This is the third in a series of steps to get the maximum energy efficiency from your ovens and furnaces. The first two dealt with optimizing scheduling, loading, operation and maintenance. Now it's time to look at equipment improvements. There's an old joke about a Texas oilman so rich he bought a new car every time his windshield got dirty. We should all be so wealthy. However, over the years, I've met any number of people who have a similar attitude about their heat processing equipment. Capital funds aren't that easy to come by in most places, but if nothing gets spent on maintenance or incremental equipment improvements either, the oven or furnace becomes a poor performer, and people get so frustrated they want to junk it and start over.
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