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Preheating steel bar stock to forge a hot formed U-bolt [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: A fifteen turn helical coil with ceramic insert is used to preheat the 15" (381 mm) section of steel bar stock... ...
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Shrink fitting an aluminum motor housing [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: The customer was using a cold press, but it was creating part defects. This was resolved with induction heating: the process took just two minutes compared to 40 minutes and they were able to achieve ...
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De-bonding Stainless Steel / Carbon Fiber Assembly [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: Induction heating process is more environmentally-friendly without the use of noxious chemicals... ...
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Soldering a steel cover onto a nickel plated EMI filter [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: Soldering a nickel plated steel cover onto a nickel plated steel EMI filter housing without damaging the RF circuit... ...
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Brazing a steel coupler and a steel wire [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: Induction heating enabled the brazing process to be completed within 30 seconds. The client was using a torch, and induction offers superior repeatability with no open flame and delivering heat only ...
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Heating a copper end cap to temperature to melt wax [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: To heat a copper end cap to temperature for a wax reflow application; the end product is a temperature stat and the client is looking to cut their heating time in half... ...
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Post weld heat treatment delivery
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: Oil and gas contractor Bonatti has selected an EFD Induction post-weld heat treatment (PWHT) solution to help build the world's longest 13% Cr onshore pipeline. ...
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Terac deck straighteners
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), one of the world's largest builders of cruise ships and gas tankers, has installed two EFD Induction "Terac 25" deck straightening systems at its main shipyard in ...
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Heating a coated copper wire for a stripping application [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: The top 1" (25 mm) portion of the plastic coated wire was placed inside the helical coil and heating began. The top turn rapidly started to heat and the plastic melted after about 10 seconds of ...
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Soldering brass and steel radiator caps [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: The heating process is completed within 15 seconds with consistent results without the use of flame, creating a safer, cooler working environment... ...
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Tips to Increase Efficiency and Heat Recovery in a Boiler System
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: As boilers age, they can become less efficient, causing an increase in fuel costs. The main cause of energy inefficiency is system heat loss. Here are several ways to reclaim the heat loss in an ...
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Annealing Lock Nuts [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: A three turn helical coil is used to heat the locknut to 2150ºF for 5 seconds. Induction heating provides repeatable, rapid and accurate heating cycles making it ideal for in-line production ...
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Brazing a steel piston vavle assembly [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: A five turn pancake coil is used to braze the piston valve and steel plate. The assembly was heated for 10 minutes to flow the braze and join the two pieces... ...
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Hardening teeth on steel motorcycle gear [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: A single turn helical coil is used to heat the gear. The gear is placed on a spindle and rotated at 300-350 RPM's... ...
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Preheating copper bars [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: To preheat two copper bars to temperature within 30 seconds; the client is looking to replace a competitor's 5kW induction heating system that is delivering unsatisfactory results.. ...
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Heating steel chain for tempering [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: A twenty turn helical coil is used to heat the chain. The chain is fed through the coil at a rate of 1 meter per minute to reach the desired 1760 ºF (960 ºC) for the tempering process... ...
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Sealing a Nylon Shell for a fuel vapor Assembly [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: Filter modules are assembled on the fixture with ring gasket. Pressure is applied to the modules, modules are rotated and induction heating is started. After 10-12 seconds, heating is halted and the ...
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Annealing stainless steel bread cutting blades [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: Induction heating provides improved quality of blades at hole punching location, decreased scrap product and is easily incorporated into existing production lines... ...
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Glass fiberizing process
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: Philippe Derain of EFD Induction France gives a brief introduction to one of the lesser-known uses of induction heating: glass fiberizing. ...
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Preheating a Molybdenum anode for stress relief [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: A four turn helical pancake coil is used to heat the anode. The area on the anode to be preheated is the weld between the tube and flange... ...
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Cleaver-Brooks Engineers Custom- Designed Nebraska D-Type Superheated Steam Boiler for Alberta Power Plant
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: The City of Medicine Hat Power Plant in Alberta, Canada, desired to upgrade its power station to better service area residents. The main focus of the project was to devise a means to allow the plant ...
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Forced-Circulation Steam Generators for SAGD Applications
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage, better known as SAGD, is considered to be the most viable and environmentally safe recovery technology for extracting heavy oil and bitumen. The process, which has ...
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New Boiler Is a Breakthrough for the Dry-Cleaning Industry
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: When Cleaver-Brooks introduced its ClearFire® line of high-efficiency, ultra-low emission boilers at the 2009 Clean Show, Tom Janick, owner of Pristine Cleaners in Naples, Fla., and Craft ...
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Brazing brass tube and fitting assemblies [OH]
From: AmbrellDescription: This smaller assembly was fluxed and placed into the induction heating coil. A braze pre-form was placed onto the tube and the induction power was turned on. After 28 seconds the braze pre-form had ...
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Preheating a copper rod and a connector (curing) [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: Induction heated the part to temperature quickly in a far more efficient method than an oven, heating only the parts of the rod that required heating... ...
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Brazing a copper pivot assembly [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: A three-turn helical coil is used to heat the base of the assembly. The copper uprights and two braze shims are placed in the grooves in the base and black flux is applied... ...
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Heating iron oxide nanoparticles [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: An eight turn helical coil is used to heat the vials. 0.0625 thick insulation is wrapped around the vial and the vial is placed in the coil. The optical temperature probe is inserted into the vial ...
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Braze a carbide tip to a steel cutting tool [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: A split helical coil is used to heat the carbide & circular steel cutter evenly for the brazing application. The circular steel cutter is placed in a vise and the carbide and braze shim are placed ...
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Curing aluminum car molding [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: Automotive manufacturers are constantly searching for cost-effective production technologies... ...
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Heating a titanium bracelet; create the desired finish [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: Within 35 seconds the center band of the bracelet turned black. The client had been using a torch, but looked to induction due to speed, safety and repeatability... ...
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Soldering a copper wire, contactor assembly [motor] [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: High intensity heat must be applied to the joint area for this application so that thermal conduction of the copper does not sink away the heat delivered from the induction process. application so ...
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Preheating an automotive transaxle for welding [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: The steel axle was painted with temperature indicating paint and a thermocouple was attached to the part... ...
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Brazing carbide tips to a steel cutter [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: The cutter was held in a vice and the coil was presented to heat the assembly. A ceramic rod was used to press the carbide tip onto steel cutter during brazing. ...
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Brazing a copper tube assembly [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: The proposed system is capable of heating a wide variety of tube assemblies, is light enough to be used on a cart and is able to meet the client's time/productivity objectives... ...
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Labyrinth Unit Withstood Hurricane Force Winds Without Letting in a Drop of Rain
From: Moffitt CorporationDescription: Moffitt Labyrinth units were installed a this facility shortly before the arrival of Hurricane Isaac. Despite very high winds, not water entered the building, and the units suffered no damage. ...
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Preheating a titanium billet to temperature prior to rolling [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: Induction uniformly heats the large billet and the client's longer 15 foot billets quickly to 1800C... ...
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MBS International Airport Roof De-icing System
From: Heatizon SystemsDescription: FREELAND, MICHIGAN October 2012- Heatizon Systems has a unique presence at the new MBS International Airport Terminal, in the Great Lakes Bay Region, in providing an extensive roof deicing system for ...
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Green Liquor Heating for Pulp Digester
From: ProSonix CorporationDescription: Green liquor heating with steam injection assures uniform heating for optimal chemical reaction. Our steam injection heater can be designed to address metallurgy requirements to minimize stress ...
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Annealing a steel shaft for stress relief [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: Flameless induction heating allows formerly batch process to be done in-line saving time and energy. No rotation of part needed. ...
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Curing ink on aluminum bottle caps [IH}
From: AmbrellDescription: A double channel coil is used for the ink drying application. Fifteen bottle caps are placed inside the coil and power is applied for 3 seconds to dry the ink. ...
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Application Note: DI Water Heater Solutions
From: Trebor InternationalDescription: For example, one of our customers asked for an individual heater system to have multiple (two or four) hot DI water outlets, each having the ability to be controlled independently. The design team ...
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Application Note: Single-Wafer Process Support
From: Trebor InternationalDescription: Single-wafer processing has become increasingly popular, but this method of processing is challenging. Supporting multiple, single-wafer chambers with the same tool requires rapid flow changes that ...
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Electric Floor Warming and Radiant Heating in California
From: Heatizon SystemsDescription: California's Building Energy Standards, Title 24, Part 6 allows for the use of electrical radiant floor warming and electrical radiant space heating products whenever said products meet the definition ...
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Chromalox® Tank Heaters with Replaceable Elements Prevents Costly Downtime by Eliminating Tank Drainage for Maintenance
From: ChromaloxDescription: This white paper examines the limitations of both traditional immersion heaters and cumbersome stand pipe heaters. These limitations have led Chromalox engineers to the innovative solution of tank ...
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The importance of Shutoff valves in combustion systems
Description: In every fuel fired heating device an array of safety devices work in combination with the burner to produce safe reliable heat. ...
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Brazing a brass tube assembly [valve manufacturing] [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: With the recommended coil configuration, the cycle time turned out to be 25% less than what the client was targeting, resulting in increased production efficienc; a good braze joint was formed, and ...
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Heating a nanoparticle solution to 40 ºC [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: Heat a nanoparticle solution to get it to increase at least 40 ºC for medical research/laboratory testing ...
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Soldering a fine copper wire to a connector assembly [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: Induction heating delivered a higher quality joint, is more energy efficient than the outdated system that the client was using... ...
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Heating a 4
From: AmbrellDescription: A tubular carbon susceptor is held within an atmospherecontrolled quartz chamber. Induction is used to heat the susceptor... ...
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Soldering a Radio Antenna [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: To heat a coaxial antenna assembly to 600°F within 2 seconds for a soldering application. The goal to improve on an existing procedure with a soldering iron which required 10 to 15 seconds... ...
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Stress relieving flat blanks of carbon steel to reduce wheel hardness [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: Induction offers uniform heating, which flame does not offer, is more efficient than flame and can rapidly melt the materials... ...
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De-aerator & Boiler Feedwater Heating
From: ProSonix CorporationDescription: Industrial boilers often have feedwater heaters which are an integral part of the plant's thermodynamic cycle. The presence of the heaters in the cycle improves the thermal efficiency of the power ...
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Lime Slaker Water Heating
From: ProSonix CorporationDescription: A number of industries use hydrated lime addition for their processes. Hydrated lime (or calcium hydroxide, or slaked lime) is usually a dry powder resulting from the controlled slaking of quicklime ...
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Vent & Waste Steam Recovery
From: ProSonix CorporationDescription: In many Pulp & Paper, Steel Processing, and Refinery process, a considerable amount of steam is lost during blow down periods, shut downs, and normal operation. Often this steam pressure is in the 50 ...
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Keeping it Clean
From: Solaronics, Inc.Description: A hot water booster heater uses a patented gas burner to keep commer ...
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Determining Heat Energy Requirements
From: ChromaloxDescription: The objective of any heating application is to raise or maintain the temperature of a solid, liquid or gas to or at a level suitable for a particular process or application. Most heating applications ...
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Heater Selection - Oil Heating
From: ChromaloxDescription: The viscosity of oils and hydrocarbons varies widely with type and temperature. Since highly viscous liquids transfer heat poorly, sheath watt densities and operating temperatures are critical in oil ...
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Brazing copper tubes to a brass manifold block [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: The proposed process met the client's time objective, and is faster than oven heating. ...
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Annealing a copper wire connector (crimp) [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: Due to the use of a higher power system, speed expectations were exceeded and improved over the client's previous method, which was torch heating. .. ...
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Brazing three copper tubes to create a four-way valve [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: Due to the use of a higher power system, speed expectations were exceeded and improved over the client's previous method, which was torch heating... ...
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Brazing aluminum electrical lug assembly [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: A five turn helical coil is used to braze the assembly. The parts are assembled and placed in the coil. Power is applied and a braze stick is used to braze the two parts in 25-30 seconds... ...
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Brazing copper bars to copper slip ring (motor refurbish) [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: A three-turn helical coil is used to heat the slip ring. Power is applied for 25 minutes to bring the ring up to brazing temperature. The slip ring is then held at temperature as the self locating 52 ...
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Brazing various copper and steel tubes (HVAC) [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: Customer is currently using flame brazing in a large facility for this application and will gain safety benefits with induction such as no hazardous fumes or open flames. Customer came to Ambrell ...
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Preheating a turbine blade (welding) [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: The end result is a preheating process that allows the part to move quickly to the welding step while meeting all quality requirements ...
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Brazing copper and brass valve assemblies (HVAC) [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: The copper tube (1/8"/3.2mm) is inserted into the flared copper tube (1/4"/6.4mm). Two braze rings are placed on the copper tubes and the power is applied.... ...
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Brazing steel drill bits (aerospace) (aerospace) [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: The client wanted to heat three parts concurrently, and this process allowed up to five parts to be heated concurrently... ...
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Preheating steel rods for a welding application [IHS]
From: AmbrellDescription: Induction does a superior job penetrating the pin when compared to a torch, which is critical to preheating for welding and enables fast heating which can boost production compared to torch heating ...
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Surface hardening of steel screws
From: AmbrellDescription: Induction heating enables precise application of heat, faster process time and production rates and the ability to be incorporated into existing production lines ...
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Indirect Heating of Dryers/How It Works
Description: A dryer is used for the evaporation of liquids from solids. Most types of dryers are indirectly heated with either an internal exchanger coil or an external heat transfer jacket. This allows the use ...
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InDirect Heating of Line Tracing/How It Works
Description: "Line Tracing" refers to a hollow jacket, or a tube on the outside of a pipe. It is used when the piping contains a material that needs to be warm or hot to flow easily, such as heavy oils, tars, or ...
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Indirect Heating Of Mixers/How It Works
Description: A measured amount of product is pumped into the mixing chamber. The outside of the mixing chamber is heated with a hot, circulating fluid flowing through a hollow shell, or jacket. As product is ...
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Indirect Heating of Molds/How It Works
Description: Molds are used to form a material into a specific shape or design. In a typical molding process, a material like plastic or carbon is introduced into a cavity the shape of the final piece. This cavity ...
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Indirect Heating Of Ovens/How It Works
Description: Hot oil systems are used with ovens by circulating a hot liquid through coils or plates inside the oven. A circulating fan moves air over the coils and around the oven to maintain a precise heat ...
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Indirect Heating Of Rolls/How It Works
Description: Calender rolls are heavy rolls used to emboss, press, or heat a material. Often two or more rolls are used together for a process. By circulating a heat transfer media such as hot oil through the ...
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Indirect Heating Of Tanks & Vessels/How It Works
Description: VESSELS, such as reactor vessels or vertical tanks, used for processing chemicals and pharmaceuticals are often equipped with jackets, or hollow shells, surrounding the chamber. Thorough this jacket a ...
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Indirect Heating of: Exchangers/How it Works
Description: The principle is always the same in the world of heat transfer: heat energy flows from hot to cold. Heat Exchangers are designed to efficiently transfer, or exchange, energy between fluids of ...
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Abengoa Bioenergy Case Study
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: Cleaver-Brooks provides important Heat Recovery Steam Generation (HRSG) technology for Abengoa Bioenergy's high-octane automotive-grade ethanol plant in York, Nebraska. The Energy Recovery ...
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Alverno College Case Study
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: In early 2009, following a long winter, the 70-year-old boilers at Alverno College in Milwaukee, Wis., started to blow tubes. As a result, John Marks, director of plant operations for Alverno College, ...
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Decas Cranberry Case Study
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: Decas Cranberry Products, Inc., is the second largest processor of sweet dried cranberries in the world. Its facility, located in Carver, Mass., processes more than 50 million pounds of cranberries ...
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Denver Federal Center Case Study
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: In order to maintain energy compliance, the Denver Federal Center (DFC) challenged the campus management, and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), to reduce boiler fuel consumption in a ...
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EFD Induction develops new door straightening solution for Libra-Plast
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: EFD Induction has developed an innovative door straightening solution for Libra-Plast, one of the world's leading manufacturers of bulkhead doors, hatches and containers for the maritime industry. The ...
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Etched-foil elements provide significant advantages in sensitive applications
From: Thermal Circuits, Inc.Description: A manufacturer of laboratory instruments for the life sciences market was developing a new hybridization oven for use in research and development by molecular biologists working on DNA ...
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Indian Summer Case Study
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: In 2010, Indian Summer, manufacturer of apple juice and related products, was running three boilers between 100 to 300 HP, two of which were more than 30 years old. The plant, located in Ludington, ...
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Lansing Cleaners Case Study
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: C-B Nebraska Boiler, an operating company of Cleaver-Brooks, provides critical auxiliary energy production for Lincoln Energy System's (LES) Salt Valley Generating Station in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. ...
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Lincoln Energy Systems Case Study
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: C-B Nebraska Boiler, an operating company of Cleaver-Brooks, provides critical auxiliary energy production for Lincoln Energy System's (LES) Salt Valley Generating Station in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. ...
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Logan Hospital Case Study
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: Logan Regional Hospital, part of Intermountain Healthcare, is a 400,000-square-foot, 225-bed facility located in Logan, Utah. Troy Jensen, controls systems specialist for 23-unit Intermountain ...
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Nebraska Public Power Case Study
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: Engineered Boiler Systems, a division of Cleaver-Brooks, provides mission critical steam generation for Nebraska Public Power District's (NPPD) combined cycle electrical generating plant in Beatrice, ...
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North Carolina State University Case Study
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: Installed at the Centennial Campus of North Carolina State University, this unit is in the heart of multi-disciplinary R&D neighborhoods with university, corporate, and government facilities ...
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Olin Chlor Chemicals Case Study
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: Cleaver-Brooks prides itself on being at the forefront of combustion technology. NATCOM developed a burner package that was able to burn by-product H2 gas while simultaneously firing natural gas or #2 ...
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Rockville Hospital Case Study
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: Rockville General Hospital, an affiliate of Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN), received an opportunity to improve the efficiency of their 40-year-old boiler system that serves their 233,000 ...
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Shell Canada Albian Sands Case Study
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: When Shell Canada approached Cleaver-Brooks in 2007 with plans for a 2 Million lb/hr steam plant at their Muskeg River Mine facility, they knew we would draw upon over 80 years of engineering ...
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St. Pauls Towers Case Study
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: St. Paul's Towers, located in Oakland, Calif., is part of the Episcopal Senior Community network. The 213-room senior living community requires reliable heating and hot water 24 hours a day, seven ...
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Tillamook Cheese Case Study
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCAA), a farming cooperative located in Tillamook, Ore., has been providing quality dairy products for more than 100 years. While cheddar cheese accounts for ...
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Trends in Packaged Boiler Design
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: Designing large package boilers is more challenging than ever. Demand from the marketplace is increasing for special features including low emissions, quick startup requirements, hot standby ...
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VA Hospital Case Study
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: Energy Recovery International (ERI) was proud to be part of a project that will save $1.7 million per year in total energy and operating costs for The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) San Diego ...
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Brazing steel flange and shaft assemblies (aerospace and automotive applications) [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: Induction brazing is a repeatable process that isn't as labor intensive as a flame often is. The process can heat the assembly rapidly and more energy-efficiently than a torch without the safety risks ...
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Shrink fitting a gear securely on a shaft (automotive) [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: The customer was using a torch, which can lead to inconsistent part quality. Induction's precise heating means the client can count on consistent results in their process ...
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Curing plastisol adhesive on both ends of a filter assembly [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: Induction heating provides improved distribution of heat, much faster cure time than heat plates previously used, much faster production rate and hands-free heating that involves no operator skill for ...
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Preheating a billet for forging [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: The client needed to improve the cycle time of their gas furnace, and by preheating it prior to insertion into the furnace, time was saved and the client didn't have to invest in doubling the size of ...
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Annealing the end of steel wire on a woven wire mesh [IH]
From: AmbrellDescription: Induction heating provides faster production process, high efficiency, low energy costs compared to gas furnace, fast, controllable process and hands-free heating that involves no operator skill for ...
