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Engineering Services
As you engage Nexthermal our goal is that you conclude we are:
Approachable — Welcoming discussion, highly interested in the details of your
application. Sincerely committed to helping you succeed.
Dynamic — Responding with a sense of urgency, proactively anticipating and
planning for challenges, demonstrating agility that incorporates your input and
experience to accelerate the best solution.
Knowledgeable — Our application experience, ability to understand
your process, generating market driven solutions should lead you to
clearly see that Nexthermal is your heat management expert.
International — United States roots with a global reach. With customers and
strategic partners worldwide Nexthermal has the resources to generate the right
solution to you delivering world class benefits well beyond your investment in our
products and services.
Our History
• 1986 - Hotset Corporation established in Battle Creek, Michigan as a separate entity and strategic partner to Hotset GmbH
• 1991 - Initial cartridge heater produced
• 1998 - U.S. coil heater production launched
• 2003 - Production facility expanded
• 2004 - Heater based assemblies unveiled
• 2007 - Manufacturing in Bangalore, India - Introduced anti-seize coating and highly moisture resistant coil heater head
• 2008 - Selected as the exclusive Elstein marketing agent in the United States
- Engineering Services Team Created
• 2009 - Hotflow circulation heater invented, targeting electric vehicle, medical and food production markets
• 2010 - Renamed Nexthermal to emphasize commitment to heat management solutions worldwide. Location, manufacturing facilities and staff remain the same.
- Introduced eheat, energy efficient cartridge heaters
Let us be your R&D!
If heat is essential to your process, systematic heat management thinking and development is key to your competitive edge. Nexthermal is committed to make our best resources – people, tools, testing, and facilities – available to accelerate your success. Your R&D department just cost effectively extended it’s capabilities.
Typical Product Development Cycle
Idea Design Prototype Testing Analysis
Iteration for each learning phase, multiple expenses of prototypes and testing for each design
Design modificationfor each learning phase
Product Development with CAE
Idea Design Design Analysis
Prototype
Verification
Design modification
Lower risk of final testing not meeting customers needs
Quality as a Foundation
• Certified ISO 2001: 2008 standard• In 2001, Nexthermal was the first electric
heater manufacturer in the world to become certified under ISO 2001: 2000 standard
• All outgoing product is 100% checked for safety, performance and fit metrics
• All raw materials are checked with traceable certificate to prove acceptance
• All customer returns are diagnosed for root cause, regardless of cost
Materials and Construction
• Materials• Stainless steel 321 vs. 316
• Ti content resists intergranular corrosion at higher temperatures
• Heat treated in special atmospheric oven to realign grain structure for flexibility
• High purity MgO reduces electrical leakage and improves safety
• Further processed by Nexthermal for performance• Heat treated resistance wire to provide long life
• Construction• Highly compacted, improves heat transfer - better
heater life• Unique assembly process controls wire position after
forming• Controlled heat pattern
• Welded electrical connections provide cleanest signal
Coil Heater
• ‘Other’ Heater- note the twist in the resistance wire
• Poor heat management = Poor system efficiency
Coil Heater
• X-ray sample of our coil heater showing resistance wire placement
• Improved performance and improved heat transfer efficiency
Nozzle Design for Optimal Heat Transfer
• Nozzle diameter tolerance for good heat transfer (important for heater ID)
• Minimum heat loss with adequate wattage distribution to offset
• Tip geometry to limit heat loss but engineered to prevent drool (correct design of contact and sealing surface)
• Minimum clearance from OD of heater to bore
Pressed in Brass vs. Reflection Sheath
Note the reflection tube pushes the heat into the tool-Less heat loss = more heat transfer to application (~15-20% reduction in watts needed)- Lower duty cycle = Higher efficiency
Pressed in Brass Pressed in Brass with reflection
Nozzle Design Optimal Heat Transfer
• Nozzle diameter tolerance for good heat transfer (important for heater ID)
• Minimum heat loss with adequate wattage distribution to offset
• Tip geometry to limit heat loss but engineered to prevent drool (correct design of contact and sealing surface)
• Minimum clearance from OD of heater to bore
Effect of Additional Windings
Uniform heat – but not needed – Waste of energy, breakdown of plastic resin (FLIR photo)
Nozzle Profile without Reflection Tube
Good heat profile, but open coils allow heat loss
Thick Film Heater (competitor)
Too much heat in the center, not efficient
Injection Nozzle Profiling with Reflection Tube
• Good heat profile
• Wattage reduced by 20%
• Higher efficiency
• Lower scrap
Innovative Solutions
HotFlowModular Circulation Heater
By managing the fluid path and heat transfer area, we developed a high thermal efficiency fluid heater that outperforms standard immersion heater designs
HotFlow - Improving Electric Vehicle Battery Performance and
Life
Hole Punch Heater
Due to the way standard cartridge heaters are used, heat is being created at exactly the wrong place for the application need
• Using a replaceable mini coil on a replaceable tool
• Tool wear is independent of heater, replace only when needed
• Heat is focused into the tool
Coated Heater
• Benefits of Anti-Seize Coating• Reduced cost due to faster replacement, minimum tool
damage and rework time• Quick, easy removal of heater after burn out• Improved heat transfer due to special composition• Special compound acts as a corrosion barrier• Protects the heater bore from galling
Energy Saving
•Reduces amount of energy to meet temperature set point by 24.3%
•Replaces SS321 heater sheath with a highly thermally conductive alloy
• SS321 = 16 – 22W/mK• New alloy = 159 W/mK• 622% improvement in
rate of thermal transfer from heater to jaw
•Capable of a sustained 600o F operating temperature
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Improving versatility and use of existing product
• Using a Ø3.2mm (0.125”), Ø1.8mm or a Ø1.4mm tubular heater form around heat loss areas
• Only heat the need
Mini ManifoldForm in Place Heater
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PCR (Polymerase chain reaction) Block
PCR Well Heating System
In House Lab Services
• Prototype services for custom design, validation and development
• Test services for temperature profiling, reliability/performance testing and other applications with minimum engineering charge
Computer Aided Engineering
• Opportunity:• Work as a design partner to show effects of heat transfer
• Pictures create understanding, and choices
• In its simplest terms, design analysis is a software technology for simulating physical behavior of a product.
• Will it break?
• Will it deform?
• Will it get too hot?
• Where are the system inefficiencies and how to best address them
• Current market:• Limited design support with other suppliers
• Costly for FEA support
TC to Heater RelationshipMaterial Thickness Relationship
• With proper material thickness, heat will be distributed over the application better.
• Thermocouple will read an accurate temperature, prevent overshoot
Types of Analysis
• Steady-state and transient thermal analysis• Linear and Contact stress analysis
• Static• Drop test• Fatigue
• Frequency model analysis• Buckling analysis• Pressure - flow analysis• Design Optimization
Plate with Coil Heater (working surface shown)
Higher temperatures demand a higher class of fit to the application to reduce the radiation losses from the heater
Note shadow effect behind
bolt hole
Hot due to thicker section
8 cartridge heaters
Plate designStandard heater power in each location
Reduced temperature
variance, further
improvement possible
with distributed
wattage
Plate designStaggered heater power, without internal wattage distribution
Packaging Jawwithout wattage distribution
66% of jaw face within 6°F
Packaging Jawwith wattage distribution
86% of jaw face within 6°F
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