Electrical Heat Trace Technology Keeps Your Industrial Processes Safe
Freeze protection is essential to plant safety and to maintain fluid systems, particularly in lines with little or no flow. During the year, media temperatures need to be kept as liquids move throughout the plant. While many plants use insulation and jacketing to control this temperature, Pioneer Industrial recommends electrical heat trace technologies as a safe, economical alternative.
This blog will explore what heat trace technology is, how it is commonly used in industrial settings, and how Pioneer is the industrial equipment supplier that adds value to the high-quality products we offer.
How Does Heat Trace Technology Work?
The temperature of liquids in pipes and vessels can fluctuate, especially during winter and summer months when the temperature climbs or dips into the extremes. Heat trace technology describes electrical systems that maintain or raise the temperature of the pipe or vessel holding or transporting the liquids.
Self-regulating polymers control the wattage of the element, and when the ambient temperature drops, the polymer creates conductive pathways that allow current to produce heat. Heat tracing protects the liquids being transported and makes sure systems are safe for people and the environment. The demands placed on heat trace systems mean they need to be ruggedly built and matched perfectly to the intended process. Heat tracing is crucial to the oil and gas industries both to heat up and cool down the equipment used to produce, process, and transport oil.
Do You Rely on Insulation or Jacketing to Maintain Your Temperature?
Pioneer Industrial offers a full line of thermal process management solutions from AMETEK-O’Brien, to protect your pipes during harsh, cold weather months. O’Brien TRACEPAK tubing bundles from Pioneer Industrial consists of a small diameter tube or group of tubes packaged in an insulated, weatherproofed jacket. It may be steam or electric traced to provide freeze protection or temperature maintenance.
Pioneer Industrial has provided excellent service, dependability, and industrial-grade control valves and related systems since 1988. Our goal is to provide your business with the products you need to keep your systems running and the expertise that gets everything back to normal when they don’t. We always look for ways to increase the return on your investment through reduced plant maintenance costs, less downtime, improved system reliability, and lower overall costs. This is the value Pioneer Industrial adds to everything we do for our customers. Our added value is the knowledge we bring to every product, every client, and every interaction. This value manifests itself in our extensive product knowledge and our decades of experience working with diverse industrial clients.
Call us today, speak to one of our knowledgeable representatives, and see for yourself how Pioneer Industrial can revolutionize all of your critical processes
