Today I would like to share with you something different.
What I call : “ Company short-sightedness”.
Often during my inspections at thermal power plants, cogeneration or energy plants, or in factory production processes, I notice the complete absence of adequate thermal insulation, on equipment which can be filters, valves, flanged couplings, heating pumps, small section of pipe, engine parts.
When I ask : “ Why are these elements not insulated ?
The customers’ answers are almost the same :
- “It has been like this for many years”
- “The insulation cannot be done here”
- “We cannot do the insulation, because we need to do the maintenance”
- “It is more expensive to call someone who does the insulation than everything else”
Here we are, this is what I call : “Company short-sightedness”.
The fact that it has always been like this, does not mean that it is correct.
Actually , over the years, the situation has drastically changed. For example : the cost of energy, but also the safety rules for personnel.
Probably it is true that this type of equipment cannot be insulated, but this only if you think to traditional insulation , if you consider to use a removable fabric insulation, you will immediately obtain the insulation of your equipment and you will also see how easy extraordinary and ordinary maintenance intervention are.
As well as preserving the safety of workers, complying with the new safety standards.
For this reason I suggest you to pay the utmost attention, not to think that this is a cost, but rather that the installation of an adequate insulation is a saving .
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Coordinates the development of the Textile Products division, focusing on the analysis of new sectors to approach and the commercial and marketing strategies to implement.
