Automation & Controls
Temperature, pressure and fuel-ratio control systems for more consistent performance.
Temperature, pressure and fuel-ratio control for improved repeatability and energy performance.
Without proper control, efficiency is difficult to sustain — and even harder to prove.
Many industrial heating systems are running on manual adjustment, ageing control panels or operator judgement that varies shift to shift.
The furnace reaches temperature. The oven completes the cycle. But the air-fuel ratio drifts. Zone temperatures vary. Fuel is wasted through overfiring that no one can see clearly. Savings from equipment upgrades are hard to demonstrate because the baseline was never properly measured. And when a shift changes, performance changes with it.
Control & Stability
Manual burner tuning with no consistent baseline
Inconsistent temperature control across zones or shifts
Poor air-fuel ratio control
Pressure imbalance in the furnace or oven
Uneven zone heating
Equipment & Dependency
High operator dependency
Non-functional or outdated control panels
Poor repeatability across batches or production runs
Fuel & Visibility
Fuel wastage through overfiring
No clear visibility into energy consumption
Difficulty demonstrating or sustaining savings
Encon integrates automation with combustion engineering.
The control solution is designed around the actual heating process — furnace zones, burner behaviour, fuel type, operating temperature, heat load, airflow, pressure, safety requirements and the production outcome the plant needs to achieve consistently.
Encon can provide temperature control, pressure control, air-fuel ratio control, oxygen-fuel ratio control, thermocouple-based monitoring, burner sequencing, valves, actuators, instrumentation and control panels.
The result is a heating system that performs consistently, uses fuel more accurately and generates data that makes efficiency visible and measurable.
Temperature control
Zone-by-zone temperature monitoring and control for consistent, repeatable heating across the load.
Pressure control
Furnace pressure management to reduce heat loss, improve sealing and maintain combustion stability.
Air-fuel ratio control
Accurate, automatic control of the ratio across the full firing range — reducing excess air, improving combustion efficiency and lowering stack losses.
Oxygen-fuel ratio control
For oxy-fuel applications, precise ratio control for consistent flame performance and emissions compliance.
Burner sequencing and management
Controlled burner firing sequences for uniform heat distribution and reduced fuel consumption during heat-up and holding.
Instrumentation
Thermocouples, flow meters, pressure sensors and other instrumentation providing the data the control system needs to function accurately.
Control panels and Level 1 automation
Panels designed and built around the specific furnace, oven or combustion system.
Built around the process requirement and the automation the plant needs.
Encon's automation and controls solutions are built from instrumentation, control systems and combustion equipment.
Control Systems
Temperature Control Systems
Pressure Control Systems
Air/Fuel Ratio Control
Oxygen/Fuel Ratio Control
Burner & Zone Control
Burner Control Systems
Combustion Control Panels
Furnace Zone Control
Oven Control Systems
Instrumentation & Automation
Thermocouples and Instrumentation
Valves and Actuators
Level 1 Automation
Combustion Equipment
Consistent, measurable performance — shift after shift, batch after batch.
Good control turns equipment investment into performance that holds without relying on manual adjustment.
Control & Stability
Consistent temperature across furnace and oven zones
Each zone held to its own setpoint rather than averaged across the chamber.
Improved process repeatability across shifts and batches
The control system holds the process, so results do not change with the shift.
Better furnace and oven stability
Pressure and ratio held steady instead of drifting between manual corrections.
Improved heating uniformity
Even heat across the load, from zone control rather than operator judgement.
Fuel & Visibility
Accurate air-fuel ratio
Less excess air, lower stack losses.
Reduced fuel waste from overfiring
Firing to what the process needs, rather than to a margin of safety.
Better energy measurement and visibility
Consumption data the plant can actually see, rather than inferred from the monthly bill.
Savings that can be demonstrated and sustained
A measured baseline makes efficiency gains provable and keeps them from eroding.
Equipment & Dependency
Lower operator dependency
Performance no longer rests on who is on shift.
More reliable production performance
Fewer process excursions, and a steadier production rhythm.
Measured on real plants.
Each story below comes from Encon's combustion, furnace and process-heating work.
Reduce energy use by up to 50%.
Recover More.
REGEN® Burners
Regenerative burners that capture furnace exhaust heat and put it back to work, preheating combustion air to cut fuel consumption in high-temperature furnace operations.
Explore REGEN® Impact
Reduce fuel use by up to 73%.
Burn Cleaner.
Jupiter–Encon Oxy-Fuel Technology
Patented Jupiter–Encon oxy-fuel combustion that uses oxygen for a hotter, cleaner flame, delivering more efficient high-temperature heat with lower emissions.
Explore the Technology
Reduce operating costs by up to 50%.
Dry Smarter.
Industrial Gas Ovens
Gas-fired industrial ovens engineered for uniform temperature distribution and lower heat loss, improving drying, curing and heating performance for process industries.
See Oven Efficiency
From 42 to 32.6 ltr/ton.
22% Less Fuel.
Furnace Retrofit — Tata Steel Subsidiary
Specific fuel consumption cut by 22% after Encon's furnace and combustion retrofit at a Tata Steel subsidiary, delivering measurable savings without disrupting production.
See How We Did It
36 → 42–45 tons/hr.
25% More Output.
Furnace Revamp — TATA SSL, Boisar
A complete furnace revamp at TATA SSL, Boisar lifted production throughput while reducing both fuel and power consumption — more output from the same furnace footprint.
View the Impact
Save 20–60% fuel.
Preheat Smarter.
Ladle Heating System
Recuperative ladle preheating systems that recover flue gas heat for faster ladle readiness, better heat utilisation and significant fuel savings in steel melt shops.
Explore Ladle HeatingReduce energy use by up to 50%.
Recover More.
REGEN® Burners
Regenerative burners that capture furnace exhaust heat and put it back to work, preheating combustion air to cut fuel consumption in high-temperature furnace operations.
Explore REGEN® ImpactReduce fuel use by up to 73%.
Burn Cleaner.
Jupiter–Encon Oxy-Fuel Technology
Patented Jupiter–Encon oxy-fuel combustion that uses oxygen for a hotter, cleaner flame, delivering more efficient high-temperature heat with lower emissions.
Explore the TechnologyReduce operating costs by up to 50%.
Dry Smarter.
Industrial Gas Ovens
Gas-fired industrial ovens engineered for uniform temperature distribution and lower heat loss, improving drying, curing and heating performance for process industries.
See Oven EfficiencyFrom 42 to 32.6 ltr/ton.
22% Less Fuel.
Furnace Retrofit — Tata Steel Subsidiary
Specific fuel consumption cut by 22% after Encon's furnace and combustion retrofit at a Tata Steel subsidiary, delivering measurable savings without disrupting production.
See How We Did It36 → 42–45 tons/hr.
25% More Output.
Furnace Revamp — TATA SSL, Boisar
A complete furnace revamp at TATA SSL, Boisar lifted production throughput while reducing both fuel and power consumption — more output from the same furnace footprint.
View the ImpactSave 20–60% fuel.
Preheat Smarter.
Ladle Heating System
Recuperative ladle preheating systems that recover flue gas heat for faster ladle readiness, better heat utilisation and significant fuel savings in steel melt shops.
Explore Ladle HeatingReduce energy use by up to 50%.
Recover More.
REGEN® Burners
Regenerative burners that capture furnace exhaust heat and put it back to work, preheating combustion air to cut fuel consumption in high-temperature furnace operations.
Explore REGEN® ImpactReduce fuel use by up to 73%.
Burn Cleaner.
Jupiter–Encon Oxy-Fuel Technology
Patented Jupiter–Encon oxy-fuel combustion that uses oxygen for a hotter, cleaner flame, delivering more efficient high-temperature heat with lower emissions.
Explore the TechnologyReduce operating costs by up to 50%.
Dry Smarter.
Industrial Gas Ovens
Gas-fired industrial ovens engineered for uniform temperature distribution and lower heat loss, improving drying, curing and heating performance for process industries.
See Oven EfficiencyFrom 42 to 32.6 ltr/ton.
22% Less Fuel.
Furnace Retrofit — Tata Steel Subsidiary
Specific fuel consumption cut by 22% after Encon's furnace and combustion retrofit at a Tata Steel subsidiary, delivering measurable savings without disrupting production.
See How We Did It36 → 42–45 tons/hr.
25% More Output.
Furnace Revamp — TATA SSL, Boisar
A complete furnace revamp at TATA SSL, Boisar lifted production throughput while reducing both fuel and power consumption — more output from the same furnace footprint.
View the ImpactSave 20–60% fuel.
Preheat Smarter.
Ladle Heating System
Recuperative ladle preheating systems that recover flue gas heat for faster ladle readiness, better heat utilisation and significant fuel savings in steel melt shops.
Explore Ladle HeatingReduce energy use by up to 50%.
Recover More.
REGEN® Burners
Regenerative burners that capture furnace exhaust heat and put it back to work, preheating combustion air to cut fuel consumption in high-temperature furnace operations.
Explore REGEN® ImpactReduce fuel use by up to 73%.
Burn Cleaner.
Jupiter–Encon Oxy-Fuel Technology
Patented Jupiter–Encon oxy-fuel combustion that uses oxygen for a hotter, cleaner flame, delivering more efficient high-temperature heat with lower emissions.
Explore the TechnologyReduce operating costs by up to 50%.
Dry Smarter.
Industrial Gas Ovens
Gas-fired industrial ovens engineered for uniform temperature distribution and lower heat loss, improving drying, curing and heating performance for process industries.
See Oven EfficiencyFrom 42 to 32.6 ltr/ton.
22% Less Fuel.
Furnace Retrofit — Tata Steel Subsidiary
Specific fuel consumption cut by 22% after Encon's furnace and combustion retrofit at a Tata Steel subsidiary, delivering measurable savings without disrupting production.
See How We Did It36 → 42–45 tons/hr.
25% More Output.
Furnace Revamp — TATA SSL, Boisar
A complete furnace revamp at TATA SSL, Boisar lifted production throughput while reducing both fuel and power consumption — more output from the same furnace footprint.
View the ImpactSave 20–60% fuel.
Preheat Smarter.
Ladle Heating System
Recuperative ladle preheating systems that recover flue gas heat for faster ladle readiness, better heat utilisation and significant fuel savings in steel melt shops.
Explore Ladle Heating
If your process cannot be measured, it cannot be improved.
Encon can assess your current controls, identify where performance is being lost to inconsistency or manual operation and design a control solution around the actual process.