We are excited to see the old year winding down and the New Year quickly approaching. It has been a busy 2013 and thanks to our customers, it was a great one too! Here’s a look ahead for 2014: We are working on a possible new heat transfer fluid product for the asphalt paving industry. Its [...READ MORE]
Cleaning Your Heat Transfer Fluid System for Optimal Performance
By Andy Andrews on November 18, 2013
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If you use Paratherm’s high-quality thermal fluids, you probably know the heat transfer solutions they offer, and their many advantages. But did you also know that it’s important to use a good cleaner in the system to keep it running optimally? Over time, sludge deposits can reduce the flow—and therefore, the heat transfer—in continuously running [...READ MORE] |
National Manufacturing Month
When Manufacturing Day launched on Oct. 4, 2012, hundreds of manufacturing companies and thousands of people participated in the first annual event highlighting the value of manufacturing to the United States economy and its highly skilled careers. This response prompted an extension of the day into the entire month of October. Through a series of [...READ MORE]
Heat Transfer Fluids: A Driving Force of the Asphalt Industry
By Andy Andrews on September 19, 2013
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In the summer of 1970, my first summer job was working on a paving crew. Back then, the equipment, and the labor used for layering the prep, the screenings, and the asphalt surfacing, was much less specialized than it is today. We were laying country roads, and an occasional driveway, in rural Chester County, Pennsylvania. [...READ MORE] |
Sampling Part 2: Where and How
By Jim Oetinger on September 17, 2013
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Where and how you take a thermal fluid sample can make all the difference in what the test results reveal. Where a sample should be taken is simple – any location where there is flow and the temperature is above 180°F. A blowdown valve on the pump suction strainer housing is a good bet since [...READ MORE] |
The above links lead to individual blog posts. Here's a link straight to the blog's home page at thermal-fluids.com.
