Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Air Products Expands LNG Heat Exchanger Manufacturing in Florida
LEHIGH
VALLEY, Pa., July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — In order to stay ahead of the
increasing demand for Air Products’ (NYSE: APD) world leading liquefied
natural gas (LNG) technology and equipment, the company today announced
plans to expand its LNG heat exchanger manufacturing capacity by
constructing a second manufacturing facility at a new location in
Manatee County, Florida. This location’s ready access to port services
will facilitate global shipping of this very large equipment and also
allow Air Products to manufacture even larger LNG heat exchangers
demanded by the market.
“The number of potential LNG projects in the pipeline is at an all-time high due to the strong demand for cleaner fuels in growing economies worldwide. Additionally, several of the projects on the horizon will require the largest heat exchangers we have ever built and the new location does not face the same shipping constraints of our current location,” said Jim Solomon, director – LNG at Air Products. “We believe the site we have selected in Florida offers exactly what we need. The new facility will be built at a deepwater port location with the flexibility to produce our LNG offerings without any physical shipping restrictions.” The new 300,000 square foot LNG manufacturing facility, which will employ approximately 250 employees in a four year ramp-up period, is to be complete and begin operations in late 2013.
Sandy McLauchlin, general manager of Air Products’ LNG engineering and manufacturing, expressed appreciation for the efforts of officials from both Manatee County and state government. “As we began our site search, the Manatee County Economic Development Corporation was very helpful in identifying potential properties meeting our new facility requirements. Likewise, both local and state government officials have been very supportive of our efforts in Florida. Additionally, a number of programs were offered to Air Products to assist in assessing potential sites and supporting the tight schedule we have for construction,” said McLauchlin.
“Air Products’ investment in Florida demonstrates our success in recruiting job-producing companies that strengthen our economy as well as our business climate,” said Governor Rick Scott. “This expansion is welcome news for Manatee County and our state as a whole.”
Air Products has been manufacturing LNG heat exchangers, which may be as large as 16.5 feet (5.0 meters) in diameter, 180 feet (55 meters) long, and weigh as much as 500 tons (455 metric tonnes), at its existing Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania facility for over 45 years. In fact, the 100(th) coil wound heat exchanger made at that location just recently shipped.
“Our technology’s reputation was built on the work conducted and LNG heat exchangers manufactured at Wilkes-Barre. Due to the various constraints in the shipping process for the even larger heat exchangers that are required to satisfy the capacities forecasted to be required by customers, we needed to remove these constraints to remain globally competitive in this technology, in which we are the leader. We intend to operate both facilities for the foreseeable future in order to meet the forecasted customer demand for LNG heat exchangers of all sizes,” said McLauchlin.
Air Products’ proprietary and industry leading technology, vital to helping meet the world’s increasing energy needs and desire for clean energy, is operating in 15 countries around the globe, processing and cryogenically liquefying valuable natural gas for consumer and industrial use. Air Products’ LNG process technology and equipment is the heart of an LNG production plant. The technology, in place at some of the most remote locations around the world, takes natural gas that is essentially a stranded valuable resource, and unlocks it by liquefying it and making it possible to economically ship it around the world. The LNG is eventually re-gasified for energy use.
A majority of total worldwide LNG is produced with Air Products’ technology. Air Products has now designed, manufactured and exported 100 coil wound heat exchangers for LNG projects around the globe over the last four decades. In support of the LNG industry, Air Products provides process technology and key equipment for the heart of the natural gas liquefaction process, and also nitrogen plants for the base-load LNG facility, as well as process technology and equipment for small and mid-sized LNG plants, floating LNG plants and LNG peak shavers. Upstream, Air Products provides both nitrogen and natural gas dehydration membrane systems for offshore platforms. Downstream, Air Products provides dry inert gas generators for LNG carriers, shipboard membrane nitrogen systems, and land-based membrane and cryogenic nitrogen systems for LNG import terminals.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases; performance materials; equipment; and technology. For over 70 years, the company has enabled customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable. More than 18,000 employees in over 40 countries supply innovative solutions to the energy, environment and emerging markets. These include semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, coal gasification, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. In fiscal 2011, Air Products had sales of approximately $10 billion. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.
NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the Company’s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2011.
http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/1112664283/air_products_expands_lng_heat_exchanger_manufacturing_in_florida/
“The number of potential LNG projects in the pipeline is at an all-time high due to the strong demand for cleaner fuels in growing economies worldwide. Additionally, several of the projects on the horizon will require the largest heat exchangers we have ever built and the new location does not face the same shipping constraints of our current location,” said Jim Solomon, director – LNG at Air Products. “We believe the site we have selected in Florida offers exactly what we need. The new facility will be built at a deepwater port location with the flexibility to produce our LNG offerings without any physical shipping restrictions.” The new 300,000 square foot LNG manufacturing facility, which will employ approximately 250 employees in a four year ramp-up period, is to be complete and begin operations in late 2013.
Sandy McLauchlin, general manager of Air Products’ LNG engineering and manufacturing, expressed appreciation for the efforts of officials from both Manatee County and state government. “As we began our site search, the Manatee County Economic Development Corporation was very helpful in identifying potential properties meeting our new facility requirements. Likewise, both local and state government officials have been very supportive of our efforts in Florida. Additionally, a number of programs were offered to Air Products to assist in assessing potential sites and supporting the tight schedule we have for construction,” said McLauchlin.
“Air Products’ investment in Florida demonstrates our success in recruiting job-producing companies that strengthen our economy as well as our business climate,” said Governor Rick Scott. “This expansion is welcome news for Manatee County and our state as a whole.”
Air Products has been manufacturing LNG heat exchangers, which may be as large as 16.5 feet (5.0 meters) in diameter, 180 feet (55 meters) long, and weigh as much as 500 tons (455 metric tonnes), at its existing Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania facility for over 45 years. In fact, the 100(th) coil wound heat exchanger made at that location just recently shipped.
“Our technology’s reputation was built on the work conducted and LNG heat exchangers manufactured at Wilkes-Barre. Due to the various constraints in the shipping process for the even larger heat exchangers that are required to satisfy the capacities forecasted to be required by customers, we needed to remove these constraints to remain globally competitive in this technology, in which we are the leader. We intend to operate both facilities for the foreseeable future in order to meet the forecasted customer demand for LNG heat exchangers of all sizes,” said McLauchlin.
Air Products’ proprietary and industry leading technology, vital to helping meet the world’s increasing energy needs and desire for clean energy, is operating in 15 countries around the globe, processing and cryogenically liquefying valuable natural gas for consumer and industrial use. Air Products’ LNG process technology and equipment is the heart of an LNG production plant. The technology, in place at some of the most remote locations around the world, takes natural gas that is essentially a stranded valuable resource, and unlocks it by liquefying it and making it possible to economically ship it around the world. The LNG is eventually re-gasified for energy use.
A majority of total worldwide LNG is produced with Air Products’ technology. Air Products has now designed, manufactured and exported 100 coil wound heat exchangers for LNG projects around the globe over the last four decades. In support of the LNG industry, Air Products provides process technology and key equipment for the heart of the natural gas liquefaction process, and also nitrogen plants for the base-load LNG facility, as well as process technology and equipment for small and mid-sized LNG plants, floating LNG plants and LNG peak shavers. Upstream, Air Products provides both nitrogen and natural gas dehydration membrane systems for offshore platforms. Downstream, Air Products provides dry inert gas generators for LNG carriers, shipboard membrane nitrogen systems, and land-based membrane and cryogenic nitrogen systems for LNG import terminals.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases; performance materials; equipment; and technology. For over 70 years, the company has enabled customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable. More than 18,000 employees in over 40 countries supply innovative solutions to the energy, environment and emerging markets. These include semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, coal gasification, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. In fiscal 2011, Air Products had sales of approximately $10 billion. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.
NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the Company’s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2011.
http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/1112664283/air_products_expands_lng_heat_exchanger_manufacturing_in_florida/
Saturday, July 14, 2012
EcoDrain: Shower Heat Exchanger
http://www.green-buildings.com/content/782491-ecodrain
Air Products Celebrates Manufacturing of 100th LNG Heat Exchanger
Adorned with a banner appropriately marking the milestone occasion, Air Products'
APD
+2.73%
employees at its Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania manufacturing facility said
bon voyage to the shipment of its 100th coil wound heat exchanger
today. This Air Products proprietary and industry leading technology,
vital to helping meet the world's increasing energy needs and desire for
clean energy, is operating in 15 countries around the globe, processing
and cryogenically liquefying valuable natural gas for consumer and
industrial use.
"This is a testament to both what is an excellent and world leading
technology, and the Air Products employees who for decades have
manufactured this equipment. There is a lot of pride that goes into
every single project and to see number 100 pass through the gates on its
way to another global project site is an outstanding achievement," said
Steve Jones, senior vice president and general manager, Tonnage Gases,
Equipment and Energy, and China president for Air Products, who was at
the Wilkes-Barre facility to celebrate with employees. The unit marking
the 100th liquefied natural gas (LNG) heat exchanger manufactured in
Wilkes-Barre is bound for the Donggi-Senoro LNG Project in Indonesia and
is targeted to be placed onstream in 2014.
LNG is growing in importance globally in addressing the world's
increasing energy needs and desire for cleaner energy. Air Products' LNG
process technology and equipment is the heart of an LNG production
plant. "We are able to place our technology at some of the most remote
locations around the world and liquefy natural gas. Air Products' LNG
technology takes this natural gas, which is essentially a stranded
valuable resource, and unlocks it by liquefying it and making it
possible to economically ship it around the world. The LNG is eventually
re-gasified for energy use," said Jones.
At Wilkes-Barre, tube bundles, separators, distributors, piping, and
other components are fabricated and positioned within the heat exchanger
shell. The typical heat exchanger, which may be as large as 16.5 feet
(5.0 meters) in diameter, 180 feet (55 meters) long, and weigh as much
as 500 tons (455 metric tonnes), is then shipped via rail to an Air
Products manufacturing annex at the Kinder Morgan Fairless Terminal in
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where final assembly is completed. The heat
exchangers are then loaded on a ship and travel to LNG projects far from
Wilkes-Barre including to locations in Algeria, Indonesia, Nigeria,
Peru and Qatar, to name only a few sites, to make LNG to supply the
world.
"These are very large pieces of equipment, measuring more than half a
football field (60 yards in length), to manufacture and to ship. We have
successfully done this now 100 times, safely and proficiently. In fact,
heat exchangers we made here and supplied more than 35 years ago for
customers are still operating, and many at production rates well in
excess of their original design capacity. Every time we ship one of
these units, there is just a great deal of satisfaction in a job well
done," said Sandy McLauchlin, general manager at Air Products'
Wilkes-Barre facility.
A majority of total worldwide LNG is produced with Air Products'
technology. Air Products has now designed, manufactured and exported 100
coil wound heat exchangers for LNG projects around the globe from its
Wilkes-Barre facility over the last four decades. In support of the LNG
industry, Air Products provides process technology and key equipment for
the heart of the natural gas liquefaction process, and also nitrogen
plants for the baseload LNG facility, as well as process technology and
equipment for small and mid-sized LNG plants, floating LNG plants, and
LNG peak shavers. Upstream, Air Products provides both nitrogen and
natural gas dehydration membrane systems for offshore platforms.
Downstream, Air Products provides dry inert gas generators for LNG
carriers, shipboard membrane nitrogen systems, and land-based membrane
and cryogenic nitrogen systems for LNG import terminals.
About Air Products
Air Products
APD
+2.73%
provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases; performance
materials; equipment; and technology. For over 70 years, the company has
enabled customers to become more productive, energy efficient and
sustainable. More than 18,000 employees in over 40 countries supply
innovative solutions to the energy, environment and emerging markets.
These include semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, coal
gasification, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and
adhesives. In fiscal 2011, Air Products had sales of approximately $10
billion. For more information, visit
www.airproducts.com .
NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the
safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management's
reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release
regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial
results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed
in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not
anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the
Company's Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2011.
Air Products Celebrates Manufacturing of 100th LNG Heat Exchanger
Adorned with a banner appropriately marking the milestone occasion, Air Products'
APD
+2.73%
employees at its Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania manufacturing facility said
bon voyage to the shipment of its 100th coil wound heat exchanger
today. This Air Products proprietary and industry leading technology,
vital to helping meet the world's increasing energy needs and desire for
clean energy, is operating in 15 countries around the globe, processing
and cryogenically liquefying valuable natural gas for consumer and
industrial use.
"This is a testament to both what is an excellent and world leading
technology, and the Air Products employees who for decades have
manufactured this equipment. There is a lot of pride that goes into
every single project and to see number 100 pass through the gates on its
way to another global project site is an outstanding achievement," said
Steve Jones, senior vice president and general manager, Tonnage Gases,
Equipment and Energy, and China president for Air Products, who was at
the Wilkes-Barre facility to celebrate with employees. The unit marking
the 100th liquefied natural gas (LNG) heat exchanger manufactured in
Wilkes-Barre is bound for the Donggi-Senoro LNG Project in Indonesia and
is targeted to be placed onstream in 2014.
LNG is growing in importance globally in addressing the world's
increasing energy needs and desire for cleaner energy. Air Products' LNG
process technology and equipment is the heart of an LNG production
plant. "We are able to place our technology at some of the most remote
locations around the world and liquefy natural gas. Air Products' LNG
technology takes this natural gas, which is essentially a stranded
valuable resource, and unlocks it by liquefying it and making it
possible to economically ship it around the world. The LNG is eventually
re-gasified for energy use," said Jones.
At Wilkes-Barre, tube bundles, separators, distributors, piping, and
other components are fabricated and positioned within the heat exchanger
shell. The typical heat exchanger, which may be as large as 16.5 feet
(5.0 meters) in diameter, 180 feet (55 meters) long, and weigh as much
as 500 tons (455 metric tonnes), is then shipped via rail to an Air
Products manufacturing annex at the Kinder Morgan Fairless Terminal in
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where final assembly is completed. The heat
exchangers are then loaded on a ship and travel to LNG projects far from
Wilkes-Barre including to locations in Algeria, Indonesia, Nigeria,
Peru and Qatar, to name only a few sites, to make LNG to supply the
world.
"These are very large pieces of equipment, measuring more than half a
football field (60 yards in length), to manufacture and to ship. We have
successfully done this now 100 times, safely and proficiently. In fact,
heat exchangers we made here and supplied more than 35 years ago for
customers are still operating, and many at production rates well in
excess of their original design capacity. Every time we ship one of
these units, there is just a great deal of satisfaction in a job well
done," said Sandy McLauchlin, general manager at Air Products'
Wilkes-Barre facility.
A majority of total worldwide LNG is produced with Air Products'
technology. Air Products has now designed, manufactured and exported 100
coil wound heat exchangers for LNG projects around the globe from its
Wilkes-Barre facility over the last four decades. In support of the LNG
industry, Air Products provides process technology and key equipment for
the heart of the natural gas liquefaction process, and also nitrogen
plants for the baseload LNG facility, as well as process technology and
equipment for small and mid-sized LNG plants, floating LNG plants, and
LNG peak shavers. Upstream, Air Products provides both nitrogen and
natural gas dehydration membrane systems for offshore platforms.
Downstream, Air Products provides dry inert gas generators for LNG
carriers, shipboard membrane nitrogen systems, and land-based membrane
and cryogenic nitrogen systems for LNG import terminals.
About Air Products
Air Products
APD
+2.73%
provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases; performance
materials; equipment; and technology. For over 70 years, the company has
enabled customers to become more productive, energy efficient and
sustainable. More than 18,000 employees in over 40 countries supply
innovative solutions to the energy, environment and emerging markets.
These include semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, coal
gasification, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and
adhesives. In fiscal 2011, Air Products had sales of approximately $10
billion. For more information, visit
www.airproducts.com .
NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the
safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management's
reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release
regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial
results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed
in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not
anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the
Company's Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2011.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Heat exchanger testing co AcousticEye raises $6m
Non-invasive heat exchanger tube inspection company AcousticEye Inc. has raised $6 million in its second financing round from Israel Cleantech Ventures Funds and Sequoia Capital. The company will use the proceeds for R&D and global commercialization of its solutions.
AcousticEye has developed Acoustic Pulse Reflectometry (APR) technology for non-destructive testing of heat exchangers and boilers tubes. The company's Dolphin G3 system can inspect boilers, fin fans, and other heat exchangers regardless of tube shape or material. In March, the company said that it had sold more than 50 of its systems. Founded in 2005, it is headquartered in The Netherlands, has a development center in Israel, and offices across the US and Europe.
AcousticEye CEO Yoav Harel said, “Our system has been utilized in many of the industry’s most challenging jobs, inspecting hundreds of thousands of tubes with accurate results and speed that are impossible using today’s conventional techniques. With our technology approach now validated in the industry, we are intently focused on achieving next stage growth that will firmly establish AcousticEye as a game-changing solution provider."
ICV venture associate Matan Friedman said, "AcousticEye has introduced a disruptive technology for tube inspection that delivers major advantages for users to significantly reduce operational costs and contribute directly to improved profitability."
Sequoia general partner Gili Raanan added, “We back companies that are transforming their industries. AcousticEye… is well placed to make tube inspection more efficient and affordable for many more companies around the world."
http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000751636&fid=1725
AcousticEye has developed Acoustic Pulse Reflectometry (APR) technology for non-destructive testing of heat exchangers and boilers tubes. The company's Dolphin G3 system can inspect boilers, fin fans, and other heat exchangers regardless of tube shape or material. In March, the company said that it had sold more than 50 of its systems. Founded in 2005, it is headquartered in The Netherlands, has a development center in Israel, and offices across the US and Europe.
AcousticEye CEO Yoav Harel said, “Our system has been utilized in many of the industry’s most challenging jobs, inspecting hundreds of thousands of tubes with accurate results and speed that are impossible using today’s conventional techniques. With our technology approach now validated in the industry, we are intently focused on achieving next stage growth that will firmly establish AcousticEye as a game-changing solution provider."
ICV venture associate Matan Friedman said, "AcousticEye has introduced a disruptive technology for tube inspection that delivers major advantages for users to significantly reduce operational costs and contribute directly to improved profitability."
Sequoia general partner Gili Raanan added, “We back companies that are transforming their industries. AcousticEye… is well placed to make tube inspection more efficient and affordable for many more companies around the world."
http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000751636&fid=1725
Friday, April 27, 2012
Research: Heat Exchangers Cut Heating Costs by Half
CANADA - Research conducted by the Prairie Swine Centre has shown
selecting the right system for heating the swine barn can cut heating
costs by half, writes Bruce Cochrane.
What we did is, over the last couple of years, we installed these different types of heating systems in rooms within our barn and we collected the actual energy consumption, the temperature, the air quality in the these different rooms under these different heating systems.
We found out that the heat recovery ventilator systems actually reduced total energy use by as much as 54 percent.
As for the geothermal heating system, we're still continuing our work on that because apart from heating it also has some functions for cooling the barn during the during the summer so we haven't done a complete trial on that aspect yet.
Hopefully when all these studies have been conducted this will lead to a significant reduction in energy use for different barn operations and, of course, a reduction in total cost of production for pig production.
Information gathered through this study is being used to develop software producers will be able to use to calculate what these various systems would cost to install and operate on their own farms.
http://www.thepigsite.com/swinenews/29531/research-heat-exchangers-cut-heating-costs-by-half
Following a benchmarking survey conducted to assess
energy use in swine barns and identify areas where energy could be saved
researchers with the Saskatoon based Prairie Swine Centre compared the
energy costs associated with conventional forced convection air heaters
fired with natural gas, heat exchangers which recover waste heat and
ground source heat pumps or geothermal systems.
Research scientist engineering Dr Bernardo Predicala says the work was prompted by concerns raised by producers over increasing energy costs.
Research scientist engineering Dr Bernardo Predicala says the work was prompted by concerns raised by producers over increasing energy costs.
Dr Bernardo Predicala-Prairie Swine Centre
Heating a barn is the area where most of the energy is used so as a result of that we looked at different alternative heating systems that can be applied in a barn to see if these different heating systems can translate into savings.What we did is, over the last couple of years, we installed these different types of heating systems in rooms within our barn and we collected the actual energy consumption, the temperature, the air quality in the these different rooms under these different heating systems.
We found out that the heat recovery ventilator systems actually reduced total energy use by as much as 54 percent.
As for the geothermal heating system, we're still continuing our work on that because apart from heating it also has some functions for cooling the barn during the during the summer so we haven't done a complete trial on that aspect yet.
Hopefully when all these studies have been conducted this will lead to a significant reduction in energy use for different barn operations and, of course, a reduction in total cost of production for pig production.
Information gathered through this study is being used to develop software producers will be able to use to calculate what these various systems would cost to install and operate on their own farms.
http://www.thepigsite.com/swinenews/29531/research-heat-exchangers-cut-heating-costs-by-half
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