Min. Order: 50
Silicone Rubber Heater
Silicone rubber heaters can contain etched foil element. Silicone rubber heaters
can be bonded to a heat sink with pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA), RTV or factory
vulcanized to a heat sink. We recommend vulcanization as it requires no adhesive
and the bond has the temperature capability of the silicone rubber itself.
It is inexpensive and provides a highly reliable way of mounting a flexible heater.
Silicone rubber heaters with etched foil circuit elements begin as sheets of a metallic
foil and silicone rubber laminate. Several different material types can be
utilized again depending on the heater resistance. Because the etched circuit
element is flat foil, the element itself can cover up to 85% of the heater area.
1. Features:
* Better choice for high watt density heaters (those over 6 watts per sq. in.); can
also be used for watt densities less than 6W
* Excellent choice for heaters that require multi-zoned wattages or heaters that
have many holes and/or cutouts
* May provide an economic advantage for high volume applications
* Offers excellent circuit repeatability
* Relatively expensive for single short run orders due to initial one time artwork
and steel rule cutting die charges
* May not be suitable for some high resistance heaters

2. Specifications:

3. How to order:
Determine width, length, volts and watts. Specify PSAS if needed. For made-to-order
heaters, please provide the following:
* Quantity
* Size (dimensions)
* Voltage
* Wattage/watt density
* Operating temperature
* Options, such as holes, PSAS
* Will the heater be subject to flexing

BEEHE manufactures a variety of flexible heaters including silicone rubber heaters,
drum heaters, polyimide heaters PET heaters and flexible mica heaters. For more
information about flexible heaters, please contact our sales engineer.