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What is Powerblanket?

by James Rogers

February 5, 2019

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Welcome To Powerblanket

The Powerblanket family began our journey back in 2005. Since then, our patented, American-made temperature control products have solidified our expertise the industrial heating and cooling community. We excel at helping the industrial and manufacturing community get back to work.

With our ever-expanding range of customizable heating during the winter, and cooling during the summer, Powerblanket helps businesses stay operational year-round. By finding new ways to remove temperature roadblocks, Powerblanket empowers companies to preserve workplace safety, prolong equipment life, prepare for emergencies, and get back to work.

Industrial Heating from Powerblanket

We are the leading provider of standard and custom-designed industrial heating blankets. No matter what industry you’re in, Powerblanket can help you improve your business. We have created custom heating solutions for companies all over the world. Our blankets are extremely versatile and can be used across a wide variety of industries.

If you can build it, haul it, or store it…we can heat it. Because pre-fabricated options are not always a good fit, our engineers are at the ready to create tailor made heating to spec. We specialize in engineering custom solutions for even the trickiest of heating problems. Powerblanket has the quickest lead time in the market for custom products. First, our world-class engineering team learns your specific heating needs. Next, we provide you with your custom quote within 1-3 days. Then, we deliver your custom heating products within 3 weeks.

How Our Products Work

Our heating blankets save you time, energy, and money by putting the heat precisely where it is needed. After a simple installation, you are now harnessing the power of conduction and heating your materials with direct and even heat. Our advanced weather-proof insulation provides a protective barrier from the elements and reduces heat loss. We then combine insulation with efficient heating elements to direct heat downward right into the item that needs heating instead of losing it to the ambient air.

Powerblanket Product Families

Barrel and Bucket Heaters

Protect your fluid storage during the winter with a wide range of drum, barrel, and bucket heaters. Direct, evenly distributed heat eliminates hot and colds spots, solves viscosity issues, and prevent your fluids from freezing. We also provide a range of specially calibrated blankets for coconut oil, honey, and wax. These blankets are programmed to stay within the exact temperatures these specific fluids need.

Tote and DEF Tote Heaters

For larger volume industrial fluids, these specially designed tote heating blankets are perfectly sized and shaped for steel, poly, and DEF totes. Our tote heaters protect the chemical composition of your fluids while still giving you pump access during winter conditions.

Gas Cylinder Heaters

When gas tanks drop in temperature, the pressure of their contents drops as well. As a result, it very difficult to get any gas flow from a tank during the winter. Gas cylinder warmers evenly and safely heat the cylinder so that flow rate increases and operations can continue running.

Bulk Material Heaters

How do you heat multiple containers of all shapes and sizes, or bulky pallets of materials? Hot box bulk material warmers provide even heating to anything stored within.

Ground Thawing Blankets

Frozen ground can bring a number of industries to a full halt during the winter. During sub-freezing temperatures, our high powered ground thaw blankets direct heat deep into the frost line to prep ground for digging, utility work, concrete pouring, and more.

Concrete Curing Blankets

Winter concreting is notoriously difficult. Construction heating can have a huge impact on jobs, deadlines, and the overall bottomline. From roofing, to spray foam, painting, and concrete, so many aspects are affected by the weather. Curing problems can derail entire construction projects and cause costly delays. Our concrete curing blankets provide heat, insulation, and cure concrete 2.8x faster than conventional insulation blankets. Electric concrete blankets are hands down the most efficient solution for strong and fast winter concrete curing.

Snow Melting Safety Mats

Free your hands and your time during the winter by setting your snow shovel aside. Simply lay down our Summerstep snow and ice melting mats on your doorway, stairs, and walkways. In addition, Summerstep mats provide traction and reduce injuries from slips and falls all winter long.

Smart Controllers

For an added level of control and automation, our Beacon Smart Controllers put temperature control at your fingertips. With the user friendly app, you have access to continuous remote temperature monitoring. You can also set heating schedules and receive temperature alerts right from your phone or tablet.

Industrial Cooling from North Slope Chillers

Our North Slope Chillers line represents the flip-side of our total temperature control expertise. Our industrial chillers, Fluxwrap fluid channel blankets, Keg Coolers, and Ice Wraps provide the perfect cooling solutions for when the heat is high.

Total Temperature Control

When your business feels the sting of wasted revenue through equipment damage, product loss, or the financial crunch of the “off season” due to unworkable climate conditions, Powerblanket has the solution. With Powerblanket, there is no “off season.” Contact us to find the perfect temperature control solutions to keep your work flowing at 855.993.6294 or [email protected].

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James Rogers

James is our digital marketing expert who has worked in the marketing field for over 15 years. When not writing blog posts or newsletters, James is geeking out over all things SEO and SEM. He is a husband and a father of four. In his spare time, he enjoys woodworking, hiking, and hanging out with his family.

What Can Powerblanket Do For You?

by James Rogers

August 1, 2019

CID2 Concrete Blankets Concrete Insulation Blankets Curing Concrete in Cold Weather Spray Foam Heater Tank Heater Tote Heaters

Powerblanket leads the market on industrial heating solutions. If you can build it, haul it, or store it then we can heat it. Whether you need our ready-to-ship, insulated drum heating jackets, IBC tote heaters, and bulk material warmers, or you require a custom solution, we have the industrial heating solution for you. From freeze protection to process heating, Powerblanket has you covered.

What Powerblanket Can Do For You

Here at Powerblanket, we know how difficult it can be to keep the wheels of industry moving all year long. Weather and temperature restrictions creative costly “off-seasons” for many companies. With Powerblanket, there is no “off-season.” We are proud to help get the industrial manufacturing community back to work. Learn more about our winter-time heating solutions here.

Let’s take a look at how we have helped our customers run efficiently all winter long.

Optimizes Your Operations

“We are extremely satisfied with the switch to Powerblanket drum heaters. Powerblanket’s unique technology allows our containers of coating materials to be heated evenly and quickly, opposed to band heaters, which concentrate heat in one spot and have charred our product, sometimes contaminating the entire container and rendering it unusable. Their barrel heaters protect the entire container from ambient conditions, thus maintaining optimal operating temperature. In fact, our customers successfully operate in the extreme cold conditions of North Dakota in un-insulated trailers thanks to Powerblanket drum blankets. They use considerably less power than band heaters, have temperature control capability, and are a top quality product.”

-Mike R. (Manager, Howard Marten Fluid Technologies)

Eliminates Downtime

Cenovus experienced much better run times last winter than previous winters despite last year’s winter being much more severe. “This included minimizing production downtime and minimized need for steamers to service the sites.”
-Mark S. (Coordinator of Field Production Operations)

Saves You Time And Money

“Your blankets are absolutely excellent. Our crews have been working on some cell tower projects in Michigan this January where it has been extremely cold. The project restricts us from being able to use power tools on the job sites so we were left to figure out how to dig without equipment. We are so glad that we found you guys! Thanks to Powerblanket Extra Hot blankets, we were able to lay them out the day before we needed to dig, and by morning the next day, the ground was thawed out and softened, making it easy to dig and get our job completed much more quickly. In fact, we estimated that your blankets have saved us approximately 10 hours on each site. On 10 sites to date, we estimate we have saved approximately $5,000 already! We have already paid off the initial investment of these blankets. When we are looking at thousands of sites, and with the savings we are saving per site, this is huge! We are excited at how much time and money your blankets have saved us and will save us in future.”

-Kim H. (OSP/COEI Operations Manager, Precision Utilities Group)

“It worked perfectly…It thawed about 14 inches down into the ground. The grass greened up and I was able to cut it up into strips and roll it up. The sod was in good shape and I stored it in our garage. After the burial we put the dirt back in and rolled the sod back out. Normally we tear the sod up and throw it away and replant it in the springtime…The Ground Thawing Blanket was exactly what we needed to break through the tough winter soil. It saved us hours of manual labor and nearly $100 in landscaping. I was really happy with it, and we’ll be using it again this year.”

-Wayne B. (Maintenance Supervisor)

Extends Your Working Season

“We didn’t have the time to wait out the winter for the temperatures to become more moderate. The Powerblanket concrete heating blankets certainly played an important role in keeping us on schedule and not having to postpone the pour on an important Kansas City bridge.”

-Dale H. (Project Manager, Massman Construction)

Protects Your Critical Materials & Equipment

“Your blankets have been wonderful to work with. Our totes are outside and have been kept warm and protected from the harsh conditions here in the cold Rocky Mountains. We have loved the functionality of these blankets because they are extremely easy to wrap around our totes, strap shut, plug in, and maintain desired temperature with the thermostatic controllers.

We have not had any issues with your blankets flaking, tearing, or ripping in any way, and have found it beneficial that they are water resistant as well. As the blankets have been prone to getting dirty, due to being outside, we have easily sprayed and wipe them down to help keep them clean and looking new.

We wanted to thank you for assisting us with our heating frustrations and keeping our totes and the material within, warm and protected. You have helped keep our company running efficiently and retaining profit. We love your blankets and would recommend them to anyone.”

-Eric (A Colorado Energy Company)

“I met with the field maintenance crew of the Juneau Alaska International Airport to demonstrate my product, Instant Road Repair (IRR). For my demonstration, I tried to bring the IRR up to a workable temperature by using a forced air ceramic heater. During my presentation, the product did not perform well and the product overheated 40° F/ 22° C above the maximum recommended temperature. It cost me the entire pallet of material, and I was also embarrassed. Since then, I use the Powerblanket tote heater.”

-Vern F. (Quick Road Repair, Alaska)

Fast Custom Heating Solutions

We know that when the temperatures drop, you need heating solutions right away. Don’t worry when tricky heating needs require special configurations, sizing, or temperature requirements. Many customers assume that customization is time consuming. That’s why Powerblanket is proud to provide the fastest custom ordering process on the market. Our team of world-class engineers provide you with a custom quote with 1-3 days, and custom orders shipped within 1-3 weeks.

Contact us today to gain the Powerblanket advantage over mother nature and get your operations running efficiently all winter long. Call us at 844.557.4482 or email us at [email protected].

Time is money. Don't waste time waiting for the ground to thaw. Powerblanket has you covered.

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Custom Heaters by Powerblanket

by Alex Pacanowsky

February 17, 2018

Certification CID2 Custom Heater Custom Heating Solution Customization Industrial Heating Blankets Instrumentation Heaters Tank Heater Valve Heaters

Custom heaters are an absolute necessity to the year-round continuity of many different industries. However, getting the right custom heating solution for your particular application can be a challenge, not to mention a considerable expense. Thankfully, with Powerblanket custom heaters, you don’t have to worry about either of these speed bumps.

Custom Heaters The Way You Need Them

When it comes to customizing a heating product to an application that requires unique specifications, you can often equate the process to high costs and long turn-around times. However, with Powerblanket’s approach to custom heating and freeze protection solutions, you don’t have to worry about breaking the bank or waiting forever for a solution that you needed yesterday. In fact, Powerblanket can turn around a custom heating solution in two weeks’ time (a lot of the time, we can even do it in one week).

Powerblanket’s patented technology delivers safe and regulated heat to whatever you need to protect or heat. Our easy-to-install, durable, and economical heating blankets can cover your assets in the coldest conditions and in the most demanding processes. If you can build it, store it, or use it, we can cover and heat it. The point is, Powerblanket custom heaters found here, can be designed to insulate, protect, and regulate temperature on many, many different applications and in varying circumstances.

If you’re in need of a custom heater for a large storage unit, a tank, a cylinder, a valve, an instrumentation unit, a silo, a piping system, or any other conceivable application, it all starts with giving us a call or filling out a custom heater application. Actually, getting a customized heating solution from us is as easy as:

Contacting us to tell us about the details and needs of your application. (Most of our custom projects start with a simple phone call to one of our reps. After that, you can send any and all information we’ll need to produce the proper heating solution for you. But if you want a more hands off approach, we can come onsite and get all the details on our own.)
Having us design a custom heating solution for your application. (Whether you choose to send us information or decide to have us visit you onsite, we’ll get all the details and feedback we need from you so that our expert design engineers can design the right solution for you.)
Having us build your custom solution and shipping it to you within two weeks. (Sometimes, we can even turn a project around in as little as one week.)

Powerblanket Custom Heaters Offer:

Quick turn-around (normally ships within one to two weeks)
The ability to answer varying levels of customization
Certification to UL and CSA safety standards
Easy installation and use

Powerblanket is ready to bring you the heating solution you need. With a world-class engineering team and an innovative manufacturing process, nothing stands in the way of getting rid of the cold and keeping you in business. Call to learn more about Powerblanket’s custom heating options!

When you need a custom temperature control solution, Powerblanket is the company to call. With over 30 years of experience, we can solve any heating dilemma you have.

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Alex Pacanowsky

Meet Alex, one of our experts in freeze protection and the head of the custom team at Powerblanket! For the past several years, Alex has worked closely with oil & gas pros, medical device startups, and pharmaceutical suppliers (just to name a few) to create weatherproof operations. No matter how cold the weather, or what needs to be heated, Alex knows just what to do! He also loves mountain biking and spending time with his two boys, 5 and 9, and two Labrador Retrievers.