Complete Combustion System Solutions

Consistent Heat, Better Products:It’s All About Burners

Refractories & Burners

Your Dynamic Duo for Efficient Combustion

Furnace Breakdowns

Nearly 70% Stem From Flawed Burners or Inadequate Refractories

Century of Combustion Expertise

Maximizing Efficiencies and Decreasing Safety Risks

Custom Crafted, Precision Formed

Optimizing Refractory Properties and Service Performance

Refractories and burners work together to create an environment that facilitates efficient combustion while protecting the surrounding equipment from the intense heat and by-products of combustion.

Their synergistic relationship is essential for maintaining operational efficiency, prolonging equipment lifespan, and ensuring safety in high-temperature applications.

Burners play a pivotal role in generating and regulating the heat necessary for various industrial applications, from metal processing to smelting.
Uniform heat distribution across the furnace chamber is essential for achieving consistent product quality and minimizing defects.

Proper burner configuration and control mechanisms are vital for maintaining desired temperature profiles, ensuring that materials undergo the intended thermal processing without hot spots or cold zones.

The Plibrico Company and Rockford Combustion unite their strengths to offer complete combustion systems.

Furnace breakdowns often trace to improper burners or deficient refractory materials and shapes

Data shows that around 70% of furnace failures are linked to improper burner configurations or inadequate refractory materials. An ineffective burner operation not only undermines your furnace’s capacity to reach and maintain desired temperatures but also leads to energy waste and increased operational expenses:

  • Uneven heat distribution leading to compromised product quality and production delays.
  • Increased energy consumption due to inefficient burner configurations.
  • Accelerated wear and tear on furnace components, resulting in frequent breakdowns and maintenance downtime.

Teaming up with a group providing combustion burners and tailored refractory solutions helps mitigate challenges by ensuring precise configurations and high-quality materials for your furnace. This partnership enables you to achieve consistent heat distribution, improved product quality, and enhanced reliability, thereby securing the smooth operation of your industrial furnace systems.

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Your All-In-One Complete Combustion Solution

Complete Combustion System Solutions - Plibrico & Rockford

Elevate your operations with the unbeatable partnership of refractories and burners. Our range encompasses a variety of combustion systems tailored to suit a multitude of applications. Whether your requirements call for burners, with or without air pre-heating, recuperative or regenerative designs, we can provide the optimal solution. If you’re in need of single or multi-burner systems or complete heating setups, we offer comprehensive packages inclusive of refractories, precast shapes, and secondary units such as fuel and air control lines, complete with all necessary safety fittings.

Combustion Services

Integrated Engineering Solutions

  • Customized valve train solutions
  • Valve proving
    • Climates down to -20°F
    • 24vdc, 120 & 230 vac controls
    • Lockable valves
    • Pilot-line assemblies
    • Flexible compensators
  • Build-to-spec solution
  • Importable 3D models, certified drawings

Standard and Custom Fuel Management

  • Standard valve trains to 7,500 SCFM
  • Customized valve trains to 22,500 SCFM

Technical Support and In-Field Support

  • Professional, highly-trained team
    • Gas Fitter 1 licensed specialists
    • TSSA licensed 1, 2, and 3
    • General Motors IMT certified
    • ICI journeyman electrical licensed

Ongoing Annual Inspection Audits

  • Ensures valve trains are at optimal performance
  • NFPA 85/86/87 inspection and compliance report

Training and Education

  • Workshops comply with NFPA 85/86/87
  • Combustion Safety Certificate
Refractory Services

Refractory Installation and Repair Services

  • New Construction, Complete Rebuilds, and Repairs
  • Demolition and Tear Out
  • Bake-Out Services

Structural and Mechanical Services

Engineering & Design

Durable Refractory Materials

  • Castable Refractories and Gun Mixes
  • Hydraulically and Chemically Bonded Refractoriesand Gun Mixes
  • Service Mixes, Mortars, and Shotcrete Refractories

Precast Refractory Shapes – Redi-Shapes®

Single-Source Responsibility

ensuring efficient project execution and streamlining communication

Comprehensive Solutions

cohesive, industry-compliant offerings, delivering improved productivity and energy efficiency

Durability and Ease of Maintenance

integrated maintenance plans, assuring a more complete and proactive approach

Efficient burner operation lies at the heart of thermal manufacturing processes, dictating the performance and reliability of furnace systems. Burners play a pivotal role in generating and regulating the heat necessary for various industrial applications, from metal processing to smelting.

In the context of thermal manufacturing, where precision and consistency are paramount, efficient burner operation becomes even more critical. Uniform heat distribution across the furnace chamber is essential for achieving consistent product quality and minimizing defects.

With expertise that spans over 100 years, our combustion and refractory solutions ensures that your burners maintain flame stability, safe uniform combustion, and the thorough mixing of fuel and oxygen that is key in optimal combustion.

The Heart of Thermal Operations

Plibrico
Rockford Combustion
Plibrico

Highly Durable Refractory Solutions with Quality Results

Your trusted refractory source, we deliver durable refractory materials, shapes, and services that are powered by knowledgeable experts with genuine experience. Plibrico has built a business over more than a century based on trust, knowledge, and experience, qualities that create close lasting relationships with our customers and allow us to deliver superior heat control solutions.

Rockford Combustion

Trusted and Reliable Industrial Combustion and Safety Partner

Rockford Combustion provides fuel-train management and combustion-safety solutions for safety-conscious organizations that work with fuel-fired equipment. Rockford Combustion has the applications expertise to solve any organization’s most complex combustion challenges. Our combustion safety solutions are high-quality, energy efficient and faster-to-market.

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