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Bulk Bag Conditioning System

Discharging bulk bags containing material that has solidied, hardened or agglomerated can cause serious operational bottlenecks.
Conditioning and emptying bulk bags can be dangerous if the
proper equipment is not utilized. This new patented system utilizes
hydraulically actuated, twin heavy wall tubular stainless steel pivoting conditioning arms. Each conditioning arm features "v-shaped"
tubular breaker proles that safely and efciently return solidied
materials to a free-owing state. A rotary lift table positions the
bulk bag for complete material conditioning on all sides, as well as
the top and bottom. The unit features an ultra compact footprint
and machine guarding for operator safety. For more information
on powder & bulk solids, turn to page 32.
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Featured Article
Theory & practice in moving granular
materials and powders
Its a common misconception that powder behavior can be

described by just understanding its owability, and that owability
is a discrete property that can be quantied by a single number.
This just isnt the case. Despite comparable physical and chemical
properties, loosely packed and tightly packed powders dont act
the same. The same is true regarding the inuence of aeration and
consolidation. Read more on page 28.
DIN Rail Weight Transmitter with PLC Connectivity

Cardinal Scales model 201 weight transmitter is a fast, accurate instrument for process control-based static and dynamic weighing applications. It is capable of powering up to eight
350-ohm load cells and comes with a 35-mm DIN rail mounting bracket. The USA-made
201 transmitter features a 0.5-inch-high, six-digit, transective LCD
display with up to seven different colors and is viewable in all lighting
levels from direct light to total darkness. A variety of mounting
options and ColorZONE control options make it ideal for quick
visual verication of weight status. The model 201 weight indicator offers sample rates of up to 200 samples per second.
Cardinal Scale Mfg. Co.

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Patented Pneumatic Conveying System
The Smoot Company has received a patent for
its ECOPhase pneumatic conveying technology.
This pneumatic conveying system uses a specially
designed entrainment device called a Magveyor to
allow a system to operate continuously while achieving
high solids loadings and allowing the conveyor to run
more efciently. This technology helps users to better
achieve their goals in reducing energy consumption
and costs, in some cases, by over 50% when compared to traditional dilute or dense phase pneumatic
conveying systems, Smoot says.
Smoot Company
www.smootco.com
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Advanced Dissolved Gas Control

Liqui-Cel Membrane
Contactors help users
improve efciency and
reduce costs by removing dissolved gases from
water. Oxygen and carbon dioxide can cause
costly boiler, piping
and process equipment
deterioration. In ion
exchange systems, the presence of CO2 leads
to high resin bed regeneration rates and
increased chemical consumption. Liqui-Cel
Contactors are capable of achieving
< 1pbb O2 and < 1ppm CO2, and their compact design is ideal when space is limited.
For more than 20 years, they have been used
around the world in ultrapure and industrial
water processes.
Membrana
www.liquicel.com
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In This Issue
April 2015 volume 28, number 04
6 BP Atlantis shreds tough food debris

with dual-shafted grinder
Keeps waste in its place on worlds deepest-moored
semi-submersible oil platform.
12 Maintenance expertise restores

a ooding separator
Cost of a replacement pump avoided using a proven methodology.
20 Use of Coriolis-based custody transfer

advances with technology
Primary bent is the accuracy of the measurements available
to the involved parties.
28 Theory & practice in moving granular

materials and powders
From fundamental phenomena to a pharma-industry feeder example,
including metals-based materials science and FDA regs.
36 An organizations excellence must

drive its safe operations
Things to think about in an era when safety and security
are paramount concerns.
Productivity Perspectives
10 Size Reduction
16 Pumps, Motors & Drives
24 Flowmeters
32 Powder & Bulk Solids
40 Mixing
44 Industry Briefs
46 Info Center
47 Classieds
48 Index
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Productivity Perspectives
To grow our digital- and print-media brand
Until this moment, maybe you werent aware
the digital and print magazine Flow Control is
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From here forward, given the inter-connectedness of the industries, technologies
and management roles the two publications
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Thats because our mutual parent, Grand
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has brought the two publications together in
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to better inform our executive, engineering
and managerial audiences as to innovative,
productivity-enhancing equipment, technology
and service solutions, as well as emerging best
practices, found across the process industries.
For one, with the OEM/System Integrator
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Flow Controls focus is process measurement
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As you know, Processing is about equipment, instrumentation and best-practice
solutions, primarily in the chemicals, food &

beverage, pharma and oil & gas industries,
but in other process industries as well. We also
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OEM/System Integrator looks at component solutions and best practices for technical
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BP Atlantis shreds tough food

debris with dual-shafted grinder
Keeps waste in its place on worlds deepest-moored semi-submersible oil platform
By Kevin Bates
Considered one of oil-company BPs largest
and most technically challenging projects, the
Atlantis platform sits nearly 200 miles south
of New Orleans and reaches down more than
7,000 feet into the Gulf of Mexico.
Part of the larger Atlantis oil eld, the platform has produced nearly 200,000 barrels
of oil a day since production began in 2007.
Each process and all the activities aboard the
platform must be done in a precise order to
maintain productivity and efciency, and the
crew has no time for unscheduled maintenance or equipment headaches.
However, thats precisely what they were
going through not long ago with their
onboard food waste, and the hassle was costing them valuable time and money.
No more pre-sorting
The original food grinder aboard the
Atlantis was vastly underperforming and
unable to keep up with both the type and
amount of waste that the crew needed to
shred. Laura Quinn, Atlantis process engineer,
recalls the daily struggle the grinder was causing her team.
Since it wasnt strong enough to grind
down bones, a group of us had to presort the
garbage before putting it through the grind-
Procedures for food waste handling

are getting more stringent in many
environments.
The daily survival task of disposing of food waste can be surprisingly

complex in a high-tech environment.
er, says Quinn. It almost defeated the purpose of having a grinder since we were doing
so much of the work.
Quinn began looking for another option that
didnt require any of these preparatory steps
for disposal. She started her search online and
came across the Monster product videos on
the JWC Environmental YouTube page. Seeing
the variety of solids that the Mufn Monster

and Monster Industrial dual-shafted grinders
could take care of so cleanly and easily was
impressive to Quinn and the rest of the crew.
It was a huge selling point for me, especially seeing the grinders cut through things
like whole chickens and apples, says Quinn.
Those specic foods were the ones we had
to deal with by hand before putting them into
the grinder. If we hadnt, we would have to
deal with a clog.
After Quinn contacted JWC Environmental
to get more information on their waste reduction solutions, she was put in connection with
Tom Smith, industrial mid-market manager for
the Monster Industrial product lineup.
The task at hand
The Atlantis had some interesting challenges to contend with, both from a waste reduction standpoint and a regulatory standpoint,
says Smith.
Because the Atlantis is an ocean-based
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Size Reduction
food waste. The unit offers tremendous cutting
force with an energy-efcient 5-horsepower
(3.7 kW) motor, keeping energy consumption
low for long-term cost savings. For added versatility, the unit easily retrots into an existing
facility, and custom hoppers and tooth cutter
sizes are available depending on the type of
waste.
The food grinder on the oil platform wasn't doing its job until it
was switched for the MARPOLcompliant grinder shown.
platform, all operating procedures must fall

under MARPOL compliancy including food
waste disposal. Pieces must be under 1-inch in
diameter in order to legally be discharged into
open water. Our food grinders are MARPOLcompliant, which makes them ideal for this very
specic oil and gas application.
Smith recommended the Monster Industrial
3-SHRED grinder, which uses two rows of sharp
steel cutters that rotate slowly with high torque
to cleanly and effectively shred troublesome
One nal nesse

Once the grinder was installed, Quinn discovered it was almost a perfect t with the
exception of an outlet piece that was a little
too narrow. We were having some clogging
issues on the discharge of the grinder before
the water ush point, says Quinn. So I had
emailed JWC to see how we could redesign
the outlet.
Smith responded quickly and worked with
a group of JWC engineers to redesign the
discharge chute to eliminate the clogging
problems. The team modeled some concept
options and sent them to Quinn for nal
approval. After a new concept was chosen,
JWC sent the updated discharge ange to
Quinn and her team. The 3-SHRED was able to
get back up and running, and since the instal-
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lation of the new outlet piece in August 2014,

the Atlantis hasnt had any instances of food
waste clogging, and the team hasnt needed
to presort the waste before putting it into the
grinder.
JWC Environmental was so easy to work
with, says Quinn. We had a great experience
and we would absolutely work with them again
in the future.
Kevin Bates is the global marketing director
for JWC Environmental based in Costa Mesa,
California. Bates has more than 20 year of
experience working with global industrial leaders to solve challenging technical problems
spanning a wide range of markets including
wastewater, construction and mining. JWC
Environmental is a world leader in solids reduction and removal for the wastewater industry
with its Mufn Monster grinders and Monster
screening, compaction and washing systems.
To learn more about solutions to marine food
waste reduction, visit jwce.com/applications.
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Bulk Bag Unloader Saves Time,

Labor, and Ingredient Loss
Quickly Reduce Agglomerations

With A Lump Breaker
The Hapman Bulk Bag Unloader

can be tailored to meet the exact bag
dimensions and facility requirements
of a given application. Choose Hoist
& Trolley, Fork Lift style, or lowproile and frame material. Optional
bag tie-off and manual or automated
valve shut-off valves provide varying
material low options.
Hapmanss LumpMaster is an
industrial-grade lump breaker that
its in-line to provide eficient and
automatic agglomeration reduction.
Small particle sizes improves
material low & improves
process outcomes.
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Hi-Lo Flexible Screw Conveyor

Saves Change-Out Time
The Hapman Helix Flexible
Screw Conveyor with the Hi-Lo
option allows a single operator to
perform auger changes at loor-level.
Wash-down and cleaning are also
simpliied. Mobile options are
also available.
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Chain Tubular Drag Conveyor

Ofers Flexible Layout Options
Get amazing results with a tailored design

from our wide product selection
The Hapman Tubular Drag

Chain Conveyor can be
conigured for tight spaces,
through walls, around obstacles
and above ceiling tiles, with
a single conveyor.
Customers are often surprised to ind Hapman can do

what others simply cannot. Thats because our foremost
responsibility is to use our industry-leading expertise to
tailor our wide product line to create a speciic solution
that provides outstanding performance. Talk to us and feel
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For more information on

Hapman bulk solids handling
equipment and engineered
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Size Reduction
Crusher with Low Friction Cutter Design
Franklin Miller, Inc., an industry-leading manufacturer
of size reduction crushers has announced availability of their new Delumper Triple-LP Crusher.
Designed with a unique ability to handle sticky, wet,
moist substances as well as dry caked solids, the TripleLP Crusher features a heavily constructed body and low friction cutter design with three parallel shafts of individual replaceable cutters mounted in a staggered pattern around the shaft diameter. Each shaft
has heavy outboard bearings and a shaft seal to protect the bearings and
retain the product in the cutting area. The crusher is also provided with
wear plates, shaft seal protected heavy-duty roller bearings, heavy body
frame construction, and independent direct gear drives and motors on
each shaft for smooth, quiet and reliable operation. In operation, the LP
teeth rotate through a heavy bar grating and clear the slots with each
rotation.
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Industrial Grinder for Tough

Waste Grinding Applications
RIBBON/PADDLE/PLOW
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agitators through
stationary materials,
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blend pastes and
slurries. Choose from
basic, low cost
industrial units to state-of-the-art designs
of 304/316 stainless and exotic alloys with
heating/cooling jackets, liquid spray additions,
high-speed choppers/intensifiers, and finishes
to USDA Dairy and other standards. Extreme
vessel rigidity allows tight agitator-to-vessel wall
tolerances, resulting in a minimum heel of
residual following discharge. Heavy- and extraheavy-duty batch and continuous models in
capacities from 1 to 1000 cu ft (.03 to 28 cu m).
Munson Vee-Cone
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smooth internal
surfaces free of
baffles, shafts and
bearings, allowing
unobstructed material
flow, plus complete
discharge through a
gate valve for rapid
cleaning or sanitizing
of the easy-access interior. Uniform blends are
typically achieved in 5 to 15 minutes with equal
efficiency at fill volumes from 100% to 25% of
capacity. Ideal for dry and granular materials,
these blenders provide a tumbling action that is
gentler than machines that force agitators through
stationary material. Options include spray bars
for liquid additions, Clean-In-Place (CIP) systems,
abrasion-resistant steel construction, ASME-coded
jackets and weigh batching accessories.
Unlike Ribbon and

Paddle Blenders with
a single agitator shaft,
Munson Fluidized Bed
Mixers feature two
shafts with paddles
that counter-rotate
at higher speeds to
fluidize material,
achieving homogeneous blends in
10 seconds to 2 minutes. Low shear forces
minimize friction with little or no degradation and
insignificant heat generation of <0.6F (1C).
Drop bottom gates provide rapid discharge with
no segregation and minimal residual. Ideal for
short cycles and gentle handling of low- to
medium-density powders and fragile flakes
50 lbs/ft3 ( 800 kg/m3) with or without liquid
additions. Capacities from 265 to 28,660 lb
(120 to 13,000 kg).
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WORLDS FASTEST
BLENDING AND CLEAN UP
No other bulk solids mixer delivers this
unique combination of benefits:
n 100% Uniform blending and/or
liquid additions to 1 ppm in
2-1/2 minutes
n Total discharge with no segregation
n Ultra-gentle tumbling action
(versus blades forced through batch)
n Ultra-low energy usage

n Equal efficiency from 100%
to 5% of capacity
n Unlike other rotary mixers:
No internal shaft or seals
contacting material
Every internal surface accessible
Significantly faster washdown
Seal changes 10x to 20x faster
ROTARY LUMP BREAKERS

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Remove lumps
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chemicals, or break
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friable materials. Dual
rotors with threepoint, single-piece
breaking heads rotate
with minimum
clearance inside a curved, perforated bedscreen.
On-size material exits through bedscreen apertures
from 1/32 to 2-1/2 in. (0.8 to 63.5 mm) in
diameter. The low profile design fits tight spaces
between upstream and downstream process
equipment, while side-removal bedscreens allow
fast, in-place sanitizing. Square or rectangular
inlets range from 15 to 48 in. (38 to 122 cm)
in widthclassifying screen apertures from 1/32
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Also known as
Centrifugal Impact
Mills, these Munson
machines deliver
coarse to fine grinding
of friable powders,
flakes and granules
into controlled particle
sizes at high rates per
hp/kw. High-speed
rotation of the inner
disc creates centrifugal force that accelerates bulk
material entering the central inlet of the opposing
stationary disc. As material travels from the
center to the periphery of the discs at high speed,
it passes through a path of five intermeshing rows
of rotating and stationary pins, with the desired
tight particle size distribution obtained by
controlling the rotor speed.
The new 7-SHRED industrial

grinder from JWC Environmental is
the largest, most powerful grinder
in the Monster Industrial lineup
and expertly suited for the toughest waste grinding applications.
The versatile 7-SHRED grinder
can be quickly congured in a
variety of sizes with cutter and
motor options tailored to meet
customers exact waste reduction requirements. The 7-SHRED
is packed with power sporting
up to a 100 hp drive motor and 29:1
cycloidal reducer to turn the hardened
steel dual cutting shafts. The 28,000
ft./lb. of available torque can produce
forces up to 69,000 lb. of force at the
cutting tips. This gives the machine the
strength to grind up to 1,000 ft3/hour
of waste.
JWC Environmental
www.jwce.com
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Universal Mill
The Kek-Gardner
Universal Mill
from Kemutec
is designed
for high performance ne
grinding, versatility and safety. Available
with various interchangeable grinding
media, the Kek-Gardner Universal Mill
offers unsurpassed high energy, one-pass
size reduction. It ensures a controlled
size reduction within a high degree of
neness, typically grinding with a milled
particle size range D50 of 100 to 20. A
full range of models are available to suit
a variety of processes and throughput
requirements. The superior design allows
for versatility of integration, easy access,
trouble free maintenance and effective
cleaning.
Kemutec
www.KemutecUSA.com
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Maintenance expertise
restores a
looding separator
Cost of a replacement pump avoided using a
proven methodology
Because the separator stage of an evaporation unit was looding, the technical services
staff at a poultry processing plant was looking
to replace an expensive pump used in its operation. The pumps raison detre was to extract
concentrated chicken broth from the separation
vessel and push it to the next processing stage.
But with product building up in the separator, it seemed a reasonable conclusion that the
extraction pump, as installed, was not working
correctly. However, a call to the supplier, SPX,
soon established the pump was unlikely to
be the culprit and that the plant could almost
certainly be restored to correct operation by
appropriate maintenance.
In fact, a visit by Bob Vail, SPX commissioning
engineer, had the plant up and running again
in just a few hours. That saved the cost of a
new pump and a purchase, which, had it been
made, wouldnt have solved the problem at
hand.
Stepped methods
Vail approached the problem using a proven
troubleshooting methodology. First step was
to eliminate two possible, but unlikely, causes
of the poor process performance. These can

be quickly checked and in most instances eliminated.
The irst step was to check the pump itself.
It is rarely discovered to be the source of the
problem at this stage. The pumps power is
dependent on pump speed and impeller size.
The pump was turning the impellor. It wasnt
connected to a variable speed drive that could
have been reset. It was almost certainly operating correctly.
The second step was to eliminate any blockage. The extraction pump pulls product out
of the separator vessel and pushes it into the
plates of the next stage. If there is a blockage
at the discharge of the pump, or if the plate
xxxxx
oriices
are blocked, the separator vessel will
xxxxx
lood. This too, however, is very uncommon
except where the product is over concentrated
or pre-iltration has failed. This possibility, too
then, was eliminated.
Since there was neither a pump failure nor
blockage, the probable (and most common)
cause of the problem was a vacuum leak at or
around the pump.
Whether working with a separator like the one shown or
other type equipment systems, it's not always safe to assume

that replacing the pump will get things back on track.
Clue-driven examination
When a vacuum leak occurs on the suction
side of a pump for example, at the inlet
mechanical seal it allows air into the pump at
the impeller. Depending on severity of the leak,
this changes to a greater or lesser extent the
pump performance.
A typical symptom of a minor leak is that liquid in the separator builds to a certain level and
stays there, partially looding. The increase in
liquid height creates a positive inlet pressure to
the pump that compensates for the minor vacuum leak. In extreme cases, looding above the
vapor duct from the plate pack results in violent
shaking of the entire separator vessel. This is
dangerous, and in the event such would happen, steam should be stopped and the vacuum
broken immediately.
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Separate contamination-sensitive solids

with Ultra-Sanitary Gap-Free Screener
Scalp in-line with

PNEUMATI-SIFTER separator
Change screens fast and fit tight spots

with FLO-THRU Low-Profile Separator
VIBROSCREEN UltraSanitary Screeners

meet cGMP, 3-A, USDA
and FDA standards.
They feature gap-free
screen frames, quickrelease U clamps,
radius corners, a
domed lid, an Air-Lift
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PNEUMATI-SIFTER
separators scalp
free- flowing
materials in-line
with dilute-phase
pneumatic
conveying systems,
removing oversize
particles and foreign
materials from plastic resin, flour, starch, sugar,
and numerous food and chemical products at
ultra-high rates.
FLO-THRU
VIBROSCREEN
Separators have
two motors on
opposing exterior
sidewalls,
reducing height
significantly.
Positions bottom
outlet directly
below top inlet, allowing material to descend
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SIFTING AND CLEANING

WITH CENTRI-SIFTER
CENTRIFUGAL SCREENER
Scalp oversize particles

with portable batch sifter
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of Kasons FLO-THRU
VIBROSCREEN
separator (above) scalps
oversize particles from
small batches of bulk
material being loaded
into drums, blenders,
other process
equipment and storage
vessels. Offered in diameters of 18, 24 and
30 (460, 610 and 760mm), with a single
imbalanced-weight gyratory motor,
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Contain dust, remove scraps

with bag dump screener
No longer must you

sacrifice speed, capacity
or smooth operation for the
quick-clean capability of a cantilevered shaft.
The shaft of Kasons CENTRI-SIFTER QuickClean screener cantilevers on two bearings
mounted externally between the screening
chamber and the motor drive, (no bearing
at the overs discharge end), allowing all
internals to slide freely from the discharge
end for cleaning, screen changes or
inspection.
Available in gravity-fed designs (shown),
and designs for in-line pneumatic operation.
VIBROSCREEN Bag
Dump Screeners draw
dust from dumping
activities onto cartridge
filters that derive
vacuum from a topmounted exhaust fan.
Short blasts of air from
pulsejet nozzles located
within the filters
dislodge accumulated
dust that falls into the
ultra-low-profile
vibratory screener.
Wide spacing between bearings and

a large diameter shaft combine to
prevent vibration.
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Pumps, Motors & Drives

In this case example, there was no level control for the separator, connoting a self-leveling
system and therefore no residual liquid level.
Whether vertical or horizontal, the units are
meant to be such that the systems capacity
to extract product exceeds the rate at which it
enters, thus ensuring that there is no buildup.
Any residual level therefore normally indicates a
vacuum leak somewhere below the water line.
Conirm and localize next
To conirm that the problem was a vacuum
leak, Vail switched from product feed to water
and shut down the steam. When the process
had cooled, he turned off the vacuum pump
and slowly broke the vacuum. As expected,
the looding stopped and the vessel pumped
out. This indicated a vacuum leak at or near the
looded area. The pump was sucking air and
would work ine once the net positive suction
head was restored.
As a further check, water was kept circulating
in the separators, without vacuum, and with the
rest of the unit shut down. The feed-low control
valve was then manually closed to isolate the
system on the feed side, preventing water from
the balance tank from being sucked in when
vacuum was applied.

Next, the vacuum was started, the while looking for bubbles in the separator vessel discharge
area caused by air being sucked in through the
leak. A trail of small bubbles indicated a small
leak, and in fact, a larger leak may result in violent eruptions. Note that it is important that the
vessel and the water are cold, otherwise the
water may boil under vacuum, giving a false
result. This is indicated typically by bubbles on
the entire surface of the water.
To localize the leak, all of the clamp ittings
were tightened to see if the bubbles subsided,
which they had.
Victory explained
If the leak had been from the pumps inner
mechanical seal it would be sucking air in from
the service water discharge tubing along with
the service water that should be going on the
loor. The service water line is the poly-low
tubing coming out from between the pump
head and the motor. The test is done by turning
off the seal water to the pump and picking up
the discharge tube to feel if air is being drawn
into it. This would indicate a front seal leak. The
seal should then be replaced.
As a inal step, the process should always be

repeated to verify that all leaks have been corrected. There may, of course, be more than one.
This inal step can involve breaking down all
the product lines below the vessels water line,
replacing gaskets, and maybe even replacing
clamps with good quality-brand clamps. A inal
word of advice: It is vitally important that the
lines and gaskets align without stress. Cut and
weld new lines if needed. If the lines have to be
pulled into position there will be problems in the
future.
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INTELLIGENT METERING PUMP

SEEPEX Intelligent Metering Pumps integrate
MD and BW progressive cavity pumps with a
gear reducer and a programmable vector drive.
The drive can be correlated to a signal to inject
chemicals for disinfection, occulation or multiple
component blending. It can also follow a signal
from load cells on tanks or capacitance probes
in volumetric llers to maintain a set level.
SPEED RANGE
CONVEYING CAPACITY
20-600 RPM
0.08 GPH - 5 GPM
OPTIONS
PRESSURE
VERTICAL &
HORIZONTAL
UP TO 360 PSI
MOUNTING
For more information consult your local SEEPEX

representative.
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CONVEY
SHORT TO LONG DISTANCES
DISCHARGE
BULK-OUT Bulk
Bag Dischargers
unload free- and
non-free-flowing
solids from bulk bags
automatically. Allows
untying, discharging,
retying and collapsing
of bulk bagsall
dust-free. Available
with weigh batching
controls.
PNEUMATI-CON Pneumatic
Conveying Systems move a broad
range of bulk materials over short
or long distances, between
single or multiple inlet
and discharge points
in low to high capacities.
Available as dilutephase vacuum or
positive pressure
systems, fully
integrated with
your process.
BATCH
FLEXICON Weigh
Batching Systems
weigh and blend bulk
ingredients automatically.
Gain-in-weight (shown)
and loss-of-weight
systems available
with conveyors to
transport materials
to/from any
plant location.
MOVE
FROM FLOOR LEVEL

SWING-DOWN Bulk
Bag Filler lowers and
pivots the fill head to
vertical, allowing rapid,
safe bag spout connections
from floor level. Automatic
raising of fill head,
weigh-filling
of bag and
disconnection
of bag straps.
DRUMS DUST-FREE
AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS
TIP-TITE Drum Dumpers dump bulk

material from drums or other containers into
vessels up to 10 ft (3 m) high, dust-free.
Bring newfound safety and efficiency to an
age-old task.
FLEXICON Mobile Bulk Conveyor with

Tilt-Down Portable Base fits through
narrow aisles and around
corners. Provides easy
access for removal
of the flexible
screw for quick,
thorough
sanitizing
and
inspection.
SLIDE
DIFFICULT MATERIALS
FLEXI-DISC Tubular Cable Conveyors

gently slide fragile bulk foods and non-foods
through smooth stainless steel
tubing routed at any angle,
over short or long distances
dust-free. Single or
multiple inlets
and outlets.
DUAL-FILL
BULK BAGS, DRUMS
SWING-DOWN Combination Bulk

Bag/Drum Filler allows safe, rapid
connection of bag spout and loops at floor
level, and a swing-arm-mounted
drum-filling
chute that
automatically
rotates to fill
four drums
per pallet.
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FROM BAGS INTO PROCESSES

BULK-OUT Bulk Bag
Discharging System
with integral
BLOCK-BUSTER
Bulk Bag Conditioner,
loosens material
solidified in bulk bags,
discharges material
from the bags
and meters it into
a downstream
process.
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DUMP
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TIP-TITE
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into vessels
up to 10 ft
(3 m) high.
Dust-tight
(shown) or
open chute
models.
DUMP
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TWIN-CENTERPOST Bulk Bag Filler
maximizes strength and improves
accessibility to bag hooks
while reducing cost.
Numerous standard
features and optional
performance
enhancements
including integral
delivery system
(shown).
CONVEY & COMPACT

FLEXICON Bag Dump System with
glove box, bag compactor and integral
conveyor allows manual dumping,
compaction of empty bags, and conveying
of free-and non-free-flowing material
with total dust containment.
SUCCEED
UNLOAD
IN LOW HEADROOM AREAS

BULK-OUT Low Profile Split Frame
Unloader allows discharging
in low-headroom areas.
Upper frame loaded
with a bulk bag can be
forklifted onto the sub
frame within several
inches/centimeters
of ceiling.
The FLEXICON Lifetime Performance

Guarantee* assures you of a successful
result, whether you purchase one piece of
equipment or an engineered, automated
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large-scale laboratories, to single-source
project management, to after-sale support
by a worldwide network of
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BLOCK-BUSTER Bulk Bag Conditioners

loosen solidified material. Variable height
turntable positions bag for hydraulic rams
with specially contoured plates to condition
bag on all sides at all heights.
FILL
FRAGILE FOODS GENTLY
BEV-CON Conveyors can transport

materials that fluidize, degrade, pack,
cake, smear, seize or plug in other
conveyorswith no separation
of blended products, at any
anglethrough small
openings.
CONDITION
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Intelligent Metering Pump
SEEPEXs MD metering/dosing progressive cavity pump line has been

a staple of SEEPEX product offerings for decades. In
an effort to continually improve on what is being
offered, SEEPEX is proud to announce the
Intelligent Metering Pump (IMP). The new IMP
design incorporates an Electronic Programming
Module (EPM) memory chip on which parameters can be pre-congured. This makes replacement of a drive simple, quick and accurate.
Simply insert the EPM chip from a previous drive into the new one for no
downtime between stop and startup. Each unit has a keypad on the controller lid equipped with operator elements for H-O-A selection, manual
speed control, display of pump speed/RPM or ow, fault indication and
the ability to change factory settings. Various accessories can easily be
connected to the drive via the control terminals.
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Heavy-duty Submersible
Explosion-proof Slurry Pumps
BJM Pumps announces the release of
the new XP-KZN heavy duty submersible explosion-proof pumps.
The XP-KZN Heavy Duty
Submersible Slurry Pumps
are specically designed
for tough conditions where
explosion-proof, FM, C/US
approved (Class I, Division 1,
Group C & D) are needed. The
XP-KZN features a top discharge, slim-line design with
agitator to suspend heavy slurries containing coal, ash, sand, gravel
or other abrasive materials. Like the
initial top-selling KZN Series, the new
explosion-proof, FM-rated, XP-KZN
Series, features robust construction
and unmatched design.
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Stainless Steel Air-operated

Double-diaphragm Pumps
Clean air. Its what we do.
Dust. Mist. Fumes. Each is different. And each presents unique

challenges. After nearly 50 years in the filter business, CLARCOR
Industrial Air has dealt with billions of particles from hundreds of
sources, in dozens of industries. Weve done so by also assembling
the brightest minds in the industry. All for a single purpose: to help
the industries we serve operate cleaner and more efficiently.
See our full line at clarcorindustrialair.com
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Featuring superior corrosion resistance in

aggressive chemical
applications, Wilden 430
and 830 Advanced FIT
316 stainless steel AODD
pumps have been specically designed to be
direct replacements for
existing Wilden 38 mm
(1.5) and 51 mm (2) Advanced pump
installations. Launched in September
2014, Wilden Advanced FIT pumps
feature superior ow rates and easier
installation compared to other brands.
Advanced FIT pumps precisely FIT
bolt-to-bolt and pipe-to-pipe in existing
uid-handling piping systems to provide
increased performance with no repiping
necessary.
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THE LOGICAL
CHOICE FOR CLAMPS
Get your clamps and ittings from the same great source.
Single and twin design styles
Available in steel and stainless; in a unique
vibraion dampening four-rib design
Standard-duty clamps for average loading and
light vibraion applicaions
Heavy-duty clamps in weld plate and channel-
mouning designs
Both styles can be stacked verically or

horizontally
Sizes: Standard-duty for pipe sizes up to 2"O.D.;
Heavy-duty up to 8"O.D.
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High-voltage, Rib-cooled Motor Platform
Baldor Electric Company now offers ABBs expanded line of

high voltage rib-cooled motor platform, type NXR. With higher
power ranges and optional ingress protection up to IP66,
these motors t more industries and applications, providing more reliability and easier maintenance. The new NXR
high voltage rib-cooled motor platform is based on the
well-established and successful HXR range. The NXR motor
platform is now available in frame sizes 355450 and in the
power range of 1001250 kW. The entire power range is
enhanced with optional increased protection ratings up to IP66. Higher

protection is especially important for applications where dust is present,
such as in the mining and cement industries. IP66 means that the enclosure is completely dust tight and will withstand powerful water jets. Size,
shape and positioning of the cooling ribs have been optimized for best
possible cooling performance.
Baldor Electric Company
www.baldor.com
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Compact Metering Pump
CROSS-FLOW MICROSAND
SUBMICRON FILTRATION TECHNOLOGY
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Post-clarier water polishing
CHEM-FEED C-1500N Diaphragm

Metering Injector Pumps are compact and efcient. C-1500N features
include: All ball bearing,
permanently lubricated
gear motor for smooth,
powerful and quiet performance; Double-ball
inlet and outlet cartridge
style ceramic check valves.
The valve body and ttings
are constructed of chemical resistant PVDF. Valves
have FKM static seals and TFE/P
ball seat o-rings. The diaphragm is
PTFE-coated EP. The CHEM-FEED
C-1500N is offered with two output
control options, Standard or Deluxe.
Standard units feature quick adjusting
and high accuracy mechanical stroke
length control.
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Compact Quarternary Diaphragm

Pump
PROCESS WATER TREATMENT

Submicron ltration efficiency
High ltration rate: up to 20 gpm/ft2
High ow: up to 1,000 gpm per stackable
vessel
Reduced footprint: up to 85% space
savings
Proven design and reliability

over 2,500 installations worldwide
Systems can be designed to suit your
specic application. Please contact us for
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Quaternary
(Four-Piston) Diaphragm
Pump to its family of biotech and
pharmaceutical pumps. This innovative pump system features a compact
design and the ability to satisfy a wide
variety of ow-rate requirements, which
makes it ideal for use in tabletop and
clean room applications. Based on
Quattroows QF1200 pump, the new
QF1200CV model features an innovative
space-saving design that integrates the
pump chamber, pump drive, motor and
control box into one unit. The elimination of a separate control box gives the
QF1200CV a more compact design so
less space for the pump is needed.
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Silversons high shear Batch mixers dont just mix; they

emulsify, homogenize, solubilize, suspend, disperse
and disintegrate solids. Every high shear Batch mixer in
our range signiicantly outperforms conventional mixers by
cutting processing times by up to 90% while improving
quality, product consistency and process eficiency.
Silverson High Shear

Batch Mixers will:
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Eliminate agglomerates and
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Use of Coriolis-based custody

transfer advances with technology
Primary benefit is the accuracy of the measurements available to the involved parties
By Patrick Bartell and Nathan Ehresman
When addressing the needs of measurement operations involving various densities

and amounts of liquid, Coriolis mass owmeters are often chosen for their accuracy,
durability and reduced maintenance costs.
Applications involving custody transfer benet
from their simple and dependable characteristics, as well as their usefulness in advanced
well-site automation systems.
Custody-transfer operations are wholly
dependent on the accuracy and repeatability
of the measurement of the oil that is being
produced. Coriolis meters help remove the
ambiguity from the custody transfer discussion between involved parties and as a result,
Coriolis meters have become the popular
choice in the measurement and allocation of
crude oil and various other fossil fuels in wellsite applications.
When discussing Coriolis mass-owmeters
in relation to custody-transfer operations, the
primary benet is the accuracy of the measurements available to the involved parties. By
measuring the mass of a liquid rather than the
volume, the basic process used by a Coriolis
meter is substantially more reliable than other
available owmeters. For example, the volume
accuracy of the mass owmeter be tested and

proven on a regular basis. This process involves
the measurement of a liquid with a predetermined volume by the owmeter in question
to indicate the difference between the actual
volume of the liquid and the meters indicated
volume. It is in this area that the repeatability
offered by the Coriolis mass-owmeter is a
large advantage, further reinforcing the meter
type as an industry favorite.
of oil in a tank will vary depending on what its

internal temperature is, but the total mass of
the oil will not uctuate. Coriolis meters capitalize on this effect to provide the most accurate
measurement possible.
Nearly all lease agreements require that the
Durability advantages
In terms of durability, Coriolis owmeters
offer clear advantages for custody-transfer
applications. Well sites with owmeters are
normally situated in remote locations and can
take several hours to reach in the event of a
malfunction, so durability is extremely important. As opposed to turbine meters, Coriolis
meters have fewer moving parts and are physically smaller and less complex, avoiding malfunction and reducing maintenance requirements. These characteristics result in lower
repair and/or replacement costs and a higher
return on investment for the operator of the
well site.
Another primary benet of Coriolis mass
Non-Contacting Flowmeter
Measure Flow from
Outside a Pipe
For difficult liquids like
wastewater, slurries,
abrasives and liquids with
bubbles or solids
Works on metal or
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plastic pipes
diameter or larger
Measures and totalizes
forward and reverse
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Flowmeters
Solid Performance
owmeters is their adaptability for a variety of

applications. From pumping oil at the well head,
shipping it to various collection facilities and nally
transporting it via pipeline or oil tankers, the oil
must be measured repeatedly on multiple skids
and measurement systems. The Coriolis meter
is physically compact and versatile enough to t
within the environment of each of these systems
and provide accurate and repeatable measurements of the oil at each location.
The systems in which Coriolis mass owmeters are used are also advancing, particularly in
supervisory-control, or SCADA, systems on automated well pads. With the increased availability of
high-speed Internet connections and cellular data
services, important well-site information is able to
be transmitted at much higher speeds than in previous decades.
In an automated well pad, the output of the
pump jack typically ows into a multi-tiered separation process, followed by a custody-transfer system
that includes measurement and allocation units. All
of these processes are controlled by one programmable logic controller, or PLC, which sends massive
amounts of information back to a central hub via
radio waves, before that information is converted
and communicated to clients via the Internet. For
these operations, a control scheme encompassing
the entire operation is necessary.
This new process is a vast improvement on previous methods, which required employees to physically visit each well site and record data by hand.
The automation and rapid data transfer available by
new systems results in lower costs and easier identication of trends in the production of well sites.
At the well pad

Including Coriolis mass owmeters in automated
well pads is a way to ensure the accuracy and reliability of remote operations as the basis of scal
transactions in custody transfer agreements. With
the precise measurement available from a Coriolis
mass owmeter, trends such as barrels per day and
water cut can be easily identied. The data can
also be used to make decisions on the locations of
future well sites in the same area as a monitored
remote well site.
As custody-transfer operations become more
advanced and multifaceted, it is vital that all
involved parties can trust in the accuracy and reliability of the source of measurement of the liquid.
Coriolis mass owmeters provide that steady, precise and repeatable measurement for a multitude
of applications and liquid types.
Patrick Bartell - vice president of sales, oil
and gas, has been with Valin since June, 2014.
Before joining Valin he was the president of Volco
Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Nathan Ehresman - director of business development, oil & gas measurement, has been with Valin
since 2001 and has been selling industrial solutions
since 1999.
Valin Corporation is an organization focused on
providing excellence in the energy marketplace
and is a leader of high-quality, Coriolis-based, custody-transfer measurement systems, net oil solutions and oileld processing.
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Applications:
OPTIWAVE 6300 - Reliable,

Eicient Radar Level
Measurement of Solids
Powder, granulates and bulk
solids are no problem for the
OPTIWAVE 6300 C. Its narrow
FMCW radar beam produces
highly accurate and reliable
measurement - even in dusty
environments up to 260 feet.
The innovative drop antenna
is impervious to dust buildup thus minimizing maintenance.
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Ball & Ceramic Lined Mills
Jars & Jar Rolling Mills
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Artificial Sweeteners
Biologics
Catalysts
Ceramics
Chemicals
Cosmetics
Food Ingredients
Herbicides
Minerals
Nutraceuticals
Pesticides
Pharmaceuticals
Pigments
Polymers
Powdered Metals
Proteins
Resins
Vitamins
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FLV Series
Bag & Cartridge Filters
BYV Series
Butterfly Valves
ECP Series GFPP

Electric Actuators
TF Series Thermoplastic
Flow Meters
The FLV Series thermoplastic

single and double length bag
and cartridge filters provides
superior corrosion resistance and
performance. The FLV
Series features a
GFPP (Glass Filled
Polypropylene)
injection molded body
with True-Union socket,
threaded, fusion or
flanged connections in
sizes from 1-1/4" to
4". Hayward filters are
rated up to 150 GPM flow rates, with a
pressure rating of 150psi at 70F non-shock.
The BYV Series

Butterfly Valves
incorporates the
most advanced
thermoplastic design
and construction for
butterfly valves in the
industry. Available in PVC,
CPVC and GFPP materials with
EPDM, Viton or Nitrile liners from
2" through 12", the BYV Series has an
extremely robust 1-piece body while lighter
weight than metal valves of equal size. The
revolutionary hand lever design features a
72 spline interlock mechanism allowing for
19 stopping positions every 5 degrees.
The ECP Series Electric

Actuator features a
GFPP housing that
provides superior
corrosion resistance
and performance in
environments and
atmospheres where most
metal actuators cannot. The ECP
actuators are designed for ball valves
1/2" to 6" and butterfly valves 2" to 6".
The ECP also includes a LED status light,
anti-condensation heater and manual
override functions for easy operation and
enhanced performance. All actuators are
available in 115/230V and 12/24V voltages.
Haywards all thermoplastic paddlewheel

flow meters provide high performance and
accuracy, while fully corrosion resistant and
durable. The TF Series with a true union
design features an oversized easy to read
LED color display. The TFD Series insertion
style paddlewheel provides a digital LED
display for easy monitoring with a built-in
totalizer and alarm. Also available are the
TFT Series insertion style
paddlewheel flow
meters with
direct cable
connection or a
DIN connector.
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TL Series Level Sensors

The TL Series of Level Pressure Transmitters
eliminate the issues and challenges that
ultrasonic sensors cannot. No more lost
signals or level problems. The TL Series are
ideal for applications where foam, vapor and
turbulence exist in your installation. All
thermoplastic construction in PVC, PP and
PVDF materials allow for continuous level
measurement in the toughest industrial
environments.
INTRODUCING THE
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All Thermoplastic
Pressure Gauges
Hayward Analog
and Digital Z Series
solenoid pumps
Haywards line of pressure gauges and gauge

guards now include a complete range of
thermoplastic gauges with both digital and
analog displays. The GD Series features a
digital LED display and alarm making it ideal
for monitoring system change outs.
Also an industry first, the GDS Series
doublesided gauge and isolator
allows for easy
monitoring in
tight spots.
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Introducing the Z Series

Solenoid Diaphragm
Metering Pumps
Bring simplicity and ease to your metering pump needs
for chemical dosing with the Z Series solenoid pumps
from Ha
Hayward. These high performance, long lasting
pumps provide Smart and Versatile performance
in an Efficient and Reliable platform.
For more information on the new Z Series metering
pumps or to arrange a product demonstration, call
Hayward Flow Control at 1.888.429.4635 or
Ha
visit us online at haywardflowcontrol.com.
Hayward is a registered trademark
of Hayward Industries, Inc.
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Controllers & Displays

Key Features and Benets:
Just 3 pump sizes; covering
1 - 14 gph output with 6
different models
Analog or digital interface
Front facing controls and
hookups for easy installation
Double ball check valve

cartridges standard
Intuitive Digital Programming
Only one footprint for all models
with exible installation
Injection Molded PVDF

pump head standard
Injection molded PTFE Diaphragm

designed and tested for over
5 years performance
Automatic multi-voltage capable
NEMA 4X / IP65 Rated
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Hayward now provides a range of controllers,

displays and alarms designed for continuous
level and flow measurement in harsh
environments. All units feature a large 4-digit
LED display with display brightness and
adjustable filter, and are an ideal choice for
heavy-duty applications where corrosion
resistance is needed.
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Flowmeters
Digital Paddlewheel Flowmeter
with Analog Output
BW DIGI-METER Micro-Flo with Analog Output

displays ow rate and accumulated total ow, and
features 4-20 mA / 0-10 VDC circuitry for low ow
applications. Units include an NPN open collector
output for communication with SCADA systems. Flow ranges include
30-7000mL/min. A clear PVC viewing lens allows for visual conrmation of ow. A PVDF chemical-resistant lens is also available.
The LCD display indicates operating mode and battery status.
The memory is nonvolatile. The meter is eld programmable via a

front panel touch pad, or can be factory programmed. The front
panel has a lockout option, and the Total Reset Function can be
disabled to prevent tampering. Electronics are AC powered. The display is remote mounted.
Blue-White Industries
www.blue-white.com
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Integrated Flow Measurement for

Partially Filled Pipes
KROHNEs
TIDALFLUX 2300 F
electromagnetic owmeter features an
integrated, non-contact capacitive level
measurement for
ow measurement
in partially lled pipes. The TIDALFLUX
2300 F is designed to provide reliable
ow measurement for ow streams that
ll between 10% and 100% of the pipe
diameter. The accuracy in partially lled
pipes is <1% of full scale, while the
accuracy in full pipes is <1% of the ow
rate. The TIDALFLUX 2300 F is wet-calibrated at factory in a direct comparison
of volumes, so does not require on-site
calibration.
Knowledge, Reliability and Service in

Bulk Solids Handling from one source
Mac Process and Schenck AccuRate have combined to bring you advanced
systems in pneumatic conveying, filtration, weighing and feeding
KROHNE, Inc.
us.krohne.com
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Contactless Flow Measurement

for Critical Media
PNEUMATIC CONVEYING
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WEIGHING
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Over40yearsofsuccessfullyprovidingsolutionsfordificultmaterialhandlingapplications
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Schenck Process Group Members:
Reliability and precision are key characteristics of the

C38 SonicLine
owmeter from
GEM. The device, which
was originally developed for the semiconductor market, is perfectly suited to
applications in other sectors of industry,
thanks to the high standard of quality
and versatile basic functions.
The ultrasonic sensors integrated in the
SonicLine log up to 250 measured
values per second. This means that
heavily uctuating ow rates can also
be precisely detected. All medium wetted components are manufactured from
ultra-pure PFA. The electronic measuring
equipment comprises a housing made of
PP material and is encapsulated during
production.
GEM
www.gemu-group.com
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Magnetrol works.
So this works.
So this works.
The chemicals you provide are critical to consumers lives. Level and ow control is critical
to efciently and safely processing those chemicals. For control solutions that work, trust
Magnetrol. We have been providing level and ow instrumentation to the chemical industry for decades. And we offer the most advanced measurement and control technology
available today.
You can rely on MAGNETROL to keep your process
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Flowmeters
Next Generation Variable Area Flowmeters
AW-Lake Company's next generation variable area lowmeters employ

an improved calibration process with an integrated laser engraving system, providing precise scale locations and increments directly tied to calibration points on each
individual meter. Designed with improvement in
mind, the new calibration & scaling process not
only streamlines the production process, it also
improves meter accuracy to 2% of full scale over
Portable Doppler Flowmeter
Greyline's new PDFM 5.1 Portable Doppler Flowmeter employs the

latest technology in Doppler signal processing with an improved ability
to ilter out noise and produce low measurement accuracy far greater than previously possible. Mount the ultrasonic sensor on the outside
of a pipe and the lowmeter shows low rate
instantly. It works from outside metal or plastic pipes. Simply enter pipe diameter with the
5-button keypad and the PDFM 5.1 will display,
totalize and data log in your choice of gallons,
the full low range. This was accomplished by integrating the calibration
process with the meters custom scale application. This new process is
being implemented across all VA meter styles, including Lakes basic, high
temp, pneumatic and case drain meters, as well as alarms, transmitters
and hydraulic test analyzers.
AW-Lake Company
www.aw-lake.com
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liters or any engineering units. The PDFM 5.1 is recommended for

wastewater, sludge, slurries, chemicals and abrasives. Use it for low
troubleshooting, spot checks or balancing low.
Greyline Instruments, Inc.
www.greyline.com/pdfm51.htm
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Energy
Efficiency
in Bulk
Material
Handling
Our vibrating spiral elevator
can heat, cool, dewater, quench,
dry and elevate material, all
without product degradation.
With minimal floor space
requirements, maximized
circulation and an easy-to-clean
design, our elevators are
effective, one-step
processing solutions.
Carrier Vibrating Equipment
manufactures vibrating feeders,
conveyors, fluid beds, dryers,
coolers, washing systems and
more. Our customized solutions
make your work flow.
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Conventional Fluid Beds (Dry / Cool)
Coal Dryers
Sand and Aggregate Dryers/Coolers
Media Slurry Dryer

Tornesh Dryers
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Recycling Equipment
Vibrating Conveyors
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Theory & practice in moving

granular materials and powders
From fundamental phenomena to a pharma-industry feeder example,
including metals-based materials science and FDA regs
By Kevin Parker
Well into the 21st century, we still do not
possess a fundamental understanding of powder behavior, says a prominent page on the
website of Freeman Technology.
Yet, Granular materials are ubiquitous in
nature and are the second-most manipulated
material in industry the irst is water, says
the material scientist Patrick Richard, quoted
on Wikipedia.
For many educated generalists, both of the
above observations might come as a surprise.
But taken together they reinforce the notion
that even for scientists and engineers how the
world really works remains a mystery.
Nevertheless, scientists, equipment and
instrumentation developers, engineers and
industrial managers working with granular
materials and powders have to get things
done day-to-day in an information technology,
software and automation-dominated world,
while at the same time addressing some very
elemental challenges.
something that are as much like behaviors as

they are properties.
In some sense it is said granular materials dont constitute a single phase of matter
but have characteristics of solid, liquid or gas
depending on the average energy per grain.
However, in each state, granular materials
exhibit unique properties.
Most notably, they exhibit pattern-forming
behaviors when excited, vibrated or allowed to
low, including the segregation of unlike grains,
Put into practice

Once having appreciated the unique properties of granular materials and powders, those
charged with their processing and material
handling must turn to more practical issues.
Not long ago, equipment manufacturer,
Schenck Process LLC, Whitewater, Wisconsin,
developed a dry material feeder that met the
needs of the pharmaceutical industry.
Obviously, the irst question is, to what use
are feeders put to in the pharmaceutical industry? These uses include particle-size reduction,
mix-tank and reactor charging, mixing, tablet
Photo courtesy lvenks/iStock
Whats the idea?

What must seem most surprising about
granular materials and powders to anyone
irst taking notice is how they seem to exhibit
formation of surface patterns, ripples, dunes

and sandsheets.
Powders are a sub-class of granular material,
with particulates having iner grain sizes and
a greater tendency to clump. The clumping
behavior that causes the individual grains to
cling together is called the Van der Waals force.
Besides segregation, clumping and pattern
forming, other behaviors said to be common
to granular materials include stratiication,
jamming & unjamming, fragility, loss of kinetic
energy, functional shearing, compaction and
something called Reynolds dilatancy.
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coating, packaging and continuous granulation.
Equipment capacities and feed rates needed for
the applications must be understood.
Bearing in mind the need for FDA-approved
materials of construction, these included surface
nishes of welds and metals; cleaning processes
that called for frequent dis-assembly; validation
practices; and feeding accuracy.
As is well known, #316 stainless steel is preferred for pharmaceutical industry equipment,
due to its corrosion, chemical and thermal
resistance, say Chad M. Lorenson, pharmaceutical industry business development manager,
and Andreas Ludwig, mechanical engineering
manager, Schenck Process, in an article that rst
appeared at pharmaceuticalonline.com.
Lorenson and Ludwig go on to explain that
EPDM is a widely accepted polymer used for
components that have to be elastic, non-porous
and FDA-compliant. Using EPDM within the
feeders exible hopper as a disposable component eliminated expensive cleaning needs.
cuts, ensuring a machine can be easily cleaned.

Large, smooth surfaces allow access for cleaning
and maintenance and eliminate potential for
water or solvent to remain in crevices.
In fact, 32 micro-inch roughness average (Ra)
and 16 micro-inch Ra congurations were used
in the example feeder.
Lorensen and Ludwig point out that stainless
steel tri-clover-type clamps to secure the extension hopper and discharge nozzle as well as a
continuously welded housing and agitator arm
allow ease of dis-assembly. Fewer components
in the product contact zone also reduce cleaning
efforts.
Active pharmaceutical ingredients have different adhesive & cohesive properties and ow
behaviors. Variable feeder control, by means
of agitation, helps. Gravimetric feeder control
allows for continual helix speed adjustments
depending on the loss of weight over time.
Consistent helix lling is critical for good discharge behavior.
Application features
As in the food and dairy-feeding worlds, welds
on pharma-industry equipment must be continuous, non-porous and without cracks or under-
On-going mysteries
Its a common misconception that powder
behavior can be described by just understanding its owability, and that owability is a dis-
crete property that can be quantied by a single

number.
Despite comparable physical and chemical
properties, loosely-packed and tightly-packed
powders dont act the same. The same is true
regarding the inuence of aeration and consolidation. Freeman says its a matter of how much
stress is put on the material, with some being
more sensitive than others. Processing speed,
ambient moisture and time stored are other
important factors.
In fact, if nothing else, when it comes to
theory and practice in granular materials and
powders, simply saying there are many factors
involved is something of an understatement.
Freeman Technology is a UK-based maker of
systems for measuring powder ow properties,
including so-called rheometers, which use an
automated shear cell and several bulk-property
tests, including density, compressibility and permeability.
The name Schenck Process is synonymous
with more than 125 years of bulk material handling experience. It has grown to become one
of the global market leaders in applied measuring and process technology.
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Mobile Low Loading Bulk Bag Filler
Spiroow Systems has long been known for its powder handling
solutions and for meeting customers individual requirements.
Its Spirol mobile low loading bulk bag ller is robustly built
for heavy-duty operation in areas with limited head room. It is
equipped with a stainless steel ll nozzle and our inatable neck
seal for dust-free lling. Depending on material in-feed rate and
bag size, it can ll up to 20 bags per hour with the addition of
retracting bag support hooks and automatic bag loop release.
Deaeration can be provided by vibration through the base of the
ller. An optional drum ller attachment is available. This mobile

low loading bulk bag ller is equipped with both fork lift channels
& pneumatic castors for maximum mobility. The pneumatic castors lift the ller base off the oor so that it can easily be pushed
to another location and gently lowered to the oor.
Spiroow Systems, Inc.
www.spiroowsystems.com
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Bulk Bag Conditioning System
Ystral
110% Mixing Solutions
Conditioning and
emptying bulk bags
with agglomerated
material can be dangerous if the proper
equipment is not
utilized. This unit
addresses concerns
related to the commonly practiced forklift conditioning method such as bag breakage,
plant structural damage, forklift damage or injury to plant personnel. This
new, patented system from Material
Transfer & Storage utilizes hydraulically actuated pivoting conditioning
arms with extended travel and features
v-shaped tubular breaker proles
to efciently return even the most
severely agglomerated materials to a
free-owing state.
Material Transfer & Storage
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Versatile Feeder Handles Wide

Range of Bulk Solid Materials
There ar
Cosmetics, Pharmaceutical, Coatings and W
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Complete elimination of processing steps in the production of foils, fibers, shaving foam,
detergents, cleaning gels and more
Dust-free treatment of powders dangerous to employee health
Call today to learn how the Conti-TDS can work for your production applications.
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The industry leading

MECHATRON dry
material feeder has
all the unique design
features that manufacturers require for their
processing applications. Complete disassembly from the non-process side of the
feeder eliminates the need to remove
upper extension hoppers, bins, bulk bags
and IBCs to clean or maintain the feeder.
Flexible or all stainless steel hoppers are
available to accommodate any unique
dry material feeding application.
MECHATRON feeders are perfectly
suited to handle a wide range of volumetric or gravimetric feeding applications for bulk solid materials such as
TiO2, diatomaceous earth, carbon
black, our and sugar. Additionally, the
MECHATRON can achieve feed rates
from .002 to 1,100 cubic feet per hour.
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In a recent internal study of 100,000 servo motors shipped,
Yaskawa found that only 7 were returned
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Ultrasonic Sanitary Screener
This Kason ultrasonic, sanitary Vibroscreen Separator with gapfree screen frames, quick-access vertical clamps and Kasonic
ultrasonic anti-blinding system separates bulk foods, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and other products prone to screen blinding and
contamination into three particle size fractions. Constructed of
stainless steel with continuous large-radius weld seams ground and
polished to 240-grit, the screener complies with 3-A, BISSC and
FDA sanitary standards as well as ATEX and CE electrical standards.
The external, interlocking ange conguration of the screen frame

fully envelops the support ring of the screen, allowing the screens
wire mesh to extend to the interior walls of the frame, and eliminating the gap between the screen ring and frame wall of conventional screeners where material would otherwise collect.
Kason Corp.
www.kason.com
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Heavy-duty Bulk Bag Filling System
A heavy-duty bulk bag lling system from Flexicon palletizes and lls
bulk bags with lter cake, aggregates, metal powders, abrasive minerals, dry chemical additives and other difcult-to-handle bulk materials.
The system integrates a Swing-Down Bulk Bag Filler with a Flexicon
Pallet Dispenser and Powered Chain Conveyor, allowing safe, highcapacity lling of bulk bags of all popular sizes, including bags with
wide-diameter spouts for passage of irregular materials. When a lling
cycle is initiated by push button or contact closure, pallet dispenser
forks lower the stack of pallets onto the chain conveyor, with
draw from the bottom pallet, and raise the remaining

pallets, allowing the conveyor equipped with photoelectric eyes to move the dispensed pallet into position
below the lling station.
Flexicon
www.exicon.com
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LIQUID AND GAS PUMPS

FOR HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS
Division 1 C & D (liquid and gas) and Division 2 A, B, C & D (liquid)
UL and CSA approved
High reliability, consistent performance
Corrosion-resistant
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Learn more at www.knfusa.com/exproof
KNF Neuberger, Inc.

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Patented In 1942.
Perfected Every Year Since.
TM
Round Separator
SWECO has been the global leader in separation technology for more than
70 years. From round, rectangular, gyratory, and centrifuge separators to
aftermarket parts and screens, SWECO can engineer an innovative solution
for your application.
Originators - SWECO invented and patented the vibratory Round Separator in 1942
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An organizations excellence
must drive its safe operations
Things to think about in an era when safety and security are paramount concerns
By Lisa C. Hutto
Integration dependent
An OES is a rst step that companies can take on a path to rst-class
process safety. Success depends largely on the systems integration into
the company. Integrations start at the base level of management and
supervisors, also known as the supporting base for process safety ele-
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To be OES-successful, following implementation,

its important to determine whats working and
what isnt and to make changes accordingly.
ments as well as employees. Day-today employee actions make or break

the system. Designing a system is
one thing, but success depends
upon interaction amongst employees and their adaptability to new
approaches.
When developing a companyspecic OES, it shouldnt be just
another manual. An OES describes
how the company will achieve
operational excellence. On the other
hand, some companies spend too
much time developing the OES and
not enough time implementing.
To be OES-successful, following
the initial focus on implementation,
its important to determine whats
working and what isnt and to make
changes accordingly. Implementation
includes developing accountability
that ensures compliance.
Some key components of a successful system include:
Responsibility taken at all levels, from operators to executives
Dened common goals in an
understandable context
Company and site expectations dened
Dened method for promoting continuous improvement
Ways to share successful practices and behaviors
A successful implementation
begins with carefully thought out
designs and principles that directly

relate to goals for successful process
safety. The best-designed systems
are, well dened, simple for ease
of application across the company,
and reinforced by the companys
accountability and performance
management systems.
Simple, yet elegant
Staying focused throughout the
process is essential. Dont make the
system too complex. Using the system is an everyday job for some, but
not others. Avoid making the system everything to all employees.
Everyone has a part in the system,
but it is too difcult and complex for
each employee to be responsible for
everything.
Grouping OES requirements into
elements and subgroups during
implementation helps efciency. The
OES should cover all areas without
overlap. Dene metrics for the systems performance including tools
that verify OES quality and conformance. Expectations must be clear
to prevent confusion or make it difcult to measure compliance within
a particular element.
Take the time to decide what the
primary focus is when implementing the new OES, including business
objectives. Decide what management tools are needed and allocate
for the planning and performance
Photo credit: MiguelMalo/iStock
When a company takes time to look at its overall process safety, and
realizes there is signicant room for improvement, it cannot simply
decide to get better. Due to the size and complexity of many companys operations, there has to be a more robust and systematic approach
to improving process safety.
Developing an operational excellence system (OES) is a well-dened
method for companies to improve process safety from within the organization. An OES more effectively manages process safety to meet the rising expectations of regulators, shareholders and communities.
More than 20 years ago, Exxon implemented the rst, and one of the
best known, OESs as a direct response to the catastrophic Valdez oil spill.
As time has progressed, Exxon Mobil Corp. has continually improved and
enhanced its OES. Due to that success, other oil and energy companies
followed suit and developed their own systems. Developing an OES veries that actions reect goals in process-safety efforts.
Operational excellence creates value through systematic and repeatable actions well-dened and addressable for everyone within the organization. It relies on properly documented standard processes that should
lead to continuous operational improvement. As part of it, everyone in
the organization will understand or will know how to nd out what tasks
to perform and what resources are needed.
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Mixing & Blending

management needed to update and reinforce
the OES.
Organizational capabilities
Determine the companys ability to maintain
and develop processes. Ensure the following are
clear and dened:
how internal processes and systems are
measured for compliance
what site specic competencies are needed to maintain the OES
what employee skills and efforts are
required for achieving the organizations
process safety goals
As a company moves forward with building
safety and security into their processes, the project in its entirety can seem overwhelming. It is
essential that timelines are set up for each segment of the OES. Sometimes a company must
take a step back and reorganize before forward
progress resumes.
When developing the OES, consider focusing

on less complex elements rst. Starting with the
less complex elements allows a company time
to understand how to properly develop each
element, before proceeding to the more difcult ones. A fully functioning OES takes time
to develop. Set reasonable timelines and goals,
as it may take many months or years before the
full OES is implemented and its performance
measurable.
Final words
At rst, a company may not see the immediate
changes itd hoped for. The point is, do not stop
implementing and improving just because things
dont seem to be going fast enough. The OES
is a work in progress. Track the changes so that
credible metrics can be garnered.
Many companies are under extreme pressure
to improve their process-safety systems even
as they are impacted by stricter regulations, rising operational costs and stiffer competition.
Having an OES in place is something the market

demands. A well implemented OES can guide
companies towards the safe behavior that is
needed to reach company goals.
Lisa C. Hutto, B.Sc., MBA, SIIRSM is a senior
process safety specialist at Chilworth Technology,
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Industry Briefs
Report explains likely cause of Horsehead
zinc reinery explosion
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has
released a technical analysis of the July 2010
explosion and ire at the former Horsehead zinc
reinery in Monaca, Pennsylvania.
Two employees were killed in the incident
and a third was seriously injured and could not
return to work. The incident was investigated
by several agencies, but its underlying cause
remained unexplained.
A new analysis of all available evidence suggests that the explosion resulted from a buildup of superheated liquid zinc inside a ceramic
zinc distillation column, which then "explosively
decompressed" and ignited.
James Taylor and Corey Keller were killed
when the column violently ruptured inside the
facility's reinery building. This rupture released
a large amount of zinc vapor, which at high
temperatures combusts spontaneously in the
presence of air.
The report, prepared by William Hunter, an
internationally known zinc distillation expert,
concluded that Horsehead may have missed
several opportunities to avoid the accident,
overlooking symptoms of a blocked column
sump that were evident days before the
explosion.
"Missing these critical points indicates that,
in large measure, hazardous conditions at
Monaca had been 'normalized' and that process management had become desensitized
to what was going on. This raises the question
whether suficient technical support was provided to the plant on a regular basis," Hunter
said.
The Horsehead facility in Monaca is no longer
operating and the "New Jersey" zinc process,

a distillation-based method that was irst developed in the 1920s, is no longer used anywhere
in the United States. However, some overseas
companies, especially in China, continue to use
this process.
"Although this particular zinc technology
has ceased being used in the U.S., we felt it
was important to inally determine why this
tragedy occurred," explains CSB Chairman Dr.
Rafael Moure-Eraso. "Our hope is that this will
at last provide a measure of closure to family
members, as well as inform the safety efforts
of overseas companies using similar production
methods."
EPA approves new environmentally
friendly refrigerants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has approved new climate-friendly
refrigerants, increasing the options for chemicals used in refrigeration and air conditioning
equipment in the United States.
The inal rule, announced mid-March, was
developed as part of the Signiicant New
Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program, which
evaluates substitutes for ozone-depleting
chemicals that are being phased out under the
stratospheric ozone protection provisions of
the Clean Air Act.
It includes:
Ethane in very low temperature refrigeration and in non-mechanical heat transfer;
Isobutane in retail food refrigeration (standalone commercial refrigerators and freezers)
and in vending machines;
Propane in household refrigerators, freezers, or combination refrigerators and freezers,
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in vending machines and in room air conditioning units;

The hydrocarbon blend R-441A in retail
food refrigeration, in vending machines and in
room air conditioning units; and
HFC-32 (diluoromethane) in room air conditioning units. According to the EPA, HFC-32
has one-third the global warming potential
(GWP) of conventional refrigerants currently
used in room air conditioning units.
This expands the list of SNAP-approved substitutes to include more low-GWP alternatives
that can replace both the ozone-depleting
substances and high-GWP hydroluorocarbons
(HFCs), the agency explains. The approved
substitutes have GWP values ranging from 3
to 675 and can replace older compounds with
GWPs of 1400 to 4000.
These refrigerants are already in use in many
of these applications in Europe and Asia, the
EPA pointed out.
The agency is also exempting all of these
substances, except HFC-32, from the Clean
Air Act refrigerant venting prohibition. This is
because current evidence suggests that their
venting, release or disposal does not pose a
threat to the environment.
Legislation boosts US pharmaceutical market
Healthcare legislation in the United States is
one of the key drivers of the country's pharmaceutical market, which is forecast to expand at
a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6
percent over the next few years.
Research and consulting irm GlobalData said
on Tuesday that it expects the U.S. pharmaceutical market to be worth $548.4 billion by 2020,
up from approximately $395.2 billion in 2014.
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A new report from GlobalData
sets out several factors that will
drive this growth, including:
an aging population
increasing healthcare expenditure
the rising prevalence of chronic
lifestyle diseases such as diabetes
and obesity
universal and easy access to
reimbursement for pharmaceutical
product costs
the 2010 Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
Joshua Owide, GlobalData's
director of Healthcare Industry
Dynamics, said that U.S. citizens and
the country's pharmaceutical industry have beneited signiicantly from
the PPACA and its amendment,
the Health Care and Education
Reconciliation Act.
He explained: "As the PPACA
mandates health insurance coverage
for all Americans, the U.S. has witnessed increasing use of prescription drugs among individuals who
are newly insured or have shifted to
insurance plans that offer premium
and cost-sharing subsidies. In 2014,
spending on prescription drugs
amounted to an estimated $275.9
billion, compared with $262.3 billion
in 2013.
"Around 20 provisions of the
healthcare legislation are expected
to have a direct or indirect impact
on the volume of drug and biologic
sales. As many as 32 million formerly uninsured citizens could enter
the patient pool, resulting in new
business worth $115 billion over a
period of 10 years."
Additionally, GlobalData said
that the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) oversees a
transparent, well-structured and
competent regulatory system that
facilitates the approval of pharmaceutical products and boosts market
growth.
Chemicals spill at Wisconsin
paper mill
Local residents in Menasha,
Wisconsin, were evacuated from
their homes after a March 16th
chemical leak and explosion at a
paper mill.
The blast at the SCA Tissue plant is
thought to have been caused when
an "organic polymer" leaked as it
was being unloaded, and then came
into contact with another chemical,
sodium hypochlorite a concentrated form of household bleach.
The two chemicals reacted, creating heat, giving off gases and
causing an explosion that blew off
part of a roof of the plant, FOX 11
reported.
Both substances are used in cleaning water from the paper-making
process.
"We did note there was a vapor
cloud that was emanating from the
building; also there was some liquid
on the ground, outside the building,
which also had some vapors coming
off of it," says Assistant Chief Mike
Sipin of the Neenah-Menasha Fire
Department.
Fire department oficials ordered
more than two dozen homes to
be evacuated as a precaution, but
residents were allowed to return
to their homes in the afternoon.
Hazardous-materials crews attended
the scene and the spill was contained before it could reach the
sewer system.
LNG year-round deliveries from

Yamal Peninsula to
Asia-Paciic contracted for
Yamal Trade, a subsidiary of
Russia's Yamal LNG, has signed
a contract with Fluxys LNG for
transshipment of up to 8 million tons of liqueied natural gas
(LNG) per year at the port of
Zeebrugge, Belgium.
The 20-year contract will support year-round LNG deliveries
from the Yamal Peninsula to AsiaPaciic markets, the two companies said on Friday.
During Arctic summer, Yamal
LNG will deliver its LNG to
markets in Asia-Paciic via the
Northern Sea Route using
ice class ARC7 LNG tankers.
Throughout the rest of the year,
the Arctic LNG tankers will tran-
sit via the Zeebrugge LNG terminal, where Fluxys LNG will provide services to transship LNG
onto conventional vessels which
will complete deliveries via the
Suez Canal.
"As the Yamal LNG Project
is progressing well, following the schedule, signature of
this agreement marks another
important step in the life of the
Project," comments Evgeniy
Kot, general director of Yamal
LNG. "A transshipment platform
in Northwest Europe is a key
element to our transportation
and logistics arrangement. A
contract with Fluxys LNG, an
experienced and reliable partner, will secure the LNG supply
chain for our buyers."
First gas lows into Australia

LNG plant
A new liqueied natural gas (LNG)
plant in Australia is one step closer
to completion this week after natural gas was introduced into the twotrain facility for the irst time.
Santos GLNG said that the gas
will ire the irst gas turbine generator to be used for high-voltage
power generation.
The plant is being constructed
on Queensland's Curtis Island. Rod
Duke, Santos vice president for
downstream GLNG, said that contractors had completed almost all of
the construction required for initial
production and that commissioning
of the LNG plant was "progressing
strongly."
Commissioning has been completed for plant subsystems including
emergency electric power generation, power distribution and switchboards, instrument air, nitrogen,
diesel supply, water systems, inlet
gas separation and iltration and the
main lare.
Last year Santos GLNG passed a
series of project milestones, including hydrotesting of the two LNG
storage tanks, completion of the
major gas ield processing facilities,
and drilling of 119 gas wells. The
company also completed its 420km
pipeline, installed the last of the
111 modules that make up its two
LNG processing trains, and built its
400-meter-long LNG loading jetty.
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A & J Mixing International Inc ...................... 20
Greyline Instruments, Inc .............................. 20
Omega Engineering, Inc ....................... IFC, 41
ACS Valves .................................................... 40
Hapman ........................................................... 9
Paul O. Abbe ................................................ 22
American Water Works Association ............. 42
Hayward Flow Control .................................. 23
Powder Technologies Inc ............................. 32
Aplus Finetek Sensor, Inc ............................. 40
Jefferson Solenoid Valves USA .................... 26
Posi-Flate......................................................... 6
Atlantic Coast Crushers ................................ 44
Kason Corporation ........................................ 13
Processing Technology Portals..................... 43
Baldor Electric Company ................................ 1
Kemutec .......................................................... 6
Rosedale Products, Inc ................................. 27
Boerger, LLC ................................................. 39
KNF Neuberger, Inc...................................... 34
Ross, Charles & Son Company ....................... 8
Bola - Tek Mfg Co., Ltd. ............................... 42
KROHNE, Inc................................................. 22
Schenck Process............................................ 24
Brennan Industries ........................................ 17
Kuriyama of America,Inc ............................... 38
SEEPEX, Inc ................................................... 14
Brookeld Engineering ................................. 36
Load Controls Inc ............................................ 4
Silverson Machines........................................ 19
Caml Air Pollution Control............................ 3
Magnetrol International ................................ 25
Sonitec-Vortisand .......................................... 18
Cardinal Scale Manufacturing Co ................. 30
Material Transfer & Storage, Inc .................. 29
Specialty Equipment ....................................... 5
Carrier Vibrating Equipment, Inc .................. 26
MECO Seal Div. of Woodex Bearing Co. .... 28
Spiroow Systems, Inc .................................. 11
Clarcor ........................................................... 16
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Stedman ........................................................ 28
Eldridge Products ......................................... 34
Midwestern Industries................................... 37
SWECO ......................................................... 35
Flexicon Corporation .................................... 15
Morris Coupling ............................................ 21
Triple/S Dynamics ....................................... IBC
Fluid Metering, Inc ........................................ 12
Mouvex Pumps ............................................. 12
Vortex Valve .................................................. 31
Franklin Miller................................................ 45
Munson Machinery........................................ 10
Yaskawa America, Inc ................................... 33
GEM Valves, Inc.......................................... 38
National Bulk Equipment, Inc ...................... BC
Product Index
Flowmeters .....................................................
Schenck Process............................................ 32
AW-Lake Company ....................................... 26
Smoot Co. .....................................................FC
Blue-White Industries .................................... 24
Spiroow Systems, Inc. ................................ 32
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KROHNE, Inc................................................. 24
GEM Valves, Inc.......................................... 24
Pumps, Motors & Drives .................................
Greyline Instruments, Inc. ............................ 26
Baldor Electric Company .............................. 18

BJM Pumps ................................................... 16
Mixing & Blending ...........................................
Blue-White Industries .................................... 18
Hapman ......................................................... 40
Quattroow ................................................... 18
Munson Machinery........................................ 40
SEEPEX, Inc. ................................................. 16
Ross, Charles & Son Company ..................... 42
Wilden Pump and Engineering, Co.............. 16
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SPX Corp. ..................................................... 42

Membrana .....................................................FC
Size Reduction .................................................
Franklin Miller................................................ 10
Powder & Bulk Solids ......................................
JWC Environmental ...................................... 10
Cardinal Scale Mfg........................................FC
Kemutec ........................................................ 10
Flexicon ......................................................... 34
Kason Corporation ........................................ 34
Material Transfer & Storage .................. FC, 32
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Bulk Bag Discharging

Performance-proven construction:
integrated automation:
An integrated process solution for dust-free handling

of severely agglomerated, caustic, dry powder.
6x4x5/8 tubing exceeds ASME B30.11-2004 for bag

weights to 4,000 lbs.; heavy gauge sheet and plate.
All process controls, sensing, monitoring, and reporting

integrate to a UL listed panel, designed and built by NBE.
Processing requires bulk bag unloading, material

conditioning, and transport to downstream mixer.
Integrated bag conditioning uses hydraulic paddles

and rams for up to 28,000 lbs. of bag impact force.
NBE automation engineering integrated legacy upstream

and downstream equipment to the central NBE HMI.
Closed-cycle design, from bag unloading to mixer

discharge, eliminates dusting and protects operator.
304-2b stainless steel conveyor with food-grade,

lex-trough bottom; 18,000 lbs./hr. transfer rate.
Rigorous NBE risk assessment procedures reduce

operator hazards; improve physical ergonomics.
Discharge
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Bulk material storage

A self-contained material transfer station for the

re-packaging of material for inventory or processing.
4,000 lb.-rated framework capacity; 304-2b stainless

steel, continuous-weld material contact surfaces.
A single, menu-driven HMI, designed and built by NBE,

simpliied operation, reduced labor allocation.
Free-lowing material is re-packaged from bulk bag

to tote, or tote to tote, depending on process need.
Air-actuated discharge/ill assembly automatically

aligns tote langes/inlets; speeds material transfer.
NBE integrated automation optimized bulk storage stage

from commodity to process-critical operation.
Custom discharge/ill assembly speeds container

mating, eliminates material contamination and dusting.
Integrated weigh system signals control valve to meter

material low; ill weight accuracy to +/- 1.0 lbs.
Sensor-actuated valve controls, with bulk and dribble low

settings; ensured fast and accurate tote illing.
store
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Bulk material conveying

A fully automated material handling system for the

conveying and sorting of highly fragile food product.
4-1/2 bore hydraulic mast cylinder and load-rated

lifting mechanism lift tote to 23-foot unload height.
Process controls and automation, designed and built

by NBE, are integrated to central controls architecture.
12,000 lbs./hr. of material are vertically conveyed in

totes, tilt unloaded, and laser sorted through 2 stages.
2-stage, high-speed image sorting ensures material

maintains original characteristics during processing.
Optical sensors limit material drop distance to less

than 5 inches per 150 rotation during tote unloading.
Sorted product is conveyed into storage totes; totes

are weighed to NTEP-certiied weights of +/- .01%.
Reverse-tilt illing uses optical sensors to ensure

material load drop distance does not exceed 5 inches.
NTEP-certiied weigh system, integrated to controller,

assures illed tote weight is accurate to +/- .01%.
move
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Bulk Bag Filling

A complete bulk bag illing process; ills (12), 2,000

lb. bags/hr.; bulk material is irregular and cohesive.
Pneumatic actions bring illhead and rear bag hooks

well into operator reach for ideal operator posture.
NTEP-certiied, automated bulk bag illing with weigh

accuracy to +/- .01%; operator-monitored from HMI.
Process stages include: pallet feed, bulk bag illing,

material metering, weighing, and outfeed conveying.
8 GPM hydraulic illhead lift; safe and fast ill cycles

exceed speed and weight capacity of ball screw style.
Bag densiication cycle intensity and frequency are

operator-controlled from the central system HMI.
Operator interaction; optimal physical ergonomics,

are essential to ensure total process optimization.
20-pallet magazine extends operating time between

reload; reduces operator interaction, labor allocation.
High-speed, system-wide process communications and

monitoring from UL listed panel, built by NBE.
Fill
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Bulk material mixing & Blending

An integrated bulk mixing operation to blend multiple,

sluggish materials for downstream supply.
2,500 lb.-capacity dumper with dust-tight, custom

hood; dual hydraulic lifts for high-speed duty cycles.
NBE integrated automation controls supply container

dumping, mix auger sequencing, and level sensing.
Process stages include: gaylord dumping, vacuum

transfer to mixer, high-volume mix, process supply.
Material transfer hopper, with integrated pull-style

agitator, pre-conditions material prior to mixer feed.
UL listed control panel and HMI, designed and built

by NBE, centralize process operations and reporting.
Stringent process recipe parameters require reliable,

accurate supply of thorough, homogenous blend.
10,000 lb./hr. blend rate mixer; custom broad-throw

paddles and auger infeed scoops reduce cycle times.
Rigorous NBE risk assessment procedures worked to

prevent hazards and improve physical ergonomics.
mix
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Bulk material weighing

A self-contained, automated reclamation system for

transfer, metering, and converting of metal lake.
Large-capacity, V-shaped hopper with integrated,

9-inch, variable frequency drive, live bottom discharge.
Process automation and controls, designed and built

by NBE, integrate with existing system architecture.
Multiple, highly abrasive, non free-lowing, metal

lake materials enter system from separate hoppers.
40 incline, 29-foot run, boxed-cleat conveyor; 3 HP,

TEFC gearmotor and VFD drive; 60 FPM drive speed.
NBE expertise identiied, applied, and met applicable

equipment codes, standards, and regulations.
Material supply to briquetter occurs through three

infeed lines; feed rates are controlled by weight.
Material-speciic loss-in-weight feeders, with variable

frequency drives, ensure accurate downstream feed.
Automated weighing provides assurance that metered

weights are accurate; improves reliability.
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