When the USA’s elite special operations forces needed a specialized heating solution they turned to the best in the industry, Tempco, for help. Seal Team 4, located in Virginia Beach, VA, had a need to heat the aluminum fuel tanks in their Mark 7 Go Fast Boats. The aluminum fuel tanks held diesel fuel that needed to be kept warm when the boats were exposed to freezing temperatures during either cold weather deployment or during transportation via cargo plane.

As temperatures drop to the freezing mark and below, diesel fuel is negatively affected...Tempco designed a pair of silicone rubbers heaters as a solution. Visit our blog for complete application details and flexible heater design features.

The units worked out great and the Navy used several sets for the required boats. Tempco is a proud American manufacturer of electrical heating elements, temperature sensors and controls and we were was happy to do what we could to help solve a problem for the United States Armed Forces.