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New industrial PCs create a secure visualization system

The Allen-Bradley VersaView 6300 PCs and thin clients (photo) combine with this company’s FactoryTalk View human-machine interface (HMI) software and ThinManager thin-client management software to create a complete visualization system. For mission-critical applications, users can deploy ThinManager redundancy or a…

Customizable mobile totes for biopharmaceutical applications

This company has introduced the KDT series of configurable knockdown mobile totes (photo) for the storage, holding or transfer of fluids in life science and biopharmaceutical applications. KDT mobile totes are suitable for solution preparation, storage and transport, bulk harvest,…

Automatically dispense a variety of media

The Bench Cat system (photo) is designed for automatically dispensing a variety of materials, including adhesives, pastes, epoxies, sealants and more. Furthermore, the Bench Cat can spray or fill fluids from most valves and pumps. The Bench Cat’s design features…

Protect potable water with this diverse product family

The VaultSafe product line (photo) is designed to protect potable water systems from contaminated floodwaters, freezing temperatures and intentional harmful contamination. The VaultSafe family consists of the FloodSafe inflow preventer, the FrostSafe air damper and the VentSafe vent-pipe security cage.…

New Ways to Achieve Better Control of Emissions

New and improved catalysts and other process innovations are helping the chemical process industries (CPI) to control emissions As long as fossil fuels are used for combustion processes — not only in power plants, but also furnaces in the glass…

Process for recycling of cotton garments produces multi-ton quantities for testing

A process developed by Evrnu (Seattle, Wash.; www.evrnu.com) to regenerate cotton fibers from waste fabric and post-consumer garments has been used to produce ton quantities of recycled cotton fiber for testing. An economically viable process for recycling cotton would have…

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Facts at your Fingertips: Nickel-based Superalloys

Superalloys, also known as high-performance alloys, are considered as materials of construction for process equipment in applications involving high temperatures, highly corrosive environments and those requiring high strength properties. Many commonly used superalloys in the chemical process industries (CPI) use…

Purify complex bio-based solutions with these new resins

Lewatit PH 1074 HEP (photo) is the newest product in this company’s portfolio of ion-exchange resins for the pharmaceutical and bioprocessing industries. In addition to the decolorization of fermentation broths and sugar solutions, the new resin is particularly suited to…

New high-volume granulation equipment improves yield

By combining the HSM 2000 X.ONE high-shear mixer and FBE 1800 X.ONE fluidized-bed units, this company has introduced the new GT 1600 X.ONE (photo), an advanced granulation system for high-volume batch production. The GT 1600 X.ONE eliminates some of the…

Thermal and visible videoscope for underground utility vaults

The new FLIR VS290-32 (photo) is said to be an industry-first videoscope that combines thermal imaging and a visible camera designed for safer and more efficient inspections of hard-to-reach areas. The VS290-32 is the company’s first industrial-grade, electrical safety-rated, flexible…