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CECO C.A.R.E.S

As we conclude our Earth Day celebrations at CECO, I would like to reflect on the extreme pride our organization and employees across the globe have shown. Whether it is picking up trash at the Jumeirah Umm Suqeim Public Beach Clean-up in the ...

Apr. 25, 2019 Dennis Sadlowski

Living Earth Day Every Day

Eliminating Carbon and other Toxic Emissions Along the Supply Chain Working at CECO Environmental allows me to work with a team that treats every day as Earth Day. And, I couldn’t be prouder. How is this possible? Across the globe, we ...

Apr. 22, 2019 Mike McCalley

Visualize this - Clean Air

Soot. Smog. Gray. Around the world, that’s what millions of people live in, every day. Air pollution disrupts our environment. From dangerous emission levels to hazardous chemicals, the average person in the world is losing 1.8 years of ...

Mar. 26, 2019

From seven million to none: making good solutions even better

Seven million. According to a recent study just released by The World Health Organization, Organization, that’s how many people died from pollution in the world last year—16% of all deaths worldwide. According to a recent paper in ...

Jun. 11, 2018 Dennis Sadlowski

The Opportunity for a Cleaner, Safer, Healthier Shared Environment

Companies around the world face increasing social pressure to clean up their operations, reduce pollutants and protect our shared environment within any local community. A handful of corporate leaders are more aware than ever about their ...

Apr. 16, 2018 Dennis Sadlowski

Duct Clamp: Differences between Spiral, Flanged (Welded or Vanstoned), and Clamp-Together Industrial Duct

This article is designed to help professionals in plant management, process engineering, maintenance, purchasing, and environment health and safety (EHS) to understand the differences between industrial duct options when they are seeking to ...

Mar. 23, 2018

What is a Wet Scrubber?

Introduction to Industrial Scrubbers If you are a plant manager, a process engineer, or a purchasing or Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) professional who works in industrial manufacturing or the wastewater treatment industry, then you may be ...

Mar. 8, 2018

Dust Collection Ductwork

If you are a plant manager, maintenance manager, process engineer, or Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) manager who faces the challenges of collecting and/or recovering wood dust, metal shavings, chemical powders, pharmaceuticals, or other ...

Feb. 1, 2018

Are your Candle Filters Stacking Up?

I recently received a call from a sulfuric acid plant operator that sounded a big alarm - as in the plant was in danger of violating environmental output regulations if an issue could not be resolved quickly. And, to top it off, he was ...

Nov. 16, 2017 Ali Goudarzi

5 Common Problems and Solutions with Industrial Ductwork

Collections systems can run into all sorts of problems … everything from the type of material, to noise, or even the specifications. Fortunately for property managers, HVAC engineers, and maintenance technicians, there are a wide variety of ...

Aug. 24, 2017

Problems With Your Separators… Or Is It Just Another “Wild Pig”?

The other day, I received a call from a customer that I have known for years. I’ll call him Juan for purposes of this article. He was a seasoned compressor station operator and knew his plant better than anyone. Today, he was ...

Aug. 16, 2017 David Taylor;David Taylor

Warming up to the idea of a retrofit... The magic is in the inspection

On an average day, the purpose of the separator vessel is to remove moisture solids and prevent debris, often referred to as carryover, from escaping the separator vessel and pooling downstream. When you install a quality separator, you can ...

Aug. 16, 2017 Sam Stewart

Maximize equipment uptime and reliability through optimized maintenance strategies

There are two general categories of maintenance – corrective maintenance (reactive maintenance undertaken only once a problem has arisen) and preventive maintenance (proactive maintenance). Preventive maintenance is the ...

Jul. 27, 2017

Why Clamp Together Ducting - KB Duct

If in the market for industrial ducting, you are probably weighing your options for the various types available, whether to use flanged, spiral, or “clamp together” ducting. What are the differences between ...

Mar. 29, 2017

6 Tips for Reducing NOx Emissions

Many industrial processes utilize the combustion of natural gas, oil, or coal. However, the combustion of these fossil fuels produces nitrogen oxide or NOx, which contributes to smog and air pollution. Finding an effective and efficient solution for ...

Sep. 22, 2016

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