The Thermal Loop
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How Data Logging Can Optimize Your Heat Processing
Modern heat processing operations can gain a competitive edge by leveraging advanced data logging technologies. The blog post explores how integrated systems like Watlow's ASPYRE® DT, F4T®, and D4T™ enable real-time monitoring of critical parameters such as run times, process temperatures, and system performance variations. These insights allow for improved process control, reduced scrap and downtime, and compliance with stringent industry standards like Nadcap. This article also traces the evolutions form traditional strip chart recorders to today's sophisticated digital data loggers, emphasizing their compatibility with various sensors and their role in facilitating industry 4.0 initiatives through enhanced connectivity and data integretion.
Thermal Loop: An Introduction to the Unifying Concept Behind Watlow’s Products and Processes
For Watlow, the core concept is the thermal loop, which drives every product and project. This paper, the first in a series, focuses on the three foundational components of the thermal loop: heaters, sensors, and controllers. Understanding this concept will clarify how Watlow’s products, projects, and expertise fit into the bigger picture.
Thermal Loop Systems
Heat treatment processes are a crucial component of many manufacturing processes, and thermal loop solutions have become increasingly popular for achieving improved temperature control and consistent outcomes. But many OEMs are missing opportunities where thermal loop solutions offer more than just greater control. In this article, by Engineer Live Magazine, Peter Sherwin, and Thomas Rücker,explore the possibilities of thermal loop solutions.
Thermal System Integration: The Example of RMA PLUS™
Devices within a thermal system can have different requirements when it comes to connection interfaces and protocols. Here's how the RMA PLUS design can help and give you installation flexibility that works even with systems that are not formerly compatible.
Why ATS™ is the Heating, Sensing and Controlling Suite of Tomorrow
In the past, thermal systems always had tradeoffs that often made the “ideal” system out of reach. Whether budgetary concerns limit the number of temperature sensors, tight space requirements limit the number of zones or the technology limits how precise and accurate heating systems are, these systems are often born of compromise. Watlow’s Adaptive Thermal Systems® (ATS™) are designed to provide companies with the tools to build the heating systems they need without forcing compromises.
White Paper: Tackling Thermal System Complexity: The Promise of ATS™
The benefits of precise thermal control also come with an engineering challenge: Keeping the complexity of the system in check while addressing issues of thermal uniformity and system responsiveness. Adaptive Thermal Systems® (ATS™) is a suite of technologies designed to combine heating, sensing and control technologies to meet this challenge, and reduce the wiring and space requirements of diverse systems while improving real-time sensing, diagnostics and control.
Electric Heating Systems for Industrial Applications: When to Replace or Retrofit
Deciding whether to replace or retrofit electric heating systems in industrial applications can significantly impact performance, energy efficiency, and compliance. This blog utilities key factors to consider, such as system age, operating goals, compliance standards, and space or temperature requirements, to help manufacturers, OEMs and engineers make informed decisions. It also guides readers through selecting the right type of heater based on applications needs, from material type to ambient conditions.
Use Smart Power Control to Improve Temperature Control
Power controllers are available in conventional or smart variants. Smart controllers are devices that enhance conventional capabilities and designs. These are made to resolve new challenges that may occur within an advanced control system. Continue reading.