BURNER & FLAME
TECHNOLOGY LTD

Following many years in the combustion equipment industry, the current management of Burner & Flame Technology has taken the decision to retire from the business.

As a result of this decision the company has been acquired by Proctor Process Plant Ltd, and as of 1st March 2023 all operations of BFT will transfer to Procter Process Plant.

With 40 years in in the business, PPP have built an enviable track record of supplying the highest standards of customer care and an unparalleled level of personal commitment. As such, we are confident the Burner and Flame Technologies customers will continue to receive great service going forward.

Effective immediately, all enquiries should be sent to:

Proctor Process Plant Ltd,
Billington Road Industrial Estate,
Billington Road,
Burnley
Lancashire,
BB11 5UB

Telephone: 01282-508555,
Email info@ppp-ltd.co.uk

You can find out more about Proctor Process Plant Ltd
on their website at https://www.ppp-ltd.co.uk/

Finally, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all our customers for their years of loyal support, and wish them the greatest of success in future endeavours.

Burner & Flame Technology is extremely proud to have played a pivotal role in the creation of a Flame of Remembrance at a major Cheshire landmark, specially commissioned to mark the centenary of the start of World War I.

The commemorative flame has been installed by the gates to Tatton Park, near Knutsford, which attracts more than 750,000 visitors every year.

Burner & Flame was asked to create a burner system that would produce a visible symbolic flame but be safe to operate in a public place. The team worked closely with the artist, local designer Alex Blakey from Macclesfield, on the project to ensure the safety and functionality of the finished installation were integrated from the start.

The team from BFT took on the internal design of the plinth and put in the gas control and actuator system, which allows the spark ignition to be operated from a remote location 30 yards away.

The glass panels have been created for their visual impact but also practicality, sized and situated in such a way that they will not get hot, even with the flame burning over time. The flame itself, produced using an atmospheric air burner powered by propane, can be varied from 6-14 inches in height.

The memorial was unveiled by Chancellor and MP for Tatton George Osborne at a poignant ceremony on 4th August, the date of the centenary. It was attended by serving members of the Mercian (Cheshire) Regiment and the choir of Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service, among others. In a reflection of commemorative services taking place at the same time across the length and breadth of the country, the Last Post was played by a lone bugler.

The flame will now remain as a moving testament outside Tatton Park gates until 11th November 2018, the centenary of the Armistice that brought World War I to an end.

When premier automotive filter firm GUD South Africa needed to update and improve its assembly process, it found exactly the answer it was looking for in Burner & Flame Technology.

The expert team at BFT looked at the existing set-up and, after consultation with the client to gain an understanding of their unique requirements, came up with a solution that has revolutionised the reliability and efficiency of GUD’s crucial system.

Personally designed and built

The rig designed and constructed by BFT heat welds the end caps onto air filters manufactured by GUD. With a market-leading reputation and expansive export agreements, it was obviously vital to the client that the changes to its outdated final assembly process could be made as smoothly and efficiently as possible and give immediate results. BFT was able to personally supply every element apart from the mechanism to make the burners spin, speeding up the building and installation, and ensuring the highest quality components and workmanship. This included gas and air mixers, burners and safety equipment to create an up-to-the-minute semi-automated process that GUD is delighted with.

Tailored service

The team at BFT is equally pleased with the successful completion of this contract, priding itself on providing completely individual, tailor-made solutions to every application. With more than 15 years’ experience in developing and manufacturing precision burner technology, along with the depth of knowledge and flexibility to adapt to each new request, supplying bespoke systems to the highest specifications is, and will continue to be, integral to Burner & Flame’s ethos and vision.

As you may have heard in our Christmas e-mail, instead of sending cards over the festive period, we decided to make a donation to charity – with you having a say on where the money goes. We asked you to vote on our selection of 3 different causes, those being:

Macmillan Cancer Support aim to improve the lives of people fighting cancer and have grown to become the largest cancer care and support charity in the UK.

As a source of support, they not only help the patients but their carers and families, guiding them through the system and aiding them throughout this troubling time.

Alzheimer’s Society are a leading support and research charity for people with dementia, their families and carers. They work to improve the quality of life for those affected in England, Wales & NI.

Through their network of services (such as day care and home c, the Alzheimer’s Society touch the lives of over 30,000 people every week.

The British Diabetes Association is the leading charity that cares for and campaigns on behalf of every person affected by or at risk of diabetes.

The BDA provide information, help and peer support so people with diabetes can manage their condition effectively and are one of the largest funders of diabetes research in the UK.

Thanks to everyone who took part. The votes are now all in and counted.

Here are the results:

• British Diabetic Association – 6%
• Alzheimer’s Society – 42%
• Macmillan Cancer Support – 52%

Each charity will benefit as we are donating to all,  divided in proportion to the votes. We all thank you for your support.

Burner & Flame Technology is proud to be at the forefront of manufacturing and developing flame treatment technologies. Plastics have an ever-widening range of uses in almost every field and, with 15 years’ experience and specialist knowledge, BFT is continually evolving its equipment and processes to meet clients’ requirements at every stage.

Why flame treat plastic?

Flame treatment has a vast array of applications within industry but for many of BFT’s clients it is a simple matter of being able to satisfactorily print or label brand or other identification information onto plastic containers (typically polyethylene and polypropylene). One of plastic’s strengths as a material – its resistance to chemical attack – presents a challenge when some form of painting or bonding is necessary. When applying a liquid to untreated plastic, it is usually clearly visible that it has formed separate droplets rather than given the even coverage required for strong, effective adhesion.

This is caused by the balance between the surface energy of the material, measured in dynes, and the surface tension properties – or wettability – measured in dynes/cm. To attain a uniform wet layer, the liquid’s dyne level must be lower than the plastic’s surface energy. Flame treating plastics alters their surface properties and allows this to happen.

How is this achieved?

A flame applied to the plastic surface at the correct intensity imparts oxygen into its molecular layers, thereby increasing the surface energy and raising the dyne level.

Dyne levels of untreated common plastics vary significantly (from the 20s into the mid-40s) so it is vital that the oxygen content as well as the volume and angle of the flame is suited to the job at hand. The team at BFT has a great depth of knowledge and experience at making the subtle alterations necessary for optimum results, as well as an extensive range of different burners and flame treatment systems to call and build on. Whatever the required shape and scale, high-quality equipment that will ensure a laminar flow flame without distortion is essential for effective application.

Which tool for the job?

BFT can offer high-intensity single-row, double-row and multi-port ribbon burners up to a length, dependent on individual customer requirements, of 1.5 metres. The company also has a comprehensive range of ring burners for efficient, consistent surface treatment of pipes and containers. The type of burner used within the ring is tailored to each customer and specific purpose, as is the ring configuration – fully enclosed or open to allow access. BFT has the expertise to create the right solution whatever the application.

Precise and safe control of the burners is always crucial when surface flaming, and BFT provides injectors and needle valves matched to the volumetric demands of the selected burners for ultra-sensitive control and a consistent flame at every setting and intensity. Additionally, burners can be supplied with or without continual spark ignition, which operates as a sensor/failure device, as required.

State-of-the-art Burner & Flame Technology flame treatment systems are making the 3,500-mile journey from the North West of England to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

When Dubai Cable – which is owned by the governments of Abu Dhabi and Dubai and has supplied cables for some of the most famous landmark construction projects of the past few years – needed advanced flame treatment technology, the company turned to BFT. With more than 15 years’ experience in developing and manufacturing precision burner technology, and the flexible processes and depth of knowledge to allow a tailor-made solution to each individual application, BFT was able to meet their requirements exactly.

Now systems created in Stalybridge for optimum performance, efficiency and safety will be utilised in the Middle East as part of Dubai Cable’s impressive and growing operation. The company supplies international customers in 40 countries and currently has three cable manufacturing factories, a copper rod plant and PVC compounding facility, giving a manufacturing capability of more than 110,000 metal tonnes of cables and wires every year.

Many applications call for a protective graphite coating to be added to the plastic surface of this cable – with insulation resistance testing, this semiconducting layer acts as an early warning system for any damage or breakdown of the cable before it reaches the main conducting cores, and allows operators at a new site to check the cable has been pulled and laid correctly before anything is switched on. To ensure the strong adhesion between the graphite and cable that will make this effective, the surface must be pre-treated.

Flame treating the plastic, and thus oxygenating its surface layers, is a highly targeted and efficient means of increasing its wettability and producing an area suitable for bonding. BFT has the capability to provide customised high-intensity flame technologies perfected for this role. The company’s extensive range of ribbon, double-row, single-row and ring burners in all sizes is complemented by the ability of the skilled team to adapt or develop any of these designs to suit specific requirements. Every surface treatment burner comes with BFT injectors and needle valves for crucial precise and safe control.

Dubai Cable has previously provided cables for the world’s tallest building, the Burj Dubai (now known as the Burj Khalifa), the futuristic Dubai Metro and the man-made island archipelago, the Palm Jumeirah. With the UAE’s incredible vision for the future, BFT expertise may well be found at the heart of some extraordinary and record-breaking projects in the years to come.