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The latest generation of titanium tanks
Under contract to a major chemical industry manufacturer, this company’s engineers developed a new generation of titanium tank containers (photo) for highly corrosive dangerous goods. After two years of intensive development work and construction time, two units were brought into…
A condensate-recovery system for high-temperature operations
The GP14 Power Trap (photo) is an advanced condensate-recovery system for pumping high-temperature condensate for vented receivers, sumps and other important pump applications. The GP14 provides high-pressure, high-temperature condensate pumping services up to 392°F and 200 psig. The device’s non-electric…
This palm-sized device monitors machine health
The new Vibrostore 100 (photo) is a palm-sized device that provides vibration-level and bearing-wear monitoring for balance-of-plant machines at the push of a button. The lightweight device can be used single-handedly, and enables even untrained personnel to take vibration measurements…
New check valves designed for urea service
This company recently introduced a new in-line, axial check valve for urea and ammonia service (photo). Standard sizes range from ½ to 6 in. with flanged, butt weld, hub, lens ring or custom connections. This company’s urea service valves may…
Free firmware upgrade adds MQTT IIoT support
This company has released a free firmware upgrade enabling new and existing MicroSmart FC6A Plus PLC CPUs (photo) to support the industry-standard MQTT protocol. The upgrade can be downloaded to the FC6A CPU, so it is easy for users to…
Monitor tension remotely with this Web-based sensor
The UHF Band RTM (remote tension monitoring) meter (photo) is a wireless bolt-monitoring system that can be used to remotely monitor the tension in critical joints. This wireless sensor detects and collects the tension level in a bolted joint as…
A new intelligent drive module for machine builders
This company has launched the first in a new line of high-performance intelligent drive module (IDM) products. The IDMsm (photo) is a two- or four-axis EtherCAT DS402 universal servo drive featuring unique control algorithms and processing technologies that enhance the…
Exciter technologies improve vibrating-screen performance
Niagara brand vibrating-screen exciters (photo) are offered in four models, each of which is adjustable to provide eight weight configurations, delivering a large static-moment range. These exciters come standard on all of this company’s exciter-driven XL-Class and L-Class vibrating screens,…
Facts at your Fingertips: Thermal Oxidizer Selection
Thermal oxidizers are pollution-control units designed to prevent process-generated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from entering the environment. Different technologies offer tradeoffs among initial cost, operating expense, complexity, emissions, fuel efficiency and destruction efficiency. This one-page reference provides information on selecting…
Technology Profile: Acrylonitrile Butadiene Latex Production
This column is based on “Acrylonitrile Butadiene Latex Production – Cost Analysis,” a report published by Intratec. It can be found at: www.intratec.us/analysis/nitrile-rubber-production-cost. Nitrile rubber (also known as NBR, acrylonitrile butadiene rubber, acrylonitrile butadiene latex, Buna-N) is a synthetic polymer…