Mineral insulated heating cables are applied to heat up processes in different industries, such as the semiconductor industry, research institutes, automotive, aerospace, heat tracing, and many other high tech industries.
Industry | Advantages of MI heaters | Known Uses |
Aerospace | Can handle harsh environments, Small formed intricate geometries, Easy to braze | Drain tubes, Pitot tubes, Ion propulsion cathode heater |
Electronics | Small formed intricate geometries, Easy to braze | Small heating plates for soldering/brazing |
Semiconductor/Thin Film | Small formed intricate geometries, Easy to braze | Wafer heater, Small/medium formed heater arrays |
Research institutes | Small formed intricate geometries, Easy to braze, Can handle harsh environments | Battery testing, Fluid tank level indicators/heaters, Ion propulsion cathode heater, Isotope seperator |
Nuclear/powerplants | Small formed intricate geometries, Can handle harsh environments | Off-site fire detector testers |
Cryogenics | Small formed intricate geometries, Easy to braze | Cryopumps |
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