Reprinted from CHEMICAL PROCESSING By Brayton O. Paul, Technical Editor Plastics, alloys meet challenges of hydrofluoric acid etching Wheaton Glass doubles production without speedup, reduces rejects to almost zero. The Decora Division of Wheaton Glass Products, a division of Wheaton Industries in Millville, NJ, eliminated downtime, doubled production and reduced its output of rejected product […]
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While chemical inertness is the major reason for specifying a plastic pump, users can take advantage of other benefits as well Reprinted from PUMPS AND SYSTEMS By Ken Comerford A variety of nonmetallic materials are available to meet your needs. Not so long ago system designers would consider the use of plastic pumps only if
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Reprinted from INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE & PLANT OPERATION Steel processor has lowered maintenance and raised productivity The use of polypropylene pumps has played a major role in helping a custom processor of flat rolled steel lower maintenance costs and raise productivity. Worthington Steel occupies a unique niche between the integrated mills that concentrate on large-volume, standard
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Reprinted from PUMPS AND SYSTEMS MAGAZINE Unique plastic pump distributes solder flux onto printed circuit boards Pumping solder flux that contains 5% hydrochloric acid is a troublesome service. A unique plastic pump that uniformly distributes the flux onto printed circuit boards (PCBs) is critical to the performance of the horizontal solder leveling system developed by
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Reprinted from Pollution Equipment News The management philosophy behind the quality reputation of packed tower recirculatory scrubbers manufactured by Gaylord Foundry Equipment, Inc. of Independence, Missouri combines the Truman “the buck stops here” doctrine with the Gaylord belief that “building it better isn’t an option, it’s the way we do it.” This explains why, despite
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Reprinted from WATER/Engineering & Management By Ken Comerford GROUNDWATER TREATMENT No matter what design solutions engineers and construction contractors devise to contend with the growing number of water and air pollution regulations, they can’t do very much without pumps. Gravity sometimes may play a role in water and wastewater systems but pumps are, without a
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Reprinted from INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE & PLANT OPERATION Caustics and acids no longer cause maintenance shutdowns Entergy Corp. is a large investor-owned utility headquartered in New Orleans and serving customers in Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. As part of a cost-reduction and profitability program, management began a planned program of reducing maintenance costs through equipment upgrades.
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Reprinted from PUMPS AND SYSTEMS By Dan Besic Non-metallic pumps withstand a wide range of severe service applications A recent research program conducted jointly by Pollution Engineering magazine and the customer service division of Vanton Pump & Equipment Corporation queried pump specifiers for the factors contributing to their selection of non-metallic pumps. Although many advantages
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Reprinted from PLANT SERVICES By Charles M. Boyles, C.P.E., Editor-in-Chief Upgraded system for handling corrosives improves safety and reduces waste The building has the latest in environmental controls, which provide a safer workplace for employees while increasing productivity and protecting the environment. One of the reasons the Boeing Company has become the largest aerospace firm
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Reprinted from Pumps and Systems By Thomas L. O’Connor Our company has been designing, fabricating and installing air cleaning and fume scrubbing systems since 1972. Every once in a great while, we run into an emergency that demands beyond the call of duty activity from other designers, construction crews and suppliers. In October 1991, I
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