BUCAN TO EXHIBIT AT SIAL

In order to showcase the thermal solutions we can provide for the food processing and food packaging industries, Bucan will exhibit at the next SIAL trade show to be held May 9, 10, and 11, 2012, at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal.

SIAL Canada is the Salon International de l’Alimentation (International Food Expo) which caters to North American food-industry professionals. The show is one of the industry’s most important meeting place for North America, hosting around 700 exhibitors and 13,000 visitors from over 60 countries.

See you in booth 1523!

BUCAN IMMERSION HEATERS HAZARDOUS LOCATION CSA CERTIFICATION

We are very pleased to announce that the final testing for Hazardous Location (Hazloc) certification for Bucan heaters has been officially completed and approved by the CSA; the certification covers both the CSA and UL standards for Screw-Plug, Flanged, and Over-the-Side immersion heaters used in liquids and gases for up to 680°C operating temperatures. In addition to traditional marking, using the familiar Class and Group system, such as “Class 1, Group C &D”, Bucan also offers you the new Zone Marking; for example,  “Zone 1, Group IIB”. This will help you meet all North American customers’ marking requests as well as other jurisdictions accepting CSA International accreditation.

Screw-plug immersion heaters use the traditional terminal box design while the Flanged heaters include an innovative domed pipe-cap design. Flanged heaters offer higher kilowatt outputs and the durable domed cap provides you with the security and assurance that the heater terminal boxes can withstand any explosive pressures that may be encountered.

A new feature of the Flanged immersion heaters’ innovative terminal box design is its ability to function at high operating temperatures while requiring only a 90°C incoming power supply. A unique Bucan welding technique, combined with other proprietary features, eliminates the need for the more complex and labour intensive “stilted” terminal box: You benefit with great savings for both Hazloc and Moisture Resistant operation.

Adding the Hazloc approval helps you single-source your entire heater needs for every Industrial Process Heater application. Call us for whatever heating situation that arises.

CSA CERTIFICATION FLEXIBLE HEATERS

Bucan is pleased to announce that silicone rubber flexible heaters as well as Kapton insulated flexible heaters that have chemically etched resistance circuits have been CSA certified and comply with the CSA requirements for the Canadian and U.S. markets.

Silicone rubber heaters that fall in this category are suitable for applications up to 200⁰C, can be as thin as 0.03”, and are highly flexible, rugged and maintain dimensional stability. These heaters are moisture and chemical resistant, can adhere to flat or curved surfaces, and can be factory vulcanized to metallic surfaces.

Kapton heaters are ultra thin (0.008”), and are certified up to 200⁰C. These heaters are durable, maintain dimensional stability, are ultra uniform in heat distribution and have a rapid heat-up and cool-down time because of their low mass and very low out-gassing: They are highly suitable for vacuum applications.

Happy Birthday Mari!

It’s Mari’s beautiful voice that greets you when you call Bucan to let you know if your heaters have shipped, or to direct your call to one of our customer service reps or engineers. And since it was her birthday on the 6^th of February, we all joined in to wish her health and happiness.

Once again, Happy Birthday!

SERVICE YOU CAN COUNT ON WHEN IT COUNTS!

On-site manufacturing means we can meet our customers’ demands when critical. We received a phone call Friday the 27th of January at 3p.m. from one of our customers in Toronto that they needed two band heaters for Saturday the 28^th! The machine was down and the heaters were crucial to restart production. So we took the order at 3pm., our engineer designed it right away, we rushed the design paper to the production floor, and the heaters were ready to ship at 4:30p.m.! We shipped overnight and the customer had the heaters Saturday morning. Now that’s the kind of service you can count on from Bucan!

And here’s the email we received from our satisfied customer:

Thank you, for all your help!!!

Have a great weekend!

Denis

BUCAN YEAR-END PARTY

Every product that we manufacture, be it cartridge, band or immersion heater that is shipped to our valued customers, is the fruit of labor of a dedicated team at Bucan. So it has become company tradition to thank our amazing team with a fun-filled party at the end of every year. Bucan employees, together with their families and children, were all present at this year’s party which was held on December 3^rd. With more than 165 people present, the atmosphere was very warm indeed. The food was great; everyone enjoyed the open bar; and the DJ was able to keep everyone on the dance floor!

Thanks again to everyone who helped make the party a success.

Have a wonderful year!

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CMTS SHOW GREAT SUCCESS

Bucan's participation at the recent Canadian Manufacturing and Technology Show (CMTS)at the Direct Energy Centre was successful with a wide range of companies visiting our booth. The vast majority of our visitors had specific heating issues and were asking for advice on possible solutions. With Bucan’s technical applications expertise and broad product line of heaters, we were able to suggest innovative solutions for all their heating needs.

Thanks to all who visited us and the Bucan team is looking forward to meeting you at future trade shows.

BUCAN NOW OFFERS FLEXIBLE KAPTON HEATERS
We are pleased to announce that we have added Kapton flexible heaters to our wide range of industrial heating products.
Kapton heaters are ultra-thin, ultra-flexible, semi-transparent, and lightweight heaters, which can operate within temperatures as low as -320⁰ F and as high as 400⁰F. Kapton heaters have excellent tensile strength, durability and dimensional stability. These heaters produce uniform heat with rapid heat-up and cool-down characteristics. Kapton heaters can endure radiation and resist many chemicals.
Bucan manufactures Kapton heaters of made-to-measure dimensions, with or without cut-outs and with a wide choice of electrical terminations. Call or email us today for a quote.
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