The AM8300 servomotors expand this company’s portfolio to include a modular motor series with integrated water cooling (photo). Due to the efficient cooling, an extremely high power density is achieved, so that a rated power of up to 40 kW…
The newly developed vipro-Pump MR series (photo) offers plant operators a virtually maintenance-free dispenser that doses all conventional impregnating resins — even chemically aggressive ones. A patent application has been filed for the vipro-Pump MR and the associated process. The…
Understanding that viable strategies exist to protect essential cooling and heating systems from corrosion is a crucial step in ensuring proper asset protection Several years ago, a manufacturing plant was forced to unexpectedly shut down one of its main production…
An evolving threat landscape for plant security is attracting more attention to the development of operational technology (OT)-specific cybersecurity programs, underlining the importance of collaboration and blurring the line between cyber- and physical security Cybersecurity threats against critical infrastructure sites,…
This company is launching a pre-engineered high-rate thickening solution, The HRT-S (photo) is a pre-engineered, high-rate thickener that will allow significantly shorter delivery times. The HRT-S thickener is a part of the company’s Planet Positive offering, enabling savings in power…
Properly locating a simple 1–2-in. balance line can make all the difference in successful reboiler operation Steam reboilers are crucial to production in petroleum refineries and petrochemical plants, representing huge capital investment in distillation columns. Regardless of the investment made…
Energy recovery in spray-drying processes can reduce production costs, but involves trade-offs. Using milk powder as an example, this article describes a spreadsheet method to evaluate exhaust-gas recirculation scenarios for optimizing spray drying Dairy processing is among the most energy…
Remove PFAS from water with this ion-exchange resin MonoPlus TP 109 (photo) is a new macroporous anion-exchange resin for the selective removal of contaminants, such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water. Lewatit MonoPlus TP 109 is especially suitable…
As more organizations look to ammonia recovery to take advantage of recent pricing trends, it is increasingly important to consider the impacts of fouling and other process inefficiencies The price of ammonia has increased by 600% from 2020 to 2022…
Metal-organic framework materials (MOFs) have garnered considerable attention as candidate materials for a number of applications, such as gas storage, molecular separation and catalysis, because their organic and inorganic components are highly tunable at the molecular level. Since being introduced…