Applications
Below are several applications of our heating and control technologies. These applications range from simple to complex and from low temperatures to high temperatures. We try to utilize our “off the shelf” products to provide customers with a quick, yet effective solution or will take our collective years of experience and design a custom solution for your needs.
Extrusion
Precision Control Systems designs and builds custom thermal systems tailored to the demands of polymer extrusion processes, including silicone, PEX-A, rubber, and other specialty materials. Whether integrated directly into the extrusion line or operating as standalone modules, our systems are engineered to deliver the precision, throughput, and control required by modern extrusion facilities.
We work closely with each customer to engineer solutions that meet unique product dimensions, line speeds, and material handling requirements. Key design variables include:
- Heater sizing (length, diameter, emission wavelength)
- Product support
- Zoning for irregular profiles
- Gauge integration
- Inline cutting
Applications Include:
- Crosslinking platinum or peroxide cured silicone tubing
- PEX-A pipe crosslinking
- Rubber shock curing
- Preheat stations for wire jacketing
Common Solutions & Example Cases
Aerospace
Precision Control Systems builds custom high performance thermal systems for aerospace materials testing and process simulation. Our systems are engineered to meet the demanding requirements of aerospace development programs, including rapid thermal ramp rates, precise thermal cycling, and multi-zone control, all critical for evaluating material behavior under flight and reentry conditions.
PCS specializes in systems that simulate thermal profiles experienced in aerospace applications such as:
- Hypersonic flight
- Atmospheric reentry
- Engine and turbine component qualification
- Structural fatigue and delamination studies
- Space vehicle materials and coatings validation
These systems support:
- Rapid temperature ramp rates (often exceeding 100 °C/s)
- Controlled soak, dwell, and cooldown profiles
- Localized heating for joints, welds, or composite layers
We are able to customize our control systems to meet customer specific application needs. Typical control platforms include:
- Programmable thermal profiles
- Data acquisition synchronized to temperature, time, and heat flux inputs.
- Adjustable heater zoning and feedback configurations.
Common Solutions & Example Cases
Web Heating and Drying
Precision Control Systems designs custom infrared and convection based systems for continuous web processing applications, delivering efficient thermal control for drying, curing, and heating of materials such as films, textiles, adhesives, coatings, and composites.
Our systems are designed to integrate into roll-to-roll processes, providing consistent heat delivery, optimized energy efficiency, and precise control across the full web width and length.
Typical Applications Include:
- Drying water or solvent based paints, coatings, and adhesives
- Heating metal web post galvanization
- Thermal curing of inks, resins, polymers, and adhesives
- Preheating bonding layers
Key Capabilities:
- Uniform heating across web widths
- Zoned control for precise ramp/soak profiles
- Temperature feedback via pyrometer or alternate non-contact sensor (closed loop control available pending application)
- Modular designs available for retrofit or OEM integration
Common Materials:
- BOPP, PET, PVC, Silicone, Rubber
- Filter materials
- Painted steel sheet
Common Solutions & Example Cases
Annealing, Brazing and Reflow Systems
Precision Control Systems develops infrared heating systems for metal conditioning, bonding, and reflow processes, including annealing, brazing, and solder reflow. These systems are tailored to meet the high temperature precision and repeatability demands of industries such as medical device and electrical component manufacturing.
Typical Applications Include:
- Annealing of braids and wires. Systems available to accommodate reel to reel or batch processing.
- Solder/tinning reflow of electrical connector strings
- Brazing ovens for copper lug production
Key Capabilities:
- Targeted heat delivery and precise temperature control
- Closed-loop PID feedback via thermocouples or pyrometers
- Process recipe storage in control system PLC
Common Materials:
- Stainless steel
- Nitinol
- Lead-free solder
Common Solutions & Example Cases
Lab Testing Equipment
Precision Control Systems provides off the shelf control and heater platforms designed for laboratory-scale testing, R&D, and process development. By combining our standard control systems with our spot, strip, and line infrared heaters, we enable researchers and process engineers to quickly iterate and validate their production process.
These bench top systems are readily available.
Project Highlights:
- Braid Prebake Abbott
- Molex Reflow
Common Solutions & Example Cases
About
With over 70 years of experience, PCS and RI specializes in advanced infrared heating, control technology, and automation; offering high-performance solutions across a variety of industries, including aerospace, automotive, medical, and many more.
From precision curing and drying to fully customized solutions, PCS Controls delivers energy-efficient systems tailored to optimize complex industrial applications.
History
September 1951 – Research Inc. (RI) is founded and is actively engaged in both development related to aircraft and guided missiles, including fundamental aerodynamic and thermodynamic problems, and fabrication of test equipment, instrumentation, computers, and aircraft accessories.
June 1998 – PCS is formed by ex-RI employees. PCS initially focuses on providing the control systems and support for more than 30 years of RI system customers. PCS adds personnel to expand its offerings from solely controls to infrared heaters and heating systems.
August 2007 – PCS purchases RI’s Infrared Heating Division along with the Research Inc. name. In this asset purchase, PCS acquires both the standard products that you can find on our product page and the key personnel that have the knowledge and capability to design, manufacture, and support these products.
June 2008 – Our effort to integrate over 50 years of RI heaters and systems into the PCS business system is accomplished. The result is an efficient organization, doubled in size, ready to respond to customers’ requirements with short lead-times, quality products and knowledgeable engineering and service.
Today – PCS/RI is a 20-person company with the agility to take on a variety of projects. We focus on our customers and our engineering to provide innovation and value in the industrial heating and automation markets.
Clients
Over the years we have accumulated a client list in excess of 5,000 entries, foreign and domestic, large and small. A small subset of the more recognizable names is shown below. Contact us to see how we can help with your application.
3m
Abb Inc.
Abbott Laboratories
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Aerojet-General Corporation
Afg Industries
Air Force Research Lab
Albany International (Ma)
Alcoa
Aldila Golf Corp.
American Airlines
Argonne National Laboratory
Army Research Lab
AT&T
Atomic Energy Of Canada Ltd.
Australian Nuclear Science
Ball Aerospace (Boulder)
Bard, C.R. Inc.
Bausch & Lomb
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Bayer Corporation
Bell Aerospace-Textrox
Boeing Aerospace
Boston Scientific
Brookhaven National Laboratory
California, University Of
Callaway Golf
Cargill Incorporated
Chrysler Corporation
Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products
Covidien
Creganna-Tactx Medical
Cummins Filtration
Davis-Standard Corp
Dow Chemical Co.
Dow Corning Corporation
Du Pont, E.I. Co.
Eaton Corporation
Eli Lilly
Entellus Medical
Exxon/Mobil Research
Factory Mutual Insurance Company
Ford Motor Company
Freudenberg-Nok
GAF Corporation
Gates Rubber Co.
GE Global Research
General Dynamics Corporation
General Mills (Mpls.)
General Mills, Inc.
Honeywell Incorporated
Idaho National Lab
Intelligent Extrusion Systems
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd
ITT Space Systems Division
Jet Propulsion Laboratories
Johnson & Johnson
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical
Kohler Company
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lockheed Martin
Los Alamos National Lab
Lufthansa
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Maytag Corporation
Midland Garage Door
Medtronic
Mercedes-Benz
Merck & Company Inc.
Mts Systems Corporation
Nasa Ames Research Center
Nasa Dryden Flight Research
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA Johnson Space Center
NASA Langley
National Institute for Aviation Research
Oakridge National Labs
Parker Hannifin Corporation
Pfizer Inc.
Pratt & Whitney
Procter & Gamble
Raytheon
Resolution Medical
Rockwell Automation
Rolls Royce
Rosemont
Saint Gobain
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics
Sandia National Labs (NM)
Schlumberger
Smiths Medical
Southwest Research Institute
St. Jude Medical Inc.
TRW Space And Defense
Tyco Electronics
US Army
US Navy
Wright-Patterson AFB
Xerox Corporation
About
With over 70 years of experience, PCS and RI specializes in advanced infrared heating, control technology, and automation; offering high-performance solutions across a variety of industries, including aerospace, automotive, medical, and many more.
From precision curing and drying to fully customized solutions, PCS Controls delivers energy-efficient systems tailored to optimize complex industrial applications.
History
September 1951 – Research Inc. (RI) is founded and is actively engaged in both development related to aircraft and guided missiles, including fundamental aerodynamic and thermodynamic problems, and fabrication of test equipment, instrumentation, computers, and aircraft accessories.
June 1998 – PCS is formed by ex-RI employees. PCS initially focuses on providing the control systems and support for more than 30 years of RI system customers. PCS adds personnel to expand its offerings from solely controls to infrared heaters and heating systems.
August 2007 – PCS purchases RI’s Infrared Heating Division along with the Research Inc. name. In this asset purchase, PCS acquires both the standard products that you can find on our product page and the key personnel that have the knowledge and capability to design, manufacture, and support these products.
June 2008 – Our effort to integrate over 50 years of RI heaters and systems into the PCS business system is accomplished. The result is an efficient organization, doubled in size, ready to respond to customers’ requirements with short lead-times, quality products and knowledgeable engineering and service.
Today – PCS/RI is a 20-person company with the agility to take on a variety of projects. We focus on our customers and our engineering to provide innovation and value in the industrial heating and automation markets.
Clients
Over the years we have accumulated a client list in excess of 5,000 entries, foreign and domestic, large and small. A small subset of the more recognizable names is shown below. Contact us to see how we can help with your application.
3m
Abb Inc.
Abbott Laboratories
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Aerojet-General Corporation
Afg Industries
Air Force Research Lab
Albany International (Ma)
Alcoa
Aldila Golf Corp.
American Airlines
Argonne National Laboratory
Army Research Lab
AT&T
Atomic Energy Of Canada Ltd.
Australian Nuclear Science
Ball Aerospace (Boulder)
Bard, C.R. Inc.
Bausch & Lomb
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Bayer Corporation
Bell Aerospace-Textrox
Boeing Aerospace
Boston Scientific
Brookhaven National Laboratory
California, University Of
Callaway Golf
Cargill Incorporated
Chrysler Corporation
Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products
Covidien
Creganna-Tactx Medical
Cummins Filtration
Davis-Standard Corp
Dow Chemical Co.
Dow Corning Corporation
Du Pont, E.I. Co.
Eaton Corporation
Eli Lilly
Entellus Medical
Exxon/Mobil Research
Factory Mutual Insurance Company
Ford Motor Company
Freudenberg-Nok
GAF Corporation
Gates Rubber Co.
GE Global Research
General Dynamics Corporation
General Mills (Mpls.)
General Mills, Inc.
Honeywell Incorporated
Idaho National Lab
Intelligent Extrusion Systems
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd
ITT Space Systems Division
Jet Propulsion Laboratories
Johnson & Johnson
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical
Kohler Company
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lockheed Martin
Los Alamos National Lab
Lufthansa
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Maytag Corporation
Midland Garage Door
Medtronic
Mercedes-Benz
Merck & Company Inc.
Mts Systems Corporation
Nasa Ames Research Center
Nasa Dryden Flight Research
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA Johnson Space Center
NASA Langley
National Institute for Aviation Research
Oakridge National Labs
Parker Hannifin Corporation
Pfizer Inc.
Pratt & Whitney
Procter & Gamble
Raytheon
Resolution Medical
Rockwell Automation
Rolls Royce
Rosemont
Saint Gobain
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics
Sandia National Labs (NM)
Schlumberger
Smiths Medical
Southwest Research Institute
St. Jude Medical Inc.
TRW Space And Defense
Tyco Electronics
US Army
US Navy
Wright-Patterson AFB
Xerox Corporation
About
With over 70 years of experience, PCS and RI specializes in advanced infrared heating, control technology, and automation; offering high-performance solutions across a variety of industries, including aerospace, automotive, medical, and many more.
From precision curing and drying to fully customized solutions, PCS Controls delivers energy-efficient systems tailored to optimize complex industrial applications.
History
September 1951 – Research Inc. (RI) is founded and is actively engaged in both development related to aircraft and guided missiles, including fundamental aerodynamic and thermodynamic problems, and fabrication of test equipment, instrumentation, computers, and aircraft accessories.
June 1998 – PCS is formed by ex-RI employees. PCS initially focuses on providing the control systems and support for more than 30 years of RI system customers. PCS adds personnel to expand its offerings from solely controls to infrared heaters and heating systems.
August 2007 – PCS purchases RI’s Infrared Heating Division along with the Research Inc. name. In this asset purchase, PCS acquires both the standard products that you can find on our product page and the key personnel that have the knowledge and capability to design, manufacture, and support these products.
June 2008 – Our effort to integrate over 50 years of RI heaters and systems into the PCS business system is accomplished. The result is an efficient organization, doubled in size, ready to respond to customers’ requirements with short lead-times, quality products and knowledgeable engineering and service.
Today – PCS/RI is a 20-person company with the agility to take on a variety of projects. We focus on our customers and our engineering to provide innovation and value in the industrial heating and automation markets.
Clients
Over the years we have accumulated a client list in excess of 5,000 entries, foreign and domestic, large and small. A small subset of the more recognizable names is shown below. Contact us to see how we can help with your application.
3m
Abb Inc.
Abbott Laboratories
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Aerojet-General Corporation
Afg Industries
Air Force Research Lab
Albany International (Ma)
Alcoa
Aldila Golf Corp.
American Airlines
Argonne National Laboratory
Army Research Lab
AT&T
Atomic Energy Of Canada Ltd.
Australian Nuclear Science
Ball Aerospace (Boulder)
Bard, C.R. Inc.
Bausch & Lomb
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Bayer Corporation
Bell Aerospace-Textrox
Boeing Aerospace
Boston Scientific
Brookhaven National Laboratory
California, University Of
Callaway Golf
Cargill Incorporated
Chrysler Corporation
Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products
Covidien
Creganna-Tactx Medical
Cummins Filtration
Davis-Standard Corp
Dow Chemical Co.
Dow Corning Corporation
Du Pont, E.I. Co.
Eaton Corporation
Eli Lilly
Entellus Medical
Exxon/Mobil Research
Factory Mutual Insurance Company
Ford Motor Company
Freudenberg-Nok
GAF Corporation
Gates Rubber Co.
GE Global Research
General Dynamics Corporation
General Mills (Mpls.)
General Mills, Inc.
Honeywell Incorporated
Idaho National Lab
Intelligent Extrusion Systems
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd
ITT Space Systems Division
Jet Propulsion Laboratories
Johnson & Johnson
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical
Kohler Company
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lockheed Martin
Los Alamos National Lab
Lufthansa
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Maytag Corporation
Midland Garage Door
Medtronic
Mercedes-Benz
Merck & Company Inc.
Mts Systems Corporation
Nasa Ames Research Center
Nasa Dryden Flight Research
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA Johnson Space Center
NASA Langley
National Institute for Aviation Research
Oakridge National Labs
Parker Hannifin Corporation
Pfizer Inc.
Pratt & Whitney
Procter & Gamble
Raytheon
Resolution Medical
Rockwell Automation
Rolls Royce
Rosemont
Saint Gobain
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics
Sandia National Labs (NM)
Schlumberger
Smiths Medical
Southwest Research Institute
St. Jude Medical Inc.
TRW Space And Defense
Tyco Electronics
US Army
US Navy
Wright-Patterson AFB
Xerox Corporation
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