Application
Heating elements for plastics & rubber
Injection molds, hot-runner manifolds, extrusion dies, press platens and hopper dryers across the molding shop.
What usually goes wrong
Bore fit. A cartridge in a worn or oversized bore sits in an insulating air gap and burns out at a fraction of its rated life, no matter what the datasheet says.
Typically specified
What this sector orders
- High density cartridge heaters
- Threaded cartridges
- Blast drying ovens
Relevant families
Every application in this sector still comes down to the same six inputs — medium, temperature, watt density, sheath alloy, mounting and supply. Send those and we will size against them rather than guess from the part number.
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Suggested series
Where most people start
JGD-HTo drawingHigh Watt Density Cartridge Heater
Swaged construction for hot runners, dies and platens
- Max temp
- 1382 °F
- Power
- 0.05–3 kW
- Part numbers
- 9
JGD-MTo drawingMedium & Low Density Cartridge Heater
Forgiving of bore fit, longer life in general fixtures
- Max temp
- 1022 °F
- Power
- 0.05–2 kW
- Part numbers
- 8
JGD-TTo drawingThreaded & Right-Angle Cartridge Heater
Screws into a tapped boss; exits sideways where clearance is short
- Max temp
- 1202 °F
- Power
- 0.05–2 kW
- Part numbers
- 8
JGGTo drawingElectric Steam Generator
3 to 45 kW packaged units at 220 V or 380 V, 50 Hz
- Max temp
- 356 °F
- Power
- 3–45 kW
- Part numbers
- 10
JGOTo drawingElectric Blast Drying Oven
Forced-convection drying and curing to 300 °C
- Max temp
- 572 °F
- Power
- 1–15 kW
- Part numbers
- 6
JGQTo drawingJGQ Tubular Air-Heating Element
Six bend geometries, 0.25–3.0 kW, 36 V to 380 V
- Max temp
- 572 °F
- Power
- 0.25–3 kW
- Part numbers
- 24