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Fired Heater and Industrial Furnace Maintenance

Fired heaters and furnaces are among the highest risk and highest cost assets on refineries, smelters and process plants across Africa. This programme covers the inspection and maintenance of burners, refractory, tubes and draft systems, along with the safe practices needed around combustion equipment. Delegates learn to plan furnace work that improves reliability and efficiency without compromising safety.

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What you will be able to do

  • Describe the main components and failure modes of fired heaters and furnaces.
  • Inspect refractory, tubes and burners for wear, cracking and coking.
  • Service burners and set combustion for efficient, stable firing.
  • Assess draft and flue systems for correct operation.
  • Apply safe isolation and purging practices around combustion equipment.
  • Plan furnace inspection and repair around shutdown windows.

Course outline

  1. 01Fired heater and furnace fundamentals
  2. 02Refractory inspection and repair
  3. 03Tube condition and coking
  4. 04Burner servicing and combustion setting
  5. 05Draft and flue system checks
  6. 06Safe isolation and purging
  7. 07Shutdown planning for furnaces

Who should attend

Maintenance engineers, fitters, boiler makers and inspection staff responsible for fired heaters, furnaces and combustion equipment.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Lagos3US$1,500Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Online3US$900Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Durban3R13,000Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Accra3US$1,500Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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