Tips for preventing food recalls from your production facility
A few aspects of this are ensuring your process is designed to prevent and detect potential contamination and that your equipment is adequate for the job and thoroughly cleaned.
Shell-Side Fluid Challenges: Increasing the Pressure Drop
When the pressure drop is well below the allowable maximum, the heat exchanger may not be reaching its full heat transfer rate potential.
Helpful Details to Consider When Selecting a Heat Transfer Fluid
Choosing the right heat transfer fluid for your operation involves many considerations. Here are some key details to know about HTFs.
Metal Expansion Bellows vs. Packed Expansion Joints
Two of the most common types of expansion joints are metal expansion bellows (sometimes called packless expansion joints) and packed slip expansion joints.
Five Important Qualities to Look for in Pharmaceutical Process Equipment
Shell and tube heat exchangers used for pharmaceutical condensers should be easily cleaned and resistant to contamination and corrosion.
Condensing Economizers Can Help Operations Reclaim Latent Heat
Condensing economizers have a place in virtually every industry. However, they often require highly specialized design and are fabricated to meet the specific needs of one facility’s operations.
Retrofitting Industrial Heating Equipment: Important Things To Consider
During discussions about updating or upgrading industrial heating equipment, retrofitting is a topic that often comes up. From repairing existing systems to repurposing old equipment for another purpose, retrofitting is an option that many plants and facilities are interested in exploring. If you’re looking to extend the life of an existing piece of equipment, retrofitting […]
Why Industrial Hot Oil Heating Systems Should Be More Commonly Used Than Steam Boilers
Hot oil heating systems outperform steam boilers in a number of ways. From efficiency and maintenance to safety, there are a number of reasons why hot oil heating systems are better than steam when it comes to industrial thermal hot oil heating. Despite the many benefits of hot oil heating, facilities in a variety of […]
Why Routine Plant Operator Training is So Important
While equipment malfunction or failure is sometimes the cause of unexpected plant shutdowns, equipment operator error is one of the most common causes for plant operations to come grinding to a halt. In many industries, plant operator and employees often have very hands-on roles in the equipment processes taking place on a daily basis. As […]
Exchanger System Helps Food Packager Put the Soup On
A mechanical contractor for a Chicago-based liquid-foods packager had an interesting and challenging cooling application. An important client planned to award the foods packager a large contract for packaging soup if they could satisfy one stipulation: The company had to guarantee that the product would be cooled from 198°F (92°C) to precisely 77°F (25°C) before […]