Nathan Shinkle, operations manager at Poynter Sheet Metal, has seen an uptick in the installation of IRIS dampers since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. That's because Poynter is heavily involved ...

Many power plants regulate fan airflow with mechanical controls, such as dampers. In some applications using fixed-speed motors in combination with dampers may not be the most energy efficient option.

Plant engineers at Alabama Power recently decided to upgrade damper drives for each of two coal-fired units at the James H. Miller Jr. Electric Generating Plant. The two units, similar in design and ...