A CAS engineer designs a CAST-X circulation heater using CAD.


GAINING CUSTOMERS BY DEGREES


Cast-in heating and cooling elements are crucial to a diverse range of temperature-based applications served by Cast Aluminum Solutions. SHANNON WETZEL, MANAGING EDITOR


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s silicon wafers are heated to produce today’s microchips, an important


cast aluminum heater is at work keep- ing the process at the required uniform temperature necessary for efficient, high-quality mass production. Cast Aluminum Solutions (CAS), Batavia, Illinois, makes these heaters, along


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with a wide variety of other thermal management parts for applications like blood dialysis, commercial food preparation, cryogenics and heating rocket fuel. “We are a small niche provider that


plays in major industries,” said Rick Ahern, CEO, CAS. “Overall, we are growing. And we are always working


with existing customers on the next- gen product.” Te cast aluminum heaters pro- duced via permanent mold processes by CAS come in various shapes and sizes. Te company offers a standard- ized line of circulation heaters (Cast- X Circulation Heaters) but most of its business is making custom heaters.


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