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current address at 7667 East Forty-sixth Place.
After this move, sons Christopher C. and Brian
R. Broach joined the company and are currently
officers of the company. Christopher will
celebrate thirty years of service since graduating
with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the
University of Tulsa in 1979 and Brian will
celebrate thirty-one years with an extensive
background in Mechanical, Chemical, Thermal
and Petroleum Engineering.
emerged from Broach during those years
include the EZ Mount Light Pole, which is a
prefabricated stationary or removable pole
that is used on walkways and docks in
industrial locations. Another design was a
Lean/Master Lead/Lag Transmitter that
provides the Lead/Lag function in forced draft
combustion systems, providing the best
approach to prevent combustion upsets
during load swings.
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Middle, Left: 378 M 2 33,000 BPD
Reformer Heaters sent to St. Croix.
Middle, Right: Process Skids under
construction.
Bottom: Installing a Convection section on
Crude Heater in Memphis, Tennessee.
The 1980s became known as the “Death
Valley Days” for the industry as a whole. Oil
prices soared, production plummeted
and heater businesses began to fail.
Additionally, the 1980s marked a shift to
process heaters that required a higher degree
of engineering and emissions control. Some
special designs and innovations that
In 1984, Broach took a gamble on a large
project with All-American Pipeline which was
building a pipeline that required thirty-five
heaters from Los Angeles, California to
Baytown, Texas. The project was enormous
and the possibility of winning the project was
remote. Nonetheless, Broach committed
personnel to work on it for over a year
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