Heat Transfer Equipment
Leaders in repair, maintenance and retubing of heat exchangers, boilers and industrial furnaces in Venezuela.
In short: We are the leading company in Venezuela for repair and maintenance services for heat transfer equipment. With 36 years of experience and specialized technology, we guarantee the recovery and maximum performance of your critical thermal assets. We perform boiler repair and heat exchanger repair of all types under ASME code.
We are the leading company in Venezuela for repair and maintenance services for heat transfer equipment. With 36 years of experience and specialized technology, we guarantee the recovery and maximum performance of your critical thermal assets. We perform boiler repair and heat exchanger repair of all types under ASME code.
Heat Exchanger Repair and Maintenance
Comprehensive repair and major and minor maintenance service for shell-and-tube, plate and other types of heat exchangers.
- Major maintenance: opening, inspection and repair
- Total or partial tube bundle retubing
- Bundle extraction and insertion with Aquadyne Hydroextractor
- Tubesheet and baffle repair
- Seal, nozzle and flange replacement
Boiler Repair and Maintenance
Repair and preventive and corrective maintenance of fire-tube and water-tube boilers with certified personnel holding ASME "R" stamp.
- Leak repair in boiler tube bundles and shells
- Complete generation bank retubing
- Superheater and economizer replacement
- Shell and steam drum repair
- Refractory and thermal insulation rehabilitation
Industrial Furnace Maintenance
Specialized maintenance service for industrial process furnaces: refractory replacement, radiation and convection tube maintenance.
- Refractory replacement and repair
- Radiation and convection tube maintenance
- Burner system repair
- Structural integrity inspection
- Hermeticity and efficiency testing
Specialized Retubing
Recognized in the industry for our precision retubing services. We operate on 24h shifts to meet plant shutdown windows.
- Retubing with certified ASTM materials (A-214, A-179, SA-179)
- Precision mechanical expansion (rolling)
- Tube-to-tubesheet seal weld under ASME Section IX
- Comprehensive specialized tube procurement
- 24-hour operations during plant shutdowns
Integrity Testing
Verification and certification of pressure equipment integrity through internationally standardized testing.
- Hydrostatic testing per ASME/TEMA
- Non-destructive examination: PT, UT, RT, MT
- Pneumatic leak testing
- Results documentation and certification
- Failure analysis and technical recommendations
Chemical and Mechanical Cleaning
Specialized cleaning to recover the thermal efficiency of equipment with scale, deposits and fouling.
- Chemical cleaning with certified inhibitors
- Mechanical cleaning with Hydrojet up to 20,000 PSI
- Calcite and carbon deposit removal
- Tube cleaning with flexible lances and rotary nozzles
- Efficiency measurement before and after service
Frequently asked questions about this service
The process includes tube bundle extraction with an Aquadyne hydroextractor, inspection and repair of tubesheets, installation of certified ASTM tubes (A-214, A-179, SA-179), precision mechanical expansion (rolling) and tube-to-tubesheet seal welding under ASME Section IX, followed by a hydrostatic integrity test.
INCALCA has executed projects with more than 3,000 tubes per exchanger, operating in 24-hour continuous shifts to meet the client's plant shutdown windows.
INCALCA services shell-and-tube heat exchangers, plate heat exchangers, fire-tube and water-tube boilers, superheaters, economizers and industrial process furnaces.
Yes. INCALCA offers chemical cleaning with certified inhibitors and mechanical cleaning with hydrojet up to 20,000 PSI, measuring thermal efficiency before and after service to document the recovery.
Yes. INCALCA performs repair of all types of industrial boilers: fire-tube, water-tube and recovery boilers. Work includes leak repair in tube bundles and shells, steam drum repair, replacement of broken or deteriorated tubes, burner repair and refractory rehabilitation. All work is carried out under ASME "R" stamp code with certification hydrostatic testing.
Yes. INCALCA executes comprehensive heat exchanger repair: tube-to-tubesheet leak repair (plugging or tube replacement), tubesheet repair and refacing, deteriorated baffle replacement, nozzle and flange repair, shell repair with patches or welding, partial or full retubing, and chemical cleaning to recover thermal efficiency. All interventions follow ASME and TEMA standards with NDE and hydrostatic verification.
Boiler repair time depends on the type and extent of damage. An emergency leak repair can be completed in 3 to 10 continuous days. A major rehabilitation or full retubing may take 21 to 45 days. INCALCA operates 24/7 shifts to minimize downtime during plant shutdowns.
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