There’s a well-known proverb about necessity being the mother of invention, which is something of a poetic way to say that solving challenges often involves approaching them in new and unique ways — and, once solved, the resulting innovation can be applied to similar challenges. This saying can apply to fulfilling the specific requirements of industrial environments as they present themselves, which often produces lasting solutions with the power to transform everyday industrial practices.

A case in point can be seen in the high-pressure hot water (HPHW) systems commonly used for plant sanitation. Pick Heaters, an American manufacturer of direct steam injection (DSI) heaters, used a unique approach to meet the requirements of a specific customer and in the process hit upon a system design with an unprecedented degree of utility. The system has since been duplicated and adapted for numerous other customers with similar needs.

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