The maintenance-free RSK swing check valves (photo) offer a high functional reliability because a tight shut-off is ensured by a rubber-lined valve disc without rotating parts and without extensions through the body wall. Because all wetted parts are rubber-lined, they…
The new Rack Fire Protect (RFP) buildings (photo) are fire-rated for 2 h at 2,192°F (1,000°C), minimizing the risk of fire spreading within the workplace. Designed in Germany and proven in hundreds of installations worldwide, they are now manufactured in…
This company has introduced a range of ultra-low profile bolt-load washers that is ideal for bolt-load and tensioner tool calibration. Called TensionDisc (photo), the washers are specially designed load sensors that monitor bolt loads in bolted joint assemblies. A simple…
The TurboVap 96 Dual (photo) is a second-generation well plate evaporator system with two separate, and independently controlled evaporation compartments. The TurboVap 96 Dual has been designed to support enhanced well-plate evaporation within the sample-preparation workflow. With its unique two-in-one…
Condition monitoring for predictive maintenance (photo) is a drive solution that focuses on status-oriented maintenance rather than traditional time-based maintenance. Status and drive data are recorded periodically or continuously via the programmable logic controller (PLC) output parameters and can be…
The custom designed three-stage heat exchanger (photo) will be used to increase temperature of a 25,000 std. ft3/min airflow from 50°F to 330°F using 145 psig steam. Each stage is nearly 7 ft tall and 8 ft wide. Heated air…
The Turbex extractor (photo) helps to produce high-quality extracts from botanicals and natural products and to turn waste, such as orange peel or brewer’s spent grain (BSG), into revenue-generating nutrients. This patented extraction technology uses a series of rotors and…
Optimized crystallization units can help address the challenges posed by product-purity requirements in the battery industry Crystallization is a key purification process that has been used for decades to refine sugar, produce essential pharmaceuticals and recover valuable salts. Producers of…
The Compact Controller 100 (photo) is a small controller with integrated input/outputs (I/Os) that is suited for smaller automation solutions. Thanks to its design as a DIN-rail built-in installation device according to DIN 43880, the new controller can also be…
Lysine (Figure 1) is an α-amino acid used in the biosynthesis of proteins. The compound contains an amino group and a carboxylic acid group. Under biological conditions, the amino group is protonated (–NH3+) and the carboxylic acid group is deprotonated…