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EPower's Innovative Energy Control and Impedance Monitoring
Implementing an EPower controller with Kanthal Super heaters has led to a significant advancement in heating system management.
Precision Control and Tamper-Evident Data: AMS2750 Compliance
Industrial oven and furnace manufacturer had to comply with the stringent AMS2750 standard.
Getting Started with Electrification: Demand Flexibility, Predictive Load Management and the Future of Plant Efficiency
As any engineer will understand, getting started with an electrification project is not as simple as swapping out a gas-fired process for an electric one. This white paper will help you get started.
Freeze Drying process
Freeze drying (also known as lyophilization or cryodesiccation) is a slow batch process used in pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries (such as diet food production) to extract dry product from a...
Reducing compliance costs in the life sciences industry
Sterilization is the act or process, physical or chemical, that destroys or eliminates all viable microbes including resistant bacterial spores from a fluid or a solid. Despite being stated as an abso...
The Water Purification Process
Suspended or dissolved particles, organic compounds, impurities and other contaminants prohibit the usage of tap water in laboratory applications and scientific research. Parameters such as resistivit...
How Much Heat Do You Need? Heat Energy Calculations for Electric Heaters
Accurately calculating heat energy requirements is essential for designing efficient thermal systems. This blog post outlines a systematic approach to determine the necessary heat energy (in kWh or Bt...
Selecting the Right Electric Heater for the Job
Selecting the appropriate industrial electric heater involves evaluating factors such as watt density, mechanical considerations, safety factors, and life cycle costs. This article provides guidance o...
An Essential Guide to Power Controllers
The power controller is a discrete output device that regulates your system with guidance from the temperature controller. There are three common power controllers: electromechanical relays, solid-sta...
Decarbonization, Electrification and the Case for Modern Electric Process Heaters
Companies in liquified natural gas (LNG) and other industries have been taking bold steps to reduce their carbon footprint. The overall strategy of these companies is to tackle carbon emissions not on...
Meeting Nadcap Requirements with Modern Data Logging Methods
Modern process controllers not only help suppliers in the aerospace industry to comply more easily with Nadcap requirements and speed up audits—they also help guarantee quality. A great example of suc...
Determining Temperature Class for Electric Process Heaters
Electric process heaters that interface with flammable materials in explosive environments need to be properly evaluated to protect the equipment against catastrophic failures. A temperature class req...