One easy choice : Ohmstede ’ s capabilities
Ohmstede has maintained its position as one of the most trusted names in
American manufacturing for over a century .
Since its foundation in
1905 , Ohmstede has set the benchmark in the industry for all things shell and tube heat exchangers . Heat Exchanger World spoke to Buddy Tucker , Vice President of Sales
& Marketing , to learn about how Ohmstede is a legacy company , making it one easy choice for heat exchanger needs throughout the industry .
By Sara Mathov , Heat Exchanger World
Legacy company Founded in 1905 by August Ohmstede , a German immigrant to Beaumont , Texas , the company started as a small auto repair shop . Recognizing that Beaumont was to be at the epicenter of the East Texas oil boom , Ohmstede quickly adapted to offer metal fabrication services to the rapidly growing oil industry . By the 1980s , Ohmstede was the market leader for manufacturing shell and tube heat exchangers in the U . S ., and continued to grow and expand into five locations around the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast . In 2003 , Ohmstede formed a new division “ Ohmstede Industrial Services ” ( OIS ) to provide bundle extraction / insertion field services for the refinery and petrochemical plants . OIS has grown to include many related field services . Ohmstede developed and patented many machines to increase manufacturing efficiency and quality of industrial process equipment . The company strategically expanded operations in close proximity to gulf coast ports , where many oil companies established refining operations , both for receiving crude oil and distribution of refined products . In 2007 , Ohmstede was acquired by EMCOR Group , Inc . in order to expand service offerings . In 2011 , Ohmstede Ltd . established a technically advanced off-site exchanger cleaning operation in La Porte , Texas , with three primary objectives – Safety , Environmental Consciousness , and Production . The cleaning facility offers hydroblasting , media blasting , and a cleaning oven to meet customers ’ various cleaning requirements . Ohmstede Ltd . added a second state-of-the-art cleaning facility in St . Gabriel , Louisiana , in 2018 due to customer requests to replicate the proven Ohmstede Ltd . model throughout the entire Gulf Coast . Today , Ohmstede serves customers through two corporate operations . Ohmstede Ltd . provides shop services of new exchanger fabrication , repairs , and testing , along with the state-of-the-art cleaning facilities . Ohmstede Industrial Services ( OIS ) provides field services including bolt torqueing , bundle extraction / insertion , machining , pressure vessel repairs , furnace and heater maintenance and repair , pipe repair / fabrication , and more . Together , Ohmstede is uniquely positioned to quickly respond to fabrication and repair needs for heat exchangers and other related equipment anywhere
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