About Nexthermal
Nexthermal started in 1986 with the idea of electric heating solutions for our customers to improve their competitive advantage. We help our customers develop new products, improve process efficiency in existing legacy systems, improve energy efficiency, and elevate performance and quality.
How do we do it? We analyze your design understanding the Fit, Form and Function that will give you the best return. We use advanced analytical tools to identify the optimum heater and sensor placement for best responsiveness and look for ways to improve performance issues on how the application uses and controls heat.
With our vast application knowledge and combined 150+ years of experience in thermal solutions we can be a part of your engineering team, working with our in-house design experts to bring the best solution to your needs.
Using our global supply chain Nexthermal can build heater-based assemblies and UL rated wire harness systems. We welcome a challenge and look forward to sharing our thermal systems knowledge, effective customer service, quality as well as reliable product with you and your team.
Efficient. Responsive. Precise. Durable.
Products designed to improve your process performance.
Cartridge Heaters / Rod Heaters
Diameter
1/8″ – 1.25″ | 6.2 mm – 22 mm
A cartridge heater is a heating element used in many industrial applications. Nexthermal can manufacture your cartridge heater to a specific diameter and length along with a specified wattage and voltage.
Coil Heaters / Nozzle Heaters / Cable Heaters
Styles
Round / Square / Flat
Coil heaters can be formed into any geometrical shape based on their industrial application and the type of process they are used in. The resistance wire inside the heating element is in a wound-pattern which gives coil heaters its name.
Nextflex Heaters
Diameters
6.5 mm / 8.0 mm / 8.5 mm
Nextflex is a form-in-place tubular heater that Nexthermal carries in stock, ready for immediate shipping. The nextflex heater is made specifically for enclosed applications.
Tubular Heaters
Diameter
3.4 mm / 5 mm / 6.5 mm / 8mm / 8.5mm / 10.9mm
Tubular heaters are pre-formed electrical heating elements. They can be shaped into a multitude of configurations and be used to heat material in all states of matter.
Thermocouples and RTDs
Types
Thermocouples & RTDs
Nexthermal manufactures many different types of temperature sensors and customizes them to meet your application needs. Level of accuracy and operating temperature will dictate which sensor should be selected.
Controllers
Type
Single Zone & Multi Zone
Nexthermal controllers are an all-in-one solution for controlling your heating application. All connectors are provided with the controller and with the provided USB cable, it can be set up using the free Android app.
Elstein Ceramic Infrared Heaters
Types
36 Variants
High quality ceramic infrared heaters manufactured by German company Elstein. With many shapes, temperature ratings, and energy efficient models to choose from, Nexthermal is able to address the needs of many applications that require heating through IR emission.
Thermal Engineering Service
Types
Thermal Engineering Service
When you are planning a new design, where heat is essential for the process or when your existing system with needs a heat related improvement, you can just contact Nexthermal Thermal Engineering team for getting the best solution for your application.
Why Choose Nexthermal?
Nexthermal is a pioneer in custom heat solutions in North America serving as the bedrock of many of the essential industries that are an important part of our day-to-day lives. Many people, especially in North America interact with products daily that are likely made using Nexthermal heating elements and sensors. Since being established in 1986, we have grown significantly with multiple expansions of our facility both in the US and Asia to cater to growing needs of our customers.
Whether it’s designing a fully customizable solution for your application, or building custom heating elements, sensors, or controllers – Nexthermal has it all. We have consistently helped many of our customers solve complex problems using thermal simulation analysis and designed products to help save energy cost, minimize downtime, and attain a desirable thermal profile.
Due to our global reach and dynamic supply chain, Nexthermal has been consistently meeting and exceeding industry standards with competitive lead times even in the midst of the current ongoing supply chain crisis our world is facing today.
Due to ongoing demand for providing heat solutions, we have expanded our capabilities to develop end-to-end solutions from ideation stage to building and delivery of products. If heat is critical to your application, we are often the go-to company for many of our customers, and we hope that next time you consider us for solving your problems and to help make your projects successful.
How Nexthermal Helps with Customized Heating Solutions:
Heaters, Sensors and Control systems are only parts of a heating system. To get the best Overall Equipment Effectiveness out of the manufacturing floor each part of the system must be designed to complement each other.
Our Vision is to earn worldwide leadership by delivering smart heat management solutions that improve our customers’ competitive advantage.
What does this mean?
Nexthermal works with customers of all industries to understand the needs of the process and the client and uses its highly engineered tools and decades of experience to present a solution. Sometimes the solution might involve redesigning how the tool uses the heat, or a revised sensor location. Others might need only the heat energy to be redistributed without tool changes. Our global engineering team is dedicated to delivering a smart solution.
Nexthermal manufactures a full range of industrial electric process heaters, sensors and control systems in the USA and India. Our global sourcing and international UL, CE and RoHS ratings allow us to tailor the solution to meet the requirements and can include wire harnesses or “up level” assemblies to make it simple to implement into the customer supply chain. Nexthermal also offers flexibility in stocking solutions and volume pricing to meet future requirements.
So, if you’re looking for a better way to reduce scrap, increase process uptime or just want to find a better way to manage your supply chain, talk to Nexthermal for Smart Heat Management.
FAQ's
What should I look for when buying a heater?
In simple terms: Fitness for the application.
– Is it the right heater for the process? Heat transfer can be Conductive, Convective or via Radiation, the design will influences the performance and durability in each.
– Are the risk factors that can influence the life or performance addressed in the design? For example temperatures can affect the performance of the lead wire over time resulting in safety issues. Materials have two temperatures: maximum (short term exposure) and continuous (long term exposure) which will be lower. A lead wire rated is rated on its operating temperature (which includes the self heating from current flow as well as environment) and movement. This is only a example to consider, make sure you fully explain the use and installation with the sales engineer to be sure all risk factors are addressed.
– Are safety certifications like UL, CE or RoHS required in the end application?
– How are you controlling the heater? Sensor placement is critical to the performance of the system and can influence durability as well as poor performance.
– Do you need the heater integrated into a harness system for Plug n Play installation? Nexthermal can offer UL listed wire harnesses to simplify your supply chain and add value to certified safe and ready to use manufactured system..
How fast can I get a built-to-order heater?
A standard component heater can be built with 10 – 15 business day. If special component required one need to add the time required to make those components based on availability and complexity
What can cause a heater to fail?
Poor fit, movement causing leads to crimp or break, moisture entering the heater, improper placement of the sensor and using the wrong heater for its application.
I would like to place an order. How do I start?
Start by filling out the Contact form below or by calling us at (269) 964-0271 to get immediate help.
Is there a sales tax on purchases?
Nexthermal adds sales tax only as per individual state’s guidelines.
Does Nexthermal offer a warranty?
This is what our lawyers want us to write: Nexthermal has as standard a one year warranty on materials and workmanship. Please review our Terms & Conditions posted on our website for more details.
For the rest of us – here is the rest of the story. As with most speciality designed and manufactured products performance to the customers need typically outweighs the importance of a warranty as the overall life and performance of the heater in the system will be largely influenced by the proper design, installation and operation in the system. Your satisfaction of our products performance and life is highly influenced by our ability to understand your challenges and adjust the design to fit the risk.
Do you manufacture thermocouples or RTDs?
Yes, the thermocouples and RTDs are manufactured in our India facility
Do you manufacture temperature controllers?
Yes, the temperature controllers we developed and designed are manufactured in our India facility
Do you manufacture ceramic infrared heaters?
Nexthermal sources the ceramic infrared heaters from Elstein, a German company who are the inventors of the ceramic infrared heaters. These are the highest quality ceramic infrared heaters you can find on the market.
I have a heating problem that needs a solution from a thermal expert. Where do I start?
Nexthermal has a dedicated, cross-functional team consisting of engineers who deal with many of the common and uncommon problems on a daily basis. The best way to contact us is by using the form at the bottom of this website or to call us at 269-964-0271. We will get in touch with you shortly.
Do you have stock tubular heaters?
We are specialized as build to order company, so the customer get the heater as per their requirement not what we have in our stock. But as the demand for stock heater might grow, we might be stocking as per specific customer’s requirements.
