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Understanding the Carryover Early Warning System: Enhancing Safety in Recovery Boilers

The low, powerful hum of a recovery boiler is the very heartbeat of a pulp mill. It’s a colossal engine of production, turning spent cooking liquor into reusable chemicals and valuable energy. But inside that controlled inferno, what if a silent threat is lurking, waiting for the perfect moment to cripple your operation? This threat is black liquor carryover. It’s a silent saboteur, a persistent risk that can lead to catastrophic failures, unscheduled shutdowns, and staggering financial losses. For too long, operators have been forced to react to its consequences, often when it's already too late. This article pulls back the curtain on this critical challenge. We will provide a technical deep-dive into the dangers of carryover and reveal how a dedicated early warning system provides a crucial layer of protection. It’s time to move your operations from a reactive stance to a proactive model of absolute safety and control. The Dangers of Carryover in Recovery Boilers What is Black [...]

By |2025-11-10T14:17:00+01:00November 10, 2025|Knowledge|Comments Off on Understanding the Carryover Early Warning System: Enhancing Safety in Recovery Boilers

Acospectorâ„¢ Process Analytics: Real-Time Monitoring for Predictive Boiler Maintenance

Your plant goes quiet. The silence is deafening, broken only by the frantic ringing of your phone. It’s the sound of lost production, of cascading failures, and of a budget spiraling out of control. For too long, plant managers and engineers have been trapped in this reactive cycle. You fight fires, patching problems as they erupt, all while knowing the next emergency is just around the corner. Even traditional preventive maintenance is a gamble—a costly, time-based ritual that often services equipment that doesn’t need it, or worse, completely misses a catastrophe brewing just beneath the surface. But what if you could see the future? What if you could know, with certainty, that a critical failure was developing days or even weeks before it brought your operations to a halt? This isn't science fiction; it's the reality of predictive maintenance, a strategy built on data. And the key to unlocking that data is Acospector™ Process Analytics, the technology that provides the [...]

By |2025-11-10T14:14:44+01:00November 10, 2025|Knowledge|Comments Off on Acospectorâ„¢ Process Analytics: Real-Time Monitoring for Predictive Boiler Maintenance

Meet Marina Vazhnova, Automation Engineer at Heat Management

We are happy to welcome Marina Vazhnova to Heat Management. She works as an Automation Engineer and is currently involved in several projects in Finland. Marina brings valuable experience from power plant automation and process optimization, and she is already making an impact in improving system performance and energy efficiency. In this interview, she shares her thoughts on automation, sustainability, and what it is like to work at Heat Management.   Q: What does it mean to be an Automation Engineer for Heat Management? Being an Automation Engineer here means making sure our control systems run smoothly and reliably in tough industrial environments. It is about finding smart and practical ways to improve processes, reduce manual work, and help our technology perform at its best.   Q: What’s the biggest challenge working with software for sootblowers? The challenge is balancing precision with reliability. The systems need to be accurate enough to optimize cleaning but also robust enough to handle tough [...]

By |2025-11-06T13:53:40+01:00November 6, 2025|Employee Interviews|Comments Off on Meet Marina Vazhnova, Automation Engineer at Heat Management

Revolutionizing Sootblowing: Our New Multi-Position Actuator

Revolutionizing Sootblowing: Our New Multi-Position Actuator For years, the steam valves on sootblowers have relied on mechanical opening and closing mechanisms. While these solutions have served the industry well, they are subject to wear over time, which can compromise operational reliability and increase maintenance costs. In many plants, operators have turned to direct control of steam valves as an alternative. However, this approach has traditionally been limited to colder parts of the boiler, where cooling steam flow is not required. In hotter sections, the need for a cooling steam flow is critical to protect the lance from extreme temperatures. This limitation has made modernization a challenge. At Heat Management, we have been working for several years to rethink how sootblowers can operate more efficiently. Our goal has been to reduce steam consumption, optimize the cleaning process, and increase overall plant availability. Today, we are proud to introduce a new multi-position actuator that takes these improvements to the next level. [...]

By |2025-10-29T21:57:56+01:00September 19, 2025|News|Comments Off on Revolutionizing Sootblowing: Our New Multi-Position Actuator

Expanding Our Reach in South America: Meet Mario de Melo

Expanding Our Reach in South America: Meet Mario de Melo We’re pleased to welcome Mario de Melo as Heat Management’s new representative in South America. With strong technical expertise and regional insight, Mario will help expand our reach and bring our solutions to new markets. After connecting through our Sales Manager Johan Holmér, we took the opportunity to ask Mario a few questions about his background and the potential for Heat Management in the region. Q: Can you please explain your background? I am a Brazilian mechanical engineer with a strong result driven management profile and solid experience in Sales and Service Management, Business Development, Contract Management, and Project Management. I spent 15 years working in leading companies within the pulp and paper industry, focusing on Chemical Recovery, Utilities, and Capital Projects. Later, I worked for 16 years at Diamond Power International Inc., a U.S. based company, where I was responsible for Business Development in South America. Q: What [...]

By |2025-08-14T11:58:44+02:00August 14, 2025|Partner Interviews|Comments Off on Expanding Our Reach in South America: Meet Mario de Melo

Heat Management welcomes MÃ¥rten Ekberg

We're happy to welcome Mårten Ekberg to the team! He joins us as a Sales Manager, bringing solid experience from his previous role at Diamond Power, where he worked with sootblowers and related equipment. With his background and hands-on industry knowledge, Mårten is a great addition to the team. We had a quick chat with him to hear more about his journey so far and what he's looking forward to in his new role.   Q: Can you describe the atmosphere at Heat management? The atmosphere at Heat Management is defined by a friendly, can-do, entrepreneurial spirit and an open-minded environment — something I truly appreciate. It’s also a company where people are deeply committed to their work and willing to go the extra mile to reach their goals.   Q: Can you tell us about your earlier experience from the power plant industry? I have worked with the heat, power, and pulp & paper industries, as well as other [...]

By |2025-08-28T22:22:53+02:00June 26, 2025|Employee Interviews|Comments Off on Heat Management welcomes MÃ¥rten Ekberg
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