Process Equipment Update


proven and tested software, hardware and mechanics of the MFC series. Thanks to its compact design, the controller can be installed in difficult locations, such as directly behind angled piping.


Due to its fast and accurate flow rate measurement, the


LFC can be used in a large number of industrial applications such as process engineering, packaging, surface finishing, coating, filling or machine tool construction. Some examples of potential applications are: heat treatment by carburisation or endogas generators; the testing of fuel cells; the coating of surfaces; and the cooling of machine tools


compensating seals and a narrow profile. Using a patented Vortex design, the company says that the Orifice Gate valve offers significant advantages over traditional knife gates and butterfly valves. “Other gate valves, knife gates, slide gates, and butterfly


valves rely on soft rubber seals that erode away or tear when handling dry bulk material. The Vortex Quantum series Orifice Gate valve eliminates these problems by using ‘live loaded’ hard polymer seals,” it says. Oliver Twinsafe is set to increase the efficiency of its double


block and bleed valve production having ordered a bespoke test rig from Ventil Test Equipment in Holland. “The state-of-the-art computerised facility boasts a 275 t


clamping load and has been designed specifically for Oliver’s double block and bleed product. Ventil have been fantastic,” said engineering director Craig Furnival. “From their first site visit to the correspondence we’ve had during the development of the rig they’ve been extremely helpful.” “These rigs are popular for testing single isolate valves


Fig. 2. The ASCO 411 solenoid valves offer up to twice the life of competing products plus higher flow rate performance.


Burkert says the big advantage of the LFC is that it is a one- stop system solution combining reliability and functionality with a truly convincing cost-performance ratio. Vortex has launched its new Quantum series Orifice Gate.


It has fewer parts than the original Vortex Orifice Gate, along with other benefits including weather resistance, superior sealing capabilities, fast and easy maintenance, self-cleaning, wear


Decanter centrifuges I


n recent years, a large number of high capacity Decanter Centrifuges, have helped UK-based, Thomas Broadbent, provide cost-saving solutions for a large number of processing facilities in many parts of the Far East – allowing large-scale chemical manufacturing companies to increase output and speed production. Initially developed by Broadbent for high throughput, continuous processes, these robust machines are amongst the largest available. For many users, their high capacity and increased throughput capability has proved to be extremely effective in optimising separation processes and increasing total throughput by as much as 25–40 per cent. Continuous duty, these decanters require very little attention and in


The machine’s heavy–duty gearbox, incorporates an anti-chatter device to smooth out high torque and reduce the effects of cyclic vibration. This enables the decanter to operate on continuous duty and ensures that it achieves low cake moisture and high solids recovery whilst operating for long periods with minimum maintenance.


Development work has, says the


many instances have extended routine maintenance to a year or eighteen months Continuous development has also produced an improved formula for the manufacture of internal and external seal faces, enabling machines to operate 24/7 on lengthy periods of continuous duty, with no requirement for seal maintenance or replacement.


company, also enabled the user to make considerable cost-savings on capital expenditure by installing a single decanter instead of the normal two. l


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Thomas Broadbent & Sons Ltd is based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. England. www.broadbent.co.uk


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but DBB valves have more seats so the software that runs the test is unique to Twinsafe. The size of our valves was also a consideration as our clamping load requirements are higher than that offered by Ventil’s standard range,” he added. The fully automated rig will run through Oliver Twinsafe’s


entire test cycle, hydrostatic and gas, at the push of a button and utilises a vacuum fill system which effectively sucks water into the valve body rather than pumping water into the cavities. “If we pump water in then there are often voids which trap


air. If we are populating a vacuum then we know that every space will be filled,” added Furnival. The rig will accommodate valves with bore sizes from 2-in


to 14-in including 8-in 2500lb, 12-in 1500lb and 14-in 600lb pressure classes. “This rig offers a full digital reporting service so not only will


it significantly increase our output, it will also offer another level of traceability for our customers,” concluded Furnival. l


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