Industrial Services

Minimizing Downtime. Maximizing Performance.

Heat Treating Services

Providing more than 90 million watts of heat-treating resources.

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Heat Treating Services

Team provides complete heat-treating
services for industries worldwide.
We are the largest field heat-treating
company in the world. We combine
the expertise of our professional, highly
experienced heat-treating personnel
with unequaled service and state-ofthe-art equipment to deliver exactly
the right solutions for your field heattreating applications and budget.
Why TEAM?
+ Single supplier, single
point of contact worldwide

In-House Engineering to Support

All Aspects of Your Job

+ Company-wide
commitment to safety

With the only full-time, in-house engineering

support group in the industry, Team ensures your
job is completed professionally, up to code, fully
documented and in the shortest time possible.
Our engineers analyze structural integrity and
heat transfer to develop the most appropriate and
cost effective thermal processes. We also design
and manufacture custom equipment, including
temporary, on-site furnaces that can treat an
entire process assembly.

+ Trained and certified heat

treating technicians
+ Complete range of heat
treating services
+ Advanced process control
+ Engineering, manufacturing
and technical support
+ A
 vailable 24 hours a day,
7 days a week, 365 days
a year

Method Specific, Multi-level

Trained Technicians Provide the
Highest Level of Service
At Team we employ only the best, most qualified
technicians to ensure each and every job is
completed to the highest standards every time. All
of our heat-treating technicians are put through
a vigorous and method specific, multi-level
certifications training process that is comprised of
both classroom and hands-on training. The field
experience each of our technicians bring to a job is
8.4 years.

Advantages of Teams Heat Treating Services

+ T
 eams services analyze structural integrity and
heat transfer to develop the most appropriate
and cost-effective thermal processes.
+ O
 ur equipment features state-of-the-art
burners for heating 100F over ambient
to 2,600F.
+ T
 eams technicians manage the heattreating flow and temperature requirements
onto your hardware and equipment with
pinpoint precision.
+ A
 ll of our services and recommendations
are aimed at maximizing quality, safety and
productivity in your critical components,
equipment and processes.
Safety and Quality Drive Us
HSE&S and quality are the core driving forces
behind everything we do at Team. We maintain
management systems designed to assure
compliance with all applicable laws, regulations
and internal requirements, as well as to facilitate
the continuous improvement of our processes,
products, and personnel. Team is a NUPICapproved 10 CFR 50 Appendix B supplier and
a member of the Nuclear Industries Assessment
Committee (NIAC). We routinely complete jobs to
the exacting nuclear industry standards of quality
and safety.

Heat Treating is the controlled heating and cooling of metals to alter their physical
and mechanical properties without changing the product shape. It is often associated
with increasing the strength of material, but it can also be used to alter certain
manufacturability objectives such as improving machining and formability, or restoring
after a cold working operation.

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SmartHeat Wireless Heat Treating System

Teams wireless, computer-controlled, SmartHeat portable heat-treating system reduces labor
costs and increases accuracy, precision and record control. This state-of-the-art system allows one
operator to program heat cycles and variables into multiple heaters simultaneously utilizing a complex
controller with multiple inputs for thermocouples and heater current. Multiple units can be linked
together with a wired communications cord or a wireless transmitter to a central control point.
Teams Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and
Supervisory Control And Data Acquistion (SCADA) software
provide the brains of our Wireless SmartHeat system
to ensure piping and vessel systems are heat-treated
correctly the first time and every time. The system is driven
by interchangeable computer laptops that store time and
temperature information in encrypted form.
Quality is improved because customers and project
managers have the ability to monitor real-time temperatures
on their cell phones, PDAs and personal computers.
Reduced errors result when temperature requirements are
verified from SmartHeat by Teams operations support
personnel before and during heat cycles.
Wireless heat treating delivers clear, concise documentation for customers while guaranteeing chart
accuracy. It also allows the chart to remain (1) on
a hard drive and (2) backed up on a storage device.
Documentation saved electronically and stored locally
is available for fast retrieval for auditing purposes
and/or duplication.
SmartRig Portable Compact Heat Treating Rig
Traditional mobile rigs housing large generators provide
power to heat on site, but their footprint is not always optimal
for onsite work, especially during time-critical turnarounds.
To address customer space concerns, weve created the
SmartRig Compact Heat Treating Rig. This new portable, selfcontained mobile unit is one quarter of the size of a standard
rig. Our SmartRig includes:
+ Fully Self Supported Diesel Generating Unit
+ Thermocouple Inputs
+ P
 LC and SCADA enabled process
controlled equipment
+ Ability to remotely start and stop the unit
for emergencies

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XTX Heat Treating Console Delivers the Latest

in Digital Control and Data Collection
The XTX Sixway control console is the most advanced heat treatment console in the industry. It delivers
the latest in digital control and data collection, featuring a 10-inch touchscreen that combines the
controllers, recorder and programmer into one device. The XTX provides six independently controlled,
low voltage, high current outputs that precisely control the work piece temperature and provide the
ultimate option for virtually any heat treatment application.
Features and Benefits
+ 1
 0-inch touchscreen user interface with all of the standard
Sixway functional safeties
+ Can be controlled from the local touchscreen or remotely via
a password protected web page on a networked computer
+ Eight softkeys for easy menu access from any screen view
+ Color-coded indicators across all program screens
to facilitate identification and meaning
+ Capable of sixteen saved heat cycle programs
+ Onboard Help feature instantly aids users with
any program feature
+ The XTX system has the versatility of being operated
in either English or Spanish
+ Six control and six monitor thermocouples
+ The free Team SCADA View software allows users to view
log files that are downloaded to a USB flash drive to create
trend charts and either print or save in a PDF format
+ Intuitive interface reduces training time
and operator error
+ Ability to operate the machine locally or remotely
allows greater flexibility of operation
+ A password-protected remote log-in ensures access
to the system only by authorized users
+ All program information is easily viewable on one
screen rather than scrolling through menu options
on a controller which reduces the potential for
incorrect or missed settings

+ L
 og files create historical data of charts that
can be saved which has never been possible
with strip chart recorders
+ A
 bility to save charts in PDF format allows
them to be easily shared via email or USB
flash drive
+ T
 he XTX Sixway includes the same safety
features that are built into all TEAM heat
treatment consoles as well as additional
warning features to help immediately identify
potential problems such as reversed or
missing thermocouple inputs

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Electrical Resistance Heat Treating Capabilities

Traditional low-voltage Electrical Resistance heat treating uses ceramic blankets stepped
down to 80 volts to provide a quick and convenient approach to many jobs, particularly
preheat and post-weld heat treatment. Most electrical resistance heat treating is performed
either with the Team Sixway control console or the Team 18-way mobile rig.
Welding Preheat
Advanced automated systems control and document welding
preheat to reduce thermal stress in three primary ways. First,
it drives off moisture that would release hydrogen that could
penetrate the steel and cause porosity and subsequent
cracking. Second, it reduces heat loss to the surrounding
metal, minimizing the rate of weld hardening and allowing
hydrogen that is present to escape. And finally, it improves the
microstructure and durability of the heat-affected zone.
Post-weld Heat Treatment
Carefully controlled PWHT is a crucial step in maximizing
the life of your process equipment. PWHT tempers the
metal and reduces tensile stresses, minimizing the risk of
brittle fracture, stress and corrosion cracking and metal
fatigue. This is especially important for equipment used
in harsh service environments. Our engineers ensure the
structural integrity of the vessel or unit during treatment,
and Teams advanced Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
and wireless control technology achieves the precise control
needed to get the maximum benefit from the treatment.
Line Thawing and Melt-out
Teams electrical resistance heating gets frozen lines flowing
again quickly, and keeps them flowing until your plants steam
tracing system is working again. For foundries that lose a heat
source, our combustion services can melt out anything from
zinc to steel, 800F (427C) to 3,000F (1,649C).
Hydrogen Removal
We can improve the integrity of welded components and
minimize the risk of fabrication-related cracking. Used prior
to cutting or welding older process equipment, our hydrogen
removal technology can help protect equipment during
cutting and welding as well as improve the quality of the
finished work.

Heat Treatment (Annealing and Normalizing)

We offer a range of services for annealing and
normalizing to alter the properties of metals that may
or may not contain welds.
Decontamination
Electrical resistance heating has been
successfully utilized to decontaminate storage
tanks that once held toxic agents. The heating
process drives residual chemical agents off the
tank walls so they can be collected, and
the tanks can be dismantled.
Advantages of Teams Electrical
Resistance Heat Treating Services
+ C
 ontrols and documents welding preheat
to reduce thermal stress
+ Improves the microstructure and durability
of the heat-affected zone
+ T
 empers the metal and reduces tensile
stresses, minimizing the risk of brittle
fracture, stress and corrosion cracking
and metal fatigue
+ E
 nsures the structural integrity of the vessel
or unit during treatment
+ G
 ets frozen lines flowing again quickly, and
keeps them flowing until your plants steam
tracing system is working again
+ Improves the integrity of welded components
and minimize the risk of fabrication-related
cracking
+ D
 econtaminates huge storage tanks that
once held toxic agents

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Combustion Heat Treating Capabilities

Most heat treatment processes require accurate control of the material temperature. With the advent
of fast acting combustion burners and burner control systems it is easy to implement very responsive
cascade control to the furnace.

Teams burners are specifically designed to deliver the

exact amount of heat required depending on the job
specifications. Commonly, this ranges from 1 to 10 million
BTUs (nozzle size from 2 to 8 inches, 51 to 203 mm).
We also have burners that will deliver an astonishing 100
million BTUs. In addition to multiple safety interlocks and
redundancies, these systems feature a turndown ratio of
100:1, which allows our technicians to vary heat output
from candle intensity to full blast in increments as small as
1F/hour. Output from 20HP blowers varies from 500 CFH
to 168,000 CFH to ensure that heat is distributed evenly
regardless of a vessels geometry.
Post-weld Heat Treatment
Carefully controlled PWHT is a crucial step in maximizing
the life of your process equipment. PWHT tempers the
metal and reduces tensile stresses, minimizing the risk of
brittle fracture, stress and corrosion cracking and metal
fatigue. This is especially important for equipment used
in harsh service environments. Our engineers ensure the
structural integrity of the vessel or unit during treatment,
and the companys advanced PLC and wireless control
technology achieves the precise control needed to get the
maximum benefit from the treatment.
Refractory Dry Out
The secret to long refractory life is a professional dry out using
our high-velocity combustion systems to ensure that every
inch of your refractory is heated under control as tight as
1/hour. Our dry outs (1) are designed to completely remove
both free and chemically held water to minimize spalling and
cracking, (2) prevent formation of thermal stresses that could
weaken the refractory, (3) minimize the potential for slip plane
and (4) assure cross-sectional ceramic bonding for exceptional
refractory campaign life. We also perform controlled heat-ups
and shutdowns that can further extend refractory life.

Advantages of Teams Combustion

Heat Treating Services
+ Low heat transfer makes it ideal for compression fits
+ Thaws frozen lines without removing the service insulation
+ Safe to work in proximity of water-cooled coils

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Induction Heat Treating Capabilities

Teams induction heating systems use a coil wrapped around the object to create an electromagnetic field that generates heat within the object. These systems provide quick heating,
fast setup and teardown, the safety of cool coils, efficient power consumption and narrowly
focused heat. They are ideal for line thaws and preheats, expansion/shrink fitting, bolt stretching,
nut heating and PWHT for single large components.
Turbine Rotor De-Stacks
Quickly and safely heat rotor hubs to remove disks
from shaft. No need to use gas rings or electrical
resistance heaters.
Retaining Ring Removal
Removal of generator retaining rings and other
shrink fit components.
Heating of Rotating Parts
Pre-Heating and PWHT of rotating components, such
as turbine shafts, can be heated inside an induction
coil and monitored with wireless thermocouples.
Turbine Bolt Heating
De-tensioning and tensioning of turbine bolts. Typical
heating time is two to eight minutes per bolt, resulting
in significant time savings for client.
Hydrogen Removal
We can improve the integrity of welded components
and minimize the risk of fabrication-related cracking.
Used prior to cutting or welding older process
equipment, our hydrogen removal technology can
help protect equipment during cutting and welding
as well as improve the quality of the finished work.
High Temperature Heat Treatment
(Annealing and Normalizing)
We offer a range of services for annealing and
normalizing to alter the properties of metals that may
or may not contain welds. Induction heating negates
the need to remove hot electrical resistance heaters
from the work piece at high temperatures.

Line Thaws
Induction cables up to 240 feet in length can be used for
line thaws. No need to remove insulation from the line as
the coil is placed over the insulation. This reduces set up
time and provides a substantial cost saving.
Exchanger Bundle Pulls
Quick and easy set up assists with the expansion of
the exchanger body to allow the bundle to be pulled
from the exchanger.
Nut Heating
Fast heating of nuts on hydro-cracker flanges, reactors,
and exchanger heads allow for quick dismantling of
components. Typical heating time is 30 seconds to two
minutes per nut. This application helps to eliminate bolt
thread damage.
Advantages of Teams Induction
Heat Treating Services
+ Low heat transfer makes it ideal for compression fits.
+ T
 haws frozen lines without removing the
service insulation.
+ Safe to work in proximity of water-cooled coils.

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Where You Need Us. When You Need Us.

With offices in over 40 countries, Team will be there when and where you need us. Our global presence
enables us to be fully immersed in local safety, quality and compliance requirements, while backed by
a world-class service Team. We have the resources to respond promptly with a comprehensive solution in
any situation. No matter where you are in the world, whether you are dealing with scheduled inspections
or an emergency pipe repair, you can count on us to service your equipment quickly, safely, accurately
and at the high level of quality people have come to expect from Team.

Complete Range of Heat Treating Field

Equipment for Sale or Rent

Team Service Capabilities

Teams industry leadership in the delivery of field heat

treatment solutions extends to equipment sales and
rentals. Team offers a complete range of field heat
treatment equipment and accessories, all backed by
an unrivaled commitment to quality and customer
satisfaction. Heat treatment products include:

+ Heat Treating

+ Power Sources
+ Twin Heat Modules
+ Controllers
+ Recorders
+ Power Source Parts
+ Power Cabling
+ Camlock Power Connectors
+ Thermocouples
+ Test Equipment
+ Heaters
+ Insulation
+ Insulation Attachments

+ NDE / NDT Inspection

+ Leak Repair
+ Emissions Control
+ Hot Taps, Line Stops
+ Field Machining Services
+ Bolting and Torquing
+ Valve Repair
+ Concrete Repair
+ Isolation Test Plug
+ Valve Insertion
+ Mechanical Integrity
+ Manufacturing
+ Specialty Welding
Team experts are available 24 hours a day,
7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Call us today: 1-800-662-8326

Industrial Services
Corporate Headquarters
13131 Dairy Ashford Rd.
Sugar Land, Texas 77478
Toll Free 800.662.8326
www.TeamIndustrialServices.com