Hydrofluoric acid

TL-107 – Pump Choice Supports Continuous Production at Hitachi

Reprinted from ENGINEER’S DIGEST FOCUS ON FACILITIES In addition to an ultra-clean environment, the fabrication of high quality silicon wafers — submicron integrated circuits — requires dependable equipment to ensure continuous production. So, you can imagine the concern when maintenance personnel at Hitachi’s wafer fabrication facility in Irving, Texas, discovered that original pumps were not […]

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TL-115 – Thermoplastic Pumps

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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TL-118 – Polypropylene Pumps Help Roll Away Costs

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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TL-130 – PVC Tank/Pump Systems Handle Corrosive Waste

Reprinted from POLLUTION ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL A manufacturer of military equipment faced a difficult waste-handling problem because of the many corrosive electroplating and metal finishing solutions held in the processing areas. Extreme temperature variations and environmental elements also were of concern. Site temperatures ranged from slightly below freezing to 44°C. Some of the waste collection sumps

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