JPW Industrial Ovens & Furnaces has been designing and manufacturing industrial ovens for startup companies in the electric vehicle (EV) industry for several years. However, requests have been more frequent and more specific as of late. President Mike Jameson believes he knows the reason.

A manufacturer of vacuum insulation panels will use an electric walk-in oven to dry compressed insulation sheets at a maximum temperature of 500°F.

Valin Corp., a privately held, employee-owned San Jose, Calif.-based company, acquired Sun Automation Inc. of Chandler, Ariz. According to Valin, the acquisition strengthens its automation product portfolio and offers expansion in new territories where it is not currently represented.

An Internet of Things (IoT) solution for boiler rooms that offers real-time data analytics and system intelligence is available as an app on Apple and Android devices. The app, Prometha Connected Boiler Solutions, enables authorized users to remotely view boiler-system performance around the clock. When a condition is suboptimal, users are notified in real-time via an alarm or alert.

A Midwest manufacturer of adhesive-coated films installed a regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) for the abatement of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on a coating and laminating line.

Registration is open for two Industrial Heating Equipment Association’s seminars. The combustion seminar and the safety standards and codes seminar will be held concurrently November 9-10 at the InterContinental Hotel Cleveland. The fall seminars include a joint tabletop exhibition and reception November 9. 

Lucifer Furnaces delivered a large recirculating oven to an automotive supplier based in the United States. It heats to 1200°F (650°C) with 35 kW of power. 

Growing trends among companies using industrial thermal processing technologies are prioritizing sustainability and minimizing the environmental impacts of their operations. In response, one industrial boiler equipment manufacturer serving the process industries has developed a sustainability initiative to support manufacturers focused on environmental issues. Cleaver-Brooks will consult with such companies, assess their boiler plant and tailor a solution of sustainable products and services to achieve targets. 

A chemical leak at a plant in La Porte, Texas, left two people dead and another 30 injured on July 27.

Superior Boiler received patents for two products that improve hot water heating in the company’s watertube boilers.