Industries
Our cooling fans are installed throughout the world in a wide range of applications in power generation, petrochemicals, building services and other industries which use cooling towers, air-cooled steam condensers, or air-cooled heat exchangers. Our field service teams can be found working throughout industry, wherever fans and heat exchangers and allied plant need to be serviced or upgraded.
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Chemicals
The demands placed on equipment in the chemical industry are particularly high. Toxic, corrosive and unstable gases are frequently a part of chemical production processes. Maintaining the purity of gases being handled is a priority in the pharmaceutical and biological industries...
Iron and Steel
Some of today's most arduous applications for fans and compressors are to be found in the iron and steel industry. The need to move large volumes of air or gas, in many cases at high pressures and high dust burdens, places stringent demands on the mechanical design of the impeller. In ore beneficiation...
Metals and Minerals
From the treatment of ore to the refining and smelting of metals Howden supplies equipment to meet the demanding requirements of the metals and mineral processing industries. Howden products - fans, blowers and turbo-compressors, are found in all sectors from the mine site to smelters and...
Nuclear
Howden supplies highly specialized blower packages for the nuclear industry, and equipment for a number of other applications. Howden is leading the way in developing helium gas circulators for the latest inherently fail-safe pebble bed modular reactors (PBMR).
Oil and Gas
The oil and gas industry provides a wide range of challenges for rotating plant; extreme temperatures, high humidity, saline atmospheres, and remote locations being just a few. Howden provides high integrity fans, blowers and compressors that are well suited to such conditions and where the highest...
Other
Howden fans, blowers and compressors are used in a variety of applications throughout industry, ranging from providing air for combustion, process aeration, fermentation, drying, cooling and conveying; for extracting dust or fumes, and for handling any type of unusual gas.
Petrochemicals
The petrochemicals industry provides the widest range of challenges for rotating equipment. Howden fans, compressors and blowers operate in conditions encompassing extreme pressure and temperature, and handle a wide range of gases containing aggressive and toxic components. Demanding...
Power Generation
Power generation demands the highest levels of performance and reliability. Howden fans, heat exchangers and blowers are no exception to this, operating at peak performance for years between outages. Having been part of the power generation industry since its inception, Howden has supplied over...