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Cartridge heatersThe Watlow FIREROD® heater enters its 50th year of industry leading expertise as the premier choice in swaged cartridge heating. With premium materials and tight manufacturing controls, the FIREROD heater continues to provide superior heat transfer, uniform temperatures and resistance to oxidation and corrosion even at high temperatures.

FIREROD offers many delivery programs to meet your needs: same day shipment, Ship-to-Stock or Just-in-Time. And our experience in customized engineering is reflected in over 250,000 FIREROD cartridge heater designs. Stock or made-to-order, the Watlow FIREROD delivers heat in a hurry.
Sheath
Material		 Typical Maximum
Watt Densities		 Maximum Operating
Temperatures
W/cm2 W/in2
Incoloy® 62 up to 400 760°C (1400°F)
Stainless steel 62 up to 400 540°C (1000°F)
Applications
  • Molds
  • Dies
  • Platens
  • Hot plates
  • Sealings
  • Fluid heating
  • Life sciences
  • Aerospace
  • Semiconductor
  • Foodservice equipment
Watlow manufactures a variety of cartridge heaters including FIREROD cartridge heaters, PACROD cartridge heaters and metric FIREROD cartridge heaters. For more information about cartridge heaters, please contact your local Watlow representative.
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Product Information
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 Product Specification Sheets Size/Pages
  • FIREROD Cartridge
    		• (PDF) 85K / 3
  • FIREROD Cartridge Heaters Brochure
    		• (PDF) 511K / 12
  • FIREROD® Bolt
    		• (PDF) 37K / 2
  • FIREROD® Immersion
    		• (PDF) 49K / 2
  • Fuel Cell Thermal Technology
    		• (PDF) 67K / 2
  • HT FIREROD®
    		• (PDF) 54K / 2
  • Metric EB Cartridge Heater
    		• (PDF) 75K / 2
  • Metric FIREROD Catridge Heater
    		• (PDF) 153K / 4
  • Mineral Insulated Lead Wire
    		• (PDF) 55K / 2
  • VERSALINE 500 In-Line Heater
    		• (PDF) 132K / 2
     Product Technical Documents Size/Pages
  • Electric Circuit Relationships, Educational Series Book ...
    		• (PDF) 743K / 36
  • Thermal Systems and Electric Heaters, Educational Series ...
    		• (PDF) 656K / 20
  • Heat Transfer, Educational Series Book 1, 1995
    		• (PDF) 795K / 36
     Product Case Histories SIC Code
  • Bolt Heaters Help Attach Platens To Injection Molding Machin...
    		• 3559
  • Cartridge Heater Withstands Abuse In Portable Crude Oil ...
    		• 1311
  • EB Cartridge Heater Meets Precise Requirements for Semiconductor ...
    		• 3674
  • Extremely Long Cartridge Heaters Maintain Reactor Core ...
    		• 4911
  • FIREROD® Immersion Heater Helps Clean Lithographic ...
    		• 3555
  • Heater Helps Detect Pollution Sources
    		• 3811
  • Heater Makes Aircraft Fire Suppression System Possible
    		• 3622
  • Heater Makes OEM Blown Film Machine A Success
    		• 5084
  • Heater Makes Titanium Expander Excel
    		• 3549
  • Heater On Angle of Attack Sensing System
    		• 3721
  • Heater Provides Solution to Low Current Leakage Specificatio...
    		• 3841
  • Heater Solves High Throughput Problem In Food Packaging ...
    		• 3469
  • Heater in Kidney Dialysis Machine
    		• 3841
  • Heaters Help Save Manufacturer From Burn Out
    		• 3714
  • Heaters Warm Cold Blood And Physiological Fluids
    		• 3841
  • Ramping Control System Supplied for Hydraulic Press
    		• 3089
  • SCR Power Controller Cuts Costs For Textile Application
    		• 3552
  • Silicone Rubber Heaters In Hot-Melt Equipment
    		• 3569
  • Thermal System Prevents Stress Cracking in Refractory
    		• 3297
     Related News Releases and Newsletters Date
  • Watlow Shows Thermal System Solutions for a Variety of ...
    		• 10-25-01
  • Watts Current - Volume Twenty-Six, Third Quarter, 2001
    		• 10-17-01
  • Watlow Appoints Stephanie Remus to Manage Cartridge Heater ...
    		• 10-04-01
  • Watlow Introduces New FIREROD Cartridge Heaters Brochure
    		• 09-07-01
  • Watts Current - Volume Twenty-Five, Second Quarter, 2001
    		• 06-26-01
  • Watlow Introduces New Heater Catalog
    		• 03-02-01
  • Watlow's FIREROD® Cartridge Heater Lasts Up To 12 Times ...
    		• 12-05-00
  • Watts Current - Volume Twenty-Two, Second Quarter, 2000
    		• 04-01-00
  • Watts Current - Volume Seventeen, Fourth Quarter 1998
    		• 10-02-98
  • Watts Current - Volume Eight, Third Quarter 1996
    		• 07-02-96
  • Watts Current - Volume Seven, Second Quarter 1996
    		• 04-02-96
  • Watlow Offers 1/4-Inch FIREROD® Heaters with Right Angle ...
    		• 09-10-95

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