The Process Filtration Division of Parker Hannifin has launched a range of high performance filter cartridges, designed to help plant and process engineers make significant reductions in the installation, maintenance and operating costs of filtration systems.   The Larox DS Series filter is a totally enclosed design of vertical automatic pressure filter that utilises a polypropylene plate design to enable filtration of difficult materials in a contained cleanable environment. THK has developed a new scraper system to be used with its recirculating ball linear motion guides as a solution to the problem of dust contamination in the cutting mechanism of carpet looms. The Brabender DualTray Feeder is a bulk ingredient metering feeder featuring vertical mass flow. It is supplied as a loss-in-weight feeder mounted in a free-standing mounting base with load cells. In order to supply the heat needed for a process, heat transfer oil is heated up to 300°C (572°F) and distributed over a system of thermally isolated pipes. A total machine control system supplied by Eurotherm/Barber-Colman is at the heart of the world’s largest blow mould machine being used by a US company to manufacture plastic septic tanks. A methane storage system derived from corncobs could be the unlikely driver for a huge expansion in mass market natural gas-powered vehicles Stainless steel metal hoses provide a particularly efficient method of flexible heat tracing for pipelines, vessels and valves in industry. Plant managers are constantly searching for opportunities for increased output, reduced emissions, lower costs and adequate protection for personnel and equipment. Bitumen is always quite a challenge to process. It is viscous, abrasive, highly flammable, and must be maintained at constant high temperatures. Radar sensors are often used for level measurement under extreme process conditions, such as temperatures above 150°C and pressures over 10bar. The construction of the sensors is therefore mechanically elaborate and expensive. Filter media made from Haver Porostar make possible a migration-free filtration in the range from <1micron to 200microns. Thermiculite meets all sealing needs, claims Flexitallic. For years users and manufacturers alike have been searching for a non-asbestos sealing material that works as well as the now defunct asbestos. Encoded Photometrics Infrared (EPIR) spectroscopy replies upon a photometrically simple, yet rugged and efficient design, where the incoming infrared beam from the sample is imaged on to a diffraction grating based spectrograph. A new conveyor installation using a power feeder system with spring connection technology is helping a major German meat handling plant to improveefficiency prev    next