Despite their nearly universal use in industrial combustion processes, valve trains are not widely understood. Here are some guidelines to help ensure their safe and effective operation Does your manufacturing facility have a smoke stack? If it does, it also…
This company has obtained updated UL approval for its explosion-protected Ex e (increased safety) control stations from the 8146 and 8150 Series (photo), as well as its ConSig 8040 range of control and signaling stations for use in an extended…
Launched in March, the E2HR Series Electro-Hydraulic Rotary valve actuators (photo) feature a very small installation envelope for¼-turn valve-actuating applications. All hydraulic components and sensors are integrated into a single compact manifold block that also houses the actuator and integral…
Netilion (photo) is a new industrial internet of things (IIoT) ecosystem that improves lifecycle and asset management, maintenance and support of instruments and analyzers. Users can manage their installed base by accessing documentation and data related to instruments’ performance and…
The LiquiSonic Lab 3-in-1-sensor (photo) is designed for reactors and small plants in laboratories and technology centers. Directly flanged into the reactor lid, the device monitors sonic velocity, attenuation and temperature with high precision. LiquiSonic sensors can be used for…
Wearable technologies help chemical processors improve productivity and safety of workers Wearable technologies — cameras, tablets and other devices loaded with applications (apps) and software that can be attached to the body or personal protective equipment (PPE) — are catching…
The first Zone 2 Ethernet gateway for this company’s excom I/O system, the new GEN-3G excom gateway (photo), brings signals from Zone 0 at high data rates to the control system. For the first time, all process data can reach…
The DTR Series of double-tube heat exchangers (photo) is designed specifically for use with low-viscosity sludge products as the heating or cooling medium. This configuration makes DTR exchangers suitable for direct sludge-to-sludge heat recovery in wastewater-treatment operations. The DTR Series…
The HI 8100IS and the HI 8200IS are high-performance weighing instruments (photo) designed to operate in all Classes, Divisions and Groups in accordance with U.S. Underwriters Laboratories (UL), American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and CAN Standards. Both instruments feature two…
This column is based on “Vinyl Chloride Production from Ethylene and Chlorine – Cost Analysis,” a report published by Intratec. It can be found at: www.intratec.us/analysis/vinyl-chloride-production-cost. Vinyl chloride (also known as vinyl chloride monomer, VCM and chloroethene) is an organochloride…