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Bilbee Controls designs, engineers, and manufactures conduction baseplate bimetallic thermostats as well as the traditional Model B-200 conduction type thermostats. Our thermostats offer little or no overshoot of the temperature setting on the initial warm-up cycle or on recovery, a cycling differential sufficiently close for the application, and fast response to sudden heat loads and full recovery to temperature setting. This is made possible by carefully designing the device with the proper balance of thermal relationships between the thermostat, heating element, and the heated mass. Our conduction type thermostats are used in consumer products like buffet tables, toasters, roasters, hot dog machines, waffle irons, and fudge cups. They are also used in industrial equipment such as drum heaters, laminators, sealing machines, meat packing equipment, t-shirt graphic presses, dry cleaning presses, and more. Originally American General Thermostat, Bilbee Controls is the result of several company shifts over the years. Bilbee was purchased by Rostra Vernatherm in 2012 and moved its manufacturing operations to Bristol, CT. Bilbee and Rostra Vernatherm share a business model of high quality USA-made products and superior customer service. Let our engineers help you design your thermal control solution; we will take care with the details that others overlook.

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RTD Sensors

RTD Sensors

An RTD, resistance temperature detector, is a passive temperature sensing device that operates on the principle that the resistance of a metal changes as the temperature changes. The electrical current that passes through the element...

Temperature Sensors

Temperature Sensors

Temperature sensors are devices that detect and measure coolness and hotness and convert it into an electrical signal. Temperature sensors are utilized in our daily lives, be it in the form of domestic water heaters...

Thermistors

Thermistors

A thermistor, a shortened version of the term thermal resistor, is a passive component whose resistance changes as the temperature in a system changes. Thus they serve as an inexpensive, accurate, and dynamic method for measuring temperature...

Thermocouples

Thermocouples

A thermocouple is a transducer that converts thermal energy into electrical energy and is constructed by joining wires made from dissimilar metals to form a junction. Voltage is produced when the temperature at the junction changes...

Thermowells

Thermowells

A thermowell is a pressure-tight vessel that safeguards and increases the lifespan of temperature sensors in processing plants in cases where a measuring sensor is not otherwise mechanically or chemically useful in...

Cartridge Heater

Cartridge Heater

A cartridge heater is a cylindrical tubular heating device that provides concise and precise heating for various forms of materials, machinery, and equipment. Unlike an immersion heater, a cartridge heater is inserted into a hole in the item to be heated to furnish internal radiant heat...

Heating Element

Heating Element

A heating element is a material or device that directly converts electrical energy into heat or thermal energy through a principle known as Joule heating. Joule heating is the phenomenon where a conductor generates...

Electric Heaters

Electric Heaters

Electric heating is produced by using a known resistance in an electric circuit. This placed resistance has very few free electrons in it so it does not conduct electric current easily through it. When there is resistance in...

Infrared Heating

Infrared Heating

Infrared heating is a heating method used to warm surrounding bodies by infrared radiation. Thermal energy is transferred directly to a body with a lower temperature through electromagnetic waves in the infrared region...

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