How to Ship a Vaccine: The Story Behind the Box
When a critical vaccine must be stored at sub-zero temperatures, Blaze Technical Services rose to the challenge. By Andy Jensen In the early months of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had the attention of the United States Government. Daily infection rates and subsequent death rates were increasing at an alarming rate. The White House needed a…
Blaze Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Celebrating 25 years of business, Blaze Technical Services of Stow, Ohio, will be sponsoring the Jim Dunn Racing team at this year’s Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals. The race team and driver, Jim Campbell, are looking forward to the Big Go to showcase its new red, white, and blue Blaze-sponsored Dodge Charger Funny Car. Among the…
Heated Flooring
A customer approached Blaze to manufacture a temperature sensor of their design to use in heated flooring. Once in use, it was determined the sensors were breaking. The engineer here at Blaze was able to offer a solution to increase the durability of the sensor which the customer accepted. The customer was able to move…
Overheating Issue
A refrigeration manufacturer faced a nightmare situation. Hundreds of thousands of units, already in the field, had to be recalled. The concern involved a severe overheating issue with the potential to be life-threatening. In order to solve this issue, the manufacturer needed us to develop a custom clamp-on sensor. The sensor needed to be easily…
Low-Cost RTD
An eco-friendly manufacturer who makes smart kitchen control ventilation systems approached Blaze with the need for a low-cost RTD. In their kitchen hoods which see daily high temperatures and grease conditions, they wanted the units to be able to quickly detect grease flare-ups and temperature spikes. They also wanted to automate these kitchen systems, based…
Top Fuel Dragster EGT
A Top Fuel Dragster crew chief came to Blaze with a simple request. He wanted a fair priced Top Fuel Dragster EGT (Exhaust Gas Temperature probe), one that could last through several runs. Blaze had a solution and built a durable EGT that met both the extreme conditions and his cost concerns. The crew chief…