December 11, 2022

Roof and gutter heating cable eliminates ice build-up and adds safety to assisted living facility

The Challenge

A large assisted living facility in Iowa had gone through several renovations and additions. The combination of buildings had both flat and pitched roofs with both asphalt shingles and a rubber surface. Iowa winters added the challenge of snow and ice buildup on both the roof and gutter systems.

While some of the structures had existing heat trace cable, also known as heat tape, to eliminate buildup and ice dams, the existing system was unreliable, with the potential of dangerous electrical shorts where the cables touched.  Also, existing heat trace cable on the pitched roofs had been laid in a straight run; this added the potential for melting snow to fall on pedestrians below, as too narrow an area of the roof received adequate heat.

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May 30, 2019

Gutter heating system eliminates ice dams

The Challenge

A colonial-style two-story municipal building in a Cleveland suburb was beset with build-ups of snow, ice and moisture in the gutters during the cold winter months. As a result, large icicles hung from the roof lines, posing a danger to pedestrians. The City wanted a roof and gutter heating system to alleviate the problem and they wanted the system to operate invisibly rather than via a traditional serpentine roof & heating cable pattern.

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May 30, 2019

Roof and gutter heating cable eliminates ice dams and reduces maintenance on historic building

The Challenge

An historic, architecturally significant four-story brick hotel in Iowa was converted to a senior living apartment facility. The fourth story, enclosed in a distinctive mansard roof, was surrounded on all four sides by a wide 18.5 gutter at floor level. Snow, ice and moisture built up in the gutter during the winter months, creating ice dams which caused damage to the windowsills and carpet in apartments at that level.

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May 17, 2019

Kaizen heat trace cables save lubricant products from scorching temperatures

The Challenge

One of leading-technology lubricant manufacturer and distributor was expanding its pipe rack modules, which contained a variety of top-quality consumer, transport and industrial lubricant products. A vital part to the expansion was ensuring that the product would maintain a stable temperature under scorching heat. An extension of the current self-regulating cable would need to be installed to sustain the temperature of the lubricants. The manufacturer was working with a different precision heating company which was not able to commit to the deliverables required in this expansion.

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May 17, 2019

Hot oil control system is key to maintaining product temperature

The Challenge

A manufacturer of specialty automotive fluids and lubricants located in the southeastern U.S. was in the process of transferring an existing production line to another facility. The new facility, however, did not have the capacity on its existing hot oil system to feed the additional line. Adding capacity and running new piping would have been a major expense. The transferred line was to be run as a stand-alone system, and required a seal-less pump to maintain the high temperatures and pressure.

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May 17, 2019

Temperature Management Solutions

When you work with Kaizen, you’re putting our broad platform of products and extensive application knowledge to work for you. Our engineering, manufacturing and site service personnel stand ready to deliver a complete Temperature Management Solution to exceed your performance specifications, meet your budget expectations and minimize risk to your overall operations. 

Kaizen Temperature Management Solutions platform provides Process Temperature Maintenance and freeze protection / Winterization solutions for pipes, tanks, valves and instrumentation, along with specialty solutions for long pipe line heating, foundation heating and snow/ice melting.

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May 17, 2019

Biofuels manufacturer turns to heat tracing to protect its investment

The Challenge

A biofuels plant conversion in Pennsylvania historically used steam tracing for freeze protection throughout a significant portion of the plant. However, due to the temperature sensitivity of the biofuels in the process lines, the company decided to investigate several tracing options that could provide precise and fast-responding temperature control for those lines. Consequently, the company decided to implement a new heat trace system to effectively protect its investment in the renewable energy future.

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