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Heated Hoses

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Why APH Heated Hoses?

  • Precise Hot Melt Transfer: Achieve consistent, uniform heating for critical polymer and adhesive transfer, preventing cold spots and material degradation, especially in extrusion.

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  • Built-for-Industry Durability: Manufactured with reinforced construction to withstand high temperatures, repeated flex cycles, and challenging plastics plant environments.

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  • Integrated Temperature Accuracy: Features built-in, precisely placed RTD or thermocouple sensors for accurate temperature monitoring and control with common industrial temperature controllers.

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  • End-to-End Customization: Tailor the hose to your exact process equipment and space constraints with custom specifications for length, diameter, voltage, and power rating.

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  • Enhanced Operator Safety: Incorporates robust insulation and optional protective braiding or scuff jackets to protect personnel from high-temperature surfaces.

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  • Expert Application & Support: Sold and supported by American Process Heat, ensuring expert application knowledge, comprehensive technical service, and reliable supply.

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Heated Hose Applications

1. Hot Melt Adhesive Systems

  • Packaging and Sealing: Conveying hot melt glues to dispensing nozzles on automated case sealers, tray formers, and high-speed cartoning lines.

  • Product Assembly: Moving temperature-sensitive adhesives used in the assembly of automotive interiors, electronics, and consumer goods.

  • Labeling and Laminating: Maintaining consistent flow and open-time characteristics for high-viscosity glues during high-volume labeling and material laminating.

2. Plastics Manufacturing & Extrusion

  • Co-Extrusion Lines: Connecting auxiliary co-extruders to a main line die block to introduce color strips, outer layers, or barrier resins into extruded profiles.

  • Injection Molding: Transferring specialized liquid silicone rubbers (LSR), warm polymers, or purging compounds directly into automated molding equipment.

  • Compounding & Masterbatch: Transporting liquid colorants, additives, or molten plastic compounds through masterbatch blending stages.

3. Polyurethane, Polyurea, & Chemical Processing

  • Two-Component Systems: Transporting chemical components for polyurethane foam, polyurea coatings, and structural epoxies at exact processing temperatures.

  • High-Pressure Chemical Delivery: Utilizing specialized high-pressure lines (up to 5,000 PSI) to pump viscous raw chemicals, resins, and catalysts safely between blending tanks and reaction vessels.

4. Food, Beverage, & Pharmaceutical Processing

  • Viscous Food Transfer: Moving temperature-critical ingredients like chocolate, syrups, liquid fats, fats, and jellies through processing lines without cooling or hardening.

  • Sanitary Wash-Down Lines: Operating in food and drug plants using specialized moisture-proof and crush-resistant outer jackets capable of withstanding aggressive high-pressure wash-down environments.

5. Industrial Paint, Coatings, & Finishing

  • Robotic Spray Finishing: Transferring high-viscosity paints, sealants, and protective clear coats to robotic paint applicators in automotive and aerospace finishing bays.

  • Undercoating and Heavy Sealants: Delivering hot-applied anti-corrosion materials, heavy waxes, and asphalt-based dampeners onto structural metal frames.

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