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BriskHeat Celebrates 75 Years in the Industrial Heating Industry
January 24, 2024
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BriskHeat Celebrates 75 Years in the Industrial Heating Industry

Join in as BriskHeat celebrates their 75th year of business. BriskHeat has evolved to serve customers across industries worldwide, providing flexible surface and immersion heating products, controllers, and insulators!

Federico Retires, Thompson Takes Charge
December 8, 2022
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Federico Retires, Thompson Takes Charge

2023 marks a changing of the guard at BriskHeat, as Domenic Federico is retiring from the company after 22 years as President and CEO. As of Jan. 2, 2023, he will be handing his responsibilities over to Mike Thompson, who will become the new President and CEO. Thompson has been with BriskHeat for 27 years, the last 15 as Sr. Vice President of Manufacturing. 

How to Keep Moisture Out of Your Dry Chemical Processor
May 10, 2021
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How to Keep Moisture Out of Your Dry Chemical Processor

When it comes to manufacturing products using a mixture of dry compounds, keeping moisture out of the process is critical. Too much moisture can cause the weight or percentage of each compound to be off, which can create anomalies in the end product.

Dry Chemical Processing

Hard and Soft Starters in the HVAC Industry – Which Is Right For You?
May 10, 2021
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Hard and Soft Starters in the HVAC Industry – Which Is Right For You?

Starters are used in the HVAC industry for single-phase compressors. These compressors use permanent split capacitor (PSC) type motors for ratings above 0.5kW. Start assist devices can be the “hard start” or “soft start” type. But what’s the difference?

Soft Start