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A new line of industrial control valves

The Series 2900 industrial control valves (photo) are suitable for food and beverage, packaged water heaters, pharmaceutical and general service applications, as well as wastewater applications with moderate pressure drops and temperatures from –20 to 400ºF. The Series 2900 features…

Safety Relief Valves: Installation and Maintenance

Using proper installation practices and adhering to maintenance schedules helps ensure reliable operation of safety-relief valves Safety-relief valves are critical components of any pressurized system. In fact, a functioning safety-relief valve could be the most important piece of equipment on…

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Lessons Learned in the Classroom: Tower Pressure and Capacity

Henry Kister shares lessons learned from troubleshooting distillation towers In my courses, I discuss the effect of column operating pressure on flooding and capacity. There are two counteracting effects: The volatility effect increases in importance at higher pressures and for…

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Wastewater Treatment: Three Steps to Achieving Discharge Compliance

To ensure that wastewater discharge meets all compliance requirements, plants should adopt a multi-tiered approach, rather than assuming that the downstream treatment facilities can handle all potential contaminant loads Most industrial manufacturing facilities are required to meet strict limits on…

New Membrane Applications for Traditional Water-Treatment Processes

Membrane-supported processes can bring many benefits in water-treatment applications where membranes have not traditionally been used Reverse osmosis (RO) is the standard treatment technology for purifying water supplies for potable water applications and many industrial processes. One of four crossflow,…

This strainer removes solids from without filters, bags or elements

This company’s self-cleaning filters (photo) remove oversized particles from process or wastewater flows of up to 2,500 gal/min without filter elements or bags. Removing particulate matter enhances the quality of products, such as oil-based or latex paints, solvent-based or waterborne…

A cybersecurity platform with neural-network capabilities

Neuralyzer (photo) is a new cybersecurity product that enables operational technology (OT) personnel to protect their critical environments and supply chain through asset discovery, inventory management, network visibility and vulnerability and risk management. With its intuitive OT interface, Neuralyzer goes…

A new line of chemical-resistant luminaires launched at Gastech

Launched at Gastech 2022 (Sept. 5–8; Milan, Italy), the Strongex G2 product line of luminaires (photo) is available with options for Ex Zone 1 or Zone 2 installation for applications across the oil-and-gas, chemical, petrochemical and energy sectors. According to…

First cell-culture system madefrom a plant-based material

CellScrew is a patented cell-cultivation system for biotechnology laboratories, which is constructed fully of plant-based materials — a first for the industry. At launch, there are two different versions that differ in the size of the growth surface: the CS10k…

Milling in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Milling active ingredients combines equipment selection, material characterization, and process characterization, with the aim of improving and controlling the properties of the solid crystalline drug substance. These topics are discussed here Milling is a common technique used for the reduction…