Maag Americas adds the Colorex color mixer to its line of Ambient Pulverisers. The mixer is used to mix product in-line with a pulveriser to eliminate the typical cleanup time of a central mixer. It is designed for most polymers and for production rates up to 907 kg/h (2,000 lbs/hr).

Griswold now offers its 811 Series ANSI Centrifugal Pumps for a wide range of operations within the oil-and-gas industry.

Emco Chemical Distributors relies on Wilden Pro-Flo Shift Advanced Fit Series and Hygienic Series air-operated double diaphragm (AODD) pumps to transfer liquids at its new facility in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin/USA. Learn how their innovative air control valves provide big savings in compressed air consumption compared to other types of AODD pump.

KSB received the “2008 Best Innovator” award in the “Complexity Management” category. What exactly was it that so impressed the judges from A.T. Kearney and WirtschaftsWoche business magazine? PROCESS went to find out.

How does a user know that degradation is taking place in a pump and that it will eventually lead to a major fault? Manufacturers are working hard to develop intelligent diagnostic systems. The goal is to develop simple solutions which are cost-effective even on small pumps. Suppliers are developing early fault detection strategies which are designed to enhance pump availability. PROCESS takes a look at the latest developments.

Are you looking for a storage system in which you have access to flammable liquids at your workplace? A new, ventilated safety cabinet holds a 200 litre drum and enables permanent removal.

Oil is - and will remain - the key fuel for transport and industries, a valuable raw material for plastics and polymers and the most important commodity. But the reserves that can be developed economically are limited and production cost intensive. Using a new gas/oil separation plant system, it is possible to fully tap natural oil reserves.

Imitation pumps can create operational and safety issues for the user — Life is full of choices. Industrial manufacturers face this all the time, especially when it comes to selecting the equipment that will be used in their many production processes. Take pumps, for example …

Middle of last year, Belgian subsidiary KSB Belgium received an order for equipping a new pumping station for the Athmania project with ten large water pumps.

The advantages of process control technology can now be exploited in the small automation solutions market which has been dominated in the past by PLCs (programmable logic controllers).