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Duratherm Keeps Atwood Cooking

Facing costly equipment retrofitting or replacement, Atwood's Ken Maltby soon found out it wasn't going to be easy to find a suitable high flashpoint thermal fluid.

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Fluid System Clean-Up Puts Used Equipment Back Online

As a leader in the custom chemical processing and manufacturing industry since 1964, Howard Industries Inc. has serviced a multitude of companies needing "toll" processing and manufacturing services.

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Duratherm Keeps the Candle Burning for Small Business

With Faco Metals business facing stiff competition overseas, a proactive and perhaps radical change was in order. After extensive market research, Ocean Bay Candle Company was born.

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Duratherm’s Performance Offers the Perfect Solution

American Pipe & Plastics is a leading manufacturer of extruded PVC pipe. Based in Kirkwood NY, the company was established in 1977 to service the plumbing, water and sewer industries…

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Basic Considerations for Fluid Selection

Are you in the process of selecting a new thermal fluid? We've outlined the basic factors you'll need to consider before making your choice.

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Dealing with Water in Your Heat Transfer System

Water in any high temperature heat transfer system is not only a nuisance, it can also be very dangerous.

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Understanding Flash, Fire and Autoignition Points

Heat transfer fluids are exceptionally safe if specified correctly for the application and some basic guidelines are followed with respect to their use and handling.

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Fluid Selection for Systems Over 250 Gallons

The intent of this paper is to help you make an educated decision when selecting a heat transfer fluid. While most applications are unique, this guide should provide enough background…

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Guide to Fluid Selection for Systems Under 250 Gallons and/or Electrically Heated

For systems with a capacity under a few hundred gallons, it is typical to find they are open-to-atmosphere, in that there is no inert buffer (nitrogen blanket) between the fluid…

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The Lowdown on Open Baths and Heat Transfer Fluids

Nothing puts a heat transfer fluid to the test more than an open bath application. By nature, these applications leave the fluid exposed to the atmosphere, resulting in the number…