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Thermal News November 2011 Durex is Working Harder than Ever to Earn Your Business and Your Trust Durex continues to build our internal capabilities to better position us to help customers win, especially with the reduction in services they are experiencing by other thermal vendors.  Durex is also expanding our product portfolio with the launch of Durex’s advanced ceramic heater product line – the high-performance alternative to traditional heating technologies.  We are also proud to announce 3rd party certified hazardous location enclosures for our process heater line. Finally, we are expanding our cable heater production and clean room capabilities to support requirements of analytical instruments, medical, semiconductor, and other customers that have special cleanliness and packaging requirements. Changes in the Heater, Sensor and Temperature Control Industry Many Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) are experiencing elimination of support services, longer delivery schedules and vanishing design support from their current heating, sensing and control suppliers.  Some of the changes are having adverse effects on their customers’ businesses. These OEMs are questioning their business relationships with current vendors. Durex can help! Certified Electrical Enclosures Available on Durex Process Heaters Electric heaters are often used in processing plants where potentially explosive atmospheres may be present. This requires the heaters to employ electrical enclosures designed to serve in those hazardous areas. Durex Industries has long offered electrical enclosures for these environments with both Class 1 Div. 1 and Div. 2 rated enclosures. We now also offer third party certified enclosure constructions and continue to expand our product offering in that area.  Class 1, Div. 1, Gas Groups B, C & D Hazardous gases normally present, necessitating explosion resistant enclosures.. Class 1, Div. 2, Gas Groups B, C & D Hazardous gases abnormally present, necessitating increased protection enclosures or explosion resistant enclosures, depending on the application. Durex Expands Clean Room Capabilities To better support Durex’s growing business in the Mineral Insulated Cable product line as well as the semiconductor product line, Durex industries has recently expanded its clean room capabilities. This additional clean room area located next to the MI Cable fabrication area will have a Class 1000 rating.  It was constructed to allow for easy expansion of the room size as the business grows. The additional 300 sq.ft. clean room space will not only serve our cable department but also serve as overflow for our other departments as needed. Durex’s existing semiconductor business clean room also carries a Class 1000 rating, as well as a Class 100 rating capability. Contact Durex Industries for all your heater, sensor and control requirements.