Kapton Polyimide Heaters

Hi-Heat Industries Custom Etched Foil Kapton®/Polyimide Heaters

Kapton® heaters have a thin, lightweight design – 0.005″ thick – which allows close thermal contact for maximum heating efficiency, and permits close adaptation to the contours of the part. These low thermal mass heaters have a quick response. Polyimide’s properties and the moisture resistant construction make these heating elements the preferable product in high humidity areas, in wash down zones, and in applications requiring repeated sterilizations. Hi-Heat Industries designs these heaters with distributed wattages, eliminating edge loss compensation. Superior heat transfer and exceptionally uniform heat output result in a faster warm-up cycle and longer life. Polyimide has more than 40 years of proven performance as the flexible material of choice in applications involving high, 200°C (392°F), and very low, -195°C (-319°F), temperatures. Kapton is a lightweight flexible film that maintains outstanding mechanical, chemical and electrical properties over extreme temperature ranges.

Watlow Polyimide / Etched Foil Heaters

Polyimide (Kapton®) is a thin, lightweight organic polymer film which provides excellent tensile strength, tear resistance and dimensional stability. This heater is ideal for applications requiring low outgassing in a vacuum, or resistance to radiation, fungus and chemicals. Polyimide is also solvent resistant.

• For operating environments as low as -319°F (-195°C), heater temperature as high as 392°F (200°C)
• Watt densities up to 50 W/in2 (7.75 W/cm2)
• UR® and C-UR® recognitions

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