Hot Contents
CAUTION! CONTENTS MAY BE HOT Have you ever wondered what it would look like if you pulled the cover plates off of an End-Fired Galvanizing Furnace? The high-velocity burners shown here are producing their signature clear, blue flame and delivering their full heating capacity. Time to set the cover plates and start dipping! CIC Pittsburgh…
AGA TechForum 2021
CIC Pittsburgh is excited to announce that we will be attending the American Galvanizers Association (AGA) TechForum in Memphis, TN. Be sure to stop by our booth during the exhibition hours. Also, you won’t want to miss our technical presentation on Wednesday at 11:00 AM, entitled “10 Things to Know about Combustion.” This will be…
Kettle Leak Repairs
When a Galvanizing Kettle fails, molten zinc will wreak havoc with the Furnace and associated equipment in the pit. Once the frozen zinc is removed, the restoration work can begin in earnest. The CIC Pittsburgh team supported the plant operator with a replacement kettle, kettle supports, drain ports, cover plates, and an assortment of replacement…
A Special Sight to See
It is something special to see the fresh shine of structural members as they are lifted out of the Hot Dip Galvanizing Kettle’ molten zinc. To know that this member will last some 80-100 years without rusting away, regardless of the environmental conditions. It is also something special to know that the kettle is heated…
American Furnaces
CIC Pittsburgh is proud to proclaim our continuous support of American Labor. Our furnaces are designed by Americans, engineered by Americans, manufactured by Americans, and serviced and supported by Americans. Accept nothing less. Wishing you a Safe and Happy Labor Day Weekend!
Return to Production
This galvanizing furnace need some work, and CIC Pittsburgh is up to the challenge! After being brought in to run new wiring, install new flame scanners, and upgrade the controllers, we started testing the combustion components to evaluate which are functioning properly and which will need to be repaired or replaced. Following our visit, we…
Today’s Furnace Service Visit
See the furnace on the right? Our customer was having issues getting it to light up. They called CIC Pittsburgh to make a service visit this week. It turns out that the pilots needed to be re-tuned. We also found a couple of parts that needed to be replaced. Contact CIC Pittsburgh when you are…
Electrically Heated Furnace
CIC Pittsburgh announces the recent delivery of this lab-scale galvanizing furnace. While it is a small unit, its impact may outsize its physical dimensions. This furnace is heated with electric heating elements instead of a combustion system. In light of recent trends towards the decarbonization of manufacturing, we may soon start building full production-scale galvanizing…
Forging Industry Association Member
CIC Pittsburgh is pleased to announce that we have joined the Forging Industry Association. We look forward to supporting FIA’s mission of improving member global competitiveness by helping its members with furnace equipment, upgrades, controls, services, and parts.
Combustion System Commissioning
This is a video of a 2-burner combustion system that CIC Pittsburgh LLC commissioned last week. It shows the firing transitions from Light-up to Low Fire to High Fire. Observe the tight, crisp flames at Low Fire that offer excellent controllability. And see the powerful High Fire flames providing an intense 20 MMBtu/hr of heat…
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