With fall comes relief from summer’s brutal heat — and the need to plan for cold weather issues. Cold temperatures can affect worker safety and productivity, production capacity and rates, product quality and mix, production schedules and a company’s ability to seize market opportunities.

When it comes time to replace an industrial boiler, or the need for additional capacity arises, boiler owners have options: They can buy new, or they can buy used. 

Used after process heating operations, temporary cooling solutions such as cooling towers, chillers and air conditioners provide significant benefits. They allow petrochemical and refining companies to avoid project delays and improve their balance sheet by avoiding high cost capital expenditure (CAPEX) commitments on short- to mid-term duration needs.

In the middle of prepping this issue for print, my laptop’s hard drive failed. I remember the first time I ever experienced a hard drive failure.

If your plant relies on an industrial steam plant as an essential part of your process, there’s a good chance you will someday need a temporary steam plant. Expect the worst and prepare a contingency plan.

Paints and coatings provide an essential barrier to protect industrial equipment from corrosive environments and extend their safe operating life.

Intended for use in light industrial applications, 50-hp boilers can be rented for temporary use following boiler failure response for process heating.

A new Aggreko service center in Quebec City will provide temporary power generation, temperature control and oil-free compressed air solutions for industrial and commercial facilities.

Hurst Boiler & Welding Co. Inc., Coolidge, Ga., stepped up production and fulfillment to meet the emergency boiler needs of areas affected by Hurricane Sandy.