Canadian PROCESS EQUIPMENT & CONTROL NEWS
A 2-page, colour brochure from Force Control Industries details a lineup of clutches, brakes and clutch/brakes for food and beverage processing applications. Innovative oil shear design allows millions of cycles that require no adjustment or maintenance, the company says.
Flomatic has introduced the model Sylax 3 Lug style and wafer style butterfly valves. The model has a ductile iron valve body, 316SS Disc standard, EPDM seat and stainless steel stem.
AutomationDirect has added more farm duty and open drip-proof motors to its general-purpose AC induction motors lineup. The IronHorse MTF2 series farm duty motors are totally enclosed fan cooled (TEFC) single-phase 208 to 230 V, 1800 rpm AC motors with increased torque ranges from 2 to 10 hp.
The DTR series of double tube heat exchangers from HRS Heat Exchangers is designed to maximize direct (product-to-product) energy recovery from low viscosity materials such as wastewater, sewage, effluents and sludge.
Hardy Process Solutions has introduced two UL–rated intrinsically safe weighing indicators designed for hazardous areas. The HI 8100IS and the HI8200IS are high-performance weighing instruments designed to operate in all Classes, Divisions, and Groups in accordance with U.S. UL and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and with CAN Standards.
ProSense phase monitor motor control relays from AutomationDirect provide protection against phase loss, phase reversal, phase unbalance, undervoltage and overvoltage. The 10 A-rated relays, with LED indicator(s), are compatible with Wye or Delta systems and are available in a range of voltage inputs.
Carlo Gavazzi has announced the WM15 three phase power analyzer designed to assist manufacturers and end users in monitoring and managing energy costs.
Cleaning time is downtime, and Cleaning-In-Place (CIP) cycles to eliminate product buildup in a food and beverage operation may be running overly long, according to Endress+Hauser.
The ST80 series thermal flow meter from Fluid Components International (FCI) is for biogas flow measurement applications. Units have international approvals for Div.1/Zone 1 and are SIL compliant.
The Quick-test Connection Platform from Ralston Instruments is a universal pressure hose system engineered to facilitate fast, leak-free connections for pressure testing, calibration and leak testing.
