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IQS Newsroom Featured Profile: Thermal Devices, Inc.

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Amy Harris

Approaching its 50th year in the industrial heating business, Thermal Devices, Inc. is an experienced provider of temperature sensors, temperature controls and electric heaters to manufacturing companies. Unlike many supply companies offering a list of products without the technical knowledge to back it up, the team at Thermal Devices, Inc. actually specializes in the application of its heating products. The customers can rest assured knowing the proposed solutions for their heating needs are coming from knowledgeable and trained personnel. The company is well qualified to recommend, supply and service its range of industrial heaters and motor control products from leading manufacturers. Continue reading →

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Proposed Code Change Could Devastate Vital Electric Resistance Heating Industry

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Breana Cronk

Recently, a proposal has been made to alter and modify the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). Adopted by 42 states within the U.S. alone, the code is designed to encourage energy conservation and limit the use of inefficient products and resources so as to preserve resources and provide economic stability and viability for all energy applications. While annual revisions allow the code to develop along with ever evolving technology, this particular change takes a step back. Though the intention may be to conserve energy and promote stability and safety in commercial, industrial and even residential settings, this particular proposal may actually eliminate a quiet, environmentally friendly and highly efficient source of heating, namely electrical resistance heating. Continue reading →

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Advanced Ceramic (AlN) Heaters For Semiconductor Backend Packaging Applications

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Todd Halt

As electronic devices become increasingly smaller, lighter, thinner and more powerful, the demand for more precise and faster packaging technology has increased. Despite the difference in various packages available in the industry, the technology of packaging processes share common steps. In general, these steps include: die preparation, die attach, wire bonding and encapsulation. Among these steps, die attach is one of the most challenging processes, as it involves material compatibility, placement and dispensing accuracy, precision process temperature profile and a short cycle time… Continue reading →

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Safety Comes First When Using Electric Heaters

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Todd Halt

We rely on electric heaters to warm our homes, offices, water and food, and manufacturers depend on electric heating for numerous industrial processes, such as plastic and rubber injection molding, packaging heat sealing and die casting. All electric heater appliances contain some form of heating element that acts as a resistor to convert the energy of an electrical current into heat. The heater can be as simple as the resistor welded or brazed into a metal flange or plug that contains an electrical terminal, or a number of resistors could be bundled together inside a larger unit. Due to the obvious hazards of bodily burns and fire damage, proper precautions need to be taken when using any kind of electric heater… Continue reading →

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Ceramic Heaters – A New Place to Find Watts

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Rebekah Fuller

The desire by engineers to make it ‘small yet powerful’ drives component manufacturers to scratch that itch. In our world of resistance heating products, this now manifests itself in innovative new approaches such as the subject of this article – advanced ceramic heating technologies… Continue reading →

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