Check Corp. and Milsco Manufacturing Produce Heated Seats

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March 17, 2011 – Check Corp., Troy, Mich., and Milsco Manufacturing Co., Milwaukee, Wis., are working together to provide durable heated seats that add comfort and warmth to today's industrial and construction equipment. "We worked hand-in-hand with Check on the shape, materials, and foam systems we use to build seats for the construction and agricultural markets, testing seat heater prototypes and verifying the product's performance until we came up with a successful process that created high-quality heated seat cushions for our customer," said Egon Muelder, heavy industry unit manager for Milsco.

Since then, more than 6,000 seat heater systems have been built into seats during the past three years.
 
"Demand is increasing now that more people are used to driving to work with a heated seat in their car," said Muelder. "When they get into an expensive piece of equipment, they're demanding that same type of comfort. As a supplier, being able to offer our clients the option of heated seats for their equipment is a definite bonus because we're able to meet their specific needs."
 
Available for a variety of construction, agricultural and off-road equipment, Check seat heater systems are designed to integrate directly into the seats and feature multiple temperature levels for operator comfort. The seat heater elements have passed SAE-J1454 testing for off-road durability tests and are waterproof. Each system is backed with a one- to three-year warranty depending on the seat or the equipment warranty.
 
"These types of equipment – skid steers, loaders, excavators – are regularly being used in cold weather climates, which can affect an operator's performance if they are uncomfortable," said Tom Stuef, sales manager for Check Corp. "The benefit of heated seats is that they can keep operators in their seats longer due to added comfort, therefore increasing productivity. Plus, they're a more cost-effective solution compared to purchasing equipment with a full, heated cab."
 
Check will display its seat heater elements in Milsco's V5300 seat at ConExpo 2011.