Standard 200 & 300 mm Heated Platens
Standard 200 & 300 mm Heated Platens
CAS offers standard 200 mm and 300 mm heated platens as readily-available components, ideal for machine trials, proof-of-concept experiments, or as spare heaters.
- Manufactured using our proprietary pressurized casting process with heating elements cast-in
- Base Material: Aluminum alloy 356
- Finishes: bare machined aluminum or hard anodize (MIL-A-8525, Type III, Class 1) (.05 mm / 0.002”)
Our standard 200 and 300 mm platens are available with or without a hard anodized finish (MIL-A-8525, Type III, Class 1). These platens are also equipped with three lift pin holes, 3.2 mm thru. Our standard cleaning process for these units includes a deep ultrasonic wash followed by a thorough IPA wipedown.
To verify dimension and deflection compliance, all CAS products are inspected using state-of-the-industry coordinate measuring machines (CMM), accurate to within a fraction of a micrometer. To verify electric component compliance, each heating element array undergoes a series of ohms resistance and high potency tests.
The development schedule for our 200 and 300 mm replacement platens included a full array of engineering tests - from FEA thermal simulations, to Sensarray temperature uniformity tests (see here) and accelerated life cycle testing - all of which helped these products achieve the thermal performance and real-world field reliability CAS is known for.
Our full-service lab includes digital x-ray and ultrasound equipment, key tools for evaluating the quality of castings and verifying the location of heating elements. These powerful instruments are employed in the prototype test phase of almost every CAS product, and as part of standard test protocols for many production-level components.
- Deflection / surface flatness:
- Cleaning regime includes ultrasonic wash followed by IPA wipe down
- 200 mm dimensions: Diameter: 228.6 mm (9”), Thickness: 31.75 mm (1.25”) with 3 Lift Pin Holes
- 300 mm dimensions: Diameter: 350 mm (13.78”), Thickness: 40 mm (1.575”) with 3 Lift Pin Holes
- 200 mm power: 1681W at 208V (2241W at 240V) with J or K-type thermocouple available
- 300 mm power: 3350W at 208V (xxxxW at 240V) with J or K-type thermocouple available
- Operating temperatures to 752°F (400°C)
- Temperature uniformity to ± 0.3% of set point
- Platens are delivered as a single piece, ready for installation
