In the nineteenth century large volumes of low-energy gas were wasted from blast furnaces, despite improvements such as Neilson's hot blast process, and this prompted B. H. Thwaite, in 1894, to experiment with it as a source of fuel for gas engines. His experiments were successful and ...
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Lennox develops and manufactures the industry's first high-efficiency gas furnaces. 1984 Introduced first air conditioner to achieve 15 SEER efficiency rating 1991 Lennox introduces CompleteHeat(TM), the first combination space and hot-water high-efficiency heating system by a major HVAC manufacture...
Köster and EMCI technologies are acquired in order to enhance the group’s offerings for electric furnaces. 2005 Global growth through further acquisitions Techint Technologies acquires the Goodfellow Efsop® process control system for EAF, and sets up HYL Technologies, a world leader in gas-base...
Phoenix and started Valley Forge & Bolt Mfg. Co. because of his experience and expertise with the machinery involved in hot forging. At the time, he was 44 years old. He started with two old forging machines, which he rebuilt, a couple of very old gas slot furnaces and almost no ...
ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER (Fiery Furnaces vocalist):He used to wear sunglasses onstage because he didn’t want people to see him looking at his hands when he played guitar. BRITT DANIEL:Eleanor was my girlfriend at the time. Anyway, getting back to Gerard — Cosloy is the kind of guy who woul...
They called them "damps." That's the name mine workers gave to various gases in coal mines. In September 1869, 110 men and boys were killed in the Avondale colliery in Luzerne County as a result of an underground mine fire ignited by mine gas. It was the deadliest disaster in the his...
Coal came of age in the Industrial Revolution. In the rich world its use in furnaces and boilers peaked in the 1930s and faded as cleaner fuels became available. Consumption in the West has recently collapsed. In Britain the last coal-fired power plants could close as soon as 2022. Peab...
From 1660 to today - on the way to 400 years of corporate history Since 1660: Six generations shape the Heraeus dynasty of pharmacists in Hanau The origins of the Heraeus family business date back to the 17th century. In October 1660, Isaac Heraeus (1636-1676, son of Dr. Johannes Heraeu...
Diamond had pioneered the development of sootblowers for the efficient cleaning of soot and ash deposits from boiler tubes. The first engineered refractory brick — B&W 80 Firebrick — is manufactured for the commercial market and proves invaluable in the furnaces of petroleum, chemical, glass and ...