From a new facility in Costa Rica, BriskHeat will boost its production throughout the Americas.

After serving as president and chief executive officer for 22 years, Domenic Federico will retire from BriskHeat at the end of the year.

Growing demand for lithium-ion batteries puts pressure on manufacturers to improve all steps in the product chain, including the heating processes. With electric rotary kilns, lithium refineries could cut carbon dioxide emissions in their heating processes to zero if renewable energy were used. At the same time, cathode producers could benefit from lower energy consumption and higher productivity.

When selecting a heating element, emphasis should be placed on its efficiency above all else. Various factors can determine a heating element’s effectiveness, but they can easily be overlooked.

Get quick tips on topics ranging from boilers and convection dryers to controlling temperature.

Watlow, a designer and manufacturer of complete industrial thermal systems, opened a new facility in Cebu, Philippines.

The term immersion heater refers to more than just one type of machine. There are four key categories of immersion heaters, each with slightly different designs, mechanisms of action and intended uses.

Spirax-Sarco Engineering signed a binding definitive agreement to acquire the Vulcanic Group of Companies (Vulcanic) from Qualium, a French private equity company. Vulcanic is the largest supplier in Europe of bespoke industrial electric heating solutions. 

No matter what type of fluid is being heated or the fluid flow conditions, consider the specific application environment before specifying the heater watt density to ensure good results.

To date, electric heating technology has not been scaled-up to meet the needs of large-scale processes. Several development projects are seeking a breakthrough.