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Turning plastic waste into high-quality winter diesel fuel

Using a proprietary technique and Clariant’s (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) Hydex E next-generation hydro-dewaxing catalyst, VUCHT a.s (Bratislava, Slovakia; www.vucht.sk) has successfully converted plastic waste into premium winter-fuel distillate. The efficacy of this process has now been proven in a pilot…

A laboratory mixer for high-containment applications

This company has built the smallest machine in its company history in order to meet the highly specialized demands of the high-containment segment. The new Ploughshare laboratory mixer type L1 (photo) supplements the L series and has a drum volume…

Focus on Solids Handling

This bulk-bag conditioner has a rotary lift platform The new hydraulic bulk-bag conditioner with rotary lift platform (photo) quickly and safely returns solidified materials in bulk bags to a free-flowing state. The operator loads the bulk bag into the unit…

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Stainless-steel alloy for additive manufacturing

QuesTek Innovations LLC (Evanston, Ill.; www.questek.com) has introduced a stainless-steel powder designed for additive manufacturing (AM; 3D printing) that allows complex, high-strength parts to be made without the need for expensive post-treatments, such as cryogenic processing or high-temperature heat treatment.…

New PLC with explosion-proof options

The HI-TBS programmable logic controller (PLC; photo) combines ultra-bright LED technology with 0.1% accuracy to deliver a customizable digital panel meter for applicational use across a wide variety of industries. In addition to serving as a PLC, the TBS is…

Diesel-tank level transmitters for oil-and-gas applications

The Model 575 intrinsically safe level transmitter (photo, p. 24) and the Model DDMC meter/controller can continuously monitor the fuel level in diesel storage tanks. The Model 575 level transmitter is placed in the liquid, and an optional conduit adapter…

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Building a Sustainable Coatings Infrastructure

Recent advancements in coatings technologies are driving the industry toward more sustainable performance Globally, there has been an increase in the number of chemicals identified as “chemicals of concern,” as well as restrictions on the emissions of volatile organic compounds…

Ethernet safety I/O modules with IP67 protection

The TBIP and TBPN full safety block input/output (I/O) modules (photo) control safety applications directly from the field and thus simplify modular machinery for Profisafe and CIP Safety, respectively. The robust IP67 modules provide safety input and output signals directly…

Custom-designed pre-filter vessel

This company recently fabricated a pre-filter vessel constructed of 304L stainless steel, capable of 200 psi and full vacuum at 200°F. It is designed, built and stamped according to ASME Code Section VIII, Div. 1. The vessel has a working…

Remote, IoT-enabled monitoring of AODD pumps

SafeGuard (photo) is an IoT-enabled (internet of things) pump-monitoring system that remotely tracks, records and alerts users to key performance indicators — such as leak detection, stroke rate and total stroke count — of air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pumps during operation.…