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Propylene Glycol: Too Much of a Good Thing

Throughout the food processing industry, propylene glycol is used in process heat transfer coolant systems when direct cooling with primary refrigerants is not acceptable, and the use of water alone would be at risk of freezing. After system maintenance or repairs, the propylene glycol and water concentration must be replenished in the system. Yet over […]

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Workplace Design for the Future

Did you know? Hixson’s design and engineering services can help you create a new or renovated workplace! Watch this video now to learn how we can help improve your workplace and you’re your staff be more productive, happier, and engaged!

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Six Signs Your Facility May Need a Wastewater Pretreatment System

Wastewater pretreatment is the process of removing pollutants from a facility’s wastewater to bring it from industrial levels of pollution (several thousand mg/L) closer to the more common residential levels of pollution (a couple hundred mg/L). At manufacturing plants, typical methods of wastewater pretreatment include equalization, pH adjustment, or pollution reduction. Of course, not every […]

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Walking the Walk: Management by Values at Hixson

At Hixson, we manage by values, not by business objectives. In this video, we invite you to hear from Hixson President & CEO Greg Hammond on the important benefits that our Management by Values philosophy brings to our associates, our clients, and our community. Watch it now!

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Actively Advancing the Industries We Serve

Being an engaged partner, leader, and participant in industry associations is important to us here at Hixson. Our firm and our associates are actively involved in many trade organizations. For example: Warren Green, Manager of Process Engineering, was recently appointed to serve on the Steering Committee of the 3-A Sanitary Standards Inc. Keith Nienhaus, Manager […]

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Three Questions with…Matthew Spangler

This year Matthew Spangler celebrates his 20th work anniversary here with us at Hixson! In celebration of this milestone, we asked Matthew, who was promoted to Manager of Architecture earlier this spring, to give us a little more insight about him: How has Hixson helped you in your career development? Hixson’s multidisciplinary teams teach architects, […]

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