Being cognizant of safety can prevent injury and loss of life. In the larger scale of a business, it can prevent expensive repercussions while at the same time improve efficiency and production. 

Nationwide Boiler Inc., Fremont, Calif., acquired Pacific Combustion Engineering/Ponder Burner Co., a manufacturer of burner management and combustion control systems as well as custom control panels. Based in Washougal, Wash., PCE/PBE will continue to operate under its current name as a division of Nationwide Boiler Inc.

The days of using a rag and stick to light a burner have thankfully faded into the not-so-distant past. Technology has evolved and continues to do so at a rapid rate.

With so many variations in applications and increased complexity of processes, selecting the proper burner for a heat processing application can be a challenge. Careful burner selection, however, can prevent downtime and help your company save money.

Many process industry manufacturing plants have some sort of boiler or fired heater as part of their processes. Heat is a basic element for making everything from ketchup to polymers, so there are invariably burners somewhere in the plant. 

An enhanced safety instrumented system (SIS) provides an optimum engineering environment.

Flame-safeguard controls and burner management systems are designed for industrial and commercial applications.

The challenges of effectively burning natural gas date back much further than one might think.

There are a lot of firsts in Fireye’s history.