Corporate Profile: Process Heating Company Inc.
BY AsphaltPro Staff
Founded: 1947
Mission Statement: Process Heating Company (PHCo) Lo-Density® Unitized Storage Tank Heaters, Fuel-Oil Preheaters, Hot-Oil Heaters, and Distributor Truck Heaters provide unique electric heat benefits for asphalt plants, including lower operating costs, improved product quality, reduced maintenance, significantly longer heater life and enhanced sustainability.
Categories:
- Plants/plant components pertinent to production (can include crushing equipment)
- Plant controls/automation
Sustainability with Asphalt
PHCo Lo-Density® low-watt-density electric heaters provide unique environmental benefits that can help asphalt producers achieve sustainability goals, including those aligned with NAPA’s “The Road Forward” climate action plan. This is because electric heat operates without combustion or emissions, and it eliminates a source of fuel and material spills.
Electric heat is safe, consistent, and it offers 100% energy efficiency because all of the energy is used to heat, when compared to the inefficient burning of fossil fuels. In addition, the efficiency will always be 100%, even after many years of operation, without costly maintenance. Fossil-fuel burners, on the other hand, operate at only 85% efficiency when new—and that efficiency quickly drops to 50% to 65% over time. Electric heat also eliminates stacks that must be monitored for emissions, along with eliminating air quality and boiler permits that must be pursued and maintained.
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