Water hammer can be puzzling, disruptive, and damaging for any operator. (©Ilona Baha - stock.adobe.com; showcake - stock.adobe.com; [M]Roehm)
Water Hammer

Who’s Knocking? The Dangers of Water Hammer

Evaluating (and minimizing) water hammer in a liquid sampling system — A common yet often unidentified problem poses a significant threat to any liquid sampling system. It is called water hammer, and it may be lurking in a system, ready to wreak havoc on fluid system components. How to mitigate water hammer?

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Leybold’s innovative Novadry is a new 100 % oilfree, air-cooled pump, which will be launched at the IFFA. (Leybold)
Vacuum Pumps

100 % Oil-Free Screw Type Vacuum Pump for Food Processing

Leybold presents its innovative vacuum portfolio at the international trade fair for the meat industry IFFA in Frankfurt am Main from May 4–9, 2019 in hall 11, booth A41. The new Novadry vacuum pump series will be the focus of the presentation. The completely newly developed, oil-free screw vacuum pump ensures significantly greater safety and efficiency in food and packaging processes.

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Level instrumentation for onshore/offshore natural gas processing. (Magnetrol International)
Instrumentation

Level Measurement Solutions for Compressor Scrubbers

Natural gas can travel through thousands of miles of pipeline. In order to avoid pressure reductions and the resulting slowdowns caused by distance, friction, and elevation, natural gas must be pressurised. Compressors placed at key intervals keep the natural gas moving evenly and reliably. These compressors are generally grouped in stations, which are strategically located along the pipeline networks that transport and store the gas.

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From Roast to Paints

How to Use Pyrohydrolysis for Inorganic Oxide Prime Material for Ceramics

For the industrial production of pure oxides such as iron oxide, alumina or magnesia as well as for mixed oxide products, the thermal chlorides decomposition in hydrochloric solutions has gained world wide importance. Typical, these processes use spray roasting in gas fired reactors to supply raw materials for the ferrite industry, pigments and heat resistant refractories and different types of special ceramics.

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“We are proud that we are already able to show off a number of Industry 4.0 installations with prominent customers and strong partners that really highlight the opportunities and benefits of digitalization and networking.” Günther Lukassen, Managing director of Endress+Hauser  Germany (Endress+Hauser)
Exclusive Interview: Milestone Process Automation

“We Give Customers What They Need”

For 65 years, family company Endress+Hauser has managed the balancing act of constantly striving for innovation while never forgetting about its roots. Then and today, the main focus has always been on serving the customer. How this can be done in the era of digitalization is highlighted by Günther Lukassen, Managing Director of Endress+Hauser Germany, and Nikolaus Krüger, member of the Executive Board at Endress+Hauser.

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