Plate heating element

infrared

Supplying polythene films for packaging, lamination, construction, and pipe wrapping applications, Mid South Extrusion has an impressive stake in providing film for the agricultural, medical, and industrial films markets. Following the announcement of the expansion of their current production facilities, MSE are now targeting new markets and customers in the food packaging sector. In order to maintain their service and commitment to the flexible packaging industry, they needed to enhance their manufacturing and production structure. Once MSE had made the decision to explore the infrared heat option fully, they contacted Southern Heat, a long-time supplier and friend of the company. SH acted as a sales representative between MSE and our North American distributor, Weco International to give them the help they needed. After discussions with Weco about MSE’s heat transfer problem, and following a detailed proposal, Ceramicx designed the full mechanical and electrical system specifications and production drawings. Once approved by MSE, we scheduled production to start as soon as possible. A key part of our recommendation was that their machinery should be fitted with arrays of industry standard ceramic, square hollow elements (SFEH). With a flat body, these particular elements have a much shorter heat up time, increased energy efficiency, and have the ability to produce a diffused, radiant output-to-target distance. The order for this MSE project was entirely bespoke. Beyond designing the functional system specs and production drawings, the ceramic heat elements and steel projectors had custom variations, specific to their machinery, for all dimensions and fixings.