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The Coefficient of Thermal Expansion and Your Heating System
Discover how mismatched thermal expansion in heating systems can lead to failure. Learn how Watlow helps optimize thermocouples and electric heaters for long-term performance reliability.
What is two-wire control?
Two-wire control offers design engineers several thermal process operational benefits, that can improve the efficiency of your thermal process and reduce complexity in your application.
Temperature and Process Controller Communication Protocols: A Key to Smarter Electric Heater Systems
Modern industrial controllers are integral to thermal systems operations, offering capabilities like monitoring, power switching, data logging, and enforcing safety limits. However, the diversity in c...
"Greening" Industry Through Innovative Process and Environmental Technologies
Explore how innovative technologies are solving specific problems that have barred progress to cleaner products and processes.
A Fresh Look at Accelerating Electrification and the Role that Thermal Plays
The goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement are now playing out, with companies and governments making drastic changes to hit its ambitious targets. Explore how innovative technologies have solved many cha...
Cut Time, Costs and Complexity With the Integrated Capabilities of an F4T® Controller
Eliminate much of the complexity and cost of having several devices to ensure continuous operations and efficient performance, with Watlow’s user-friendly F4T® temperature and process controller. L...
Electrification and Medium Voltage Process Heater Systems
Decarbonization efforts worldwide,led both by industry leaders and legislation, have increased efforts to shift fossil fuel use to renewables. One way many industrial o industrial organizations can em...
Are Traditional PID Controllers Still Good Enough? | Process & Temperature Control with Electric Heaters
Are traditional PID controllers still effective for modern temperature and process control? Discover how PID works, real-world use cases with electric heaters, limitations, and when to consider upgrad...
Ultimate Guide to RTD Sensors, Thermocouples, and Thermistors: Types, Applications and Temperature Ranges
Integrating sensors into the design and thinking about sensors early in the development process allows you to place the right sensors in the right location, and it’s not only a safety concern but can ...
Best Safety Practices for High-Limit Sensors
Heater systems have several safety controls built in to protect workers, devices and materials. High-limit sensors, or safety sensors, are one of these types of devices. Such sensors prevent runaway s...
Retrofitting Your Electric Process Heater
Multiple methods are available to customers when replacing an electric process heater, whether it was produced by Watlow® or someone else. This article is meant to provide a general summary of the pro...
How to Choose the Right Enclosure for Your Process Heater
There are several considerations to keep in mind when choosing an enclosure for your electric process heater. Whether your company is purchasing a process heater for the first time or trying to find a...