LEWCO’s New Electric Hot Box Design

As a leading industrial oven manufacturer, LEWCO is continuously striving to satisfy the evolving needs of customers. LEWCO is excited to announce the addition of a new electric hot box design. This design has many great features including: Heaters removed from workspace Suitable to heat flammable or combustible materials if heating below flash point No …

LEWCO Delivers Stainless Steel Tote Cabinets to Food Manufacturer

LEWCO, Inc. recently delivered (2) custom tote cabinets to a well know food manufacturer. The cabinets are hot water heated and have a maximum temperature rating of 300°F.  LEWCO provided integral water heaters that are remotely located from the cabinets which can be started or stopped from the main cabinet control panel. Each heater is …

LEWCO Delivers Live Steam Cabinets to Petrochemical Company

LEWCO, Inc. recently delivered (4) custom live steam heated drum cabinets to a leading company in the petrochemical industry. As part of the customers manufacturing process, their material needs to be heated to 200°F. prior to mixing and blending it with other ingredients. Each cabinet can hold up to (32) 55-gallon drums and is heated …

Walk-In Ovens for Chemical Processing

A customer in the chemical industry recently purchased two LEWCO Walk-In Ovens to heat materials in 55-gallon drums. In this process the heat evaporates water inside the drums to recover the material’s solid contents. This was a critical step in the customer’s process. The ovens, model EWR06FD, are heated by direct-fired natural gas and have …

Custom High-Performance Drum Oven for Petrochemical Company

LEWCO, Inc. recently manufactured a custom High-Performance Drum Oven for a petrochemical company in Thailand. The oven is steam heated and is rated for a maximum operating temperature of 250°F. The oven is specifically designed to heat (4) 55 gallon drums and features a rear mounted steam heater box with a high efficiency circulating fan …

High-Performance Tote Oven for Food Industry gets Custom Heater Box

LEWCO, Inc. recently completed a custom oven for a leading company in the candy industry. As part of the candy manufacturing process, glucose needs to be heated for melting prior to being mixed with other ingredients. The glucose is stored in IBC’s/ totes and the oven can accommodate up to (8) totes at once, with …

Custom Stainless Steel Drum Heating Cabinets for Food Industry

LEWCO, Inc. recently delivered (4) custom steam heated drum cabinets to one of the largest dairy companies in the world, located in Saudi Arabia. This repeat customer ordered their first pair of drum cabinets from LEWCO back in 2013. Since then, the company has grown and now produces over one billion liters of dairy products …

Drum Heating Cabinet with Vertical Lift Door

LEWCO recently completed a custom drum heating cabinet for a repeat customer in Thailand. The customer, a large petrochemical manufacturer, needed another drum heating cabinet in order to keep up with growing production requirements. LEWCO was selected for the job due to the customer’s high level of satisfaction with their first unit, which was purchased …

Constant Temperature Storage Cabinet for Testing Automotive Batteries

LEWCO, Inc. recently delivered a Constant Temperature Cabinet to a company specializing in the development of batteries for electric vehicles. The customer’s process required a steady state temperature environment to hold for several weeks, while testing batteries. The cabinet is designed to hold the internal temperature between 70°F and 90°F at all times. The unique …

Chemical Company Chooses High-Performance Tote Oven to Safely Heat Toxic Materials

LEWCO recently delivered a 300⁰F High-Performance Tote Heater to a leading company in the specialty chemicals industry. The customer expressed to LEWCO Engineers they needed a tote heater that would not only be safe to heat their potentially toxic material, but also provide a quick heat-up time.  A LEWCO High-Performance Oven was the perfect solution. Compared …

“Hybrid” Hot Box Provides Electric or Steam Heat

LEWCO, Inc. recently delivered a custom “Hybrid” Hot Box to a large petrochemical company in Indonesia. The term “Hybrid” means the equipment is designed to heat with electric or steam. The customer has large utility boilers in their plant that operate during regular work weeks. However, during weekends and holidays, it is not cost effective …

Decreasing Heat-Up Time: Hot Box with Drum Rotators

LEWCO recently delivered a 300°F. hot box with integrated drum rotators to a repeat customer specializing in rubber and polymer components for OEM’s.  A standard model EC04L was modified to include (2) motorized drum rotators with variable speed drives, located externally on the rear of the hot box. The rotators ultimately decrease heat-up time and provide more …

Petrochemical Company Chooses LEWCO Constant Temperature Cabinet

When a leading petrochemical company couldn’t find a manufacturer for their equipment requirements, they turned to the engineers at LEWCO for help. The equipment, a custom Constant Temperature Cabinet, will be used to store and maintain the chemical properties of oil additives contained in 55-gallon drums. The cabinet can hold up to 16 55-gallon drums …

Hot Box for Heat Treating Pallets in the Food Processing Industry

LEWCO recently delivered a standard (4) Tote Hot Box, model EC4TV, to a customer in the food processing industry. The electric hot box will be used to sterilize wooden pallets prior to packaging and shipping. The pallets are loaded into the hot box via lift truck, and heated to 140°F (60°C) for a specified period …

Custom Drum Heating Cabinets for Oil & Gas Industry

LEWCO recently delivered two 550°F drum heating cabinets to a multi-national company in the petroleum refining and gas processing industry.  The custom cabinets employ thermal fluid heat and are divided in the center to create two individual heating chambers, which can each hold two 55-gallon drums.  Each chamber is able to operate at different temperatures and features …

High-Performance Oven for Leading Provider of Paint and Coatings

SANDUSKY, OH – LEWCO, Inc. recently shipped a High-Performance Tote Oven to a leading global technology provider of paint and other coatings. The oven, model HSC08TV, is steam heated and rated for service up to 300°F. The oven is specifically designed to heat (8) 250 gallon totes. Due to installation in an electrically hazardous location, …

Constant Temperature Storage Cabinet

SANDUSKY, OH – LEWCO, Inc. recently delivered its 4th constant temperature storage cabinet to a multi-national beverage manufacturer. Many beverage manufacturers add an ingredient called “Velcorin” as a microbial control agent in their canning processes. Velcorin is a delicate product and must be stored in a constant temperature range of 70–90°F. Therefore, the storage cabinet …

LEWCO Delivers (6) Custom Drum Hot Boxes for Oil & Gas Industry Provider

SANDUSKY, OH – LEWCO, Inc. recently delivered (6) custom drum hot boxes to a leading global technology provider for the oil and gas industry based in Alberta, Canada. The hot boxes are heated with electric, low watt density Incoloy® heaters and are serviceable up to 300° F. Each hot box includes a specialized control panel specifically requested …

We returned to the experts at LEWCO

LEWCO, Inc. recently delivered a High-Performance Drum Oven to a repeat customer who specializes in the broad areas of fluid cleaning and treatment for Nuclear Air Treatment Systems. Their scope of work includes radioisotope control, solvent vapor recycling, heavy metal recovery from various fluids, and complex chemical processing for industrial applications. They also fabricate these …

Custom Steam Heated Tunnel with Integrated Conveyor System

This composites customer required a custom application for heating 55-gallon drums.  LEWCO engineers worked vigorously to develop a system that best met the customer’s needs. The result was an integrated heating / conveyor system comprised of a steam heated tunnel featuring two lanes of dual strand free flow chain conveyor. Drums are individually placed on …

Constant Temperature Cabinet Helps A Major Beverage Manufacturer Maintain A Key Processing Ingredient

Velcorin® is a control agent which is very effective at eliminating spoilage by micro-organisms such as yeast, bacteria and mold. It’s critical to store it within a temperature range of 70°F – 90°F to preserve the properties of this expensive food ingredient. LEWCO engineered and manufactured a constant temperature cabinet which is dedicated to maintaining …