Turnkey Trace Heating Solutions

Our winterization solutions protect against damages, leaks, and spills from frozen or burst pipes.

Typical winterization applications range from water supply and drain lines to sprinkler systems and safety showers, right through to louvers and vents. When freezing liquids expand, they can easily cause pipes to burst. BARTEC trace heating systems keep pipes operational and fluids liquid, preventing damage to operating personnel, facilities, buildings, and processes.

Our industrial process heating solutions keep fluid temperatures at the desired level, increasing productivity while avoiding production downtime. Pipe tracing is critical for temperature maintenance of any pipe system, simple or complex. Our systems range from small- to large-scale solutions, and include all requisite components such as flanges, valves, pumps, and other equipment. We also provide – and advise on – heating devices for transmitter housings, control boxes, and cabinets, as well as customized heating systems for instrumentation and process control equipment like pressure gauges, flow-rate meters, level indicators, and other components. Application areas range from hydrocarbons and chemicals like oil, asphalt, caustic soda, and acids to sensitive food products like biodiesel, chocolate, and beer.

When performing tasks such as restarting a column or reactor, for example, particularly high-performance heating processes are required. Our systems flexibly adapt their power output to process requirements. Whenever processes have to be restarted after maintenance or repair, BARTEC trace heating systems help achieve the requisite process temperature within a set timeframe. Our control and monitoring systems flexibly adapt their power output, keeping components from overheating while providing sufficient heat to the product. When handling particularly sensitive products like molten sulfur or chocolate, our systems really come into their own, operating reliably within the permitted temperature windows to prevent the products from degrading.

Our systems ensure that tanks and other underground cold-room environments remain ice-free. Even when well insulated, cryogenic applications like LNG tanks and terminals will cool over time, allowing ice formation and frost heave. This affects the tanks’ integral stability, and can lead to serious damage or spills. Our engineering teams use state-of-the-art finite element analysis methods to ensure the proper heat distribution inside tank foundations, creating a reliable, cost-effective solution.