The global demand for energy shows no signs of slowing down. Businesses in every industry seek new ways to increase their process efficiency while keeping energy costs down. Plate heat exchangers have been used in process heating and cooling for more than 60 years.

Alfa Laval and Microsoft have teamed up to facilitate service and maintenance of Alfa Laval’s Laval plate heat exchangers. The two companies will jointly develop digital tools to allow customers to self-assess whether and which heat exchanger services might be needed.

Impreg-Tite is unaffected by thermal shock or the normal action of standard pickling and plating solutions (except chromic acid), says the manufacturer. 

The handling of bulk solids has been tossed around for decades — literally. From fertilizer to food products, sugar to sludge pellets, and coffee to catalysts, the practice of heating, cooling or drying has been a part of virtually every industry built around free-flowing materials since the Industrial Revolution.

Replacing non-functioning boiler systems — pressurized vessels placed in a facility to heat water — can take quite a bit of time. Enter the boiler-bypass system: a non-pressurized system that sits outside a facility or building. It heats up hot water, which then goes through the heat exchanger inside the building. Such units can be deployed rapidly and are scalable.

With an ever-increasing focus on energy efficiency and improving system performance, industrial processors are looking for ways to achieve these goals while reducing costs and material usage wherever possible.

Line of products includes plate, finned-tube and shell-and-tube heat exchangers. 

Plate-type heat exchangers, from high-capacity units to small designs, can help increase heat process efficiency and lower costs for onshore and offshore oil and gas production.

With design pressure up to 21 (305 psi), Frontline has a flexible design and plates designed for demanding hygienic applications.