An underperforming dust collector is often the result of very high dust loading, ineffective cleaning, or a combination of the two. Left unchecked, these problems can result in unplanned downtime and increased operating costs. So, while this is not necessarily an exhaustive rollout of potential issues, listed below you will find a handy checklist of measures you and your staff can take to avoid costly shutdowns and frequent filter changes.

Sasol has succesfully started–up Phase I of its Fischer-Tropsch Wax Expansion Project (FTWEP) at Sasolburg, South Africa. Pahe 2 is already underway.

New projects from one of Europe's bussiest chemical hubs: BASF has just consigned Air Liquide to supply carbon monoxide to its MDI production plant in Antwerp, Belgium. The Antwerp basin is the largest chemical and petro-chemical basin in Europe, and a major consumer of technical gases...

From shipyards to life-sciences: Automation manufacturers benefit from Korea’s industrial transition – Since the 1960s, Korea has seen an unparalleled transition from an agricultural country to one of Asia’s technology trailblazers. The technological edge secured the “land of the morning calm” a place among the world’s leading shipuilders, cars and electronics manufacturers and plant engineering specialists. After the shipping crisis and the declining crude price, Korea’s multinationals have set their sighths of life-sciences and process engineering. To promote the transition from shipyards to lab-floor, process understanding and state of the art technology are becoming the key enablers.

... the answers are unequivocal. Reliability is the top priority in the process industry.

Due to their high fineness and throughput hammer mills are enormously popular. But if production calls for explosion-safe processing in a cleanroom special technical Know-how must be assured.

The extension of capacity is a common requirement. But space is usually limited — especially in existing wastewater treatment plants. The advanced Bio-Cel-Modul now provides four percent more performance with the same module size, as this article shows...

Air Products announced that it has signed a second long-term oxygen and nitrogen supply contract with a leading global materials supplier in the Chinese province of Guangdong. The company did not give any further details about the customer's identity.

For a leading European animal-feed producer AODD pumps are the ideal choice for an enzyme-dosing application — last not least to the joy of gourmet goats.

Microwave digestion for the analysis of PM10 fraction of airborne particles — Particulate matter and suspended particles are a major health risk and must be reatined and controlled thoroughly. Monitoring them is, nevertheless, not easy. Elaborate digestion methods are needed to ensure reliable and robust retaining and determination o these substances...