Process Heating articles from October 2007

Process Heating archives from October 2007

More process heating to love: digital extras extend issue online.(Commentary)
October 1, 2007... At a summer music festival, I found myself with the unique (for me, at least) opportunity to speak to a genuine rock star, Eddie Money. At the "magic moment" when we stood face to face, I was able to keep my head and have a "regular"...

CPM acquires crown iron works.(Inner Workings)
October 1, 2007... CPM, a Waterloo, Iowa-based supplier of process equipment and technology for the animal feed, oilseed, biofuels and human food processing industries, acquired Minneapolis-based Crown Iron Works, a manufacturer of thermal, mechanical and...

Chem Show slated for late October.(Inner Workings)(Conference notes)
October 1, 2007... With nearly 600 exhibitors from around the world and more than 10,000 chemical process industry visitors, the 52nd edition of the Chem Show will be arriving in New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Tuesday, October 30. ...

7 ways to use thermal-insulating coatings.(Inner Workings)
October 1, 2007... Thermal-insulating coatings solve painting and insulating problems by protecting surfaces from ambient conditions. Houston-based Mascoat Products suggests seven ways process heating operations can benefit from using thermal-insulating coatings....

Brochure details customized heat transfer solutions.(Inner Workings)
October 1, 2007... Equipment such as heating and cooling coils for steam and water, evaporator coils, condenser coils, heat recovery pipes and water heaters are described in detail in Colmac Coil Manufacturing's brochure, "Custom Engineered Solutions from the...

Boiler training.(Inner Workings)
October 1, 2007... A free two-day training seminar this summer at Parker Boiler Co., Commerce, Calif., attracted approximately 40 attendees, including end-users, contractors and utility companies. For nearly 20 years, Parker has offered the sessions to "allow...

Warren Electric offers new Web site.(Inner Workings)
October 1, 2007... Information on products such as flanged immersion heaters, screw-plug immersion heaters, circulation heaters, casings and assemblies, over-the-side heaters and other equipment such as thermostats and controls is the focus of a revamped site...

Solid-state power control users want more from equipment.(Inner Workings)
October 1, 2007... When Process Heating asked readers what solid-state power controls manufacturers can do to improve their products, the responses were quite revealing. Those who responded to Process Heating's survey, conducted during the months of May and June...

Watlow opens semiconductor technology center.(Inner Workings)
October 1, 2007... At its new 6,000 [ft.sup.2] technology design center in Los Gatos, Calif., Watlow engineers will employ or deploy systems and applications testing, thermal modeling and product support for various applications such as process chamber and gas...

BNP Media acquires Division of Ascend Media.(Inner Workings)
October 1, 2007... BNP Media, Troy, Mich., acquired the Professional Services Division of Ascend Media, Deerfield, Ill. The division includes the Food, Beverage and Packaging Group and the Gaming Group of magazines, conferences, web sites and events. "All of...

ChemPro provides systems for biodiesel plant.(Inner Workings)
October 1, 2007... Clovis Biodiesel LLC has selected ChemPro Group, Boonton, N.J., to design and build a modular purification and recovery system for its biodiesel production plant under construction in Clovis, N.M. ChemPro will provide an integrated modular...

SGL acquires Schnabel.(Inner Workings)
October 1, 2007... The SGL Group, Wiesbaden, Germany, acquired Dr. Schnabel GmbH & Co KG, headquartered in Limburg/Lahn. Dr. Schnabel GmbH manufactures fluorine plastic apparatus for corrosion protection. Both companies have agreed to treat the purchase price as...

Calendar of events.(Conference news)(Calendar)
October 1, 2007... October 15-17--Pack Expo, co-located with Process Expo, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas. Hosted by Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI) and Food Processing Suppliers Association. Call (703) 243-8555 or (703) 761-2600...

Convection dryers: the path to energy savings.(Dryers)
October 1, 2007... To identify ways to reduce the amount of energy used by your drying system, you must first understand how that energy is spent--heating and evaporating water, heating fresh airstreams, and making up losses, among others. Evaluating these points...

Cartridge heater considerations: carefully matching a heater to the application will help extend the life of the unit.(Electric Heaters)
October 1, 2007... Mae West said, "It's not the men in my life that count, it's the life in my men." Nearly every maintenance person maintains a similar idea about cartridge heaters. The life in a cartridge heater, however, depends upon on factors related to the...

Temperature control of a semiconductor process tool: both a heat exchanger and two configurations of chillers were evaluated for support of a 300 mm physical vapor deposition (PVD) tool. Which came out on top?(Temperature Control Systems)
October 1, 2007... While chillers, or refrigerated temperature control equipment, have traditionally been viewed as the preferred choice for removing heat from process equipment or for controlling temperature, electric heat exchangers can represent a viable...

Using CFD analysis to reduce energy consumption.(Ovens)
October 1, 2007... Users of heat processing equipment are acutely aware that the energy consumption of the equipment is a significant cost. Nationally, the price of electricity for industrial users increased 15.7 percent from 2004 to 2006. This trend is pushing...

Thermal oxidizer media mastery: careful attention should be given to selecting the shape and material of the heat exchange media to mitigate potential problems with particulate matter and to ensure reliable, economical and safe operation of thermal oxidation systems.(Oxidizers)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Regenerative thermal oxidizers and other types of thermal oxidation systems have proven to be a highly effective and energy-efficient method of abating volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other pollutants....

Heat exchangers.(Equipment Overview)
October 1, 2007... Whether you need a plate-and-frame or shell-and-tube design, our Equipment Overview simplifies your search for a heat exchanger supplier. When selecting the type of heat exchanger to use, construction materials, heat transfer medium, flow...

Fluid bed processor for snack-makers.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... Aimed primarily at the healthy-snack market sector, AeroPulse incorporates a patented air system that allows a substantial reduction in the volume of air and energy required to deliver process air to the product. The energy provided by the...

Exchanger for cooling or heating sugar, salt and other products.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... Consisting of a series of closely spaced hollow, fully welded heat exchanger plates, Bulkflow heat exchanger technology is used for indirect heating and cooling of free-flowing powder and bulk solids. The technology is being used by several...

Cast platen heaters.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... Platens can be manufactured with thicknesses from 0.5" and up. A rugged tubular heating element is distributed evenly to provide a uniform temperature pattern across the surface. The standard flatness tolerance is 0.005" but other tolerance...

Gas infrared drying.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... Gas-fired, infrared drying systems include the company's "Best Available Control Technology" through its "Embedded Combustion" technology. Suitable for a range of applications including converting, the gas infrared system is built for the...

Tubing enhances heat transfer.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... Grooved stainless steel tubing improves heating in applications involving heat transfer between gases or gases and liquids, including process boilers. Groove-Rite can be configured in several pitch and groove depths. A single-start, helical...

Vacuum drying ovens.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... With a capacity of 9 [ft.sup.3], the SVO-9 Turbo is designed to handle high-vacuum levels in the 1 x [10.sup.-6] range and temperatures up to 428[degrees]F (220[degrees]C). Its control system is designed for simple pushbutton execution of a...

Temperature transmitters.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... Model TX33 has a loop-powered RTD input that is analog, non-isolated and has a two-wire head-mount that converts the RTD into a proportional, linear and accurate output current. Features include easy calibration and low temperature drift. Model...

Paperless graphic recorder.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... Model 6180 AeroDAQ is supplied with specialized mathematical routines that carry out calculations such as due dates for system-accuracy tests, temperature-uniformity surveys and calibration, and warnings for approaching critical dates. The...

Combustion gas analyzer.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... GreenLine 2000 is a tool for tuning and maintaining boilers, burners, furnaces, heaters, engines and other combustion applications. The hand-held combustion efficiency gas analyzer has one to two gas sensors; provides C[O.sub.2], efficiency and...

Infrared thermometer.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... Series MIT is a pocket-sized thermometer with a built-in laser that simplifies aiming to ensure accurate readings. The miniature, infrared non-contact thermometer has a 6:1 optics (distance-to-spot size ratio); selectable temperature units...

Flexible epoxy.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... Duralco 125 provides electrical conductivity, high bond strength, thermal and mechanical shock resistance, adhesion to dissimilar substrates and chemical resistance. The flexible epoxy is available in a hand-held applicator that does not...

Polymer drying system.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... By recycling hot, dry air to raise the temperature of new resin entering the drying hopper, the EnergySmart system is said to be more energy efficient than desiccant dryers when drying PET and other materials that require high-temperature...

Temperature monitor.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... Supplied with a Windows-compatible software utility for system configuration and datalogging, Model CX224 provides over- and under-temperature protection with feedback to safeguard expensive expensive machinery. It is provided with digital...

Hot room.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... Sahara Hot Room Model S32 is designed to safely heat 32 drums or eight totes. The energy-efficient oven is steam heated and offers steel construction, spill-containment capacity, temperature control and air circulation. The unit replaces...

Oil/gas shut-off valves.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... Approved to FM class 7400, 7420 and 7422, valves and valve assemblies for liquid and gas shutoff help protect fuel-burning equipment. Features include a spring-return automated ball valve; explosionproof limit switch and solenoid pilot valve;...

Ceramic adhesive for incineration.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... Ceramabond 571 can coat specialized equipment used in incineration applications to 3,200[degrees]F (1,760[degrees]C). The water-based, two-part, magnesium-oxide-filled ceramic adhesive is suitable for assembling and insulating ceramic and metal...

Fixed thermal imaging system.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... Land FTi system is intended for continuous thermal mapping of processing operations. The fixed thermal imaging system offers a complete thermal view of a process. Its display responds immediately to changes such as those that trigger alarms,...

Tunnel oven.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... No. 960 offers workspace dimensions of 75 by 156 by 25". The gas-heated, 550[degrees]F (288[degrees]C) tunnel oven offers 400,000 BTU/hr installed in a modulating gas burner to heat the unit; a 12,500 cfm, 10 hp recirculating blower provides...

Short-wave infrared emitters.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... Short-wave infrared emitters are used to weld various sections of a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) panel during its forming into a box within a special-purpose machine. Complex wheeled trolleys are produced from injection-molded plastic...

Rotating wheel dryer.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... NovaWheel continuously puts dry desiccant into service while regenerating saturated desiccant in the same rotational cycle. It is intended to provide resin processors with a simpler, more compact alternative to conventional twin-tower dryers....

Large orifice solenoid valves with manual override.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... Series 80 has manual override, a mechanical device to open normally closed (NC) valves or close normally open (NO) valves without power. Valves can be fully opened and closed while de-energized, either under pressure or not. Manual override is...

Portable mass emissions monitor.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... Model 8000LBH can measure stack gas concentrations, velocity and temperature. The portable mass emissions monitor and combustion gas analyzer measures the gas parameters; then, it calculates, records, graphs and reports mass emissions in lb/hr...

Butterfly valves.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... Heavy-duty valves have been designed to avoid corrosion problems in demanding conditions. The one-piece body, made of glass-filled polypropylene, provides mechanical and environmental strength. Due to the disc design, the valves have minimal...

Rubber seal plug.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... Designed for industrial tube use, rubber seal plugs have a tapered end to ensure a snug fit in tight spaces. Additionally, the non-staining rubber will not damage copper, aluminum or other metallic tubing. A range of rubber grades are...

Aggregate dryer/cooler.(Product Highlights)
October 1, 2007... Ventura 130 is capable of delivering the same drying capacity as a standard fluid bed dryer while using less energy, says the manufacturer, because almost all latent heat is captured and reused with this fluid bed dryer and cooler design. In...

Colville, Wash.-based Colmac Coil Manufacturing received the 2007 Governor's Emerging Trader of the Year award by the World Trade Club in Seattle.(Places & Faces)
October 1, 2007... Colville, Wash.-based Colmac Coil Manufacturing received the 2007 Governor's Emerging Trader of the Year award by the World Trade Club in Seattle. The World Trade Club annually recognizes a Washington-based business that significantly...

Narmac Corp.(Places & Faces)
October 1, 2007... Nanmac Corp., Framingham, Mass., a manufacturer of thermocouples and temperature measuring systems, hired David Kagan as marketing director. Kagan will help the company address recent growth into new markets.

Hugh Hiigel has joined Eclipse Inc. as corporate services product manager.(Places & Faces)
October 1, 2007... Hugh Hiigel has joined Eclipse Inc. as corporate services product manager. He assumes responsibility for managing the company's global service and support products portfolio and for achieving service growth objectives. [ILLUSTRATION...

The product lines and resources of two suppliers of combustion and environmental monitoring equipment--Ametek Thermox and Land Instruments--now are available from Pittsburgh-based Ametek Process & Analytical Instruments.(Places & Faces)
October 1, 2007... The product lines and resources of two suppliers of combustion and environmental monitoring equipment--Ametek Thermox and Land Instruments--now are available from Pittsburgh-based Ametek Process & Analytical Instruments. Ametek Thermox offers...

Omega Engineering Inc., Stanford, Conn., released Dilbert Omegalux New Horizons in Electric Heaters, Part I, a manual that showcases more than 100 classic Dilbert cartoons.(Places & Faces)
October 1, 2007... Omega Engineering Inc., Stanford, Conn., released Dilbert Omegalux New Horizons in Electric Heaters, Part I, a manual that showcases more than 100 classic Dilbert cartoons. The manual includes 190 pages of electric heater products, including...

Dalton Electric Heater Co. Inc., Ipswich, Mass, released a brochure describing its split-sheath cartridge heaters.(Places & Faces)
October 1, 2007... Dalton Electric Heater Co. Inc., Ipswich, Mass, released a brochure describing its split-sheath cartridge heaters. The guide describes how the company's Watt-Flex split-sheath design permits independent expansion of heater halves for maximized...

General Monitors.(Places & Faces)
October 1, 2007... General Monitors, Lake Forest, Calif., introduced a gas systems web site designed for safety professionals responsible for protecting people, equipment and facilities. The hazardous monitoring systems site, located at www.gmsystemsgroup.com,...

ABB Drives'.(Places & Faces)
October 1, 2007... The completion of a new receiving area marks a milestone in New Berlin, Wis.-based ABB Drives' $1.2 million, two-year investment in production and operational changes. Hundreds of ABB employees gathered for a ribbon-cutting and opening of three...