Pulverized boilers, grate fired boilers, and circulating fluidized bed boilers burning coal and biomass represent 35% of generating capacity in the United States. There has been a concentrated effort to extend the outage cycles in pulverized boilers from one year to three years, and in circulating fluidized bed boilers from six months to eighteen months for maximum capacity and revenue. Because of reduced outages, the boilers must be able to run longer between outages. Therefore, the mechanical work during each outage must be performed efficiently and with quality to eliminate the risk of premature failures and unplanned outages.

IGS has vast experience in terms of our mechanical services in pulverized coal, circulating fluidized bed, and grate fired boilers in the United States both in the pulp and paper and power industries. We understand the difference in providing technical expertise for long term solutions to improve boiler capacity and efficiency, and not just offering a contractor’s repair mentality. We understand the dynamics of working in an outage, where every minute saved means less opportunity costs to the owner. We operate in strict compliance with ASME Section VIII and IX, our stringent Quality Control plan, and customer specific requirements.

We provide welding per our MIG, TIG, GMAW, and SMAW weld procedures. Our mechanical field service division is non-union, which provides a more efficient and lower cost model for our customers. Furthermore, to support our mechanical services, IGS can provide refractory services to eliminate the need for multiple contractors on site.