Posts written by Matt Hale

Thanks to developments like Industry 4.0, digitisation, and the cloud, together with improvements in process control and communication technology, it is easier than ever to offer remote assistance and monitoring. The restrictions on travel and face-to-face working imposed the Coronavirus pandemic highlighted the benefits of remote commissioning to companies, many of whom are now looking…

The conversion of sustainable biomass such as food waste, crop and processing residues, manures and sewage sludges, into biogas and advanced liquid biofuels has significant potential to contribute to the world’s renewable energy and carbon reduction goals. However, many of the most sustainable feedstocks contain high levels of woody materials known as lignin and cellulose,…

The Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently published its sixth assessment report on climate change which painted an alarming picture of the global effects of climate change and the need for immediate action to reduce the impact of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on the environment. In particular the IPCC report identified that urgently tackling…

The recent acquisition of HRS Heat Exchangers by Canada-based Exchanger Industries Limited (EIL) is just the latest development for a UK company with worldwide reach, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.   EARLY YEARS Back in the early 1980s the world was still feeling the aftershocks of the oil crises of the 1970s…

While meat ingredients used for pet food need to achieve the necessary quality and hygiene standards, the fact remains that for many processors, the meat products used in the production of pet food have come from the waste and co-product streams of meat processing for human consumption. With this in mind it is easy for…

HRS Heat Exchangers has been awarded the order for design, manufacture and installation of a Mechanical Vapor Recompression Evaporation System for the Life Desirows consortium. Life Desirows Life Desirows is an EU funded research project that studies a process that offers a circular economy solution for the brines that are generated from using reverse osmosis…

HRS Heat Exchangers, Stand N-20002, Pack Expo Las Vegas 2021 HRS Heat Exchangers is delighted to be able to confirm its attendance at Pack Expo event in Las Vegas, Nevada in September 2021. Among the products that HRS will showcase is its new I Series for de-packing, crushing, and melting (remelting) frozen fruit juice for…

At CHEMUK 2021, stand E31, HRS Heat Exchangers will showcase its range of tubular heat exchangers for the chemical industry, and in particular its range of products for recovery from exhaust gases. HRS have supplied a K Series large gas heat exchanger for a Belgian chemical plant to cool the exhaust gases leaving a catalytic…

Exchanger Industries Limited (EIL), the Canadian market leader and globally recognised designer and manufacturer of heat transfer products for the energy, petrochemical, industrial and clean power generation sectors, has acquired HRS Heat Exchangers Ltd (HRS). Financial terms have not been disclosed. HRS is a specialist global supplier of heat exchangers and custom process systems across…

In his final blog on how disruptive technologies can overcome serious challenges faced by the water industry, Matt Hale, HRS Heat Exchangers’ International Sales & Marketing Director discusses the important of energy efficiency and generation. While anaerobic digestion is widely recognised as a water treatment technology around the world, its capacity for energy generation (either…

In the third of his series of blog posts looking at disruptive technologies in the water sector, Matt Hale shines a light on benefits and challenges of resource recovery. Resource recovery is a key aspect of a true circular economy. Not only are there the economic and environmental benefits from the products themselves, but every…

In the second of four blog posts, Matt Hale, International Sales & Marketing Director at HRS Heat Exchangers looks at how the disruptive technology of water reuse can help solve the many challenges the water sector faces around the world. Various factors including increasing population, greater environmental demands to preserve and protect water sources, and…