Jan Theron
Expertise in: Refractories
Refractories Specialist
Jan has a BTech Chemical Engineering Degree from Cape Technicon and is a member of the Refractories Association of South Africa and Institute of Refractories Engineers.
Jan has over twelve years of industry experience and specialises in refractory maintenance management. His career has been focused on cost-effectively improving lining integrity which encompasses failure analysis, refractory selection, quality control, design evaluation and commercial contracts. Jan’s experience is diverse – from incinerators, reformers, heaters, arc furnaces, induction furnaces, through to rotary kilns, shaft kilns, sulphur burners, boilers, CFB reactors and FCC units.
He is also involved in the training of inspectors, commercial personnel and plant managers to increase their awareness of refractory applications within their organisations.
