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Compressed-air systems in a secure, weatherproof enclosure

KASE air-system enclosures (photo) is available in several standard configurations, including two 100-hp, one 250-hp, or three 100-hp rotary-screw compressor units with refrigerated dryers. Also available is a 125-hp oil-free package with a heat-of-compression dryer. Instead of selecting compressed-air equipment…

Gauging temperature and vibrations improve milling

This company’s Insights platform is connected to the new temperature and vibration management (TVM) system (photo), which provides essential information on grinding processes based on proprietary algorithms. TVM detects critical operational conditions early so that proper action can be taken.…

New additions to IIoT software

A new packaging of Seeq features and packages was launched in March that features and applications as Seeq Team and Seeq Enterprise editions (photo). Both, which run best as SaaS on AWS or Microsoft Azure, represent the culmination of learning…

Reusable gas samplers for VOC analysis

The new POD (pocket diffuser) sampler (photo) is a passive sampler that combines the benefits of radial and axial samplers for volatile organic compounds (VOCs). POD gas samplers provide improved sensitivity and accuracy, along with faster response times, when compared…

Improve dosing accuracy and safety for powder weighing

The XPR automatic balance (photo) applies active machine learning to powder weighing, delivering accuracy, speed and safety for weighing potentially toxic or active substances. The XPR significantly reduces exposure risk while ensuring precision and safety by dosing from an enclosed…

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Facts At Your Fingertips: Evaporator Equipment Types

Industrial evaporator heat-transfer surfaces are either tubular or flat plates, packaged into a variety of evaporator types, as outlined here. Batch evaporators Batch evaporators are vessels with a heating jacket or internal coil, an overhead condenser, a condensate receiver, and…

Technology Profile: Producing Polylactic Acid from Corn

Polylactic acid (PLA, polylactide; Figure 1) is a thermoplastic aliphatic polyester that is derived from a number of renewable starting materials, such as starch and sugarcane, via bacterial fermentation. PLA is semicrystalline or amorphous, rigid, resilient and an ultraviolet-light-resistant material,…

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Enhancing Plant Safety Via Virtual ‘On-Site’ Visits

New developments in augmented reality can help plant operators fix critical issues while limiting the number of outside visitors entering the facility Reducing risk is an important goal for any plant or petroleum refinery to maintain the health and safety…

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Advanced Analytics for Process Safety

A look at how advanced analytics facilitates and improves process safety efforts within the chemical process industries (CPI) Simply by the nature of some of the chemicals used and the associated complex processes involved, chemical plants can be hazardous. With…

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Keeping Valves Corrosion-Free

In all phases of a valve’s lifecycle — from fabrication to decommissioning and storage — corrosion protection is essential Corrosion can be a serious source of valve damage, and it can often result in costly leakage, failures and repairs or…