Mica band heater Application
🔥 Overview
Mica band heaters are high-efficiency heating solutions designed for precise temperature control in industrial processes. With excellent heat transfer and a compact structure, mica band heaters are ideal for applications requiring consistent and uniform heating around cylindrical surfaces such as barrels, pipes, and nozzles.
Built with high-grade mica insulation and stainless steel sheathing, these heaters deliver outstanding performance, durability, and energy efficiency.
Plastic Injection Molding Machines
Mica band heater is widely used to provide stable and efficient barrel heating in many plastic and industrial processing machines. It helps maintain the required processing temperature and support consistent product quality.
Typical applications include：
Plastic extrusion machine barrel heating
Injection molding machine plasticizing zone heating
Blow film machine die head temperature control
Pelletizing machine barrel heating and preheating
Extrusion die head heating for polymer and engineering plastics
Chemical reactor vessel / drum heating
Food processing drum and pipe heating
Pharmaceutical processing barrel heating
Heating for small tanks, pipes and industrial cylinders
Mica Band Heater for Extruder, Injection Machine & Industrial Barrel Heating
Mica band heater is a high temperature heater using mica insulation and nichrome heating wire. It delivers fast heat transfer, stable temperature control and long service life. Ideal for plastic extrusion equipment, injection molding machines, blow film systems, die heads and industrial barrel heating systems.
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Why Choose This Band Heater Solution
This industrial band heater offers fast heat transfer, reliable insulation and flexible installation. Compared with ceramic and stainless-steel sleeve heaters, it has lower thermal inertia and faster response time. That makes it ideal for injection machine cylinder warming, extruder barrel heating and high precision temperature control systems.
- Fast heating speed and rapid thermal response
- Excellent dielectric strength using mica insulation sheet
- Compact structure suitable for small and medium diameter barrels
- Wide power range, customizable watt density
- Stable heating performance and long lifetime
- Multiple lead wire options: ceramic terminal, stainless braid, fiberglass lead
- Easy to install and low-maintenance on injection molding machines
If your application needs rapid heat-up and precise temperature control, this band heater is the most cost-effective industrial heating solution.
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Applications of Mica Insulated Band Heaters
This band heater is widely used in plastic and rubber processing industries, for precise barrel heating and stable extrusion temperature control:
- Extruder barrel heating
- Injection molding machine barrel heating
- Blow film machine & die head heating
- Food & pharmaceutical processing equipment
- Chemical and resin tank heaters
- Rubber extrusion and industrial cylinder heating
Technical Specifications
Below are standard technical parameters for the barrel heater solution, suitable for extruders and injection molding machine applications. We support custom voltage, watt density, diameter and terminal configuration.
| Operating Temperature Range | Up to 450°C continuous (short time 500°C) |
| Rated Voltage | 110V / 220V / 230V / 380V AC |
| Watt Density | 1.5 – 4.5 W/cm² (custom high watt optional) |
| Band Width | 20mm – 200mm |
| Inner Diameter | 30mm – 500mm |
| Insulation Material | Mica plate high dielectric strength |
| Heating Wire | Ni-Cr (Nichrome) resistance heating wire |
| Lead Wire & Terminations | Ceramic terminal box / stainless steel braid lead / fiberglass lead / post terminals |
The system is designed for high watt density applications with fast heat-up and excellent uniformity, ideal for extrusion machine barrel heating and industrial plastic processing.
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Contact NowIndustrial Band Heater FAQ
Where is the heater used?
This band heater is used on extruders, injection molding machine barrels, blow film die heads and industrial cylinder heating.
Can the heater be customized?
Yes, we support custom voltage, watt density, diameter, width, terminals and lead wire options.
What's the temperature capability?
It can run continuously up to 450°C for many industrial heating applications.