Process Heating articles from November 2005

Process Heating archives from November 2005

Understanding essential elements: back to Basics.(Commentary)
November 1, 2005... My friends good-naturedly laugh at me sometimes because nearly every new project I start begins with a book or a class. Even for subjects I have a fair amount of experience with--gardening, for example--I take classes, read magazines and books,...

New finishing conference in 2007.(Inner Workings)
November 1, 2005... A new conference and trade show to serve the industrial finishing market, Finish '07, will debut September 17 to 20, 2007, at the Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis. "Many of the companies that have typically exhibited at finishing...

Retrofitting a boiler may save dollars.(Inner Workings)
November 1, 2005... Rather than replacing a boiler to meet air quality standards, some southern California users of boilers from Los Angeles-based Parker Boiler Co. have retrofitted their atmospheric boilers. The upgrade brings N[O.sub.X] emissions into compliance...

New toll-free number for Brighton.(Inner Workings)
November 1, 2005... Brighton Electronics Inc., Portland, Ore., the maker of temperature and process controllers has a new toll free number: (866) 837-8371. The company's website is www.brighton-electronics.com.

Maxon Corp.(Web Watch)
November 1, 2005... If you're looking for burners, consider a visit to www.maxoncorp.com, the new global site of Maxon Corp., Muncie, Ind. Site features in the revamped design include easy-to-use navigation menus, readily available product information in three...

Computer vision detects foreign objects in food products.(Inner Workings)
November 1, 2005... A computer-vision system that automatically detects and removes plastic and other colored foreign objects in finished food products is in its final development stages. The system, which sits above the production line adjacent to metal...

Burner technology reduces N[O.sub.X].(Inner Workings)
November 1, 2005... Burner technology designed to significantly decrease nitrous oxide (N[O.sub.X]) air emissions and provide environmental and operational benefits in industrial combustion applications will now also be available through John Zink Co., Tulsa,...

Hoffman Specialty updates online steam programs.(Inner Workings)
November 1, 2005... Hoffman Specialty has updated the Web-based steam calculators and component selection programs available through www.hoffmanspecialty.com. The online programs will calculate flash steam condensate, steam piping size, condensate piping size...

Thermal fluid base stocks vary for users.(Inner Workings)
November 1, 2005... Users of industrial heat transfer fluids most often use products whose base stock is water. Mineral oil/petroleum distillate and glycol base stocks are the next more likely to be used in their systems. Water ...

High heat coating used in chemical facility.(Inner Workings)
November 1, 2005... A supplier to demanding applications such as complex petrochemical chemistry, pharmaceutical, chemical-intermediate and high-purity electronics uses will be applying a high heat coating based on nanotechnology to test its efficacy. ...

Thermo-diffusion coating system provides corrosion resistance.(Inner Workings)
November 1, 2005... A new in-plant batch thermo-diffusion coating process could help manufacturers of small- to medium-sized metal items convert to an environmentally friendly process that does not contain any environmentally unfriendly elements. ...

Caron to carry Huber products.(Inner Workings)
November 1, 2005... Distributor Caron announced it will continue its sales and service support of Huber products in North America. The line of baths, circulators and chillers offers high cooling capacity at low temperatures, with temperature ranges from--184 to...

Calendar of events.(Calendar)
November 1, 2005... November 13-16 -- Fabtech International and AWS Welding Show, McCormick Place, Chicago. Sponsored by AWS, FMA and SME. Call (800) 733-4763 or visit www.sme.org/fabtech. 14-15 -- Improving Evaporation Efficiency and Performance,...

Don't get taken in: urban myths and misconceptions.(Energy Notes)
November 1, 2005... The Internet has made reciting and debunking urban myths a popular pastime these days. In fact, the demand for new myths seems so strong that I'm starting to see 20- and 30-year old tales being recycled, long after I thought they had been put...

Temperature control equipment: understanding PID; Troubleshooting extruders, Part 4.(Heating Highlights)
November 1, 2005... This month, as promised, I'll show the elements of a controller that can throttle back the power well ahead of the temperature reaching setpoint and provide a way to defeat temperature overshoot and cycling. Figure 1 shows the elements of a...

Induction heating primer: induction heating has become the method of choice for those wanting a quick, safe and efficient way to heat metal or other electrically conductive materials.(Heaters)
November 1, 2005... Induction heating is based on a simple premise: heating metal without physical contact. This feat is achieved by sending an alternating current though a coil that in turn produces a magnetic field around the coil. This magnetic field causes...

Reduce energy costs: energy use, maintenance and VOC emissions can all improve with a regenerative thermal oxidizer installation. Could your process application benefit?(Oxidizers)
November 1, 2005... To gauge your company's success, you typically measure how well you do against your primary competitors in the marketplace. But in today's marketplace, energy costs are your unseen competitor and may be undermining your success. The energy you...

Water in mineral-oil thermal-fluid systems: depending on the pressure and temperature of the thermal fluid, water can expand up to 1,100 times its initial volume when it converts to steam. No matter how it gets in your thermal fluid heater, it's your job to get it out.(Heat Transfer Fluids)
November 1, 2005... Maybe the first clue is the sudden appearance of hot thermal fluid in the overflow tank (or on the floor of the heater room). Or, it may be a drop in circulating-pump pressure. Whatever it is, water contamination in an operating thermal-fluid...

Picture this process: employing thermal imaging allows you to get a full picture of your process and equipment and detect potential problems before they lead to failures.(Temperature Sensors)
November 1, 2005... In process heating manufacturing, temperature monitoring can detect overheating delivery system components, help solve irregularities in electrical power supplies, predict operational machinery failure, and identify product inconsistencies. ...

Equipment overview: temperature sensors.(Cover Story)
November 1, 2005... Temperature sensors are a critical part of any process control scheme. To keep your oven, dryer, chiller, heater or other heat processing equipment within your process specifications, you need to know what temperature the process is at now, and...

Corporate profiles.(Company Profile)
November 1, 2005... Brighton Electronics Inc. Brighton Electronics offers diverse services and products that meet the ever growing and changing market. Our experienced engineering team works with our customers and manufacturing facility to produce high...

Process system cleaner.(Product Highlights)
November 1, 2005... Designed for use in general maintenance of larger heat transfer fluid systems, MultiTherm PSC can be used with the heat transfer fluid that is currently in the system or new flush oil. It is formulated to break down sludge deposits and resin...

Digital-indicating transmitter.(Product Highlights)
November 1, 2005... Series DSGT is an all-in-one digital gauge package designed to eliminate multiple instrument and installation costs when an application requires a pressure gauge, transmitter and switches. The multi-function, 4.5" digital process gauge package...

Infrared thermometer.(Product Highlights)
November 1, 2005... Marathon MM Series offers both through-the-lens and laser-sighting methods that make correct sensor operation much easier. The infrared sensor family also is offered with simultaneous real-time video sighting and automated image recording and...

High temperature heat exchanger.(Product Highlights)
November 1, 2005... Series 81 Thermo-Z is designed to recover heat from energy-consuming processes up to 1,400[degrees]F (760[degrees]C). Energy can be recovered and used for process makeup air, plant heating, or preheated combustion air. The heat exchanger is...

Iron butterfly valve.(Product Highlights)
November 1, 2005... Type 388 is designed in two styles: cast iron wafer and ductile iron lug. Typical points of use for the metallic butterfly valve include water and wastewater applications for either pressure or vacuum service. It is rated for pressures up to...

Temperature linescanners for glass.(Product Highlights)
November 1, 2005... Series Landscan LSP5 has a factory present scan of 30 Hz for float glass applications and 50 Hz for other applications in the glass industry. The maximum scan speed for the infrared linescanners is 100 Hz, and temperature measurement capability...

Microprocessor instrument.(Product Highlights)
November 1, 2005... Model LT-100 uses a 24-bit A/D to generate high precision temperature readings. The microprocessor instrument inputs all ASTM referenced thermocouples: Types K, N, J, E, T, R, S, B, C and [+ or -]160.0000 MV DC. A precision cold-end reference...

Flexible band heater.(Product Highlights)
November 1, 2005... ThinFlex has a thin profile that makes the heater very flexible, allowing the heater to be opened up as wide or wider than the barrel for quick, easy installation. The materials and design of the heater permit it to spring around the barrel,...

SCRs and triacs.(Product Highlights)
November 1, 2005... SCRs are offered with 40 A and 55 A ratings in a nonisolated package. They have blocking voltage ratings from 400 to 1,000 V. Triacs have 30 A ratings in the isolated package and 35 A in the nonisolated package. The solid-state controls are...

DIN-sized controllers.(Product Highlights)
November 1, 2005... Product line includes panel-mount controllers in 1/32 DIN sizes and full-function multiloop process controllers in 1/4 DIN sizes. DeltaDue Series can be used for control system integration. Each of the control and acquisition modules can...

Digital psychrometer with infrared thermometer.(Product Highlights)
November 1, 2005... Model RH401 has a built-in infrared thermometer with an 8:1 distance-to-target ratio and an adjustable emissivity from 0.3 to 1.0. The meter measures both ambient and surface temperatures and automatically calculates the infrared surface...

Industrial-process dry vacuum pump.(Product Highlights)
November 1, 2005... Model IDX1000 is a high-speed, high-capacity dry vacuum pump for use in industrial applications such roll coating. It has a 950[m.sup.3]/hr capacity combined with its dust-handling capabilities and is designed as a dry system to operate without...

High zone-count hot runner controllers.(Product Highlights)
November 1, 2005... Series K includes two models: K-10 for monitoring up to 60 zones and K-20 for monitoring up to 120 zones. Designed for injection-molding applications, the modular hot runner controllers have a compact size. Component options include control...

Fast-connect solid-state relays.(Product Highlights)
November 1, 2005... Series RX ThyRex completes solid-state switching of AC loads up at 32 A at voltages up to 480 VAC when controlled by 4 to 32 VDC or 24 to 275 VAC. The solid-state relay measures 2.992 X 0.8858 X 1.693" (76 X 22.5 X 43 mm) and has a base module...

Industrial ovens & furnaces.(Free Literature)
November 1, 2005... For nearly 30 years, Epcon Industrial Systems, LP has served the world's industrial heat processing needs through innovative custom industrial ovens and furnaces. We engineer and manufacture a variety of ovens and furnaces for: burn off,...

Flameless RETOX[R] RTO oxidizer Voc control.(Free Literature)
November 1, 2005... Adwest's RETOX[R] RTO Systems provide 99%+ VOC abatement with 95% primary heat recovery with flameless, N[O.sub.x]-FREE operation. Dual Chamber RTO modules are available up to 75,000 Cfm flowrates with low pressure drop heat ceramic media,...

Research Inc.(Free Literature)
November 1, 2005... Research SpotIR[R] heaters offer the capability to heat a circular area as small as .25 inches with infrared technology. An air-cooled reflector coupled with rapid response T3 lamps offer users the benefit of a high density heating solution and...

Watlow.(Places & Faces)
November 1, 2005... Watlow, a St. Louis-based provider of thermal solutions, named Chris Eichmann vice president of sales. Eichmann will be directly responsible for increasing share in Watlow's current markets and penetrating new markets. He will work out of the...

Eclipse Inc.(Places & Faces)
November 1, 2005... Eclipse Inc., Rockford, Ill., named Dave Fontes glass industry manager. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Eraser Co. Inc.(Places & Faces)
November 1, 2005... Syracuse, N.Y.-based Eraser Co. Inc., a manufacturer of wire, cable and tube processing equipment, has hired Joseph LaPlant as sales and marketing manager. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Fluke Electronics Corp.(Places & Faces)
November 1, 2005... Fluke Electronics Corp., Everett, Wash., plans to acquire Infrared Solutions, Plymouth, Minn., a provider of portable thermography products. Fluke expects the transaction to close during the fourth quarter of 2005, following satisfaction of...

Detroit Radiant Products Co.(Places & Faces)
November 1, 2005... Detroit Radiant Products Co. is celebrating its 50th year exclusively manufacturing gas-fired infrared heating products. Headquartered in Warren, Mich., Detroit Radiant Products maintains manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the...

SPX Process Equipment.(Places & Faces)
November 1, 2005... SPX Process Equipment, Delavan, Wis., has appointed Bruce Smith Eastern regional manager for the North American sanitary sales team. He will coordinate efforts with SPXPE business development managers in increasing the Waukesha Cherry-Burrell...

Sethco Div. of Met-Pro Corp.(Places & Faces)
November 1, 2005... The Hauppauge, N.Y.-based Sethco Div. of Met-Pro Corp. has named Diane M. Laverty sales and marketing manager. Sethco manufactures corrosion-resistant pumps, filter chambers and filter systems.

Marathon Sensors Inc.(Places & Faces)
November 1, 2005... Cincinnati-based Marathon Sensors Inc., a member of the international Halma Group, has made three personnel appointments for its wholly owned subsidiary in China, Marathon Monitors and Control Systems Corp. (Beijing) Ltd. Yakun Liu has been...