Bolt on Tracing

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AIMS has an exclusive agreement for heat tracing solutions with Thermex International, which is one of the leading companies that has 60 years of experience in process heating and with more than 30 years of experience as a supplier. Together we design, engineer, manufacture and supply heat tracing solutions for all kinds of piping, vessels and tanks maintaining the required process temperature enabling melt-out requirements.

Bolt-On heat tracing competes both technically and commercially with the conventional heating system & is an attractive thermal maintenance solution for most processes. We have delivered Thermex thermal Bolt-On maintenance (TE) Jackets for valves & components and TE Clamp-on heating system for piping/vessels/tanks to many clients, like Shell, Total, Chevron, BP & HPCL.

Comparison of different heat tracing solutions

	Double Wall Pipe	ThermEx	Tube Traced	Elec Traced
Thermal Performance	100%	Performance guaranteed	Cold spots on fittings / components	Depends on design / installation
CAPEX	High	20 – 50% cheaper than DWP	Moderate, high infra	High, high on controls
OPEX	High steam consumption	Low Steam consumption	Low Steam consumption	High periodical inspection cost
Maintenance & Ease of modification	Many connections and steam traps	Optimized return and supply lines	Many connection and stream traps	Difficult to modify
Reliability	Possibility for cross contamination	100% redundency	Fragile construction	Elec hazard

Applications

Process that require process heating :

Sulfur
Bitumen
Polycarbonates
TDI
MDI
Caprolactam
Phthalic Anhydride
Maleic Anhydride
Delayed decoking processes
Waxes

Our scope of supply includes design, engineering, manufacturing, supply and site supervision for installation of bolt-on heat tracing system.

Commitment to Sustainability: Website link for ThermEx : Bolt-on heating systems for all kind of piping, tanks, vessels and components – ThermEx International NV.