The Importance of Industrial Portable Heating to Prevent Project Delays
Imagine you are on an offshore oil rig. It’s cold, and a piece of fire safety equipment freezes, rendering it useless. As the problem worsens, you need to have a temporary industrial portable heater sent in by helicopter. Suddenly, work stops, affecting your project’s performance. This raises an important question: Could this have been prevented?
This straightforward yet crucial scenario underscores a key principle we stress to all our clients: temporary heating is not just a backup plan; it’s a necessary precaution. It should be treated like a first aid kit, always ready to use when the situation demands it.
If work has started on-site and it turns out that temporary heating is necessary to keep things moving, you’re likely wasting money. Here are some tips to help you avoid that expense.
Why Industrial Portable Heating is Important
Industrial projects, whether on offshore platforms, construction sites, or in remote locations, are often at the mercy of unpredictable weather conditions. These conditions can lead to equipment malfunctions, safety risks, and significant delays. In such environments, portable heating solutions are vital for maintaining productivity, ensuring safety, and keeping machinery running smoothly.
Workers exposed to cold temperatures are at risk of hypothermia, frostbite, and other cold-related health issues. By providing portable heating, you can create a safer and more comfortable work environment. Additionally, when temperatures drop, work may halt until conditions improve or equipment thaws, causing costly downtime and delays. Portable heating systems can quickly warm specific areas, allowing operations to continue and keeping your project on schedule.
It’s important to remember that heating isn’t only necessary in the winter. We’ve had clients use our products in the North Sea during the summer, and they were really pleased to have temporary heating solutions readily available.
Important note: Industrial heating solutions on-site serve as a safeguard against unforeseen incidents throughout the year, like lagging damage from storms, failures in trace heating, or sudden failure of ageing equipment.
Our Industrial Portable Heating Recommendations
Our certified equipment is specifically designed to minimise delays and ensure smooth operations on site, even in challenging conditions. We frequently suggest these reliable and well-tested units. There are two main types of portable heating that serve important purposes, and we often recommend these tried and tested units.
Pipe Heating Jackets
Pipe Heating Jackets, often referred to simply as ‘heating jackets’. These handy, easy-to-use solutions are highly adaptable and can be essential in avoiding on-site delays.
Our SA EX Heating Jackets offer a safe, efficient, and quick alternative to costly and complicated systems. A jacket can be easily and quickly wrapped around pipes or other areas where low temperatures cause the contents to wax and solidify. Installation can be done by one operative within seconds. We also offer EX High Power Heating Jackets which offer additional specifications.
Industrial Portable Heaters
Secondly, there are specialist heaters, which are essential for raising temperatures for painting or aiding in the drying of coatings. Heaters designed for on-site use can help keep projects on schedule and minimise downtime, even in challenging conditions.
The SA FLEXIHEAT EX Heater is a convenient plug-and-play solution that delivers dependable performance in a lightweight and portable package. Fully certified for use in hazardous zones classified as 1 or 2, this 440V ATEX heater enables users to efficiently meet temperature needs and ensure optimal working conditions even in temperatures as low as -40°C.
Trusted Worldwide, Where Performance Counts
We provide a lot more than just equipment; we partner with clients around the globe to help them achieve optimal outcomes in ventilation, heating, power, and lighting.
Since the 1920s, we have been delivering customised solutions to a wide array of international industries, such as aerospace, shipping, defence, utilities, pharmaceuticals, distilling, and power generation.
If you would like to discover more about our portable EX heating solutions, feel free to reach out to our knowledgeable team, who are always happy to help.
