{"id":5507,"date":"2021-07-01T14:51:29","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T14:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.minco.com\/?p=5507"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:44:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:44:26","slug":"mincos-all-polyimide-heaters-excel-at-fast-cycling-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.minco.com\/mincos-all-polyimide-heaters-excel-at-fast-cycling-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Minco\u2019s All-Polyimide Heaters Excel at Fast Cycling Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Minco Staff<\/em><\/p>\n

One of the advantages of working with us is that we excel in so many technologies suited for
different applications.<\/p>\n

Case in point, our fast thermal cycling All-Polyimide (AP) heaters.<\/p>\n

\"\"Created using an adhesiveless polyimide film along with a unique Minco manufacturing technique, AP heaters serve as Minco\u2019s high-performance alternative to standard polyimide heaters. Freed from the limitations brought by the adhesive, AP heaters feature superior maximum operating temperature of 500\u00b0F\/260\u00b0C and power ratings to 100 W\/in\u00b2 (18.6 W\/cm\u00b2) \u2013 twice the watt density of typical polyimide heaters. A thinner stackup of materials for AP allow the heaters to cool down quickly, which is critical to certain operations requiring
\nthermal cycling.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s explore some of the advantages of using Minco AP heaters:
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Point-of-Care Devices: Smaller and Hotter Than Ever<\/h4>\n

One area where AP heaters shine is the field of handheld and point-of-care medical devices such as blood analyzers, glucose meters, and blood pressure meters. The portable form factors of these devices has revolutionized the way care is delivered, promoting efficiency and reducing the amount patients
have to be moved.<\/p>\n

The challenge is that these devices require all components be as small as possible. Every generation of device has more tightly packed components and more restrictive electrical requirements. For this reason, medical device manufacturers rely on Minco\u2019s AP to deliver the thermal qualities in watt densities traditional thermofoil can\u2019t attain. For example, a 100W heater measuring 2\u201dx5\u201d has a watt density of 10W\/in2<\/sup>, whereas a 300W Minco AP heater in a 1\u201dx3\u201d space is 300W. If the device\u2019s size keeps shrinking, watt density must keep up.<\/p>\n

Thanks to AP\u2019s adhesiveless, low-mass construction, its elements can be etched to a finer pitch and higher resistance density than the competition\u2019s heaters. The result of this is the ability to make heaters
smaller than ever.<\/p>\n

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Cooldown: The Hidden AP Advantage<\/h4>\n

While AP heaters offer compelling advantages over typical heaters, one of the most notable may be its ability to cycle quickly, both heating up as well as rapidly cooling down. While a lot of heaters on the market offer rapid heat-up, these heaters often feature a higher mass and are more insulating \u2013 and the consequence of this is that they do not cool down very quickly.<\/p>\n

Minco\u2019s AP heaters cycle considerably faster than the competition\u2019s high-performance heaters, thanks to the heaters low-mass construction. This means devices are able to cycle faster without overheating and failing.<\/p>\n

AP heaters\u2019 fast cooldown offers customers a couple of key advantages:\"\"<\/p>\n