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Zolo Carbon Smartech

Real-time, laser-based combustion monitoring tech in steel, refining, petrochemicals, power generation, and pulp & paper.

We deliver real-time, laser-based combustion monitoring, optimizing efficiency, emissions, and safety across high-energy industries like steel, refining, petrochemicals, power generation, and pulp & paper. Maximize Efficiency + Reduce Fuel Costs

ZoloSCAN2 provides in-furnace monitoring of O₂, CO, and temperature for precise combustion control. This minimizes excess air, prevents unburnt fuel loss

, and optimizes burner-level performance—improving output and reducing waste. Enhance Safety + Lower Maintenance

With built-in alarms for high CO levels and water leaks, ZoloSCAN2 ensures safer operations. Its self-aligning laser sensors eliminate manual adjustments, while remote monitoring reduces maintenance needs and downtime. Lower Emissions + Improve ESG Performance

Multi-species, grid-based monitoring enables better fuel-to-air control, cutting NOx, CO, and CO₂ emissions to meet environmental regulations with ease. AI-driven automation improves operational reliability and efficiency. Purpose: To empower energy-intensive industries with smarter, cleaner, and more efficient solutions which drive performance, reduce emissions, and ensure long-term sustainability. By optimizing industrial operations, we enable businesses to remain competitive while delivering value. Mission: To provide cutting-edge technology which enhances efficiency, minimizes waste, and maximizes the performance of industrial energy systems. By delivering reliable, data-driven solutions, we help industries lower costs, meet regulatory demands, and strengthen their long-term sustainability while improving the quality and availability of the essential products and services. Vision: To be the trusted partner in transforming energy-intensive industries. Through our innovations, industries will not only meet today’s challenges, but set new benchmarks for sustainability and performance, ensuring long-term prosperity. Regions: United States, Korea, Japan, Europe, Indonesia, India

08/10/2025

🔥 BEFORE vs AFTER: What happens when a legacy reformer meets real-time combustion intelligence.

When a large ammonia plant was facing issues most producers know too well:

❌ Limited combustion feedback
❌ Unreliable CO monitoring
❌ Persistent imbalances across +100 burners

What it caused:

⚠️ Tube hot spots
⚠️ NOx and CO excursions
⚠️ Reduced ammonia output

ZoloSCAN identified:

• Temperature maldistributions
• High CO zones
• Low/high excess O₂ across burners

OUTCOME
✅ Increased reformer temps = higher throughput
✅ Reduced temp spread = fewer hot spots
✅ Reduced CO
✅ O₂ dialed into 1.0–1.5%
✅ Projected tube life gain: +5 years
✅ Observed ammonia boost: +3–5 STPD

DON’T settle for lagging combustion insight.
DO upgrade to real-time, multi-path, multi-species diagnostics with ZoloSCAN.

👇 Read the case study on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7359221839497252865

08/03/2025

Electric Arc Furnaces (EAFs) are brute force machines of steelmaking, but there’s a surprising amount of science, strategy, and precision behind all the molten metal.

⚡Electricity is used to melt metal
Unlike traditional blast furnaces that use coke (a form of coal), EAFs utilize a high-powered electric arc to generate the intense heat needed to melt scrap steel and other metals.

🔄Sustainable steelmaking
EAFs primarily use recycled scrap metal, making them a more environmentally friendly option compared to blast furnace methods that rely on raw materials like iron ore and coking coal.

🔥High temperatures
The electric arc in an EAF can reach temperatures of around 3,000°C (5,400°F) and exhaust gasses routinely see over 1,200°C (2,200°F).

💡Flexible production
EAFs can be started and stopped relatively quickly, allowing for flexibility in production to meet fluctuating market demands.

⚙️U.S. steel industry
More than 70% of the steel produced in the United States comes from EAFs, highlighting their importance in American steelmaking.

Our ZoloSCAN system provide continuous, in-furnace measurements of temperature, CO, CO₂, H₂O, and more, directly at the flame front. This enhances arc efficiency, improves slag foaming control, optimizes off-gas heat recovery, enables precise reaction tracking, and feeds actionable data into automation systems.

The result? Tighter control, faster tap-to-tap cycles, and lower operating costs.

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📩 Drop your thoughts in the comments!

07/27/2025

🔎What if you could see inside your reformer before efficiency slips, tubes fail, or emissions spike?

Most ammonia reformers operate with blind spots. ZoloSCAN™ eliminates them.

Unlike single-point sensors, ZoloSCAN provides real-time, in-situ measurement of temperature, O₂, and CO directly in the radiant and convection zones of the furnace across up to 24 laser paths. That means full coverage, sharper control, and faster decisions.

What that delivers:
✔ +$1M/year in fuel savings
✔ Fewer unplanned shutdowns
✔ Up to 20% NOx reduction
✔ 2x longer tube life

By visualizing combustion across the entire reformer, operators tune air-fuel ratios with precision, balancing performance, extending asset life, and improving startup safety when over 70% of furnace incidents occur.

ZoloSCAN is already helping gas producers reduce excess O₂, lower CO₂ emissions, and capture full reformer value with sub-2-minute scan cycles and zero in-field calibration.

🔥Informed burners burn better.

Read our LinkedIn article on reformer performance
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/zolo-technologies_oilandgasindustry-gas-industrial-activity-7354152136160530432-86Ly?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABriylwBX0huTS8tTkeBV9x3mKrFhG76W9w

07/21/2025

⛽Optimizing gas plants: Fuel savings, reduced emissions, extended equipment life. Real-time combustion insights.

📉Combustion imbalance means uneven temperature profiles, leading to hot spots, tube failures, and reduced thermal efficiency. In tandem with excess O₂ and unburned fuel, gas plants overfire or run fuel-rich to stay on the safe side, wasting energy and increasing emissions.

Our ZoloSCAN2 provides real-time, multi-point laser diagnostics to balance combustion across the entire firebox. It also helps optimize O₂ and fuel mix, reducing both emissions and operational costs.

👇Read more in our LinkedIn post
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7349087655747350529

07/04/2025

🎆Happy 4th of July! Today, we salute the spirit of innovation, resilience, and freedom that powers our country and the people who keep our industries running strong.

🙏To our incredible team and all those working in energy-intensive sectors, from steel and power to petrochemical and manufacturing, we wish you a safe, restful Independence Day with your families.

06/30/2025

💸 $500,000 to $1.5 million. That's how much your reheat furnace is costing from not being optimized.

⛽ Fuel is the biggest variable cost in reheat furnace operations—but ZoloSCAN2 can cut that by $500,000 to $1.5 million annually.

🔎 With real-time laser path averaging, our ZoloSCAN2 continuously monitors O₂, CO, H₂O, and temperature across the furnace, delivering zone-specific feedback every few seconds.

📈 The result? Precise air–fuel ratio control and optimized combustion.

Seamless integration with Level 1 systems means automated adjustments, fewer alarms, and improved safety—all while reducing operator workload.

👇 Read more below

06/24/2025

🤩Proud moment for our team! Our Director of Product Development, Eric Huelson, took the stage at the LAND Technical Seminar in Houston.

📢His presentation on safe reformer operation using ZoloSCAN’s laser grid technology sparked great conversations around how advanced combustion insights are changing what’s possible in fired heater performance.

⛽With a focus on reformer heaters and ethylene crackers, the ZoloSCAN2 application is built for the complex demands of the petrochemical industry, where safety, precision, and efficiency can’t be optional.

🙏Huge thanks to LAND and all the attendees for creating a space to push the future of safety and optimization forward.

06/15/2025

🥲We’re proud to recognize not only the incredible fathers within the Zolo Carbon Smartech family, but also the fathers of innovation, dedication, and progress across our industry.

👨‍💼At the forefront of that spirit is our CEO, Fernando Martinez, a remarkable leader whose vision drives our company forward, and a devoted father whose strength, balance, and integrity continue to inspire us daily. Fernando’s leadership style reflects the same qualities which make great fathers: Compassion, resilience, and a commitment to building a better future.

🧑‍🧒To all the fathers at Zolo and to the fathers in our industries, thank you! Your impact reaches far beyond the workplace. You lead with heart, and that makes all the difference.

👨‍👩‍👧From all of us at Zolo Carbon Smartech, we wish you a joyful and well-deserved Happy Father’s Day this Sunday!

06/01/2025

🌊 Is there anything worse than early water leaks in EAFs?

Electric Arc Furnace operations are under constant pressure—from unpredictable scrap quality and rising energy costs to tighter demands on endpoint control. Water leaks can be catastrophic, adding risk and downtime.

🕵‍♀️ Our ZoloSCAN system offers real-time, in-situ laser detection of water v***r using TDLAS technology—so you spot leaks right as they begin, not after damage is done.

⏰ Custom alarms mean your team can act fast, keeping operations safe, stable, and efficient.

Built on proven science. Engineered for EAF reliability.

👇 Read more below

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Louisville, CO

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https://zolotech.com/

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