Material procurement represents a large portion of the total cost to develop and operate an industrial facility. For over 160 years, Honiron Manufacturing has helped owners and operators maximize the value of their purchases by providing strategic material procurement services to processing facilities around the globe. Over that time period, we’ve developed a deep understanding Keep reading…
Honiron Manufacturing is an industry-leading provider of project management services to the sugar, oil and gas, petrochemical and refining, LNG, food processing, and carbon black industries. Over the course of our 160+ years of building complex industrial equipment and facilities throughout the globe, we’ve developed a very clear understanding of what does and doesn’t lead Keep reading…
The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (or BPVC) is an American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) standard relating to the design, fabrication and inspection of boilers and pressure vessels. The Need for Regulation Following the invention of the steam engine in the 18th century, boilers were put to good use in many industries. However, throughout Keep reading…
Pigging is a maintenance procedure used extensively in the oil and gas industry to clean and inspect pipelines carrying refined and unrefined products. The process is made possible by launchers and receivers. Receivers (or traps) are vessels installed on the pipeline that allow for unloading of pigs without interruption of flow. There are a number Keep reading…
Plasma cutting (or plasma arc cutting) is a commonly used method for cutting through electrically conductive materials (i.e., metals). It emerged in the 1960s and became popular in the 1980s due to its benefits over metal-to-metal and oxy-fuel cutting. By comparison, plasma cutting produces more accurate cuts with cleaner edges and fewer metal chips. Plasma Keep reading…
Granular activated carbon (GAC) is a commonly used substance for decolorization and impurity removal in sugar processing operations. It can be derived from a variety of organic materials with high levels of naturally occurring carbon, including coal, peat, and/or wood. For sugar operations, GAC is often subjected to a number of physical and chemical processes Keep reading…
Circulation of massecuite within vacuum pans is critical to maximizing throughput and controlling quality during sugar production. In recent years, there has been a great deal of debate regarding the optimal length of tubes for both low head batch pans and continuous vacuum pans (CVPs). Here is what you need to know. Batch Vacuum Pans Keep reading…
Industrial dryer play an important role in sugar processing operations. When faced with the decision of what type of drying system to employ, facility operators generally have two options to choose from: rotary or fluid bed. Here are some of the most notable pros and cons associated with each type of system. Feedstock Quality One Keep reading…
Carbon black is a colloidal form of elemental carbon that’s produced as a result of the thermal decomposition or incomplete combustion of heavy hydrocarbons. An Introduction to Carbon Black The furnace black process is the most widely used method for producing carbon black. It involves blowing feedstock oil into a specially designed reactor with internal Keep reading…
Heat exchanger play an important role in a wide range of industrial applications. They often have a significant impact on the overall efficiency of a process, which means that being able to identify adverse conditions affecting their operation is critical to profitability. Here are three common problems that can reduce heat exchanger effectiveness. Fouling Fouling Keep reading…
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