This project features a Made in the U.S.A., oil-only Burner Management System, using our M85 and our QA5004-85 flame safeguard controller for expanded annunciation, was installed on a 30,000 lb/hr watertube boiler at a correctional facility in Maryland right before the new year. This is (1) of the (3) boilers and BMS panels we have replaced at this […]
Interview with David Bohn, President & CEO
Thank you to “Made in America” Podcast and Ari Santiago for the great interview with President & CEO, David Bohn, on business development, core values, building the best team, and facing the challenges of an ever changing world. Catch the clips below or watch the full episode. Made in the U.S.A. we think about tomorrow’s solutions today. When […]
Preferred Engineering: Nuclear Innovation for Modern Outage solutions
Preferred Engineering supports nuclear plants across the country with outage support and manufactured products to make nuclear outage inefficiencies a thing a of the past. We are proud of our nuclear division’s outage innovation with the RPV Nut Rack – a polished stainless steel weldment designed to support the weight of the RPV Nut, Washers, and if necessary, […]
Touchscreens for Boiler Room Efficiency, Safety, and Analytics
Made in the U.S.A., Preferred believes the best products are the quality products. We routinely revisit our equipment for updates and improvement. Our latest improvement, the updated graphics and features on our controls touchscreens, provides better value to the end user as well as a much more intuitive and consequently safe experience for the boiler room staff. Learn […]
Yeshiva University: Making Aging Boiler Infrastructure More Efficient and Easier to Operate
Published in Engineered Systems here. Yeshiva University in New York City was hindered by an obsolete burner system that was expensive to operate and prone to downtime. Administrators recently approved the installation of a breakthrough, energy-saving control system on one of their many industrial combustion (IC) burners. A large reduction in burner fan speed was immediately apparent, which […]
Upgraded Performance for NYC School
Over the holidays, we installed (4) new 200hp high performance, low NOx, API-AF burners with BurnerMate Universal controls at a high school in Brooklyn. These burners are oil-only, 8:1 turndown, mechanically atomized, and feature reduced electric usage and NO fiber metal mesh heads which reduces annual costs/ maintenance. Made in the U.S.A., and started up and serviced by […]
Fuel Oil Design Marathon Webinar: Everything you need to know!
Explore the fundamentals and take a deep dive into the intricate details of designing a Fuel Oil System for burners and emergency back up power. REGISTER HERE! for our session on Thursday, December 17th at 2 PM Eastern Time! This marathon webinar will cover everything you need to know– from pipe sizing, the different types of leak detection and the codes you should […]
Pressure Atomization Solutions in NYC Schools & beyond
For the last 100 years, Preferred has been dedicated to boiler room solutions. In modern times, that has included advancements in sustainability and efficiency, for a better, cleaner future in energy creation. The addition of pressure atomization to our API-AF burners eliminates the need for air compressors and atomizing air piping, while decreasing footprint, equipment cost, electric cost […]
Quality, Durability, and Performance Still Matter—A Look at Stapleton Houses Part 2
In 2015, Preferred installed a low NOx, high efficiency API- AF burner in the Stapleton Housing system. This burner was the first that we know of to comply with the New York City Local Law 87 which requires drastic carbon footprint reduction on buildings over 50,000 gross square feet. LL87 aims to achieve a detailed breakdown of energy […]
Sixty year old Preferred burners upgraded in NYC Schools
Preferred is making New York City Schools compliant with Local Law 87 and providing a sustainable future with emission reduction and high efficiency improvements that can be made on the current burner without expensive upgrades or future installations. We offer solutions with peace-of-mind that our facilities will always be able to comply with new and evolving environmental regulations […]