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Bronze Cast-In Ring Heaters for Paper Product Manufacturing
Bronze cast-in ring heaters with integrated temperature sensors and controls for a paper-based product manufacturers heated press lines.

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Water Heater & Control Skid for Safety Shower System
Providing a complete process heating system was a cost effective solution for the client, saving them installation time by allowing them to implement the entire packaged heating system instead of individual components.

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Immersion Heaters for Lubrication Oil Tanks
They were looking for vendors with a more customer-oriented, engineering approach to upgrade their immersion heater designs used in lube oil heating systems.

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Dual Electric Fuel Oil Heater Skid System
Dual independent zoned electric fuel oil circulation heater package suitable for use with No.2 oil tanks.

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Electric Tubular Heaters for Foodservice Equipment
A foodservice equipment manufacturer was designing a new oven and needed assistance with a reliable tubular heating solution.

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Chemical Processing Thermal Heating System
An engineering firm was contracted to provide a thermal heating system for cleaning traps in a chemical processing manufacturing facility.

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Air Cooled Cast In Heaters For Plastics Processing
A flooring manufacturer who was using liquid cooled cast-in barrel heaters for their plastic mold presses was having issues with .......

Silicone Rubber Heaters for Analytical Equipment
A manufacturer of oil field gas analyzers opened a project to reduce the on floor assembly time of their main product.  

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Custom Temperature Sensors For Frying Equipment
A manufacturer of food service equipment discovered that an obstruction in the new piece of equipment prevented direct insertion of ......

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Dry Well Immersion Heaters For Mining Equipment
A large mining project required several hundred immersion heaters for installation into rock crushing and mining equipment in order to ......

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Optimizing Heat Transfer
Jul 21, 2022

The goal of every application is to find the most economical configuration that will perform successfully. To effectively do that, we must maximize the watt density on the heater elements. The more power that can be gotten into a smaller package, the lower the cost.


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Durex Industries Adds New Manufacturing Facility
Sep 07, 2020
Durex Industries adds manufacturing facility in Cary Illinois to support growing business opportunities.

Thermal News February 2016
Feb 01, 2016
Six years ago, Durex embarked upon a business objective to become the best engineering and manufacturing company in our industry. This meant raising the bar of our engineering and manufacturing competencies.

Thermal News November 2015
Nov 01, 2015
Solving thermal problems is one hallmark of what Durex brings to customers. We would like to share 3 examples of how Durex solved challenging applications.

Thermal News July 2015
Jul 01, 2015
Welcome! Durex’ core technologies and advanced thermal solutions provide superior performance - giving our customers advantages in their industries.

Thermal News May 2015
May 01, 2015
Spring is in the air with new technologies, business processes, and human resources at Durex Industries. Ed Hinz, Durex Founder and CEO, recently stated that Durex continues to reinvest in development of new technologies, products, manufacturing processes

Thermal News December 2014
Dec 01, 2014
The History of Durex Industries is an Example of American Vision and Entrepreneurship It is a story of how a company was built with a vision and borrowed money to become a leading supplier of industrial thermal solutions.

Thermal News July 2014
Jul 01, 2014
Durex’ thermal solution business in the Asia Pacific regions have been growing, and with this growth, Durex Industries Asia PTE. LTD. was established as a Singapore business entity to further support business with Multinational Corporations (MNC).

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Electric Heat Sources Find Use in the Oil and Gas Sector
Apr 11, 2014
Direct immersion and indirect immersion heaters are a potential alternative heat source for small fuel-fired separators. They have zero local emissions and are easy to control, which in the right circumstances can be an attractive option. 

Thermal News April 2014
Apr 01, 2014
Durex continues to expand its capability to serve industries requiring immersion and circulation heaters for high pressure and temperature applications.

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Press Releases

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Durex Releases Quick Ship Program For Process Heaters
Durex Industries, Cary, Illinois, a leading manufacturer of electric industrial heaters, temperature sensors, controls, and process heating systems, now offers screw plug, flange immersion and circulation heaters with fast turn shipping capabilities.

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Durex Announces the SENTINEL® Molded Foam Silicone Rubber Heater
Durex Industries’ SENTINEL heaters offer the advances of improved thermal efficiency, higher process temperatures, and reduced system cost.

Announcing the UL Listing and Launch of the HALO® Temperature Controller

HALO is a patent pending integrated controller that reduces thermal system complexity and cost as compared to traditional solutions.


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New Mica Foil High Temperature Heater Technology
Need uniform heat with fast response for applications up to 1112°F (600°C)?

Completion of Plant Wide Re-certification under ISO 9001:2008
Our products undergo extensive testing and inspection processes for just one reason - namely, our customers’ satisfaction.

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Durex Announces the Expansion of Their Process Heat Division
The Process Heat Division designs and manufactures formed tubular heaters, immersion and circulation heaters, duct heaters, over the side heaters, control panels and skidded systems for a variety of industries and applications.

Electric Heat Sources Find Use in the Oil and Gas Sector
Electric immersion and circulation process heaters are used in a variety of applications in industrial manufacturing and processing industries such as the oil and gas sector.

New 2,000 sq. ft. Metrology Laboratory
The Metrology Lab and technical staff provides critical test and analysis data during the life cycle of products.


Announcing Silicone Foam Blanket Heaters
This heater technology was designed for thermal applications requiring insulation to reduce costly heat loss that sub-optimizes the heaters performance.

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