A Tempco distributor that specializes in controls has a customer in the construction industry. This customer utilizes Tempco’s TEC-220 and TEC-2500 series temperature controllers to help add the finishing touches to freshly paved roads. They are an end-user that manufactures the equipment used to spray the lines onto roads.

The pavement marking machines conduct their work through extruding and spraying thermoplastic paints or solvent paints onto the pavement. The striping material must be heated to lower its viscosity and allow the material to be sprayed. Once the material is heated, the controls regulate the temperature of the material so that it can be sprayed at lower pressures. Spraying at lower pressure reduces the amount of overspray and creates near-perfect lines. Less overspray and paint mist translates to fewer errors and corrective costs in the final steps of road construction. The coating only needs a few minutes to harden after being sprayed. After it cools on the pavement, the paint forms a wear-resistant polymer layer which is bright and reflective.

Tempco manufactures custom electric heaters and elements for conduction, convection and radiant heating applications for industrial processes. We also manufacture temperature sensors - Thermocouples, RTD's and thermisters. Complete your thermal loop system with Tempco's standard or built-to-order temperature control products.