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

Important Safety and Performance Precautions When Using Electric Heating Elements

The safety and performance of electric heating elements is dependent upon the user's proper handling, installation, control, applicatio...

Understanding Vacuum

At sea level, the earth's atmosphere exerts a standard pressure upon us of 14.7 pounds per square inch absolute (PSIA), or 29.92"...

BCE In-house Heater and Feedthrough Machining Capabilities

BCE , a California manufacturer of electric heating elements and vacuum feedthroughs , has extensive in-house machining capabilities provid...

MEGA CLEAN FLOW Heater: Minimizing Toxic Emissions for Cogeneration

BACKGROUND Using a small (~25HP) lean burn natural gas motor for cogeneration, our customer wanted to mitigate toxic emissions on the ex...

Vacuum Feedthroughs the Way You Want Them

Equipment manufacturers and scientific researchers are continually challenged with supplying power, fiber-optic, control, and monitor...

Basic Wattage Requirement Calculations for Metals, Non-metals, and Gases

Accurately heating various materials such as metals, non-metals, liquids and gases is complex. There are many variables to consider. Mater...

Epoxy-based Feedthroughs Provide Design Flexibility, Rapid Prototyping and Cost Savings

Multi-conductor, flanged feedthrough . The point of view that epoxy-based feedthroughs are inferior to glass-to-metal feedthroughs in te...

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