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A new compact, high-flow version of filter regulator

This firm has developed and expanded its range of filter regulators to include a compact, high-flow version. Constructed from 316 stainless steel for both hazardous areas and industrial use, the 1/4-in. self-relieving filter regulator provides an easy installation, repair and…

Minimize Downtime with these Thin, Reusable Air-filter Frames

This firm has fabricated a reusable, thin-envelope air-filter frame, which lowers maintenance costs by allowing for replacement of just the filter media. Available in two designs — both capable of occupying spaces less than 6.35-mm or 0.25-in. thick — the…

Powerful, high-flow filtration in a compact footprint

The AFR Series Tubular Backwash Filter System (photo) is designed for continuous, high-flow filtration (single-system flowrates up to 2,000 gal/min and 454 m3/h). The system is designed to replace a much larger eight-station tubular multiplex system in a compact, 1-m2…

A large-bowl centrifugal separator for industrial applications

The new FPC 24 self-discharging, vertical-disc stack separator (photo) features a large equivalent clarification area, which is realized with a disc-stack geometry that is adapted to the individual application. The FPC 24 has a maximum speed of 5,800 rpm. The…

These bulk bag fillers have options for automatic operation

The Model C1-2 Spirofil Bulk Bag Filler (photo) includes a load cell mounted weigh platform that can be NTEP approved if the contents of the filled bags are for re-sale by weight. The bulk bag fillers are designed to ensure…

A faster way to evaporate solvent from laboratory samples

Bibby Scientific When used with this firm’s DriBlock heaters, the Techne Sample Concentrator (photo) provides fast solvent or diluent evaporation with no sample loss. The height-adjustable head of the concentrator delivers a flow of inert gas that removes evaporated solvent…

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FRI’s parallel projects

Considering that Fractionation Research, Inc. (FRI) has been performing distillation research since 1954, don’t we have all the answers yet? Not according to the membership. The vendors of trays and packings have had very aggressive R&D programs. New and interesting…

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Crow’s nest

The fact that I was 150 ft up, on the outside of an extraction column, in January, in Canada, in a 20-mph wind, was not the worst part of the experience. The worst part was that the column was not…

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S-L separation: No more separation anxiety

Given the state of the still-lagging economy, it doesn’t come as a surprise that the chemical process industries (CPI) are attempting to get more finished product from their existing processes at lower costs. As a result, many are examining their…

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Earthquake fractionation

Some columns sway with the wind; some columns sway with the waves. In fact, hundreds of columns now reside offshore, on platforms and on barges. Most dry and sweeten gases. Some distill. The trays and packing distributors of such columns…