HEATCORE is a resistive heating element specifically designed to be incorporated into thermoset or thermoplastic compounds. The completed THERMOPOLYMER assembly represents leading edge heating technology. With HEATCORE, customers can create heated assemblies that are easily incorporated into standard compression and injection molded products resulting in heated plastic parts that are durable, safe and cost-effective.

"Watlow is truly excited about the opportunity the Watlow / K&M relationship represents," said Royce Payton, product manager for Watlow's flexible and polymer heaters division. "Utilizing the K&M resources to increase the visibility of Watlow's HEATCORE products and technology into consumer-based industries will be advantageous to all as we go forward."

Because the molded heater product delivers a complete heating solution and not just a resistive element, Watlow's THERMOPOLYMER heating technology can often lower costs significantly when incorporated into the manufacturing process. Moreover, the technology has a broad spectrum of possible applications, including areas as diverse as health and beauty aids, pet care and food warming.

"We expect HEATCORE technology to have a significant impact," said Jill Karrenbrock, principal of Karrenbrock & Meuse, LLC. "Not only in applications where adding a heating component to existing solutions provides derivative value, but in a generation of new consumer products that would have been impossible to conceive and fabricate using standard heating technologies."

About Watlow
Since the company's founding in 1922, Watlow has brought its thermal expertise to numerous applications, including semiconductor, plastics processing, foodservice equipment, life sciences, power generation, aerospace and others. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Watlow is the largest custom designer and manufacturer of industrial heaters, sensors, controllers and software with offices and manufacturing facilities around the world.

About Karrenbrock & Meuse, LLC
Karrenbrock & Meuse specializes in intellectual asset business development. Its focus is helping companies at every stage of development convert their bright ideas into real-world opportunity. The firm provides its clients with a range of custom services and tools that identify, generate, and catalyze the intellectual assets that drive sustainable value. The company has offices in Los Angeles, Boston, and Atlanta.