Fire-tube boiler: what it is, how it works, and when it’s best to replace it with an electric one
What Is a Fire-Tube Boiler A fire-tube boiler (also called a smoke-tube boiler or, in Latin America, a caldero pirotubular) is a piece of equipment that produces steam by burning fuel, typically natural gas, diesel, or biomass. Its name comes from the Greek word *pyr* (fire): the fire and smoke travel inside the tubes, while […]
What Is a Fire-Tube Boiler A fire-tube boiler (also called a smoke-tube boiler or, in Latin America, a caldero pirotubular) is a piece of equipment that produces steam by burning fuel, typically natural gas, diesel, or biomass. Its name comes from the Greek word *pyr* (fire): the fire and smoke travel inside the tubes, while […]
Starting September 5, 2026, a French industrial facility that replaces its gas boiler with an electric boiler can receive more than €100,000 for every half megawatt installed. This is the new IND-UT-141 subsidy program. In many cases, the subsidy covers the cost of the steam generator. We’ll explain it all in five minutes: what it […]
From October 6 to 8, we’ll be at Alimentaria FoodTech at Fira de Barcelona Gran Via. It’s the leading trade show for equipment and technology in the food and beverage industry. A great place to talk about steam. Where to Find UsHall 2 · Level 0 · Street B · Booth 506Gran Via Exhibition Center, […]
Many industrial processes don’t require steam. They need hot water that’s stable and available immediately. At Giconmes, we’ve been working with steam for decades, so we know how to tell when steam is the right solution—and when it isn’t. We just designed a pressurized hot water tank heated by electric heating elements for an industrial […]
Summary (TL;DR): The section of 0.5 to 3 metric tons of steam per hour This is where boiler replacement in Spanish industry is currently concentrated: bakeries, dairy plants, meat processing plants, cosmetics manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and fine chemical manufacturers. In this sector, there are two main approaches: the low-pressure electric steam generator (380 V) —heating […]
Why Preventive Maintenance Isn’t Just a Formality In a steam system, the cost of not performing maintenance rarely shows up as a repair bill. It appears earlier—and silently—in energy consumption. The scale buildup on the heat exchange surfaces acts as a thermal insulator. A layer just one millimeter thick is enough to require the equipment […]
An electric steam boiler is not just a piece of process equipment—it is a flexibility asset connected to the grid. In Spain, an industrial supply point capable of offering at least 1 MW of manageable power—either on its own or aggregated with other loads—can participate in the balancing markets and earn revenue for availability and […]
Industrial steam allows for the cleaning and sanitizing of critical areas in a plant using less water, no chemicals, and fewer shutdowns, with each Giconmes solution tailored to the specific application.
In a modern electrical system, not all relevant assets generate energy. Some consume it. And, in certain contexts, who consumes it can be just as important as who produces it. Electrode steam boilers belong precisely to that second group: their immediate function is to produce steam from electricity, but in a grid with high renewable […]
