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W A T L O W

Application Guide catalog - 7347 Application Guide

Electric Heaters

Polymer Heaters

Product Overview

For the latest in heating technology from Watlow, specify a heated plastic partin your next product. Watlow’s heated plastic parts combine resistive heating elements with a wide range of thermoplastic compounds to yield a part that is both heater and structure. Watlow utilizes typical injection molding techniquesand patented resistive element construction methods to produce heated plastic parts that are durable, safe and cost-effective. Performance Capabilities Continued •Typical maximum open watt densitiesfrom 0.08 W/cm
Electric Heaters 2 (0.5 W/in
2 ) to 0.59 W/cm
2 (3.8 W/in
2 )•Typical maximum immersion wattdensities from 0.62 W/cm
2 (4.0 W/in
2 )to 9.30 W/cm
2 (60 W/in
2 )•Maximum operating temperatures to220°C (428°F) •Medical• Battery heating•Analytical• Foodservice •Aerospace• Transportation•Freeze protection• Semiconductor• Any heated part application requiring aflexible shape Applications Radiant Heaters With Watlow’s diverse RAYMAX
® heater line, we have a solution for almost anyapplication requiring radiant heat. Our capabilities cover a wide range of needs, from contamination-resistant panel heaters to fast-responding quartztubes to rugged tubular elements and high temperature ceramic panels.Incoloy
® tubular, molded ceramic fiber, quartz tube and stainless steel emitterstrip sheath materials are available. Performance Capabilities •Typical maximum watt densities from 4.6 W/cm
2 (30 W/in
2 ) to 7.0 W/cm
2 (45 W/in
2 )•Maximum operating temperatures to 1095°C (2000°F) Applications •Thermoforming •Food warming •Paint and epoxy curing•Heat treating •High temperature furnaces•Tempering and annealing processes
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