We manufacture industry standard medium wave elements. These are non-sealed, coiled wire elements, typically with ceramic ends caps. They glow orange to orange red, and operate with an infrared output in the 2 to 4 micron range.

Our elements are available from stock in 3/8 (10mm), 1/2 (12mm), 5/8 (16mm) and 1 inch (25mm) sizes, from a few inches to 6 or more feet in length. Both clear and translucent are available in most sizes. Watt densities up to 80 watts/in are standard, and more in special situations. Other size tubes available on special request.

Standard configurations include lead wires, terminals, bus, studs and socket pins, most with high temperature ceramic end caps.

Do you have special terminal requirements? We can accommodate you. Please refer to our Standard End Caps page for detailed specifications on our stock parts. Don't see what you need there? No problem. We can have custom cast or machined caps to your requirements.

Wattages and voltages are application dependant and can be as high as thousands of watts, and nearly any voltage. And, yes we can make vertical elements!

We're an OEM supplier for a number of companies, and have provided elements for the entire life of some well know products. We also provide less costly high quality replacement elements for hundreds of different products.

Have an unusual design? We may be able to provide a more cost effective design. Are you getting your tubes from overseas? We've not yet come across one that we cannot duplicate, and in some cases for 1/10 the price! Send us a drawing, sketch, or sample and we'll be happy to quote it.

We do not manufacture shortwave, pinch sealed, evacuated bulbs. These are commonly referred to as T3 or quartz halogen. We do find instances where our elements are cost effective replacements for them, however.

Coils

We can supply wound coils for your special applications. Coils are supplied in long lengths, or cut to length or resistance. We can also prepare necessary tails when required. Standard gauges are 16 to 26 gauge in Kanthal D alloy. Other gauges and alloys are available on special request. We can also supply pre-oxidized coils for vertical applications.

Accessories

Supporting parts are also available. We can supply spring sockets, mounting clips, standoffs, hookup wire and other small parts. Quartz tubing and ceramics are also available.