-By David Eoff Sensing lines are everywhere in the modern plant, whether it be a boiler plant, refinery, chemical plant, or water treatment plant. Often the instrumentation problems that stump operators, contractors, and sometimes full-time service technicians are related to how sensing lines are installed and maintained. We’re going to examine some of the most common instruments that […]
Innovation for Modern Problems: The Low Vacuum Anti Siphon Valve
NEW PRODUCT ALERT! Background: In the past, using anti siphon valves between the day tank and a generator has been discouraged due to the low vacuum capability of generator pumps. A generator fuel oil pump may only be able to pull 5 in. Hg. In addition, there is a filter installed between the day tank and the generator […]
Secure Remote Monitoring of the Future
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. According to a study by the University of Maryland, there is a hacking attempt every 39 seconds. And, the average cost of a data breach in 2020 will exceed $150 million. We live in a connected world. These connections allow for a pace of commerce and communication previously unimaginable. As everything […]
Meet Emissions goals with FlexFit
Wondering how to reduce GHG emissions by 30% by 2025 or 80% by 2050? If you’re thinking you need to completely retrofit your entire boiler room, you’re wrong. There’s more than one way to meet your goals AND stay within your budget. Preferred’s FlexFit Controller Retrofit Package, is the easiest, least expensive, most efficient way to go linkageless. […]
We’ve been busy making improvements – The JC-30D-EZ
Preferred’s R&D department made such significant improvements to the JC-30D opacity monitor, we re-branded it the JC-30D-EZ. The new opacity monitor is EZ to install, EZ to setup, and EZ to calibrate. What’s New? With the new LED light source, there is nothing to adjust on the light source side of the opacity monitor. So the adjustable mount […]
JC-30D Opacity Monitor: New and Improved!
With the NEW and improved Opacity Monitor model JC-30D with Automatic Calibration, LED light source, and light detector, no onsite operator is required to calibrate the system. When the system receives a signal from the burner fan, it auto calibrates opacity by itself, compensating for dirty lenses. Auto-Calibrate coupled with the new brighter LED light source allows the lenses to go without cleaning for up to […]
Linkage to Linkageless Retrofit Solution: less time & waste, more savings & control
Preferred is bringing something BIG to the industry! Tired of fuel and electric waste? Want a more reliable system that also meets strict emissions standards? You know you need to upgrade, but the installation time and expense of a modern linkageless control system often just isn’t plausible…Until now. Preferred’s new flexible solution dramatically cuts the cost and time […]
The PCC-IV: a NEW Generation of Quality
The PCC-IV loop controller is the next generation of Preferred’s loop controllers AND upgraded technology for the entire industry. The PCC-IV is more flexible, has extensive memory, and not only replaces the Preferred PCC-III, but also can replace the Siemens Moore 352 and 353, obsolete and no longer supported starting October 2017. Preferred Utilities’s controls are just that- […]
Preferred Utilities Performs Energy Retrofit on Pharmaceutical Boiler in Puerto Rico
In conjunction with Puerto Rico representative M.R. Franceschini Inc., Preferred recently replaced an existing flame safeguard and oxygen trim system with the Preferred BurnerMate Universal (BMU) system on a 500 HP boiler at a pharmaceutical plant outside of San Juan. In addition to oxygen trim, the BMU is controlling the forced draft fan variable speed drive (VSD), and […]
What is SCADA?
SCADA stands for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system. It is a type of industrial control system (ICS), which is basically a computer system designed to monitor industrial processes in the real world. But unlike other industrial control systems, SCADA systems can compute multiple sets of data over long distances. The primary benefit of a SCADA system is the ability to see a visual representation of […]