We have gathered the top Process Heating product articles of 2020. Enjoy!

With the trend toward reduced plant personnel, and institutional knowledge leaving many plants as Baby Boomers age out of the workplace, industrial facilities are faced with managing thermal processes with fewer and less experienced operators. At the same time, the influence of on-demand access to all kinds of data in our daily lives is driving demand for access to key performance data and the ability to remotely monitor thermal processes.

The heater-insulator system can be used to warm IBC contents instead of wrap-around models. The heaters and insulators are designed for indoor, outdoor or washdown locations, offer ease of installation and universal fit, and are removable and reusable. 

B&W Thermal will supply and install replacement secondary air heater components for a U.S. power plant. The $5 million contract includes a suite of replacement parts, equipment and field service.

Custom Electric Manufacturing, which was acquired by Sweden-based Kanthal in 2018, will go to market under the Kanthal brand effective Jan. 1, 2021. Headquartered in Wixom, Mich., CEM has been supplying original equipment and replacement heating elements for both electric and gas furnaces for more than 35 years.

In the world of electric heaters, one of the most critical elements to consider is the control. Depending on the specific application, a certain level of control is not only desired but often required. In order to achieve adequate results, operators need to be confident that the process is reaching a specific temperature at the proper time on a consistent basis. 

By its most simple definition, process heating is the raising of the temperature of a part or substrate within a manufacturing process.