Using Immersion Heaters In The Food Industry

Dpstar is specialists in element design and manufacture for more than 30 years. With uncompromised dedication to our customers, we offer solutions and not just products. At Dpstar, we consider ourselves application experts in the process heating industry. We are flexible and willing to meet any application challenge in the market. This drive and determination ensure that we can meet the demands of a commercial OEM product just as easily as the intricate industrial process applications.

Immersion heaters are the best way a food processing business can maintain a high-quality product and comply with governmental safety requirements. Immersion heating is a reliable and efficient solution for maintaining a dry, temperature-controlled environment for food processing. The correct use of immersion heaters and sensors can allow the company to comply with food safety standards and to produce a better product. When accurate temperatures are maintained, food products are safer and taste better. The consumer can be assured of product safety. Poor quality not only destroys the product but the reputation of the business.

Different Types Of Immersion Heaters Used In Food Industries

Threaded Heaters

Threaded or screw plug heaters consist of tube-shaped heating elements welded in the heater. The heater either directly screws or plugs in the system through a threaded opening. A common use of these heaters is heating corrosive chemicals and fluids. This specification makes it easy for the heater to be separated for maintenance and repair. Screw plug heaters are quick to install and are ideal for a broad range of applications in commercial food products.

Flanged Heaters

As threaded heaters, flanged heating systems also consist of bent heating tubes, welded in the base of the heater. However, unlike threaded heaters, flanged immersion heaters have to be welded to the vessel or the system in which it has to be installed. These heaters are difficult to uninstall. As a result, they are usually used in industries like chemical manufacturing, food processing etc. where high pressure vessels are used.

Over-the-side Heaters

These heaters are designed for the tricky systems which don’t allow through the side heating (due to their construction). As the name implies, over-the-side heaters have their heating elements positioned along the side of the system in which they are installed. Some over-the-side heaters can also have their heating elements at the base of the tank or vessel. These heaters are easy to install along the side of the tank. Their most common use is in tankless heating systems. In which, the heated fluid is not stored in the vessel, but directly transported to where it is required.

Circulation Heater

Circulation heaters may be used for a number of different chemicals, from water and heat to waste oil. The biggest benefit of using heaters for liquids such as oil is their mutual ability to regulate the temperature and viscosity of the substance. This is done by pumping the fluid into a pipe circuit that circles the inline heater. The optimal result is successfully accomplished because of the substance.