Uniform Warming

A novel, thick-film heating element technology has been engineered to create a heat source that offers a uniform temperature gradient across the element surface, reduced heat-up and cool down cycles while maintaining a cost benefit over conventional heating element technologies. Datec Coating Corp, Mississauga Ontario, developed a thick-film technology using its method for developing ceramic coatings. In the Datec process, a ceramic coating is applied to a mica insulation board, and then fired at a temperature as low as 350 Degrees Celsius to form a heating element. The composite sol-gel coating process is an innovative method developed and patented by Datec. The mica heater has a more uniform temperature over the entire surface producing more distributed, even heating. The Datec process that utilizes new ceramic coating technology has been proven as a commercially viable, cost-effective alternative to conventional, heating-element designs.