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VISCOSITY CONTROL MID-TEMPERATURE MATERIAL MANAGEMENT An effective way to reduce viscosity while avoiding excessive heat Application Bulk materials used in manufacturing and industrial environments must often be warmed-up to be usable for production processes. This is due to the materials’ high room-temperature viscosities which make flowing, pumping, or pouring difficult or impossible. Typical examples of materials include food ingredients, oils, catalysts, chemicals, lubricants, waxes, solvents, and greases. They are commonly stored in tanks or vessels or moving through pipes. Warming these storage or transportation areas lowers the viscosity and makes the materials much more manageable. Desired temperatures vary from one material to another, but the range is normally between 100°F and 150°F (38°C - 66°C). Care must be taken when warming the products as excessive heat can cause damage or handling problems, which could increase costs or lead to expensive downtime. Solution BriskHeat’s MSTAT mid-temperature silicone heating tapes are a versatile and effective solution to warm vessel and pipe systems. They simply wrap around the areas that needs heat. The plug-and-play designs feature 50°F to 160°F (10°C to 71°C) built-in thermostats to eliminate excessive heat, and the low-profile 1 in (2.5 cm) width maximizes flexibility. They are available in lengths between 2 ft and 50 ft (0.6 m to 15 m), and the multi-stranded grounded heating element ensures safe use and durability. Additionally, they can be used repeatedly. Alternate Solution Some melting operations such as blending chocolates may be more temperature- sensitive than others. Cloth heating jackets used with BriskHeat’s modules couple superior temperature uniformity with easy-to-use accurate PID control technology. Modules can also be used to control other heaters such as silicone BSO tapes. Lynx TM TM TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM TM TM TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM Lynx TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM USER INTERFACE 1 MODULE 5 TM TM TM TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM USER INTERFACE 1 MODULE 5 TM TM LYNX TM TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM CONTROL SYSTEM LYNX TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM LYNX TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM LYNX TM TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM TM LYNX TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM LYNX USER INTERFACE 2 MODULE LYNX TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM 6 TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM LYNX TM USER INTERFACE 2 MODULE 6 TM TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM TM TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM USER INTERFACE MODULE 3 USER INTERFACE MODULE Lynx 1 TM TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM MODULE TM TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM USER INTERFACE 3 Lynx TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM Lynx TM TEMPERATURE 3 USER INTERFACE USER INTERFACE MODULE 3 Lynx MODULE 4 TM TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM Lynx TM TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM Lynx TM TEMPERATURE USER INTERFACE MODULE 4 Industries Adhesives Concrete/Asphalt Plastics Aerospace Construction Power Generation Agriculture Food Processing Pulp & Paper Biodiesel Oil & Gas Waste/Water Treatment Petrochemical/Chemical Processing Types of Users Facilities Maintenance Personnel Process Engineers Production Managers Toll Free: 800-848-7673 | Phone: [phone] | BriskHeat.com | Email: [email protected] | Fax: [phone] © BriskHeat Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 20-01 11