How extend the life of your heater

Every manufacturer has its own boiler design. Its technology will make the life of the boiler to be longer or shorter, as well as efficient in reference to the heated circuit.

In addition to its design, other factors also influence in a long life of the thermal oil heater, such as the following:

• To use an oil in good working conditions, and thus, in good heat transfer conditions. So, we recommend that you periodically do an analysis of its status. Remember that if you have to change the oil in the facility at the end of its useful life, there are companies in the market whose business is oil free collection and reusing of it.
• To know and to pay attention to the alarms and controls of the boiler:  it is not an option to by-pass the warnings and / or alarms. In case of alarm, ask the manufacturer of the boiler.
• To perform a proper preventive maintenance and annual control of the heater, consisting on the control of the right combustion and the smoke composition, flue gas temperature, working pressures and temperatures, etc.
• To control the consumption of the pump and the flow of service as well as, to check the heat transfer fluid leaks.
• To check the condition of the insulation body of the boiler and installation of thermal fluid.
• To keep clean of soot inside the boiler, pipes and / or exhaust gas grills: A good ventilation of the boiler is essential for its proper functioning.

We hope that these tips will be useful to work in the best conditions for a long time. Read More!

First company in the Spanish sector with quality ASME certification

Pirobloc, a manufacturer company of thermal oil heaters for industrial use, has recently obtained the ASME quality certification (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), while in possession of the quality certification according to ISO 9001: 2008.

The first step to reach the certification (as said in the previous blog), is to decide which of our processes you would like to certify under such standard of quality, since the ASME classifies equipment or products in Sections and Divisions, finally granting:

• a metal Stamp, to be used to mark with a letter the technical nameplate contained in products manufactured under the chosen design code, which can be "R", "S", "U", etc... , and
• a Certificate of authorization to manufacture under the corresponding design code.

So, to buy a boiler manufactured according to ASME stamp, involves the certification of the following qualities:

1. Manufacturing under the standards of the "x" design code
2. A qualified and certified staff to carry out the work
3. The traceability of the materials used in the manufacture of the product subject to certification
4. The realization of non-destructive tests during the manufacturing of the stamped products
5. Registration of non-conformities
6. Monitoring of standards during the manufacturing processes

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The ASME certificate

After a long absence, due to the daily work and the projects in which our company has been involved, we have been preparing new contents that we believe they will be of your maximum interest.

So, this is the first in a series of blogs dedicated to obtaining the ASME certificate of quality, which means that the ASME institution AUTORIZES to a manufacturer to be able to use its seal on their products.

ASME stands for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. This association has generated from its appearance a code of design, manufacture and inspection for pressure equipment, recognized and accepted not only in America but also in countries in other continents.

The interest to be able to manufacture a product under the ASME regulations lies in the fact of access to the American market, as well as, to open the possibility of offering your products to potential clients situated in any part of the world that based its standards of quality in the mentioned legislation.

Advantages of an ASME certification

• International market of more than 113 countries
• Authorization to manufacture equipments under the ASME stamp
• Publication in the ASME authorized manufacturer registry
• Competence for the use of the ASME code
• Responsibility as ASME manufacturer
• The confidence of a design and manufacturing under quality ASME
• Implement of the quality requirements
• Enable to compare, to expand and/or to include ASME processes to your own standards

In our next blog, we will talk about the parameters of quality certified by the ASME stamp. Read More!