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We are officially settled into our new headquarters building located at 2009 Renaissance Boulevard, King of Prussia, PA. We briefly touched on the move in our end of year blog posted Dec. 30th and are excited to report…
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In our prior post, we talked about using variants of the classic PID algorithm in order to control vacuum processes. In the simplest form, the PID control loop can be reduced to a P-only, or 2-point, algorithm. For example, by…
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Establishing good control over vacuum processes has numerous benefits, such as helping to improve process yields, achieve more repeatable results, and reduce process times. And there are several options for controlling vacuum processes to achieve these various benefits. This post…
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DETECTION One of the simplest leak detectors for thermal fluid is the smoke that shows up when the hot fluid is exposed to air. The amount of smoke depends on the size of the leak, the temperature of the fluid and…
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In part 1 of this white paper, we reviewed the general advantages of using dry, chemical-resistant diaphragm pumps for process scale-up applications. In part 2, we will delve into the process of configuring the mini-plant in order to realize the…
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Introduction Historically, mini-plants have utilized oil-sealed rotary vane vacuum pumps as a vacuum source because they provide relatively high flow rates and because they can reach relatively deep vacuum levels, such as 10-3 mbar. The same can be said of…
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VACUUBRAND's dry, chemical resistant pumps provide an ideal solution for use in process development, scale-up work, and kilo labs. With no sealing fluid to replace, our dry pumps provide a low maintenance, low operating cost alternative to oil-sealed rotary vane…
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Presentation. Pretty simple, right? It’s a liquid, seal it in containers in a range of sizes. Yes, it seems simple, but there are a few complexities. Here’s a summary of delivery presentations for Paratherm products, which include heat transfer…
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Patented Lance-Less Sorbent Injection for Significant Savings Lance-Less Sorbent Injection Dry sorbent injection is a technology often used in the mitigation of various of air pollutants from utilities and industrial boilers. It offers a low-capital cost method to mitigate SO2,…
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A Midwest chemical plant serving the automotive and OEM market needed to replace an aging carbon steel horizontal cylinder bulk storage tank with a new stainless steel vertical cylinder tank. The customer needed an overfill protection solution for the tank…