SouthernField now operates exclusively as ProcessBarron, delivering field services for industrial equipment with a specialized focus on air pollution control solutions across industrial markets. Backed by a 15,000-square-foot facility, ProcessBarron maintains an extensive inventory of standard replacement components and specialty OEM parts to support efficient, reliable service.
With an experienced support team and highly skilled craftsmen, ProcessBarron is a trusted partner for industrial maintenance services and customized equipment solutions—helping customers keep critical systems operating at peak performance.
In 2018, SouthernField acquired Environmental Elements Corporation (EEC), the largest precipitator OEM in North America, with more than 1,500 air pollution control installations worldwide. Today, EEC operates exclusively as ProcessBarron, unifying our expertise and expanding our capabilities in air pollution control technology.
What we did? This publicly owned company had multiple catalyst baskets that were collecting particles in the Air Pollution Control System. Each of the baskets weighed 3500 pounds. Within a two week window of time, Southern Field came out and replaced 352 of them. Not only does this involve heavy rigging skills and attention to […]
It is important for companies to reach MACT (Maximum Achievable Control Technology) standards and regulations. Southern Field is committed to helping clients meet these standards by providing cost-efficient solutions. A company in South Carolina recently had an issue where new MACT driven regulations had made an existing boiler and air pollution control system non-compliant. To […]
In today’s rapidly transforming environment, the energy industry is facing newer and different challenges than what they’ve faced before. Experts believe that utilities will face more change over the next decade than they have over the past century. Power plant managers probably aren’t surprised to know this; they’ve been there on the front lines, adapting […]
The latest trend in the coal industry – beyond the gradual decrease in market share thanks to rising use of renewables and natural gas – is emissions regulation. Over the past decade, the American coal power plant fleet has been struggling with reducing carbon emissions in the face of new regulations. This increased focus has […]
One common problem coal plant managers experience is inefficiency. Inefficiency causes issues that impact a plant’s bottom line, so one ongoing battle managers face is reducing inefficiency as much as possible. There are many things that can affect inefficiency. One of our clients was experiencing issues with their coal pulverizer that was creating inefficiency with […]
Much of what power plant operators think of when they plan regular power plant maintenance involves the power generating units themselves – namely, boilers and generators. However, plants don’t place nearly as much attention on maintaining and inspecting the support systems that enable energy generation, known as the balance of plant (BoP) systems. Over the […]
Steam turbines are the engines that drive electricity generation at a power plant, and as such, are some of the most important, mission-critical components in a plant. But many plants have had problems with their steam turbines over the years, requiring retrofits, upgrades, repairs, or outright replacements. That’s because several issues typically result in wear, […]
The average age of a coal boiler system in the U.S. is well in the double-digit range, with many units across the United States approaching their third and fourth decades – and beyond. Replacing older boilers with new, more modern systems is recommended if budgets allow, but short of that, there are still strategies a […]