment needed a circular platen held at 700° F with minimal temperature variation from center to the outside edge to compensate for edge loss. A HEATFLEX mica heater with a controlled wattage profile provided the performance required. The heater was designed to provide more wattage toward the outside edge to compensate for edge loss. The requirement that HEATFLEX mica heaters be clamped fit well with customer’s platen design.