In Brief: October 2013
Among the companies making news are Danfoss, which celebrates its 80th anniversary; SPX Cooling, which has won a safety award; and Parker Hannifin, which has reorganized its businesses into new...
View ArticleMicrochannel Coils Add Dimension for Cooling Systems
Although not traditionally used in industrial process applications, microchannel designs may offer advantages over traditional coil technologies in some process cooling applications.
View ArticleFans and Forced Convection in Process Cooling
Factories, foundries and industrial plant facilities can be quite hot, mainly due to the heat-producing equipment used within their walls.
View ArticleFiltration Equipment Selection Made Easy
When choosing filtration equipment for recirculating contact and noncontact process cooling water loops, filtration effectiveness can be diminished if the water is fouled with oil, grease or suspended...
View ArticlePlastics Processing Presentations Sought for NPE 2015
SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association is accepting presentation and speaker proposals for its educational program on advanced technologies and pressing business issues that will take place...
View ArticleCompact Cooling Improves Process Industry Applications
When you think of a cooling system used in the process industries, the first image that likely comes to mind is a cluster of massive cooling towers perched atop a refinery or chemical plant.
View ArticleEnclosure Cooling Overview
So you need to cool down an electrical enclosure filled with heat-producing electronics?
View ArticleUse a PLC or Stand-Alone Temperature Control?
When deciding on a temperature control scheme for a process, options include a PLC or stand-alone temperature controllers. Learn about the pros and cons of each technology in process applications.
View ArticleCryogenic System Preps Metal, Plastic Surfaces Using Carbon Dioxide
A waterless, solventless system for cleaning automotive, plastic and other manufactured parts is the focus of a webinar planned for May 15 at 9 a.m. EDT.
View ArticleNominate Packaging Pros for 2014 Hall of Fame
The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies is accepting nominations for the Packaging Hall of Fame, Class of 2014.
View ArticleLeak-Preventing Instrumentation Keeps Chemicals in the Tank
Recent events in West Virginia have shown that the potable water supply is in jeopardy of contamination from leaks or overfills of storage and processing tanks at chemical, petroleum, wastewater and...
View ArticleAir Products Licenses Cryogenic Machining Technology to ARS Subsidiary
Technology license agreement gives ARS extensive rights to Air Products’ Icefly, which has been applied broadly to the machining of metals and polymer materials.
View ArticleHow to Achieve Uniform Parts Cooling and Cut Cycle Times
For too long, cooling parts in the injection-molding process has been a less than satisfactory process because of the occasionally high number of deficient parts that must be discarded.
View ArticlePrepare a Pipe Before Socket Welding Thermoplastics
The PREP (peel, remove, edge and plane) tool offers three-in-one capabilities to quickly prepare a pipe before socket welding by removing the natural oxidation that occurs on polyolefin thermoplastics...
View ArticleThinking Outside the Liquid Nitrogen Freezing Box
For more than a half century, liquid nitrogen has been used to freeze and chill food products.
View ArticleUsing Microchannel Coils for Process Cooling
As emergent technology for the process industries, microchannel air-side coils are having a favorable impact because their performance exceeds traditional copper tube/aluminum fin coils in many OEM...
View ArticleEvaporative Cooling Can Save Money
Evaporative cooling is actually a complicated phenomenon dependent upon air and water temperature, airflow and humidity (the amount of water that already exists in the air).
View ArticleOptimizing Process Cooling Performance in Water-Scarce Environments
The need to optimize water usage is becoming critical as we deal with ever-increasing global water scarcity challenges.
View ArticleCooling Capabilities: Heat Exchangers (2015 edition)
Finding just the right heat exchanger for your specific process cooling application sometimes can be an intimidating task.
View ArticleCooling for Injection-Molding Equipment
Designed for high capacity cooling applications, portable recirculating chillers provide fast, reliable cooling for injection-molding equipment.
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