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  1. Strategize Your Orders to Prepare for Long Lead-Times

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    Creating a high-quality product requires more than luck—it demands careful planning and the right tools. Every component, from the raw materials to the equipment used, plays a critical role in ensuring success. It starts with selecting the best materials, building an efficient facility, and utilizing top-tier equipment.

    But even the best equipment won’t last forever. Over time, wear and tear take their toll, which makes it essential to monitor and maintain machinery to avoid disruptions in your operation.

    Replacing or upgrading equipment, however, isn’t always a simple task. Large, specialized machinery, like shell and tube heat exchangers, can have long lead times. Waiting for essential equipment can cause significant delays, making proactive planning essential. Here are a few strategies to help streamline the process and minimize downtime.

    Know When You’ll Need Replacements

    You don’t need to be a fortune teller to predict when equipment might need replacing. Keeping track of the age, condition, and expected lifespan of your machinery will give you a solid idea of when to plan for upgrades or replacements. While it’s important to know the average lifespan of your equipment, remember that factors like usage, environment, and build quality can affect performance, so regular inspections are key. The older your equipment, the more frequently you should inspect it to catch signs of wear early.

    Develop an Ordering Schedule

    Once you have a general idea of when your equipment may need replacing, it’s smart to create a schedule for ordering new parts or machinery. This allows you to budget accordingly and plan ahead, so you can place orders well before equipment failures occur. By staying proactive, you’ll minimize downtime and avoid the costly delays that come with waiting for critical parts to arrive.

    Communicating your needs with your equipment supplier is also essential. By keeping them informed, they can provide you with accurate lead times and production schedules, ensuring that you’re never caught off guard.

    Plan for the Unexpected

    While planning can help avoid many issues, unexpected problems can still arise. Equipment can fail suddenly, and when it does, quick action is necessary to minimize downtime. Having an emergency budget in place and spare parts on hand will help you recover faster. Additionally, working with a reliable equipment manufacturer who can respond quickly in an emergency can make all the difference.

    Build Strong Partnerships

    In any industry, strong relationships with trusted suppliers are invaluable. Over time, a reliable partner will gain a deep understanding of your specific needs and processes, making collaboration smoother and more efficient. When it comes to ordering specialized equipment like shell and tube heat exchangers, having a dependable partner ensures that you’re well-supported throughout the process.

    If you’re unsure of how to plan for future equipment needs or want advice on reducing lead times, the engineers at Enerquip are ready to help. Contact us today to streamline your operations and stay ahead of the curve.

     

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  2. Welcome to Enerquip Heat Exchangers

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    The helpful heat exchanger experts at Enerquip have been designing and fabricating shell and tube heat exchangers for our customers’ production plants since 1985.

    The Enerquip team is passionate about not only building heat exchangers, but building the best heat exchanger solutions for our customers. Enerquip’s culture is built around integrity. Our team is never done learning, never done growing, and never satisfied with “good enough”.

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  3. GENERON & Enerquip: Partnering for Smarter Gas Separation Solutions

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    When it comes to air and gas separation systems, GENERON has been setting the standard for more than four decades. From nitrogen generators for offshore platforms and FPSOs to compression packages for tankers, GENERON’s custom solutions power some of the toughest environments in oil, gas, marine, and industrial service.

    But behind every system is a network of trusted partners. For over a decade, Enerquip has supplied stainless steel shell and tube heat exchangers that play a critical role in GENERON’s nitrogen generation, compression, and processing packages. Together, the two companies deliver reliable performance for the world’s most demanding industries.

    Innovation That Raises the Bar

    GENERON’s R&D team in California is always pushing boundaries. A great example: the redesigned Dehydration Hollow Fiber Membrane, which trims down size and weight without sacrificing performance. These kinds of innovations are why industry leaders — from Schlumberger and Weatherford to ExxonMobil and Chevron — trust GENERON.

    Quality is baked into every step. With facilities in Houston and Pittsburg certified to ISO-9000, ASME, CE/PED, and more, GENERON ensures each package meets the highest standards.

    Why GENERON Trusts Enerquip

    Meeting strict specifications is only part of the equation. GENERON often needs custom-engineered heat exchangers to fit unique applications. That’s where Enerquip steps in.

    “Enerquip has the engineering and manufacturing capabilities we need,” says Sergio Gonzalez, GENERON’s Americas Sales Director. “They’re quick to respond, flexible with custom requests, and always reliable.”

    Enerquip’s team can deliver exchangers ranging from two inches to four feet in diameter, fabricated from alloys that stand up to the harshest conditions. And when timing is critical, Enerquip’s fast turnaround and dependable delivery keep projects on track.

    A True Partnership

    The relationship goes beyond just supplying parts. GENERON knows that when a customer needs a heat exchanger — or a solution outside GENERON’s scope — Enerquip is the right referral. That trust speaks volumes about the quality of Enerquip’s engineering support and customer service.

    “Enerquip gives us good service, good products, and good quality,” Gonzalez adds simply.

    Looking Ahead

    As the oil, gas, and industrial service industries continue to evolve, GENERON and Enerquip remain aligned: pushing for higher standards, faster solutions, and stronger performance. With decades of expertise and a shared commitment to excellence, this partnership is built to last.

    Ready to see the difference the right heat exchanger can make? Contact us or request a quote today.

     

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  5. At Enerquip Integrity is our Core Value

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    When your reputation is on the line, you can trust Enerquip to provide the quality, performance and on-time delivery that you need to keep your shell and tube exchanger project on track.

    It's all about integrity

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  6. Enerquip invests in improvements to its Wisconsin facility

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    Enerquip, a homegrown company that specializes in a wide variety of shell and tube heat exchangers, recently broke ground on construction of facility improvements to meet its plans for continued growth.

    Enerquip has been one of the leading providers of heating and cooling equipment for production plants and the OEM’s and system integrators that support them. The company crafts stainless steel and high alloy shell and tube heat exchangers of the highest quality, with delivery lead-times that are half of the industry standard. The size of Enerquip heat exchangers can vary from the length of a loaf of bread to the size of a school bus.

    The new additions to the facility will include an expanded and remodeled office area, allowing enough room for 10 new employees. The facility has also installed building-wide Wi-Fi, which will allow employees to use state-of-the-art video meeting screens to remotely review projects with clients from their conference rooms.

    “We wanted Enerquip to make a better first impression on our customers, and to be a place that our employees are proud to come to work,” said Jeannie Deml, President & CEO.

    Enerquip also gave the facility a facelift, and the building underwent some light construction to add more windows throughout the facility to allow access to additional natural light. The facility increased its shop floor space by 25 percent by adding vertical storage racks, which didn’t require the company to add on to the building.

    “With the additional space and updated facilities, Enerquip will be able to serve customers more efficiently, increase production throughput and volume, and blend better with the surrounding neighborhood,” said Tim Strebig, Plant Manager.

    The indoor renovations are planned to be complete for staff to move in by the end of January, 2015. Exterior improvements and landscaping are scheduled for completion in the Spring of 2015.

    About Enerquip

    For more than 40 years, Enerquip has been a top designer and fabricator of stainless steel and high alloy shell and tube heat exchangers, with a reputation for quality and fast delivery. The company is one of the most trusted in the industry and provides both custom and standard off-the-shelf solutions for heating and cooling applications. Enerquip serves markets such as the pharmaceutical, beverage, brewing, food processing, dairy, paper, chemical, waste water and renewable fuels industries.