Cartridge Heaters

Backer Marathon Heater's offers several cartridge heater styles with options for applications up to 1600°F. Choose from one of our thousands of in stock cartridge heater models or let our engineers design a custom heater for your application.

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Band Heaters

When heating is required around a nozzle or a pipe, a band heater is the optimal solution for your heating needs. Our current band products are separated in two types: Mica Band Heaters and Starflex Band Heaters. Each type offers different temperature tolerances as well as flexibility and construction options.

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Coil Heaters

When highly focused heat is required and a very low profile is imperative, coil heaters are the best cost-effective option. Coil heaters may be used to concentrate the heat on specific segments or the coil may be spread to equalize the temperature across the object to be heated.

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Strip Heaters

Backer Marathon strip heaters are manufactured to your custom specifications. Mica Strip heaters offer a low profile option for applications of up to 1200°F. Ceramic Strip heaters offer a rugged construction for application of up to 1200°F. They are direct bolt in replacements for popular brands.

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Flexible Heaters

Backer Marathon flexible heaters provide outstanding performance in applications up to 450°F under a variety of operating conditions. Properly applied silicone rubber heater life routinely exceeds 10 years. Silicone rubber has a high dielectric strength, is flame retardant, and non-toxic. Design versatility permits special heat profiles allowing zones of higher or lower heat concentration and their flexible construction makes them easy to install on a variety of surfaces.

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Nozzle Heaters

Backer Marathon Nozzle Heater Standard Features include; oxidation resistant metal sheath, protective sleeving where leads exit the heater, stainless steel clamping strap with barrel nuts and 6-32 screw, 10" High temperature leads with our without SS braid covering. 1" to 3" diameters and 1" to 6" widths are available. Backer Marathon Nozzle Heaters are also available in low profile wedgelock construction.

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Air Heaters

Backer Marathon air heaters feature an open coil of high temperature resistance wire electrically isolated in a stainless steel sheath. Because the air being heated passes directly over the resistance wire, maximum heat transfer efficiency is achieved. Backer Marathon brand air heaters are used for heat staking, plastic welding, laminating, drying, heat sealing, and any other operation where air needs to be heated up 1000° F.

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Hotset Flexible Tubular Heater Elements

Backer Marathon is a distributor for HotSet flexible tubular heaters. HotSet flexible tubular heaters make the heating of complex platens, shapes, and machines possible. Simplify your machine design while reducing maintenance time and cost by using HotSet flexible heaters.

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Box Heaters

Backer Marathon carries Mica Box Heaters.

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Mineral Insulated Thermocouples

Mineral Insulated Thermocouples are manufactured at Backer Marathon to address your higher temperature requirements. We stock hundreds of different models and offer quick turnaround, usually 48 hours or less, on custom designed and manufactured units.

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General Purpose Thermocouples

Backer Marathon delivers low cost industrial thermocouples and RTDs available in a variety of configurations an types. Types J, K, T, 2 wire, and 3 wire RTDs are standard. Other types are available. We have a large inventory of stock thermocouples for immediate delivery.

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Thermocouple Extensions & Accessories

Backer Marathon is pleased to present thermocouple accessories and extensions as part of our line of premium temperature sensors. Backer Marathon has hundreds of different models in stock ready for immediate delivery.

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Silicone Rubber Heater Lead Wire

Standard Lead Option Specifications (Consult factory for other options)

	Teflon	Silicone Rubber	SJO Cord	SJO Cord Set
AWG	22 ga.	22 ga..	18 ga. 2 conductor	18 ga. 2 or 3 conductor
Voltage	300 Volt	300 Volt	300 Volt/10amp	300 Volt/10amp
Temp	250°C/482°F	150°C/302°F	90°C/194°F	90°C/194°F
OD	.060" OD	.060" OD	.285" OD	.285" OD
Pros	High temperature. Abrasion resistant.	Bonds well with silicone. Better moisture seal.	Rugged	Intregral plug makes a durable connection option. Ready to plug in and use.
Cons	Does not bond to silicone.	Lower temperature. Nicks easily.	Bulky lead cap.	Bulky lead cap.

Backer Marathon is a US-based heating elements and sensor manufacturer. We specialize in Cartridge Heaters, Band Heaters, Ceramic Heaters, Mica Heaters, Air Heaters, Tubular Heaters, and Thermocouples. We manufacture for OEM as well as stock replacements for popular brands.

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