Industrial heating solutions help protect infrastructure, keep stored liquids pumpable, ensure stored product quality, reduce downtime due to freezing, and enable year-round operations regardless of cold weather conditions.
Industrial heating is the controlled application of heat to materials, fluids, or equipment to prevent freezing, maintain flow and viscosity, accelerate chemical reactions, or safeguard operations in cold environments. It’s accomplished through the addition of different sensors and systems to the pipes, valves, and containers in your facility. They are often regulated by proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controllers that keep your processes running smoothly.
Typical approaches include immersion heaters for storage tanks and large drums, and external heating pads (e.g., Powerblanket) applied to the vessel to provide uniform, controlled heat across the tank or tote surface. This mitigates cold-weather product degradation and supports compliance with requirements set by your local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ).
Construction & Civil Engineering: Construction teams use industrial heating solutions like Powerblankets to cure concrete in cold weather, thaw frozen ground to continue work, and keep fluid materials like coatings, epoxies, and adhesives flowable out of IBC Totes and 55-gallon drums.
Municipal: City agencies use heating to keep public infrastructure, like water treatment plants, running through winter. Pipe heating systems safeguard water and wastewater operations, ground-thaw blankets speed up street repair and utility work, and DEF and fuel heaters keep emergency vehicles ready for use.
Oil & Gas: In oil and gas operations, industrial heating prevents crude oil, fuels, and lubricants from gelling and maintains process temperatures in tanks, separators, and pipelines. We provide flanged immersion heaters for larger vessels, wrap around heaters on pipes and valves to avoid cold spots, drum and tote heaters for chemicals, and Class 1, Division 2 (C1D2)-rated explosion-proof systems for hazardous locations.
Manufacturing: Manufacturers rely on heating to stabilize process fluids, adhesives, resins, and washes so lines run efficiently and product quality stays consistent. Solutions include immersion heaters in tanks, flexible heater blankets and mats, and temperature control panels with sensors for precise heat management.
Agriculture: In agriculture, heaters keep water, fertilizers, and feed supplements from freezing and ensure greenhouses and seedbeds stay warm enough for healthy growth. Common solutions include tank and barrel heaters for fertilizers, ground-thaw blankets to warm soil for planting, and wrap-around pipe heaters that protect irrigation and watering lines from freezing.
Water & Chemical: Water and chemical facilities apply heat to prevent freezing, maintain process water temperatures, and keep fluids at safe viscosities. Corrosion-resistant immersion heaters serve storage tanks and chemical baths, while tote and barrel heaters handle smaller volumes, all selected for compatibility with specific chemicals and site conditions.
Public Works & Defense: Public works within the defense sector use heating solutions to keep fleets and infrastructure operational in harsh climates. Products like heating blankets and immersion heaters protect diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) from dipping below their target temperatures and potentially degrading. They also keep sensitive equipment and pipe systems from freezing over.
When looking to protect your assets from cold weather, start with the outcome you need: what you’re heating, to what temperature, and how consistently it must be maintained. Consider the regulations in play, overall efficiency and cost, and how easy it will be to install, use, and maintain. We offer two primary heating solutions—immersion heaters and heated Powerblankets. Explore your options below, or call our specialists for help keeping your product, jobsite, or tank warm no matter the conditions.
An industrial immersion heater is a direct-contact electric heater for tanks that deliver fast and even heating of liquids and gases. Installed through a flange, screw plug, or over-the-side mount, they feature thermostatic control and built-in safety cutoffs. They are ideal for large water storage tanks and DEF freeze protection. Our immersion heaters help maintain your target temperature without risk of product degradation.
One Clarion keeps a variety of industry-standard sizes for Powerblankets on standby, ensuring that for a project that needs thermal protection fast, it can be deployed at a moment’s notice. Heater blankets for small capacity drums, large capacity water storage tanks, tote and industrial IBCs, gas cylinder wraps, and wrap-around blankets are all kept in-stock and ready to order.
If the standard sizes don’t fit your equipment, One Clarion facilitates custom orders. We build to your specifications to maintain temperature, protect assets, and keep your project on schedule in cold weather conditions. These custom power blanket heaters deliver uniform and controllable heat for irregular containers, oversized tanks, complex piping, and temperature-sensitive equipment.
Talk with a specialist for practical guidance and equipment recommendations.
We’re here to help. Every project is different, and we here at One Clarion want to provide you with exactly what your application needs. Consider giving us a call, we’ll talk through your specs and direct you towards a solution that meets your requirements and your budget.
