Micanite is a kind of insulation paper which is impregnated with a heat resistant binder and afterwards pressed in several shifts under heat and high pressure to plates. This material is heat resistant up to 350 °C, as special construction (Phlogopit) up to 450 °C, and is used for the wire wound formers as well as for the encapsulating cover plates of mica surface heaters. Because of the typical "sandwich"-construction of Micanite Flat Heating Elements and their high watt density it is necessary to use a platen to press the mica heater onto the surface to be heated. Established on the market for round Flat Heating Elements are some standard dimensions (Ø 58 / Ø 65 / Ø 80 / Ø 100 / Ø 160 / Ø 260 mm). But normally Micanite Surface Heating Elements are constructed on customer's request. Mica heaters can be metal sheathed for higher mechanical stability. This makes the heater flexible, so that it is also possible to build a band heater.
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Heating bands are the ideal solution for the heating of tubes an cylinders. Mica band heaters, frequently used as nozzle heaters, are made with a plastic-tight stainless steel casing. Such mica heating bands are in many dimension available from stock. The Ceramic heating band type is suitable specially for applications with high watt density and therefore for higher temperatures. Ceramic band heaters, also known as ceramic ring heaters or cylindrical ceramic sectional heaters, are attached to the contact surface by means of a clamping mechanism. A preferred field of use for ceramic band heaters is the heating of plasticising cylinders, bushings and nozzles of injection moulding machines and screw barrels of extrusion machines. For thermal optimization and process control ceramic band heaters can also be offered with insulation jackets or air cooling.
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Advantages of Heating Plates with Square Cartridge Heaters: -> Simple plate manufacture due to rectangular groove geometry, no deep-hole boring -> Simple heater installation by bending and pressing along the plate surface -> Complex plate geometries with bores and openings -> Optimal heat transfer due to 75% surface contact -> No casting with heat conductive compound -> Uniform temperature profiles due to thermally optimized groove layouts/power distribution and utilization of insulation plates -> high process temperatures (up to 450°C in aluminium, up to 700°C in stainless steel) Example "Heated Stamp": D=100 mm out of tempered tool steel up to max. 700°C continuous temperature. Fitted with 2 Square Cartridge Heaters 1500 W/ 230 V, 4,5 x 4,5 mm x 600 mm, with 50 mm unheated at the termination end. Annealed and formable with a nickel sheath, resistant up to 850°C surface temperature. Connection by fibreglass insulated pure nickel high-temperature leads (max. 500°C)
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We can offer flexible heating elements manufactured from three different insulation materials: silicone, polyimide (Kapton) or polyester. Each of these materials possess different properties which make them suitable for diverse applications. Silicone heaters can also be produced in very large sizes, whereas polyimide is significantly thinner and polyester unbeatable in price when it comes to high quantities. All three of them are bespoke products made according to your needs, so within the bounds of what is technically feasible you as the customer can determine almost every feature of your heater. This can include; voltage, wattage, dimensions, shape, sensors, leads, plus much more. Due to their low thermal mass flexible polymer insulated heaters distinguish themselves by a very short response time and excellent controllability.
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HotMicroCoils have an exceptional capacity for being shaped - even in three dimensions. Many special winding patterns and geometries apart from the purely cylindrical are thus possible, allowing heating close to the contours of all manner of surfaces. Applications include hot runner manifolds, heating plates and hot die stamps. The shaped heating elements thus obtained can be used in two principal ways: either placed over the surface to be heated (firmly bonded by soldering, force-fitted, pressed or otherwise appropriately joined) or pressed into a positive fit in grooves in the surface to be heated. The second of these alternatives is also becoming more widely accepted in plastics processing, as it offers the best heat transfer because the heating area is the greatest (see also Freek Heat Transfer System). Since not all our customers have the necessary equipment and experience to press the HotMicroCoil elements into the contours of the surfaces, Freek also offers this as a service.
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