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Published 28 Jun 2021
Chocolate Process Pipework Heating Ever wondered how chocolate factories maintain their chocolate flowing smoothly and constantly so you can enjoy your favourite box or bar? Chocolate must be kept fluid and at a constant temperature in pipework and vats during the entire production process. Fluctuations in temperature during transport and...
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Published 19 May 2021
uploaded by Chris Dodds – Thorne & Derrick Sales & Marketing Manager Heat Trace Tape Heat tape, is the term traditionally used to describe a common heat tracing cable or heating cable. The limited flexibility of “traditional” heat tape can make applying to small diameters of pipework or complex shapes difficult....
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Published 20 Apr 2021
Heat Tracing Cables By Eltherm Frost Protection For Industrial & Hazardous Areas In the sixth of this blog series by Eltherm they will discuss the best electrical trace heating system that will ensure temperature maintenance in sugar silo. Below discusses the engineering, design, installation and commissioning of the complete...
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Published 02 Feb 2021
By Chris Dodds : estimated reading time 5 minutes ➡ Please note that this blog article was originally written in 2017 and was correct at the time of publish Winter wreaks havoc and inflicts damage to process plant equipment, pipework and vessels every year if an adequate preventative maintenance...
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Published 20 Jan 2021
Heat Tracing Cables for Tank Heating Frost Protection For Industrial & Hazardous Areas In the first of this blog series by Eltherm they will discuss the best electrical trace heating system that will ensure temperature maintenance and freeze prevention for tank heating and containers. Electrical Heat Tracing made by...
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