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Seal-less centrifugal pumps keep potential emissions at bay

Dickow Pump The Series NMWR seal-less centrifugal pumps (photo) have magnetic couplings and no shaft duct to the atmosphere, and are available with maximum capacity to 4,000 gal/min and differential head to 500 ft. The containmment shell forms a closed…

The launch of a new series of liquid-ring vacuum pumps

Eight different pump sizes encompass the new Dolphin LS Series of liquid-ring vacuum pumps. The single-stage liquid-ring vacuum pumps in block construction achieve ultimate pressures of 33 mbar, and have suction capacities over the range of 25 to 455 m3/h.…

A seated ball valve with interchangeable ball and seat

A new line of Krombach Metal Seated Ball Valves features machining of the ball and seat to such high tolerences that ball-and-seat lapping does not have to be performed individually for each valve. The tight tolerances make the ball and…

This check valve has a low headloss

Tideflex Technologies The CheckMate inline check valve (photo) is ideal for backflow prevention and odor mitigation. The valve’s unique elastomer fabric-reinforced design provides a proven record of maintenance-free performance and cost savings. The CheckMate has an extremely low headloss, so…

Two new turbo pumps deliver improved throughputs

Edwards This firm has expanded its iXY family of magnetically levitated turbomolecular pumps with the introduction of the STP-iXA2206 and STP-iXA3306 pumps (photo). Developed for solar, glass-coating, semiconductor and LCD-etch applications, the new pumps are fully integrated vacuum pumps that…

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Plans move forward for the first U.S. uranium plant in 30 years

Energy Fuels Inc. (Lakewood, Colo.; www.energyfuels.com) has been granted a radioactive materials license by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for the first uranium mill to be built in the U.S. in 30 years. Energy Fuels says the…

Focus on Compressors

Ingersoll Rand This compressor matches output to demand The Nirvana R190-225ne (photo) is a variable-speed-drive rotary-screw air compressor with an advanced motor design that allows users to match compressor output to required demand. In particular, the Nirvana R190-225ne features a…

Pump It Up

Process plant operators continuously face the pressure of having to increase productivity by improving equipment reliability and plant availability, a goal seemingly at odds with the everyday realities of decreased operating budgets, rising energy costs and increasing operations costs. And,…

Interphex 2011 Show Preview

North America’s largest event for the pharmaceutical- and biopharmaceutical-manufacturing industries, Interphex 2011 (www.interphex.com) will be held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York from March 29-31. The event will feature more than 650 exhibitors, including 100 vendors exhibiting…

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Solving Common Batch Problems: Controller-Based Systems

Agility, reliability, reporting and sharing of business information are among the key ingredients that have been dictated to modern-day control systems by the competitive pressures facing today’s manufacturers. In short, production must be faster, more efficient and provide actionable data…