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Express availability services launched for motors and drives
Control Techniques and Leroy-Somer (CT & LS) have launched a new service in Europe designed to increase product availability and delivery speed to its customers. The new Express Availability service means a large range (0.09 up to 500 kW) of…
These new coatings additives are silicone-free
TEGO Flow 375 and TEGO Flow 460 N are two new flow and leveling additives specifically developed for use in can and coil coatings. Both products are suitable for direct contact with food (FDA 175.300). This reduces complexity for coatings…
Condition monitoring tools for compressor-lubrication systems
The new Proflo USB-IR Adaptor (photo) and Proflo Assist Software provide condition monitoring of reciprocating-compressor lubrication equipment. They read and transfer information from the Proflo PF1 monitoring device, which records the average cycle time for each 30-min block of lubrication-system…
Rotating equipment handled by this new software module
Released last month, the latest version of Comsol Multiphysics software, version 5.2a, features major performance increases and the Rotordynamics Module, which is now available as an add-on product to the Structural Mechanics Module. The module will aid engineers in analyzing…
This rotary pressure filter has clean-in-place technology
Type RPF rotary pressure filters (photo) are continuously operating filters that facilitate gas-tight cake handling in a series of separate process steps. The fully automatic clean-in-place (CIP) system fulfills the stringent requirements of the pharmaceutical and food industries for cleaning…
This hygienic rotary valve has USDA approval
The ZRD sanitary rotary valves (photo) have been approved by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA), following certification in compliance with the USDA Dairy Grading Branch. Already designed in accordance with the engineering and design guidelines of the EHEDG (European…
Filtration assemblies save up to 60% on processing time
This company’s polyethersulfone membrane (PESU) is now integrated into two new, sterile Sartocon benchtop and production-scale single-use filtration assemblies (photo). Using these assemblies guarantees rapid and safe ultrafiltration of biologics and vaccines. Due to the fully enclosed design, the Sartocon…
Compressors, Fans and Blowers
This variable-speed drive for compressors pays for itself The Vorecon (photo) is a variable-speed planetary gear that is used to control the speed of compressors, fans and pumps. The Vorecon combines reliable a mechnanical design with hydrodynamic power transmission, which…
This portable gas analyzer has been enhanced
A number of enhancements have been made to the Lancom 4 Portable Gas Analyzer (photo) to improve usability. Now available as a free download, Lancom 4’s data-acquisition software, Insight, allows users to interface their analyzer with a PC for remote…
Two new sizes of mag-drive centrifugal pumps
This company’s centrifugal magnetic-drive pump range is now being supplemented with two new sizes — CTM40 and CTM50 (photo, p. 37). The new pumps offer a wide spectrum of application with heads going up to 21 m and flowrates up…