This section provides an overview for cable heaters as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 24 cable heater manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked cable heater companies as of September, 2024: 1.Calorique LLC, 2.Zoppas Industries, 3.Omega Engineering, Inc..
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Cable heaters are flexible heating devices made by covering heating wires with insulating material. The use of flexible insulation allows the cable to be easily bent and stretched, making it suitable for wrapping around pipes and tanks.
The insulator used in cable heaters is resistant to water and chemicals. Since the power output per unit length is consistent, cable heaters can be cut on site to fit the shape of the object they are wrapped around and can also be layered for increased heating effect.
Cable heaters are commonly used in industrial settings and scientific experiments to maintain temperature. They are also effective in preventing the freezing of water pipes in cold climates.
Due to their flexibility, cable heaters can be efficiently wrapped around tanks and pipes, ensuring close contact and even heating. For example, wrapping a cable heater around the lower third of a large tank can create convection currents, facilitating natural agitation and uniform heating.
With the heating element insulated, there is no risk of sparking, making it safe even when the cables overlap.
Cable heaters typically feature a semiconductor heating element with self-regulating temperature control. The element is designed to adjust its heating output based on its temperature change, increasing output when cool and decreasing when hot, thereby maintaining a consistent temperature without the need for an external thermostat.
These heaters are generally designed for use with standard 100 V or 200 V power sources, and the heat output is selected based on the specific application. The use of a ground-fault circuit breaker is essential for safety. In applications like freeze protection, selecting the right cable heater to prevent overcurrent at the melting point is crucial.
It’s important to be aware that cable heaters, especially non-explosion-proof types, are not suitable for environments with organic solvents or excessive dust. For such hazardous areas, cables that meet explosion-proof electrical equipment standards are required.
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OMEGA Engineering Inc., founded in Norwalk, CT, in 1962 is a manufacturer of products used to measure temperature and humidity, flow and level, and pressure. The company's product portfolio includes thermocouple probes and assemblies, pressure gauges and switches, and air velocity measurement systems, wireless systems and portable optic sensors. The company serves markets including Automotive and Electric Vehicles, Renewable Energy and Energy Storage and Electronics and IT Infrastructure. The company also offers customer services that include support, custom research projects and customized services.
MDC Precision is a manufacturer of precision components since 1975 and is headquartered in Hayward, California with additional Pflugerville, TX, Sarasota Florida, Lyon, France, Milton Keynes, UK, and Vietnam. Its product portfolio includes viewports & glass components, electrical feedthroughs, vacuum flanges, roughing components, and vacuum valves such as hybrid adapters, elbows, watercooled clamps, flexible couplings, and crosses. They have fulfilled the ISO 9001:2015 certification and their products are used in life science & medical, semiconductor manufacturing, aerospace, food processing, and research sectors.
Duratherm Processing Inc., based in St. Charles, Illinois, was founded in 1987 and is a manufacturer of cable heaters, runnerless mold components, cartridge heaters, and temperature sensors. The company's offerings include heaters, controllers, sensors, and accessories for plastics, food, industrial, chemical, and laboratory applications. Duratherm has production equipment and capabilities such as laser marking, CNC laser welding, and laser cutting, enabling it to produce standard and customized heating and sensing components.
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co. was established in 1922 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri as a manufacturer and designer of heating solutions. Their product portfolio includes electric resistive heaters, temperature sensors, temperature and power controllers, and supporting software. The industrial technology and thermal products offered by the company are crucial components in optimising thermal performance, decreasing design time, and improving the efficiency of products and applications. The company's sales offices span 16 countries, serving diverse industries like semiconductor processing, energy processes, environmental chambers, diesel emissions, and foodservice equipment, among others.
Calorique LLC, founded in 1980, and located in West Wareham, Massachusetts, is a manufacturer of radiant heating solutions. Its product line includes floor/ceiling heat, seedlings, reptile heating, industrial tank, and exterior deicing, which serves in industries such as agricultural, medical, and military. Its products are used for applications ranging from maintaining comfortable temperatures in buildings to nurturing plant growth, providing warmth for reptiles, heating industrial tanks, and preventing ice buildup on outdoor surfaces.
LGM, Ltd. began operations in May, 1985 and is headquartered in Maiden, North Carolina. The ISO 9001:2015 certified company is a manufacturer of custom rope and wire products, operating as a division of Jelliff Corporation. The company’s 2 primary product lines are custom rope heaters and custom wound ignition core. Flexible rope wire, often known as rope heater, can be made in resistance ranging from 5 ohm to 1500 ohms per foot and using alloys including stainless steel, copper, and nickel. Custom wire options included primary and secondary spring types, materials used, and spring end types.
Tempco is based in Wood Dale, Illinois and has been in business since 1972. Tempco is a manufacturer of many types of heating elements and thermocouples with design variations. Tempco is ISO 9001:2015 certified. Temco’s electric heaters and elements include band heaters, cartridge heaters, cast-in heaters, ceramic fiber heaters, coil and cable heaters, drum heaters, enclosure heaters, flexible heaters, heat trace cable, heated hose and tubing, infrared heaters, process heaters, shroud systems, strip heaters, tank heaters, and tubular heaters. Tempco also sells various application accessories and wiring accessories.
L.A. Woolley Electric, Inc. (L.A. Woolley) was founded in Buffalo, New York in 1916 as a supply distributor to serve the industrial and commercial marketplace. The company offers products from such manufacturers as Acme, Mersen, Pass & Seymor, and Wago. The company specializes in control and panel board products, transformers, terminal blocks, wiring accessories, as well as hazardous location products. The company's in-house sales team also support customers in selecting, ordering, and receiving the correct order.
eltherm GmbH, a company founded in 1991 and headquartered in Burbach, Germany, is a manufacturer of electrical heat tracing products and solutions. The company specializes in providing a range of heating cables, control systems, and accessories for industrial applications. Its products are utilized for temperature maintenance and frost protection in diverse industries such as oil and gas, chemical, and power generation. Holding ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications, the company ensures adherence to industrial quality standards and environmental standards. It also covers projects in large-scale plant construction in the field of renewable energies.
Hotset GmbH, established in 1973 and headquartered in Lüdenscheid, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, is a manufacturer and distributor of thermal engineering products. The company offers thermosensors, temperature control systems, electric coil heaters, hot runner nozzle heating elements, tubular heating elements, and flexible custom temperature control systems. Its products cater to various sectors including plastics processing, tool making, food, and medical technology. Certified under DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, the company also holds UL, CSA, and VDE certifications, ensuring quality and compliance in its product lines.
Heatfor S.R.L, established in 2013 and headquartered in Brugnera, Italy, is a manufacturer of electric heating elements, equipment, and systems. The company’s products include constant power cables, self-regulating cartridges, and cabinet heaters, which are suitable for industrial applications requiring electric heating solutions. These products find applications across food professional service, vending, and medical equipment industries. It offers monoexit cables, flexible silicone heaters, and cabinet heaters for food service and vending. In air conditioning, its offerings include crankcase heaters, Kapton flexible heaters, and more. The company’s products are also used for transportation with flexible silicone heaters and heating wires.
Zoppas Industries, established in 1963 and headquartered in Vittorio Veneto, Treviso, is a manufacturer specializing in designing and producing heating elements, complete heating systems, and thermal controls. The company develops heating products such as tubular heaters, cartridges, band heaters, etched foil, and thick film elements that cater for domestic and industrial applications across various sectors, including automotive, food service, process heating, HVAC, and medical. The company has branches in China, France, Italy, Mexico, and Germany.
Drexan Energy Systems (DES) is a Canadian manufacturer of trace heating systems established in 2008 and based in Kelowna, British Columbia. The company produces equipment for process temperature maintenance and freeze protection, such as self-regulating cables, electronic thermostats for use in hazardous locations, fixed temperature thermostats, and rain or snow sensors. DES primarily serves clients in the petrochemical, water and wastewater treatment, and food processing sectors. The company also offers additional system design, installation, and technical support services for unique customer projects.
MPI was founded in 1999 and is based in Toronto, Ontario. MPI is a designer, engineer, and manufacturer for heaters, sensors, controllers, relays, and other related products. MPI’s product categories include cartridge heaters, band heaters, strip heaters, coil & cable heaters, melt pressure products, drum heaters, heated hose, heater accessories, tubular heaters, immersion/process heaters, silicone/flexible heaters, thermocouples, RTDs, temperature controllers, linear transducers, cast-in heaters, mercury contractor relays, Watlow thermocouples/RTDs, and other products including various controllers and accessories.
VULCANIC, founded in 1973 and based in France, is a manufacturer of electrical heating and cooling systems for various industrial and commercial applications. The company's product line encompasses heating elements, screw immersion heaters, flow heaters, heating panels, and electrical industrial radiators, all of which play a critical role in industries such as aeronautics, oil & gas, marine, food & beverages, and petrochemical sectors. The company holds ISO9001:2015 quality management system certification and provides a range of services, including hardware and software implementation, temperature measurement, hydraulic design, automation, and communication protocols.
Thermon Group Holdings INC, founded in 1954 in Austin, Texas, USA is a manufacturer of industrial process heat solutions. The company is an independent design, manufacturing and support organisation and offers superior solutions for process heating, complete flow assurance, freeze protection, environmental monitoring and temperature maintenance solutions. The company also specializes in temporary power solutions and caters to diverse markets like chemical, oil, and gas, mining, industrial and transportation. Founded by Richard Burdick, the company is ISO-9001 certified and the products are available in Australia, Canada, Korea, China, India, Germany, France and the United Kingdom.
SHINWA VANES CO., LTD. founded on October 18, 1978, and located in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, is an ISO9001:2015 and ISO14001:2015 certified manufacturer and supplier of heating equipment and components for industrial heaters. The company's product range comprises Industrial heaters, Sensors, Special Materials, Control Panel Boards, and related products. These offerings are vital for various industrial applications needing efficient heating. They primarily serve sectors such as manufacturing, electronics, energy, and heavy machinery. Beyond its product manufacturing, the company is engaged in the design, and development, and offers commissioned manufacturing management of industrial heaters.
Kanthal AB was founded in 1931 and is a manufacturer and supplier of electric heating products based in Halstahammar, Vastmanland, Sweden. The company manufactures products such as electric air heaters, high temperature and resistance material, and customized electric heating equipment. The products are used in industries such as home appliance, automotive, and aluminum. The company also offers electrification services in the form of electric radiant heaters for customers. The company has invented and developed the electric resistanc alloy made of iron, chromium, and aluminum material.
Thorne & Derrick, founded in 1985 and headquartered in Chester-le-Street, United Kingdom, is a supplier of industrial and hazardous area electrical equipment. The company’s product line has duct seals, cable cleats, cable jointing tools, cable joints (LV, MV, HV), and push-pull tools used in power, renewable energy, construction, rail, mining, quarrying, and petrochemical sectors. The company provides technical recommendations, maintains a multi-million-pound stock holding, offers proactive technical support, and ensures a global supply of over 100,000 products from 100+ manufacturers.
Ranking as of September 2024
Derivation MethodRank | Company | Click Share |
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1 | VULCANIC |
6.8%
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2 | Calorique LLC |
6.8%
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3 | Zoppas Industries |
5.9%
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4 | Omega Engineering, Inc. |
5.9%
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5 | Guangdong Beichuang Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. |
5.1%
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6 | 2 EMME CLIMA S.r.l. |
5.1%
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7 | Winkler AG |
4.2%
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8 | Thorne & Derrick |
4.2%
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9 | eltherm GmbH |
4.2%
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10 | Hotset GmbH |
4.2%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the cable heater page as of September 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
Newly Established Company
Company with a History
*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
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8 | 53.3% |
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2 | 13.3% |
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2 | 13.3% |
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2 | 13.3% |
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1 | 6.7% |