Vacuum pumps have to be oil sealed? Think again! With changing times, pumping technology has also evolved and advanced. Dry vacuum technology is a result of such advancement. Along with the ease in operation, these new pumps offer lower maintenance and higher safety.

During a recent retrofitting of a shrimp processing plant, the application of Danfoss ICF valve station and PMLX (Two step solenoid valve) for a hot gas defrost system led to a reduction in defrost time per batch of up to 45 minutes. It was estimated that approximately 75 per cent improvement was realized in overall productivity compared to the traditional water defrost systems.

Indalva is Spain’s largest toll manufacturer of insecticides and herbicides. Based in the city of Orihuela, the company is Spain’s oldest producer of clay microgranules, which, along with quartz sand, are used as carriers for its insecticides and herbicides.

Water re-circulation and re-use are two crucial aspects of ‘smart water’ – How well does the industry manage water resources? The general tendency today is to take a holistic systems approach. More process water is being re-circulated and industrial producers are recovering reusable substances and water treatment chemicals. Companies are also taking a new approach to effluent management.

Automation is one of the major reasons for increased productivity. It helps companies avoid the need for, or limit the repercussions of, heavy physical work in production processes in various industries including foodstuffs, pharmaceutical, plastics and chemicals sectors. Here’s a look at current automation innovations that can streamline existing processes.

Water, water, everywhere - Nor any drop to drink: The Nemmeli sea water desalination plant in Tamilnadu uses reverse osmosis membranes to process sea water into drinkable water. It is also the first desalination plant to use electric actuators in redundant line topology for the automation of valves. Here’s a look at how highend technology was combined to build India’s largest seawater desalination plant...

At a Monday afternoon press conference, Awraam Zapounidis, sales director, Manufacturing at GE Intelligent Platforms introduced the company’s Asset Performance Management (APM) solution for the chemical process industries. GE’s APM solutions improve asset health by providing early detection of emerging equipment failures at chemical production facilities, paving the way for a new level of quality in predictive maintenance of critical assets.

There are some substances you take no chances with — and one of these is phenol. When heated above 54 °C it becomes a viscous liquid that is highly toxic and hazardous. Therefore the SI Group was looking for safety phenol-handling applications.

KSB opens its's fifth manufacturing location in China: The company now manufactures gate and globe valves in Changzhou.

The newly launched KPHX liquid ring compressor has features that allow easy maintenance and low noise levels. Capable of generating pressures up to 12 bar, the KPHX was developed by Netherlands-based SIHI Group, part of Flowserve Corp.