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These rupture discs have higher-pressure capability

The Atlas line of rupture discs is manufactured using this company’s G2 technology for making rupture discs. The patented technology is capable of making rupture discs without the use of hard-score tooling. The process builds rupture discs that are free…

This multiplexer is rated up to SIL 3

The SIL3-rated MTL 4850 Hart Multiplexer  is suitable for connecting to instrument loops performing safety functions, and is designed to ensure that there is no effect on the analog loops to which it is connected. Multiple concurrent faults in the…

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Leading up to this month’s 2012 U.S. Presidential election, the legislative landscape has been relatively uneventful. On top of their preoccupation with the election campaigns, lawmakers on both sides of the political spectrum have been reluctant to pin their agendas…

Dust Explosions: Prevention and Protection

Preventing dust explosions is not rocket science, and still these disasters occur. This article is written to help prevent these accidents. It describes how and why these explosions happen and what can be done to avoid them. Why they occur…

This rupture disc line extends pressure capabilities

The Atlas line of rupture discs extends the pressure capabilities of products made with this company’s G2 technology. The term G2 refers to a patented manufacturing technique for rupture discs that avoids the use of hard-score tooling. The process builds…

Proppants Illustrate Environmental Permitting Issues for Dryers and Kilns

This article covers permitting and directly related design issues associated with thermal processes used for drying and calcining, using the production of ceramic proppants as an illustrative example. While the magnitude of permitting issues varies significantly with air-quality attainment area…

Reduce Hazards in Process Vacuum Systems

Vacuum conditions for many unit operations — including distillation, evaporation, drying, crystallization, filtration and more — are typically achieved using the following three approaches: • Steam ejector systems • Mechanical vacuum pumps • Integrated vacuum systems (which combine steam ejectors…

A safety relay that is certified for SIL 2

The Safety Relay Module (SRM) is said to be a versatile relay repeater module that has been certified by Exida for single use in safety-instrumented systems (SIS) up to SIL 2. The SRM is part of the company’s FS Functional…

Lights that can be seen even when its already bright out

Five new EZ-Light high-intensity indicators have been introduced to provide clear, long-range visibility in intense sunlight or brightly lighted indoor conditions. All lights use advanced LED technology to provide longer life and lower energy consumption than fluorescent or incadescent light…

A cryogenic turbo mill generates rubber powder from recycled tires

A process developed by Lehigh Technologies (Lehigh; Tucker, Ga.; www.lehightechnologies.com) for embrittling and milling rubber from end-of-life vehicle-tire material is capable of generating micron-scale rubber particles that can be used in a host of rubber, foam and plastic products to…