Mechanical engineering and the metalworking industry: Process heat for furnaces, immersion baths, coating, and manufacturing processes
Rugged systems designed for continuous industrial operation, rapid control, and increased efficiency
In mechanical engineering and the metalworking industry, thermal processes are a key part of the value chain: Heat is required for furnaces, mixers / reactors, preheating lines, drying, coating, temperature control, heating rolls and forming machines, as well as for cleaning and processing operations. Rapid responses to unavoidable load changes, stable temperature control during variable manufacturing processes and formulations, and seamless integration into existing production lines are therefore key criteria.
CAW supplies process heating systems that are technically well-designed and, at the same time, built to industrially robust standards. Thermal oil systems are suitable for temperature control tasks and for processes that require uniform heat distribution and tight temperature profiles at higher temperatures. The heaters are designed so that pressure losses and heat transfer surface load are optimized for both the available fuels and the technical applications – while also prioritizing the maximization of efficiency and minimizing operating costs. Electric heaters are used as an emission-free heat source or as a flexible supplement for peak load coverage.
Heat recovery is playing an increasingly important role in this industry. Economizers and tube-and-shell heat exchangers utilize exhaust gas and other waste heat streams to preheat products and process media or to transfer energy to other circuits. For exhaust air and exhaust gas streams containing organic compounds or causing odor issues, thermal oxidizers / incinerators treat the exhaust air thermally while simultaneously recovering heat. For system designs with a constant level of waste heat, an ORC system can generate additional electrical energy.
- Thermal oil systems and thermal oil heaters for heat treatment furnaces, tool heating and temperature control processes
- Electric heaters for precise, emission-free process heat and peak load coverage
- Economizers and heat exchangers for waste heat recovery and increased efficiency
- Thermal oxidizers / incineration systems for exhaust air streams containing organic and odorous compounds
- Engineering, integration into existing plants and commissioning
CAW supports companies with the technical design and implementation of their systems during ongoing operations. The result is an efficient and comprehensive process heating system that operates with absolute reliability, consistently saves energy, and demonstrably improves process control.
