Howden designs, engineers and supplies air and gas handling equipment. Established over 150 years ago as an engineering firm, Howden has grown to become a worldwide organisation with over 4,200 employees and companies in 17 countries.
This technical visit is organised by the Institution of Engineering and Technology and Scotland Manufacturing Technical Network.
Howden designs, engineers and supplies air and gas handling equipment, including industrial fans, process gas compressors and rotary heat exchangers. Established over 150 years ago as an engineering firm, Howden has grown to become a worldwide organisation with over 4,200 employees and companies in 17 countries.
Their equipment may be found in virtually every industry but particularly in those such as in power generation, petrochemicals, mining, steelmaking and cement manufacture where the most arduous air and gas handling duties are to be found. They provide customer support when and where it is needed. Combining knowledge with extensive applications experience gained by their engineers on sites throughout the world allows Howden to support their customers, not just from initial project inception but throughout the entire operating life of the plant.
Howden Process Compressors (HPC) designs and supplies packaged screw compressors for process gas applications and high efficiency "Donkin" turbo-compressors for combustion air and process aeration which is headquartered in Renfrew, Scotland, UK. HPC (a division of James Howden & Co. Ltd) is part of Howden, a leading international engineering group that designs, engineers and supplies air and gas handling equipment, including industrial fans, process gas compressors and rotary heat exchangers. The Howden Group of companies and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Colfax Corporation, which is headquartered in Maryland, United States of America.