The Xtreme-Therm line includes circulating water and heat transfer oil systems, portable chillers, and combination chilling and heating systems with temperatures ranging from -20 to 650°F (-29 to 343°C). 

Two primary uses for steam in the power and process industries are performing mechanical work and as a heat transfer medium. Superheated steam is preferred for mechanical work because it does not contain entrained water droplets, which can damage rotating equipment.

A benefit of a modular, once-through watertube design is the ability to rapidly generate full steam even from a cold start (on-demand steam). On-demand steam can improve steam generation operations by matching the actual load demand with boiler output in near real time. While traditional boilers typically are placed in a standby or idle mode when not in use, such operating techniques are not required with on-demand watertube boilers.

Trent Ogilvie, president of Rockwool North America, will retire after 25 years of leading the company. According to the maker of stone wool insulation, Ogilvie built up the North American business from a small, unprofitable operation with 60 employees in 1995 to one with 1,000 employees and sales in the several hundred-million-dollar range today.

Process heating equipment skids include standard unitary steel bases that allow cover-lift hoists, process air ductwork, control panels, monitoring instrumentation and other auxiliary equipment to be attached to the system as a single unit.

The Admag Total Insight is a lifecycle-aware magnetic flow meter that reduces OpEx and downtime by monitoring the health of the flow meter without removing it from the process.

Since this column will appear in our January issue, I can finally tell you about a project that has been in the works for quite a while: our new eBook on thermal fluid heating for industrial processes.

Diaphragm seals are suited for protecting gauges from high temperatures, corrosive liquids and fluids with the potential to clog. 

Avoid common pitfalls and learn the steps to specifying and operating a thermal fluid heating system.

Series HL is suited for heating oils used in fluid power and machine lubrication applications.