On Site Heat Treatment
ON SITE HEAT TREATMENT
Thermal Hire work for companies of all sizes in a variety of industry sectors including aerospace, defence, petrochemical, power generation and offshore installations.
Contracts are undertaken in the UK and across the world.
Electrical Resistance Heating
Thermal Hire has vast experience using flexible ceramic heating pads to perform a multitude of local heating operations including;
· Expansion fit
· Welding preheat
· PWHT
· Stress relief
· Solution treatment
· Normalising
Whether you have a single 1" butt weld preheat, a full circumference closing seam of a vessel or a major plant maintenance shutdown Thermal Hire has the capability and experience to meet your requirements.
Gas Fired Heat Treatment
Thermal Hire's original area of expertise, the company has now completed over 2000 gas-fired heat treatments worldwide. Contracts completed include refractory dryouts in Iceland and full vessel PWHT in South Africa to temporary furnace construction in Barrow and blast furnace maintenance in Serbia.
Thermal Hire's expertise in local gas-fired heat treatment is second to none.
Induction Heat Treatment
Induction heat treatment has been around for over 40 years. Heating is achieved without any direct physical contact and finds use in almost every industry where metals are used, be it in alloying, metal forming, tempering, hot working or shrink fitting. The technique is capable of heating materials at rates of temperature rise not normally associated with other methods, such as electrical resistance or gas heating, with a high degree of efficiency.
The induction heat treatment process relies on induced electrical currents within the material to produce heat. As there is no or limited physical contact, there are potential advantages in production. For example, there is less risk of contamination, a simpler heating arrangement and less insulation may be required.
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