invest in custom heaters. The ideal installation will benefit specific productions to prevent possible breakdowns and unnecessary renovation.
Custom flexible heaters transform energy into thermal energy in a system. The most vital components in custom heating are heating elements. There’s no custom heater without heating elements because they enhance efficiency and save money and time.
This guide will teach you how a custom heater works and why you need one for your particular application. Keep reading to the end.
How Does a Custom Heater Work?
Flexible heaters are the most reliable and effective type of industrial heating often used in a specific industrial setting. Typical applications include specific and general industrial settings like food service equipment, lab equipment, incubators, credit card scanners, and automotive. The high accessibility of custom heaters is proof that the heating system does its intended function without failure. They come in different materials to match the requirements of the application and client. Common materials include:- Polyester heater,
- Silicon rubber heater, and
- Kapton heater.
How does it work?
The process itself is very straightforward. The flexibility of the film heaters enables taking any shape of the surface when used inside or outside products. Usually, this flexibility delivers adequate heat for a particular application and in a specific area without compromising any function. The flexible heating elements work on the principle of temperature control to ensure the heat needed is enough to prevent damaging the application, circuitry, or heater materials. Nonetheless, the control system differs from how the heater is customized and priced. The control system also works using the following:- Thermostat: This temperature sensor monitors and controls the amount of heat around the silicon heater. It senses heat through the line and ambient sensing. The thermostat uses a bimetallic strip to connect the electrical circuit and the heating system. The heater turns on when electricity passes through the strip, making one metal piece bend. The heater shuts down, i.e. turns off, when bending is too much.
- Thermistor: This is a temperature sensor, also known as a thermal resistive resistor. A thermistor provides higher resistance levels than the conductor and lower resistance than the insulator. The function of a thermistor decreases when the temperature increases. The controllers in the flexible heaters pick the thermistor resistance and adjust it according to the set point. Plus, the thermistor material will detect and control the temperature curve.
On/Off Switching
This is the most basic type of custom temperature control. When the temperature is below the desired point, you switch it on and allow it to stay that way until it reaches the set point; then, it goes off. However, this control system is unstable. The on-and-off cycle fluctuates depending on the rise and fall of the temperature.Proportional Controller
Usually, the proportional controller lowers the power of the flexible Kapton heater when it gets to the set point. Because there’ll be remaining heat in the heater’s wire or etched foil heating, this controller will use the low energy output to push the flexible heater to the desired set point. Several proportional controllers use a timed system where the on/off switching wavers. Still, this controller can slightly allow the temperature to pass the set point.Proportional Integral Derivative Controller
This advanced control system uses an advanced digital algorithm to prevent the dropping and wavering of the on/off switching. PIDs feature regulating methods for ideal control. The sensors can make particular decisions using factors besides temperature feedback.Why Do You Need A Custom Heater?
Hi-heat heaters are the perfect investment for your industrial processes. Here’s how custom heaters can benefit your facility;- Efficiency
- Control
- Design
- Easy Specialized Processes
- Works Better Than Standard Equipment
- Lifespan
- Long-Term Investment