Process Heating articles from April 2002

Process Heating archives from April 2002

Follow your path: which fork do I use? (Editor's Page).(U.S. Census Bureau provides valuable data)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
April 1, 2002... Yogi Berra famously once said, "When you get to the fork in the road, take it." That quote has been the launching off point for a thousand commencement speeches. What usually is missing are the facts behind the statement: Yogi Berra lives on a...

Multitherm Corp. (Web Watch).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... MULTITHERM CORP., Colwyn, Pa., revamped its web site to include two graphic "bursts" that offer information about the company's continuing series of seminars on heat transfer fluids and fluid analysis. Visit the site at www.multitherm.com.

Gruenberg Oven Co. (Web Watch).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... GRUENBERG OVEN CO., Williamsport, Pa., offers a range of oven configurations to meet any thermal-processing requirement. Oven types include bench, laboratory, cabinet, truck-in, conveyor, explosion. resistant, vertical lift and top loading. To...

N.V. Acotech S.A. (Web Watch).(Acotech Corp.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... N.V. ACOTECH SA. was established in Belgium in 1987 as a joint venture between SHELL and BEKAERT to market metal fiber products for combustion applications. The U.S.-based subsidiary, Acotech Corp., Marietta. Ga., manufactures and supplies...

Integrated autocad routines help increase productivity. (The Insider).(Despatch Industries L.P.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Despatch Industries, Minneapolis, has increased drawing productivity by 30 percent and made substantial quality improvements by implementing an integrated collection of automated routines that are written in the ObjectARX format from Avatech...

Computer technology applied to controls for heaters. (The Insider).(Heatec Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Recent developments in computer technology now are being applied to industrial heater controls for thermal fluid heaters. In the past, heater control was limited to the site where the heater was installed. Operators could learn the status of...

Fireye acquires Eclipse product line. (The Insider).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Fireye Inc., Derry, N.H., acquired five control product families from Eclipse Combustion Inc., Rockford, Ill. Fireye purchased the designs of the products and the right to manufacture and distribute them. Flame safeguard products, flame...

Eclipse, Riello form strategic alliance. (The Insider).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Eclipse, Inc., Rockford, Ill., and Riello S.p.A., Legnago, Italy, represented by Riello Burners North America, Mississauga, Ont., and Hingham, Mass., have formed a strategic affiance to better serve the North American market. The strategic...

ASHRAE Standard 34 applications due May 6. (The Insider).
April 1, 2002... ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 34-2001, Designation and Safety Classification of Refrigerants, establishes a simple means of referring to common refrigerants in place of chemical names, formulas or trade names. It also establishes safety classifications...

Business sold. (The Insider).(Imperial Sugar Co. sells subsidiaries to Michigan Sugar Beet Growers Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Imperial Sugar Co., Sugar Land, Texas, sold its Michigan Sugar Co. subsidiary and its Great Lakes Sugar Co. subsidiary, both in Saginaw, Mich., to a grower cooperative, Michigan Sugar Beet Growers Inc., Saginaw, Mich., for a gross purchase...

Calendar.
April 1, 2002... APRIL April 11-14 -- National Coil Coaters Association Meeting, Las Vegas. Sponsored by National Coil Coaters Association. Call (312) 321-6894 or visit www.coilcoaters.org. April 15-19 -- Infrared Applications Course, Indianapolis....

Radiation, Part 1: energy transfer via electromagnetic waves. (Energy Notes).(Brief Article)(Column)
April 1, 2002... In my last two columns, I've investigated convection and conduction heat transfer, so now I'll look at the third member of the heat transfer triumvirate - radiation. I discussed it at some length in the April 1997 issue of Process Heating, but...

Rotary Dryers, Part 3: a review of major dryer types. (Drying Files).(Column)
April 1, 2002... Concluding my series on general drying systems, in this column I will continue my discussion of rotary dryers. Rotary Tube Furnace Dryers. An indirect dryer that allows a high degree of temperature control, a rotary tube furnace (RTF) dryer...

Negative feedback, Part 2: tighten up your process. (Heating Highlights).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... As I noted in the first part of this two-part series, negative feedback reports back what is, compares it with what should be and makes the system work to minimize the difference. Positive feedback is found in howling and whistling PA systems...

Hands-on safety: boost your bottom line and improve morale with a glove analysis. (Safety Zone).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... In 1999 (*), the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, reported 27,100 lost-work-day injuries that resulted directly from burns. The good news is, in less than a decade, this number is down significantly from 1993's statistics,...

How to powder coat MDF: the combination of infrared and convection solves problems for powder coating wood. (Ovens).(medium-density fiberboard)
April 1, 2002... When manufacturers that had been powder coating metal began to powder coat wood, it wasn't as easy as they thought it was going to be. Wooden kitchen cabinets did not behave anything like steel cabinet doors might. The wood cracked and...

Intelligent control for electrical heating. (Heat Tracing).(Brief Article)(Column)
April 1, 2002... If you are ready to replace the electromechanical thermostats in your electrical heating system with intelligent temperature controls, consider which product programming features will yield the most efficient results for your process. The...

Under control: keep your process in spec with the right temperature control. (Temperature Controls: Equipment Overview).(Directory)
April 1, 2002... Precise temperature control is essential in many industrial heating processes. If you're in the market for a process or temperature controller, Process Heating can help you. Our annual Equipment Overview on Temperature Controllers allows you to...

Controlling [NO.sub.x]. (Emission Control).(oxides of nitrogen)
April 1, 2002... Because of the ever-more stringent emission limits for pollutants, operators of combustion equipment must be more knowledgeable of emerging and evolving burner technologies. New technology provides ultralow [NO.sub.x] performance without...

VOC control. (Products).(advertisement)
April 1, 2002... Catalytic oxidizer is designed to destroy VOCs and hazardous air pollutants at temperatures ranging from 500 to 650[degrees]F (260 to 343[degrees]C). The oxidizer uses a counterflow plate-type heat exchanger to preheat incoming exhaust fumes. A...

Positive-displacement pump. (Products).(advertisement)
April 1, 2002... Universal/Industrial 5000 Series has a gear case design with three-way mounting ability for shaft and inlet/outlet position options. The pump is designed to use commercially available mechanical shaft seals to match a particular application in...

Stainless steel trap. (Products).(advertisement)
April 1, 2002... LV21 has high air-venting capability and light condensate capacity for steam mains, tracing and process equipment. It is available in 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 and 3/4" NPT. Its fail-open design is suitable for critical tracing service, and its positive...

Infrared products. (Products).(advertisement)
April 1, 2002... The company offers a range of infrared products, including short-, medium- and long-wave capabilities. Offering both electric and catalytic gas infrared process heating and curing equipment, the company has provided many catalytic infrared...

Burner. (Products).(advertisement)
April 1, 2002... R Series is available in on/off, two-stage and modulating configurations to provide flexibility when selecting the appropriate mode of operation for specific applications. Two design platforms and 64 model configurations are available. The...

4" gas burner. (Products).(advertisement)
April 1, 2002... The manifold/diffuser-firing head on Series X4 allows fuel and air to mix rapidly and thoroughly, creating a stable compact flame. The gas pilot design on the 4" dia.gas burner ensures reliable ignition, of the main flame. Model X4-700 is rated...

RTD probe. (Products).(advertisement)
April 1, 2002... TRE Series is designed to be flexible, watertight and accurate to measure temperatures from -58 to 932[degrees]F (-50 to 500[degrees]C Probe is available with tip adapters to fit existing wells or access ports; strap-on pipe adapters for...

Heat exchangers. (Products).(advertisement)
April 1, 2002... Kenics thermal units are designed to offer maximum transferrates even with highly viscous, difficultto-process materials. These heat exchangers are built to use less space, energy and time. Product features include design pressures to 10,000...

Lifetest system. (Products).(advertisement)
April 1, 2002... This RF frequency burn-in lifetest system offers conductive heating technology specifically for testing lower-powered devices and subsystems. The company says it is able to use many of its advanced conductive thermal control techniques for...

Wenger Manufacturing Inc. (Places & Faces).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Wenger Manufacturing Inc., Sabetha, Mo., hired Kaleb M. Beyer as research coordinator of its technical center. He is responsible for product research and development of food and feeds as well as participating in technical support.

Comdel Inc. (Places & Faces).
April 1, 2002... The European operations of Comdel Inc., Gloucester, Mass., moved to an 11,000 [ft.sup.2] facility in Hook, Hampshire, England, to meet the increased demand for production, research and development and testing capabilities in the region.

Cooper Instrument Corp. (Places & Faces).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Cooper Instrument Corp., Middlefield, Conn., acquired Atkins Technical Inc., Gainesville, Fla., a manufacturer of digital thermocouple thermometers. Atkins and Cooper will continue to serve their respective customers, and changes will not be...

ITT Industries Inc. (Places & Faces).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... ITT Industries Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J., purchased the business and assets of Precision Stainless Inc., Springfield, Mo., a manufacturer of process vessels for the biopharmaceutical industry.

Wolverine Proctor & Schwartz. (Places & Faces).
April 1, 2002... Wolverine Proctor & Schwartz, Merrimac, Mass., a supplier of ovens, dryers and other processing equipment, and Parthenon Capital, Boston, a private equity partnership, announced a partnership. According to Wolverine Proctor & Schwartz, the...

Colmac Coil Manufacturing Inc. (Places & Faces).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Randy Carstens was promoted to manager of heat transfer products and Norm Ogden was promoted to manager of the energy saving products group at Colmac Coil Manufacturing Inc., Colville, Wash.