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hte was chosen by Bechtel for processing refinery waxes to make white petroleum waxes
hte GmbH – the high throughput experimentation company (Heidelberg, Germany) has been selected by Bechtel, a global engineering, construction, and project management company, to produce white petroleum waxes from refinery waxes in hte’s R&D pilot plant. These highly valuable products…
This mobile drum dumper has a safety cage
A new mobile TIP-TITE Drum Dumper with safety cage (photo) allows hands-free, automated dumping of bulk solid materials from 30- to 55-gal (115- to 200-L) drums throughout the plant, with no dusting or danger associated with sudden shifting of contents.…
Guide pressure relief to where it is least harmful
Targo-Vent (photo) is an opening angle limiter, developed for use with this company’s Explosion Panels, which guides the pressure relief specifically into areas in which there is no danger to the adjoining infrastructure. Targo-Vent absorbs the enormous repulsive forces of…
Facts At Your Fingertips: Hydrogen flame hazards and leak detection
The use of molecular hydrogen is common across the chemical process industries (CPI). Annually, 70 million metric tons of H2 are produced worldwide. Most industrial H2 production currently occurs via steam reforming of methane, but production via water electrolysis is…
Analyzer’s interface delivers high sensitivity for trace elements
The newest version of the Spectrogreen inductively coupled plasma, optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) analyzer (photo) features this company’s proven twin interface (TI). The TI automatically combines both axial and radial plasma views — looking both across the plasma and from…
New controllers for radar transmitters
The new Sitrans LT500 level, flow and pump controllers (photo) are suitable for radar and ultrasonic transmitters or any other two-wire 4–20-mA devices. From basic level control to complex pumping routines, these instruments deliver the accuracy and reliability demanded by…
Monitor and configure networks intuitively with these switches
IT specialists rarely perform the implementation, commissioning and maintenance of Ethernet installations, so this company is introducing its Lean-Managed Switches (photo) for secure and robust network installations, as well as for ensuring high availability and security. The new switches are…
New mill-discharge pumps for efficient slurry handling
This company’s mill-discharge (MD) pumps (photo) are robust and have been designed to operate reliably in highly abrasive environments, providing optimal solutions for each part of the concentrator plants of a minerals-processing facility. The MD pumps have been designed for…
A compact computer for entry-level IIoT applications
The BL2 BPC 1500 (photo) is a compact industrial PC (IPC) for rugged environments with limited space. This box IPC is designed for entry-level automation, small machine control and industrial internet of things (IIoT) applications, such as edge or fog…
Using Lifecycle Cost Analysis for Best Project Value
Lifecycle cost analysis (LCCA) can be used as a tool for selecting alternatives that add the most value to a project. The methodology for implementing LCCA is described here In the chemical process industries (CPI), identifying optimum process designs challenges…