Heater elements are the heating components within all electric heaters. With critical applications in residential, commercial and industrial process applications, heater elements are manufactured in a variety of materials and configurations. Heater elements are capable of providing heat from room temperature up to over 1300° F.
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Hotwatt, Inc.Danvers, MA 978-777-0070 Hotwatt manufactures a complete line of heater elements for a wide range of uses. We offer a broad product line from electric to cartridge and countless other systems as well. For those difficult applications, custom products are also available. At Hotwatt, we have been creating elements for sixty years; let us put our expertise to work for you. Call today for a quote on you next project.
Detroit Radiant Products CompanyWarren, MI 800-222-1100 Since 1955, Detroit Radiant Products has been a premier heater elements manufacturer. We offer an extensive line of products so that every need can be easily met. Our Re-Verber-Ray® line is the most trusted infrared system worldwide and offers a variety of indoor and outdoor applications. We are committed to providing quality products! For more information, visit our website or call today!
Thermal DevicesMt. Airy, MD 800-282-9100 From air to circulation heaters, whether you are looking for band, or coil heaters, Thermal Devices is the place to go. Specializing in the sale and application of heater elements and accessories, our team can meet your needs from our wide range of readily available styles and designs. Call us today with your questions, or visit our website to order online.
Solaronics, Inc.Rochester, MI 800-223-5335 Our leading gas-fired heaters offer complete solutions for industrial, recreational and commercial buildings. For over 40 years, Solaronics, a heater elements manufacturer and OEM supplier, has offered products that are preferred by architects, engineers, HVAC contractors and building owners when constructing or renovating. Choose from tube, radiant gas, outdoor and more.
Intek CorporationUnion, MO 800-387-8559 For continuous process manufacturing, Intek Corporation is the answer when it comes to industrial ovens, heater elements and flash dryers. In addition to Intek`s patented electric infrared products, flat panel and other variations are available. Over thirty years of experience and customized design ensures that every customer's individual needs are met.
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Heater elements are widely used, as most appliances that require heat to perform their processes use a heater element of one kind or another. In fact, ovens, clothes dryers, water heaters, electric furnaces and other industrial, commercial and consumer appliances use heater elements extensively. Industrial processes use heating elements in countless process heating applications in various types of industrial electric heaters. In addition, radiating types of heater elements such as immersion heater elements, quartz heater elements and infrared heater elements are used to heat liquid or air in industrial ovens, storage tank heating, pressure vessel heating, steam generation, boilers, water treatment facilities and many other applications. Some of the more common types of heater elements include tubular heater elements, ceramic heater elements and heater coils.
Heater elements within electric heaters are mainly composed of three elements: an insulating core, a heat conductive coil wrapped around the insulation and an encasing sheath made from stainless steel, aluminum, nickel or iron. Insulating cores are necessary in most types of electric heaters to retain and absorb electrical energy so that it might be released as heat energy by surrounding coils or materials. Coiled wire heater elements, such as those used as household dryer heating elements, have no insulating core but transfer heat directly to the air through blown convection. In higher heat applications, cores are responsible for converting electrical energy into heat energy and are heating elements' major component. Heater element cores are generally made from either NiChrome, a high resistance 80% nickel 20% chromium compound, or from a Positive Thermal Coefficient ceramic, which is a highly heat resistant barium titanate/lead titanate composite. Ceramics and NiChrome are by far the most common insulation materials, although various heater elements may use mineral insulation such as magnesium oxide, mica or fiberglass, depending on the heater's application requirements.
