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Heat Cables vs. Heat Tape: What is Best for My Project?

When it comes to ensuring your building is protected against winter weather, there are lots of options. Many will turn to heat tape or heat cables. But which…

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Deploying Wireless Solutions to Reduce EHT Project Costs

For your industrial facility, installing the infrastructure necessary to create a network for your controllers can be time consuming and expensive – installing tray, pulling wire, terminations –…

Winter

Why Mechanical Engineers Appreciate Electric Heat Tracing During Winter

During winter, freezing weather can bring many problems. For mechanical engineers this can especially be a headache. Let’s learn how electric heat tracing solutions can bring timely solutions.

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Winter Tips to Stop Your Pipes from Freezing

Planning for winter in the Fall may seem like a hassle, but it can mean a world of difference when winter weather makes an appearance. For property owners,…

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The Importance of Winterizing Industrial Power Plants

During an unexpected cold freeze, a lot of things can happen within industrial power plants. The US South East just experienced such an event that shutdown power to…

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Protect Pipes from Freezing and more: Winter Comfort When Working from Home

Since the second quarter of 2020, many workers were forced to move their jobs from an office building to a home office. In fact, over 50% of Americans were either “always” or “sometimes”…

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2021 Winter Weather and HWAT Systems

One of the small annoyances of winter weather, coming out of the cold and not having hot water flowing immediately from your tap. Waiting for hot water to arrive at your sink wastes…

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Simplifying Panel Design to Help Reduce Project Lead Times

While everyone wants to reduce project lead time, designing a heat tracing system can be overwhelming. Adding control panels on top of that can complicate matters and potentially delay…

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Heat Tracing Solutions for MRO Services During Winter

If you are looking to reduce operation downtime at your facility, then a yearly MRO (maintenance, repair, optimization) review should be top of mind. Let’s explore what a…

Efficiently delivering hot water | Pipe Freeze Protetcion

Water Pipe Freeze Protection for Hand Washing Stations 

As construction sites around the nation slowly get back to work, new precautions have been put in place to help keep workers safe.   Many states have expanded requirements in workplaces and jobsites to…