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FILE NAME: ZK/L DATE: DOC#: BO/L DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: dWZ THE AMERICAN BOILER INDUSTRY A CENTURY OF INNOVATION Edited by William H. Axtman, Executive Director and Russell N. Mosher, Assistant Exe<:utive Director AMERICAN BOILER MANUFACTURERS ASSOClAnON and Carl R. Bahn, Consultant RED BIRD ASSOCIATES 1 0 0' h ANN I V E RSA R Y AMERiCAN BOilER MANUFACTURERS ASSN. 1888-1988 1rt( THEHARfFORD SfEAMBOll.ERINSPECIlON AND INSURANCE CO. When organized in 1866. it was described hy one of its founders. Jercmiah M. AUen. as .....!he first institution in America devoted primarily 10 in dustrial safety." Initially the company was con. ccrned with Ihe construction and operation of steam boilers. However. it soon introduced a novel concept in Ihe United States: combining inspection witb insurance, providing an incentive 10 inspect. Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and In",,,,",,e Company has never lost sight of its mission, devoting its energies t() the task so eloquently expressed I>y Mr. Alien. who served as one of its early presidents. A pioneer in lIle practiee of loss control throogh engineering and preventive m.untenance as a basis for underwriting, Hartford Steam Boiler expanded its early l>usiness focus from steam boilers 10 all industrial machinery involved in the generation and use of energy. THE COMPANY'S COMMITMENT to loss prevention rather than risk .haring expresses a major objeclive set by the founding directors. They formed !he company on the principle that industrial growth cre:ucs an everlasting need for energy, and for the means to help make tbe production aDd use of Ihat energy .af. and economical. At the turn of the century, !he height of lb. Age Through its Boiler Condition and Useful Life Study. Hartj'ord Steam Boiler is developing improved tethniques to help predict, analyze. amI pr"""nt equipment problems. A reproduction ofan insurance advenising lithograph prlnz, circa 1870. Typical of the early advertising signs displayed during that era. it is graphic in its portmyal of insurance hazards CDlllIIIM to the operation of boilers. of Steam. there was widespread ignor.wce about !he properties of steam and the causes of boiler explosions. Although explosion, were occurring at the rate "f almost one every fOlK days. mDst people concerned with the use of steam power simply accepted Ibose explosions as "acts of 000." A. Hartford Steam Boiler focused on the need for better construction and operating procedures for safely and efficiently generating and using stearn. the "Hartford Stand....ds,~ uniform SpecificaliOllli for boilercomstruction created by the company, became the specifications adopted by vinually all boiler IIIlIkers in the Uniced States. In addi. tion. Hword Steam Boiler helped 10 improve the technology ofboiler settings. and it was the "Hartford Setting" that became !he standard for the boiler industry. In those early ye8Ili. Hartford Steam Boiler was alS<J involved in the formulation of the ASME (American SOCiety of MeChanical Engineers) Code for the design, construction, in- stallation, and operation of steam !>o According 10 Hattford Steam Bo president. WiIson Wilde, "As industr more complex, Hattfard Steam Boile have expanded along with the groWl! logy. [They are] guided by ourcolJlOr 'To provide techniCal and profcssio which contribute to th~safe, reliable,. use of propeny and equipment in the t of society.'" AS A SPECIALIST in the insurm' Hartford Steam Boiler insures mochi. ment and property - risks requiring, nica1 experience - and provides reI. tion and engineering services. The me; equipment the r~mpany insures r !>oiler and re{rigerntion systems to t transformers. Hartford Steam Boiler I vide covemge for virtually all types 0 and institutions, including dry cleanir ntcats, hotels and motels, apartmen churches, schools. and office buildin~ some of lite largest power-generatin! manufacturing operations in the wor! Insurance and technical services " manly in North Amerie. through Har IJ 8IHartjord Steam B iJet and its subsidiaries. The Boiler Impcction :so [nsura.r.cc Control, rCnocm. paannyengoifm~C(a'nrjandga,s(P'rrovfiia.!ss~ri.Ooln1all~ pany and Radian Corporatiun. a lIcicntific rc~ searcb and consulting company. Insurance prod- ts are distributed by independent insurance UC and multi-line ir,surancl! companies, En services arc so:d by the cornp.my~ sales technical staff. Project All Risk (PAR), the company's bllildeCS' risk p(JHc,Y, p~vi.de.s br?a~cr (:ovcr~gc tIW'l traditional bUIlders nsk pohcles. cl)venng pJ~ts and equipment ~rom gro~nd b~e3king Ihniugh performance testlOg. PAR" p>rttCularly appropriate for p.TOjects where miichin~ry and equipment are major components of the nsk. The company's all risk property insurance product, U!'IITECH*. introduced in 1984. pro- videsall risk property coverage for major accounts in industries where sophiMicated engineering ...er.. vices are important to loss prevention and loss control. UNJTECH customers are lIso offered ertY" technical services, including computeri1.ed prop-diagrams and computerized evaluations of futprotection systems. . In 1985, Hartford Steam Boiler introduced two p?:tlClcS desiencd to facililate long term fll1anci.ns -. ofiltanate energy projects. System Performance ~ provides coverage of rcfuse-to-energy. . 61"01nass-to-cncrgy ~ cogcncrdlion. and ethanol ~fo.ct~. System Performance is not a financial ~ree coverage. It protects in!ourcds 3gaillst ~lt in the repayment of a loan only in the e....ent :Qfi lechnotogicaJ failw-e or under-performance .9t~~energy-related projects, For hydroelectric ~, the company developed Water Resource mswance to protect the project owners against de- fault in the. repayment of:oans in years wnen water flow is inscftkient to generate the power neces- , sary to cO"'cr the ob1igation. ENGINEERING SERYICES arc specialti"' that differentiate Hartford Steam B()itcr in the marketplace. 'l1le company's engineering department designs and provides a number of enGineering ser vices sold separately from its insurance products. Hartford Steam Boiler's engineering services help custome... track problems to heJp prevent {osses. These services ilrc marketed to CUstomers in cquipmen{Hllltensive indusrries. includinr; utilities, petrochemical plants. pulp and paper mills. and n. variC:ty of other manufacturing planL'i. Engineering services arc offered for a fee. on both a national amI intcmationai basis. in thrre key .lrCi3s: ASME Codes and Scandards Services. Industrial Services, and Environmental Services. Hartford Steam Boiler is (he wodd's Iargest agency for insp<.'"Ction [0 the t\S~IE Code of boilers and pressure vessels. ASME Codes. and Standanls Services include third~party inspections to the ASMB Boiler and Prcssur~ VcslI-Cl Codes, the National Board Repair COOe.. and other industry cod~s. Hartford Steam Boiler also offers Code-related training seminars and materials. including public seminars. in-house seminars. home study courses. SDT (non..{)cstruc;ive tesring) workshops, and weld inspection viJcotapcs. lIarttnrd Steam Boiler provides a munber of third~party industrial in:tpcclions aJld servic:-es: the Boiler Condition and Useful Life Study, Pressure Vessel Saudiest Vendor Surveillance, Harttord Wedge, Government Inspections. and Acoustic Bmission Services. which is the application of clccti"onic and computer technology to n<lndc!.truclive testing of industri31 strucrures. In 198,3 the company introduced TANKSCAN~, an aJ>pHcation of acoustic emission which screens above-ground storage tanks for leakage. A range of environmental scrvicc.'S is offered through Hartford Steam Boil~r.s Environmental Services facility. fonned in l!artford in 1985 to address growing concerns about the quality of the environment. The facility offers advanced technical engineering and scientific services, including asbestos sampling, industrial bygicnesurvcys, jndoor air quality srudies. and taoorntoJ)' services. These are availabl" through labs in Hartfurd. Connecticut; Austin, Texas; and Research Triangle Park. North Carolina. INSURANCE OPPORl'lr.'iI'flK<; - lI>rtford Steam Boiler has consistently pursued new irl5ur~ ance opportunities: where there was a potentially valuable form. of engineering service to be provided with that insurance. This approach rc5Utts in the inclusion of coveragcs which benefit from the company's specialized knol,\'ledgc and capabilities, Responding to increased demand for clIslOJn ized products and services, Hartford Steam Boiler has designed inspection procr:ua1O and insurance packages (0 fit individual needs for cost-effective ways to better serve its industrial customers_ SpeciaJj,ed services offered to insurcd.s only in elude failwc analysis, vibration monitoring, infrared thermography, transformer testing. and the application of expen systems. RADIAN CORPORATION, based in Austin, Texas became 3 subsidiary of lIar1ford Steam Boiler in' 1975. Its staff is comprised of more than ~OC .:!~~CC.,;! ..;t;-:;;.-.:s::.:., :;!:.:r:-':-:~ :"gi::::::>, ;:-!;.y:; icists. mathematicians. meteoroJogists, bioi ogists. geologists, metallurgists. mechanical and electrical engineers. and computer scientists. many with advanced degrees. Radjan's business is broad and reaches into Harttorti Steam 80iler's new home office build- ing was completed in 1983. area~ such as cnvironmenui impact assessments. environmtnlal monitoring. c03.l gasitic<ltion and liquefaction, air, water. thermal and noise pollution. waste disposal. computer science and mathematical modcling, ..a.n:aS that relate to energy and the en vironment. Radian and Hartford Steam Boiler work together in hclpinf, to solVe! basic problems for customers, huth curporate and go\'ernmental. 11lrough Radian. Hartford Steam Boiler is ~n gaged in research to benefit its largest customer groups. such a~ the paper. cit!t;lril.: utility, du::mical. and primary metals industrie.... Radian's scientists. sharing the commitment to loss prcvention~ expeTimcnt wjrh the most sophisticated methods to help detect accidents befure they occur. Hartford Srcam Boiler rmd Radian have also been involved in the dc\'elopment of artifi.cial in~ tcJUgcncc (AI) and expert systems as a loss control tc<.:hnique. Future plans include thl: appli!;atinn of expert s~t~m!;. to a wide variety of problems in the mdustrial and governmenta.l sectors. Profession.ILoss Control, Inc. (PLC). a company specializing in loss control ,l,crvit:es, became a subsidiary of H3.1tfmd Steam Boiler in Dccember, 19~6. Based in Oak Ridge. Tennessee PLC expands Hartford Steam Boiler's ability to pro~ide fire protection services ti,) ilS customer.), HARTFORD STEAM BOILER expect, to grow in these and related areas Ihrough both internal growth and external acquisition which are natur.il extensions of its prest:I1t capabilities, Tht! company also intends to expand its capabilities in the area. ofprofcss.ional and technical engineering scr~ vices to keep pace wilh changes in technology. Hartford Steam Boiler cx.pcct'i to scn.'c both government and tlie private sector as their m:eds evol ve by bringing the benefit of its research to its customers and applying new technulogy to help improve the reliability and efficiency of plants and equipment. The IIarl{orrJ Steam Roiler Inspectioll and Insurallce CompallY er One Stale Street Hartford 06102 lfartJord Steam' 119 Look ahead, America, with I C E W A N E E K6MlANn BOIURCaMJllANY,. INC. A subsidiary ofCoppus Engitter!rmg COlporalion The bistory of what today is the multi-million dollar Kewanee Boiler Company. Inc. began in 1868 when an entrepreneur by the name of Vs- lerius D. Anderson sel up a facility in Kewante, Illinois 10 produce sleam fced cookers, This new venture. known as lhe Andcrson Steam Feed Cooker Company, was based on the discovery that cooldng animal feeds led to dramatically reduced levels of hog cholera, a major problem for the local farmers. The company prospered. expanded its product offering. and went through a series of name changes: in 1871 10 Andersoa Steamer and Heater Company, in 1873 to Anderson Universal Steam Boiler Manufacturing Company. and in 1875 to the Haxtun Steam Heater Company. The last name change acknowledged [he fact that Anderson had taken on a partner. a New Eng- &wanee factory at tum-of-the-century landcr by Ibe name ofW.E. Haxtun, who brought with him his patented invention permitting the "magazitl(! fceding" of a Ixliler. By 1876. the finn had grown to be the largest manufacturer in Henry County (Dlinois). was capitalized at $50.000, used 40 tons of steel. and employed about 30 people. By 1882. sales volwnc reached the $387.000 level. In the following year, the filll1 expanded its product line by installing equipment to roll pipe for steam heating lines in large buildings and homes. The name was changed again in 1891. this time to Western Tube Company. new sleam radiator foundry was added The year 1906 saw Kcwanee Boiler the "Kewanee Smokeless Boiler." a rn, through in the embryonic effort to redu lution (smoke, ash. and soot) in Ame geoning cities and industrial area'. Sale and Ibe company estahlishcd a national as the manufacturer of the famous Down Draft Smokeless Boiler." During World War I. tbecompany no duced its regular product line for m stallations. but also manufactured It boilers for the government. In a ninet, period. KeWlll1ee shipped an astoundi, 19,410 boiler,;. heaters. and hot wat , ~'t~~~t?mml."', ":". ~:;.:t Fetltures ojthfs unit, shown in 1905 catalr>g, inclwled se!j-cleanlng. all-vertical sur/ace. and 100 psi roting. RAPID GROWTH, PRODUCT LINE EX- PANSION, and a dip in the economic cycle resulted in a disagreemenl n:garding futUle strategies and the fracturing of the company inlo two separate entities. Onc was the Nationa! Tube Company (forerunner of the Walworth Company which purchased National tube in 1917); the other segmenl became Kew3nee Boiler Company, Kewanee Boiler was led by Emerit E. ("Double En) Baker, a long term executive: with Ibe company. "Double En is still well-remembered in Kewanee no! only for bis business abilities in ~Ji!ding Y.cwance dur:ng his more than 50year tenure with the finn. bUla/SO for his charitable and philantlJropie works. The advent of the twentieth century saw continued growth and expansion. In 1900. the Kewanee Boiler Company sold its property to the National Tube Company and purchased seven acres of land wcst of the city along the Chicago. Burlington & Quiney tracks. New facilities were erected and the entire operation moved. In 1902. a Kewanee RETROFrr" Burners prov fuel option on Scotch marine and fir. up to 800 hp. 142lKewanee KeWllnee CLASS/~ III Sc(!tch Pac/cage Boiler tanks. Next came Ibe fabulous post-World War I ex- pansion of 1920 when the company acquired a total of thirty-three acres of land. invested a milUon dollars in additional facilities. and followed !hal with anolher million dollar building program in 1926-27. It was during these prosperous years that Kewanee boilers became known aH over the world. synonymous with quality. craftsmanship. and sound engineering. By the mid '205. Kew.nee Boiler Company was established as the largest manufacturerof steel firetube boil= in the world. In 1928, Kewaru:c employees and the Kewan"" conununity Were Stll1'rised wben RE. Baker, as controlling shareholder, agreed to sell the company la the American Radiator Company (now known as American Standard) for S7 million. ficulties. This caused the corporate parent to combine Kew.nce with the Ross Heater nnd Manufacturing Compan)' of Buffalo, another subsidiary of American Standard, tD form Ihe KewaneeRoss Corporation. Once reorganized. the manufacture of the larger heat exchangers was moved to Kewanee. The pfob1cms of coordinating the two manu~ facturing operations became incrensingly difficult with heal exchanger engineering in Buffa!o, and tbe manufaclUre of the engineered products in Kewanee. These problems were never fully overcome, and in 1955 thc Kewanee-Ross Corporation was dissolved, and the two units again became separate operating divisions. DIFFlCULT TIMES in the Kcwanee marketplace limiled profits in the late'50s, and American Standard again looked to consolidation as a solulion, merging Kewance Boiler and the American Blower Diyision to form the American-Slandard Industrial Divwon, headquartered ;n Detroit. With a failing eCDnomic dim.te, ooup\ed with an era of difficult tabor relations, Kcwance's problems became oyerwltclming and in 1910, American-Standard sold the company to a group of businessmen from LaCrosse. Wisconsin. The new owners were established plumbing and beating wholesalers who successfully operated the firm for about fiye ycars_ Again in 1975, Kewanee Boiler Corporation was sold to StanwDed Ccrponllion, part ofa group of finns controlled'by a parent called WestAlloy, Inc. During this era, additional product lines, including electric boilers and deaerators. were added. The company enjoyed :some reasonably pro&perous yem until the mid 'SOs when a combination of problems, induding very competitive conditions in the marketplace.. and excessive financial demands by other companies controlled by the holding company, forced all the units in the group into Cbap~ 11 banloup.cy. (n January, 1987 the bulk. of the assets of Kewanee Boiler Cmporation were acquired in Banknlptcy Court by Coppus Engineering Corporation, an employeeowned company headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts. Ope<- Kewatret manufacru~. industrial and commercial steel boilen at this 34fJ,OOO sq ft facility, located on a 35-<lcre tract in Kewanee IL. ations were restarted under the name Kewanee Boiler Company, Inc. COPPUS ENGINEERING, with manufacturing facilities in Worcester and Burling/on, Iowa pr<>- duces and sells on a world-wide basis a range of single- and multi-stage steam turbines, industrial blowers and fans, and large industrial burners. The new owners have committed to rebuild and rejuvenate tained at t K he = , ewanee. 35.. Operations will 340,000 sq fl be mainfacility in Kewanec. The company will continue to offer. througb its agent network, the premium quality in- dustria) and commercial steel boilers that have been the cornerstone of Kcwance' s reputation ror decades. Kewanee Boiler Company, Inc. 101 Fronklin Street Kewanee IL 61443 Kewonee pac/calle ft~bo;r: gw/oil boikr KEWANEE PROSPERED through the late '30s into. the c;;.:!y '40~. Dttdr.g "'/:-::-11 Wt!:f !L Kewanee cDnlinued to produce its regular product lioeplus a variety offahricated steel items, such as SUbmarine net floats~ boilers for locomotives~ haIDor mines, Vtype bridge tresIles, synthelic mm.1S rubber tanks, and agricultural implement caslingS. Through the 'SOS and early '60s, as changed in thcir comple:tity and business became More competitive. American Standard continued to opemte the plant, but under mounting dif- "The good old days_...., clrctz 1943 Kewancel143