Although we were unable to exhibit at the Spring tradeshows, French is proud to showcase our innovative and efficient heated platen technology. One of our most popular products in this category is our UNI-TEMP Thermal Management Solutions which produce advanced uniform temperature control for composite forming, laminating or molding, or in tooling applications.
UNI-TEMP Heated Platens Improves Process Profitability
French’s novel UNI-TEMP heated platens and two-phase heat transfer technology generate stable and controlled temperatures that rise and fall while maintaining a temperature of +/-3°C. The specialized platens have a unique thermal ability to rapidly distribute even heat. So, UNI-TEMP allows the use of one single-zone standard temperature controller for the entire system.
The benefit of this technology is that there are no special multi-zone and thermocouples required. With UNI-TEMP, the temperature stability reduces heat waste and therefore, reduces energy costs. Overall, by eliminating these costs, your company will boost profitability. Additionally, French presses have a three-year limited warranty, so it’s technology and quality you can trust for years to come. The dependability of both your UNI-TEMP platens and our warranty will reduce total life costs and increase profit.
Retrofitting Services with UNI-TEMP
Along with supplying newly-purchased custom hydraulic presses with UNI-TEMP technology, French also retrofits existing presses with UNI-TEMP heated platens based on a customer’s manufacturing requirements. Further, French also supplies UNI-TEMP thermal management bars for integration in tooling for enhanced core heating, yielding higher quality parts.
UNI-TEMP Heated Platens Applications
Our UNI-TEMP heated platens have a variety of composite industry applications. For example, our innovative hydraulic press system for composite aerospace components can be packaged with UNI-TEMP platens. With the specialized platens, you can expect to have enhanced and stable thermal ability. Moreover, we can also fit our hydraulic vacuum presses with UNI-TEMP platens. The vacuum presses are constructed to work in faster cycles and remove moisture and air in the composite materials to improve part quality. For both applications, and more, the UNI-TEMP platens can reduce heat waste, costs, and improve profits. Please contact us to see if these products are right for your composite component manufacturing application!