ThermoCeramiX Inc. Announces Revolutionary Industrial Heating Technology
SHIRLEY, Mass.--April 18, 2002--SHIRLEY, Mass.--April 18, 2002--ThermoCeramiX Inc, an early stage technology company, announced its TCX `smart' electroresistive coating technology along with its plans to commercialize the technology for industrial tooling, heaters and related products.
"The TCX electrically powered coatings technology will change the heater industry," said Joe Nettemeyer, President and CEO, Valin Corporation. "I expect this technology to displace many existing heating systems, and enable the manufacture of products never before possible."
"Smart" Heating Technology
TCX coatings can serve as heaters and sensors. TCX heater/sensor arrays are the first coating technology to offer robust real-time control of a thermal process. TCX coatings are made by applying molten advanced material complexes directly onto the part to be heated. Electrical resistance is determined by the ratio of conductive and nonconductive materials in the coatings. TCX offers many competitive advantages such as high abrasion resistance coatings, very high power densities (more than 200 watts per square inch), precision heating zones, high efficiency and energy conservation.
"We plan to build a substantial business in heaters, heated industrial tooling and TCX-enabled products for the aerospace, biochemical and pharmaceutical process equipment, semiconductor manufacturing equipment and plastic molding industries initially," said Gary P. Magnant, CEO of ThermoCeramiX. "This patent-pending technology will be disruptive in many different industrial markets, and we are working with selected customers now to commercialize products in our targeted markets."
Magnant continued, "For example, in plastics molding, precision flow control of molds will dramatically expand the range of plastic parts that can be molded, allow more parts per mold, increase yields and reduce costs while maintaining cycle times. TCX allows heat to be applied in complex geometries where it could never go before. I believe this technology will be used to create lighter, less expensive automobiles, aircraft and other consumer products."
About ThermoCeramiX Inc.
ThermoCeramiX Inc. is an early stage technology company commercializing its patent-pending `smart' electroresistive coating technology known as TCX. The company's technology is expected to significantly reduce manufacturing costs in plastics molding, biochemical and pharmaceutical processing equipment, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, automotive, aerospace/defense, and other industries. TCX will also enable the manufacture of innovative products by allowing heat to go where it has never gone before. ThermoCeramiX is privately held. For more information about TCX and ThermoCeramiX, please visit www.thermoceramix.com