Services & Maintenance of heat exchangers

MCD is present in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg to carry out all your plate heat exchanger maintenance requirements.

A unique service center in Europe

Our unique Service Center in Europe, based in France (Guny), as well as our highly qualified teams allow us to guarantee quality in our maintenance activity and in the reconditioning of plate heat exchangers.

MCD offers a wide range of services such as the cleaning, detection of microcracks, replacement of plates and gaskets with MCD® gaskets, the reconditioning and pressure testing of plate heat exchangers.

In 2019, MCD invested in a new chemical treatment line to deeply clean plates according to the field application (food / chemical industry). This line is composed of 7 baths of acid and soda with dedicated baths for food application. The equipment is fully automated with programs and the history of our customers in order to be reactive and to meet their requirements.

maintenance and
reconditioning

ON-SITE INTERVENTIONS

TESTING AND AUDITING OF HEAT EXCHANGERS

Why choose MCD?

A regional presence and sales force for local contact, a team of expert, highly qualified technicians working throughout France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland.

Intervention on your site in complete safety

A maintenance centre unique in Europe

Spare parts traceability and warranty (MCD® seals)

MCD IS AT YOUR SERVICE 24/7
TOLL-FREE NUMBER 0 800 884 000

(free service and call)

Why maintain your heat exchanger?

A plate heat exchanger is a device for transferring thermal energy from one fluid to another, without mixing them.
Heat exchangers are made up of a large number of plates separated from each other by gaskets to ensure that the process is watertight.

While corrosion gradually weakens the plates of your heat exchanger, chemical and/or thermal ageing can also gradually lead to deterioration of the gaskets in your plate heat exchanger, causing internal mixing, contamination or pollution of your exchanger, or leaks.

What are the various problems encountered by your plate heat exchanger?

CHEMICAL DETERIORATION - Sheets

Erosion – Corrosion

Plate drilled at contact points

CHEMICAL DETERIORATION - Seals

Exploded joint

MECHANICAL DETERIORATION - Plates

Fatigue cracks

Corrosion at contact points

MECHANICAL DETERIORATION - Seals

Seal strongly marked by tightening

Crushed seal (defect on the outside of the plate)

Gasket HS out of groove

OTHER INCIDENTS - Plates

Organic and biological deposits

Bent guide

Plate deformation in a heat exchanger

Deformed throat

OTHER INCIDENTS - Seals

ageing of an elastomer seal

How can you extend the life of your heat exchanger?

The plates and gaskets used in your plate heat exchanger are very sensitive. If this is the case, you need to follow a few simple rules to extend their life.

Choose the quality of the plates and gaskets used in your plate heat exchanger carefully, depending on the specific features of your process – temperature, liquids in contact, etc.

Check that your cleaning products are compatible with your plates and gaskets.
Do not exceed the maximum recommended temperatures.
Some products are particularly aggressive on plates: halogens (chlorine, fluorine, bromine and iodine), mineral and organic acids, oxidising agents (ozone, hydrogen peroxide, etc.). It’s best to be careful when using them.
Store your seals in accordance with the supplier’s recommendations.
Clean and maintain your plate heat exchanger frequently to ensure efficiency and limit damage to the plates and gaskets.
Carry out frequent integrity tests on your plate heat exchanger to avoid any risk of internal or external leaks.