Boiler tube removal can be an extremely difficult process, and the method used will vary depending on the application. The amount of expansion as well as the age of the tube and whether or not it was ...

Confined spaces are one of the most common challenges boilermakers face during tube installation and maintenance. From squeezing into drums to working in tight utility rooms, space constraints are ...

Boiler tube failures remain a leading cause of lost availability in power boilers. The need for strategic planning with regard to inspections, preventative maintenance and targeted replacements is ...

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Scale, like many things in life, is easy to ignore until it becomes a problem. For boilers that produce hot water and steam for industrial activities, the situation can become serious before the scale ...

Nearly 50 years ago, Norm Harty, president of N.B. Harty General Contractors Inc., was a driller and dynamite blaster for road and railway construction when Kenneth Bridegroom, a supervisor at a power ...