Our customer, an Aerospace composite parts manufacturer, wanted to replace their heater power feedthrough in an aerospace parts manufacturers of autoclave. While it was intended to be an exact physical replacement of an existing product, Conax developed a "plug and play" solution offering several key advantages. The most important feature was its ability to be rebuilt in the field.

This product is a custom-designed hybrid of our Electrode Gland(EG) series and our Electrode Gland Teflon(EGT) series designs. We incorporated and combined positive features of each gland to benefit the customer in this application.

The EG offers high temperature resistance required closer to the heaters. The EGT offers more robust, less costly components for the balance of the assembly located where lower temperatures prevail. The special solid nickel conductors are designed with staggered lengths to ease power cable attachment.

Performance and longevity were improved with this design because the heating elements can function at peak performance at all times, reducing cycle times. The few replacement parts required can be replaced on-site in the time it takes for the unit to cool down and be reloaded with new production material. The old design required a complete offsite rebuild over several months with a signifcant loss of productivity.

If you have a need to manage power or instrument leads into any type of an autoclave, look to Conax Technologies for your solution.