Process Heating articles from September 2006

Process Heating archives from September 2006

Tools for critical thinkers: putting observation, experience and reasoning to work.(Commentary)
September 1, 2006... I had to laugh when I read the first line of Jay Hudson's article. In it, he says that while less than 10 percent of the thermal fluid systems he works on operate in the top 100[degrees]F of thermal fluids' temperature range, most of the...

Rubber curing company selects Anguil filter to reduce VOCs.(Inner Workings)
September 1, 2006... A rubber curing company needed a solution to treat blue haze and low-level volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to meet regulatory requirements. The large electrostatic precipitator in use was too expensive to maintain. The company sought...

Custom and smart controls in demand, survey says.(Inner Workings)
September 1, 2006... Demand for enhanced control systems that include predictive maintenance and equipment diagnostic functions to help users manage information related to their process or application will continue to grow, according to a survey conducted by...

Eastman chooses solutia fluid for IntegRex facility.(Inner Workings)
September 1, 2006... Eastman Chemical Co. has selected Therminol 66 heat transfer fluid, manufactured by St. Louis-based Solutia Inc., for use in its new facility in Columbia, S.C. The facility is based on Eastman's IntegRex technology, which enables integrated...

Integrated control loop receives UL 50 certification.(Inner Workings)
September 1, 2006... Underwriters Laboroatories 50 certification was awarded to the user interface for the EZ-Zone ST integrated control loop product from St. Louis-based Watlow. UL 50 certification is the enclosures for electrical equipment standard; Watlow...

Fluids offer rotomolder, blowmolder process advantages.(Inner Workings)
September 1, 2006... A company rotomolding soft plastic automotive dashboards needed the ability to cycle the process from forming temperature down to ambient in a controlled fashion, to maintain finished-product quality. Such an act of slush molding might...

Combustion, infrared emphasis of IHEA meetings.(Inner Workings)
September 1, 2006... Fall brings a return of the Industrial Heating Equipment Association's popular annual combustion seminar and its IHEA Fall Business Conference, along with a new one-day seminar on infrared heating processes. The IRED division of IHEA will...

Eclipse / www.eclipsenet.com.(Web Watch)
September 1, 2006... The simple homepage graphic of a shimmering burner flame on Eclipse Inc.'s web site leads visitors to one of the most thorough industrial sites around. On this completely revamped site, Eclipse, a manufacturer of gas and oil burners,...

Calendar of events.(Calendar)
September 1, 2006... September 11-15 -- Infrared Thermography Training (Level I Certification), Montreal. Sponsored By Adademy of Infrared Thermometry. Call (888) 673-4743 or visit www.infraredtraining.net. 17-20 -- Thermoforming Conference and Exhibition,...

Do you remember how to save energy? Diagnosis: institutional amnesia.(Energy Notes)
September 1, 2006... Visits to a number of plants this year have identified a common problem when it comes to energy conservation in their ovens and furnaces. They've got institutional amnesia--as organizations, they don't remember what they need to do to keep...

Infrared thermometers, Part 2: challenges and solutions employed by manufacturers.(Heating Highlights)
September 1, 2006... When you point and shoot most infrared thermometers, you need to be sure that you are on target and that your sensor is capturing the radiated energy from all of the field of view. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The optical design determines...

Thermal fluid pumps for 650 to 750[degrees]F service: pumps for higher temperature service require particular features for best performance. Applying these features to pumps used in lower temperature service will enhance their performance as well.(Heat Transfer Fluids)
September 1, 2006... Less than 10 percent of the thermal fluid systems that I work with operate at 650[degrees]F (343[degrees]C) and above; however, most of my time spent assisting clients with pumps for thermal fluid systems is spent specifying pumps for higher...

Valve view: over the past few years, much attention has been given to the pros and cons of the types of ceramic media used in regenerative thermal oxidizers. Other critical aspects of the system such as dampers and burners have not been widely addressed.(Oxidizers)
September 1, 2006... Regenerative thermal oxidizers (RTOs) are used for controlling VOC emissions from a broad spectrum of industries. A regenerative thermal oxidizer uses ceramic media as the heat exchanger medium, providing high heat recoveries. [FIGURE 1...

Hot water vs. electric heat tracing: a confectionery plant commissioned an investment study to compare capital costs for the total installed costs and the total operating costs of both hot water heating systems and electrical heat-tracing systems for process temperature maintenance of a chocolate-carrying pipeline.(Heat Tracing)
September 1, 2006... Traditionally, the decision on which type of heating method used for any given system is typically made early in the project cycle, and with no cost or technical evaluation performed prior to that decision. Although there are several...

Improve your boiler's efficiency: simple steps are all that are needed to improve combustion efficiency, minimize blowdown and recover heat from your boiler.(Boilers)
September 1, 2006... Operating your boiler with an optimum amount of excess air will minimize heat loss up the stack and improve combustion efficiency. Combustion efficiency is a measure of how effectively the heat content of a fuel is transferred into usable heat....

Condition monitoring improves predictive maintenance: plants go to great lengths to understand production processes. It makes sense to apply the same rigor to understanding equipment critical to those processes.(Heat Transfer)
September 1, 2006... Equipment failure can be expensive and potentially catastrophic. Unplanned production downtime, missed contract deadlines, costly machinery replacements, as well as safety problems, environmental concerns and regulatory violations are all...

Equipment overview: power management.(Cover story)
September 1, 2006... Use our annual Equipment Overview on SCR Power Controllers to compare supplier offerings. Note the specs you need and run down the column to see which manufacturer supplies it. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] To further aid you in getting the...

Small Edison-base cone heaters.(Product Highlights)
September 1, 2006... A simple-to-use device, the Edison-base cone heater screws into a common electrical socket. Use the heater to test equipment or as a small heat source.The conical glazed porcelain is moisture resistant.The unit has almost infinite...

Infrared ovens.(Product Highlights)
September 1, 2006... Company offers a range of infrared equipment in many sizes and configurations. Infrared technology allows faster heating than convection ovens, decreasing oven floor-space requirements by 75 percent to 90 percent. Heating can be provided by...

Controller integrates safety limit, temperature controller into a heater.(Product Highlights)
September 1, 2006... EHG SL10 system includes a compact temperature controller, two thermocouple sensors, a power-switching device and alert lights for at-temperature notification, power and out-of-range (high/low temperature) alerts, all connected to a heater. The...

Paint sample baking tool replicates full-scale oven.(Product Highlights)
September 1, 2006... Designed as a small lab tool that can replicate the paint curing process in a full-size production facility, paint-testing oven utilizes a "chamber in chamber" design. The outer chamber of the oven simulates the temperature of a full production...

Low N[O.sub.x] burner.(Product Highlights)
September 1, 2006... Suitable for water-tube and fire-tube boilers, Envirojet provides ultra-low N[O.sub.x] emission levels without the extra equipment common to FGR systems. Complex combustion controls are not needed. Its flexible assembly is compatible with...

Asset-management software.(Product Highlights)
September 1, 2006... Track 3 incorporates tools to help convert raw data into useful information that can be used to detect trends before they become problems that affect the process. Software can help improve operational efficiency; identify specific steps that...

Multi-loop control.(Product Highlights)
September 1, 2006... GFX4 and GFXtermo4 provide four-loop control: independent PID or on/off action for control of heat-only, cool-only or heat/cool processes. Self-tuning and autotuning features accommodate different operating conditions, and the controls have...

Flanged heaters for air, gases and liquids.(Product Highlights)
September 1, 2006... Heaters are manufactured in more than 4,300 different configurations with capacities from 1 to 1,200 kW. Each configuration is available in NEMA 12, 4 and 7. The heater flange comes in sizes up to 36" dia. for heating gases, steam or liquids....

Hot-melt sealant.(Product Highlights)
September 1, 2006... Hot melt technology achieves instant green strength of pressure-sensitive adhesive yet provides the performance of a cross-linked silicone sealant. HM-2510 assembly sealant has a lower viscosity than the company's HM-2500 sealant, which allows...

Temperature, process autotuning controllers.(Product Highlights)
September 1, 2006... Series CN9-SW software bridges the gap between a "stand alone" system and full SCADA of Fieldbus control networks by providing a facility for remote supervision of up to 32 instruments using Modbus protocol. It can be operated by anyone with a...

Industrial ovens & furnaces.(Free Literature)
September 1, 2006... 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,...

Compact temperature control.(Free Literature)
September 1, 2006... Sterlco's temperature control systems are designed to deliver precise, automatic and reliable control of processing temperatures up to 300[degrees]F (149[degrees]C). All new, highly responsive M2B+ Microprocessor Controller provides the fastest...

Infrared equipment.(Free Literature)
September 1, 2006... Company offers infrared equipment in many sizes and configurations. Infrared technology allows faster heating than convection ovens, decreasing oven floor-space requirements. Heating can be provided by either gas catalytic or electric infrared,...

Eclipse Inc.(Places & Faces)
September 1, 2006... Joseph Hagstrom has joined Eclipse Inc. as North American service manager. He assumes responsibility for field service operations and is based at the company's headquarters in Rockford, III. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Association for Services Management International.(Places & Faces)
September 1, 2006... In other Eclipse news, Michael Olmsted, director of global services for the industrial combustion systems and burners manufacturer, was named to the board of directors of the Chicago chapter of the Association for Services Management...

Watlow.(Places & Faces)
September 1, 2006... St. Louis-based Watlow released "Plastics Processing: Complete Thermal System Solutions," a 16-page catalog. The piece provides information on injection molding, extrusion/blown film, blow molding and thermoforming; details the company's...

Novatec Inc.(Places & Faces)
September 1, 2006... Seven professionals with expertise primarily in plastics auxiliary equipment have joined Baltimore-based Novatec Inc., and two others have been promoted to new product sales positions.

Novatec.(Places & Faces)
September 1, 2006... Among the new additions at Novatec, Elizabeth A. Pypa is executive vice president in charge of finance and operations. Timothy Noggle is vice president of sales and marketing. James A. Zinski is vice president in charge of applied projects and...

Spirax Sarco Inc.(Places & Faces)
September 1, 2006... Blythewood, S.C.-based Spirax Sarco Inc. has purchased Advanced Flow Technology Co. from AMJ Equipment Corp., Lakeland, Fla. Following the purchase, AFTCO will be merged into Spirax Sarco's Emco Flow Systems Division, which Spirax acquired in...

Adalet.(Places & Faces)
September 1, 2006... Cincinnati-based Adalet released a 90-page catalog detailing more than 500 Increased Safety terminal enclosures and systems. Increased Safety enclosures are intended to house electrical equipment that will not generate an arc or spark during...