The Thermal System and Vacuum Feedthrough Blog

An instructional blog about specialized electric heating elements and vacuum feedthroughs for the OEM, analytical, semiconductor, aerospace, pharmaceutical, chemical, water, environmental, food processing, and alternative energy markets. Please feel free to contact us at (510) 274-1990 with any questions. BCEmfg.com

2-Wire and 4-Wire Transmitters and Control Loops

Digital Meters Industrial process control transmitters commonly provide analog signals, such as 4-20 milliamps (mA), 1-5 volts DC, and ...

Industrial Electric Immersion Heaters

Screw plug and flanged immersion heaters (courtesy of Durex ) Electric immersion heaters are used in a myriad of industrial applicati...

Custom Electric Heaters for Unique Thermal Systems Require the Right Thermal System Partner

OEMs in the analytical, semiconductor, biomedical, life-science, food service and environmental industries continually design new pieces of ...

Aluminum Nitride Ceramic Heaters Open Doors to Better Machine Design

Aluminum Ceramic Heaters (Courtesy of Durex ) Aluminum Nitride (AlN) Ceramic heaters are a relatively new entry in the very high watt de...

Mass Flow Controller Calibration, Accuracy Check and Maintenance Solution

An innovative solution to solving the high cost and downtime caused when servicing mass flow controllers (MFC's).

Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

Typical Modular PLC Programmable logic controls, or PLC's , are used for plant automation and control. The PLC is a specialized, ind...

Basic Concepts of PID Control

PID control loop diagram ( courtesy of Wikipedia ) PID is short for "proportional plus integral and derivative control", th...

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