Canadian PROCESS EQUIPMENT & CONTROL NEWS
A growing number of organizations are becoming increasingly aware that functional safety issues need to be managed in a systematic way in order to ensure safety lifecycle requirements are being met.
To prevent groundwater from entering underground mines, the ground adjacent to the mining zone needs to be frozen. To create this freezing effect, ammonia refrigeration chillers were used as part of the process to increase uranium production at a uranium mine in Saskatchewan.
Installing a process analyzer in a sampling system is a sizable investment, and often, it is one that requires solid financial justification. Conducting a return on investment (ROI) analysis is one way to demonstrate to management and procurement teams that a process analyzer is making a positive impact.
Extraction industry has been growing at a rapid pace. As production scales, the capacity of machinery must scale also. A major step of the ethanol extraction process is solvent recovery. This is where the ethanol needs to be removed from the extracted material. Best falling film evaporator systems vary in prices, sizes, and speed.
Baerlocher USA supplies its Baeropol resin stabilization technology (RST) to F&D Plastics in Dorval, QC, to address various manufacturing challenges for its customers.
What is worse than wasted effort? Economical losses and decreased productivity. Moisture measurement is a crucial aspect in manufacturing from the initial process to the end-product stage.
LysteGro is a unique product (a CFIA registered fertilizer in Canada and considered a Class A biosolids in the U.S.) in that it is produced and delivered in a highly concentrated, liquid form (ranging from 12 to 17% solids depending on the feedstock).
O-ring face seal (ORFS) fittings are a highly popular and reliable choice in hydraulic and tube connections. Well-designed ORFS connections provide a seal that is highly reliable due to its elastomeric seal and is one of the best choices for a leak-free connection.
All steel is iron based, but stainless steel contains chromium at 10% or more by weight. Steel is susceptible to rust, an active iron oxide film that forms when steel is exposed to air and moisture. This iron oxide film is active and accelerates corrosion by forming more iron oxide.
Teams from Rittal work closely with leading industrial companies to create IT infrastructures for use with Industry 4.0 technology, including edge computing platforms. The company has put together the following tips to help companies implement fast-deploying and secure IT for production environments.
