Capturing Heat from the Furnace
Natural gas-fired process furnaces are widely used in industry, particularly in applications involving metallurgy, heat-treating, glass and ceramics. Even at today's attractive rates for natural gas as an industrial fuel, it makes complete sense to recover as much of the waste heat from the furnace as possible and use it for beneficial purposes.

Modern Air Curtains Conserve Energy, Maintain Comfort
From the time we were children, we remember being told, "Close the door. We can't heat the whole outdoors!" That problem is acute in manufacturing, warehousing, and shipping operations. Outside doors on loading docks, or passages between manufacturing and warehouse areas are sources of huge potential energy losses. Yet safe and rapid passage of pedestrians, lift trucks and even conveyors through those openings is essential.

Packaged CHP Systems
Process heat applications today benefit from advanced systems for radiant infrared (IR) heat. The advantage of infrared is that it focuses heat on the target objects and not the surrounding air, thus is more efficient than pure convection heating. Further, systems can be designed for specific process needs, whether that is melting cheese, powder painting garden equipment, or drying textiles. Infrared emitters can be placed everywhere in the process line where they are needed.

Taking the Longer View
We've heard the wry comment, "When you're up to your neck in alligators, sometimes you forget that your mission was to drain the swamp." Aside from the general inadvisability of destroying wetlands, the comment reminds us that often short term needs can distract us from laudable long term goals such as working harmoniously, conserving natural resources, or offering lasting value to customers. Certainly this challenge is one faced by industrial process and energy managers.