Trace heaters are the universal answer to the most diverse requirements for heating or warming media in pipes, vessels, as well as individual construction solutions. They can be installed flexibly and enable the transfer of high heat output. At the same time, trace heating systems are exposed to strong mechanical requirements and a wide variety of environmental influences. Heat tracing systems from ThermoExpert meet individual requirements because they are based on the technology of mineral-insulated sheathed cables.

Mineral insulated heating cables consist of a live inner core (heating wire), which is shielded against the metal sheath with magnesium oxide as insulator. The outer diameter of the sheathed cable and the nature and thickness of the inner core have a significant influence on the resistance and thus on the heat output of the trace heating. The selection of the sheath material determines the maximum operating temperature and chemical resistance under the customer-specific environmental influences.

Trace heaters made of mineral-insulated heating cable are very robust and, depending on the design, can generate temperatures of up to 1000°C at the heating conductor. Their closed metal jacket protects the trace heating from the penetration of moisture, gases or other media.