Case Studies

Drum & Bucket heaters

Air Liquide Fluid Temperature Control

Air Liquide moves dichlorasaline gas from 1 ton cylinders to smaller, portable containers for distribution. The major hurdle they faced came as the gas became too cold in winter and cold conditions, preventing the container from draining completely. Ideally, this gas needed to maintain . . .
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zeller & Sons Crystallized Honey Solutions

Zeller and Sons harvests the honey straight from the hives and then stores it in big barrels. At first, they didn’t have an efficient way to get the crystallized honey out of the barrels. Once the honey has been harvested, it begins to crystallize which makes the honey very thick and hard.
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coconut oil warming solutions

“We use a lot of coconut oil,” McFarland said, adding that he usually used a microwave or other methods to warm up his oil. At times, McFarland said he had to get creative. “For a couple of years I had been using an aquarium heater to melt the oil,” he said.
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Revere roofing solutions

n April 2019, Revere Roofing employees were eager to try out a new spray adhesive for single-ply membranes, allowing jobs to be finished faster. However, the weather was still too chilly to try out the spray adhesive, which needs to be kept at or above 70° F. The company began searching for heating options so they could power through the cold.
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Massman cold weather concrete innovations

While constructing Kansas City’s Christopher S. Bond Bridge Massman encountered a mid-winter dilemma. The bridge primarily utilized precast concrete, but the panels left an 18-inch wide by 12-inch deep gap (46 cm x 31 cm). Unfortunately, the support beam beneath the bridge, which formed the bottom of the gap, was exposed to temperatures of -5°F (-21°C).
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walsh cold weather concreting

Walsh concluded that a system that could maintain temperature control, did not use an open flame, and would retain moisture in the concrete would save them fuel and labor costs.
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ground thawing solutions

Powerblanket’s Ground Thawing Blankets were essential in saving the Hailey Cemetery time and money during the Idaho Winter of 2017. Wayne Burke, maintenance supervisor for the cemetery, said that winter was colder and less wet than years previous, causing the soil to freeze much deeper than normal.
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Yale Cordage tote heaters solution

In searching for a solution to house chemicals at a temperature above ambient, Yale Cordage searched the internet for a solution. This is how Yale Cordage found the Powerblanket Tote Heater.
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enduraplas agriculture solutions

Many of Enduraplas’ operations requires the use of propane stored in propane tanks that require regulated temperatures to maintain optimal pressure. Despite the technology they had behind their manufacturing process, their propane tanks were still losing pressure in cold weather, and they needed a solution.
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custom railroad solutions

BNSF, a major US railway company, experienced mid-winter propane problems along their railways in eastern Wyoming. The company operates a number of propane powered generators. Unfortunately, with incredibly low wintertime temperatures, it was hard for the propane to vaporize and effectively power the generators. The problem tanks controlled a switch on the line and with decreased pressure, the switch was not operating properly.
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