Metso Minerals Supplies Lime-Calcining Plant
Metso Minerals will supply a lime-calcining plant to Graymont for its Cricket Mountain lime plant in Utah. The order, valued at approximately $10.72 million, comprises a lime-calcining plant with a low pressure drop (LPD) preheater system as well as erection and commissioning services from the Danville, Pa.-based manufacturer. Delivery will be completed by the end of the year.

Metso’s system will be the fifth lime-calcining line in the Cricket Mountain lime plant. When the delivery is complete, the production of high quality quicklime will increase from current annual production of approximately 992,000 tons (900,000 tonnes) to 1.4 million tons (1.3 million tonnes). The new calciner is similar to a calcining system Metso supplied Graymont in 2005.

The Cricket Mountain plant is one of the largest lime plants in the western United States. The plant manufactures a range of bulk high calcium and dolomitic quicklime as well as crushed and pulverized limestone products.

APV Supports China’s Biggest Dairy
A new yogurt plant is being built in Suzhou, near Shanghai, by the Yili Group, China’s largest and fastest growing dairy manufacturer. Upon completion, the facility will produce cheese and pasteurized milk in addition to a range of yogurts. The Beijing, China-based dairy processor has a turnover rate of more than $1.25 billion and a growth rate of more than 40 percent per annum.

APV China is providing turnkey services to the firm, making this first facility to be provided by APV to Yili. APV customers can read more about the plant, as well as other company updates, in APV’s new magazine, " Your APV."

Pillowcase Parachutes And Temptations of Fate
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10 Tips for Selecting Process Heaters
Although many different heater designs are available, not all will be suitable for your specific process. Study your application and look at a number of factors before deciding on a specific design.

Getting the Most From Your Coil
When searching for a new heat exchanger, consider a custom-designed coil. The following tips will help you determine if a custom-designed unit will benefit your process.

Combustion System Care
Instead of howling about energy costs and indications that gas costs are going to remain double what they have been in recent years, you can begin to save valuable energy dollars by conducting routine maintenance and using common sense.

Improving Conveyor Dryer Operation
Convection conveyor dryers are large consumers of production line power and gas. Small increases in operational efficiency can produce large savings.

Thermal, Visual Camera
With Bluetooth voice-recording technology, ThermoProTP8 has a measurement range of -4 to 1,472°F (-20 to 800°C). The thermal imager uses a 384 × 288 infrared camera and a color 1280 × 1024 visual camera. Users can capture thermal and visual images simultaneously, record dynamic radiometric sequences of moving targets in real-time, and store up to 1,000 images on a 2 GB memory card. Automatic capabilities include hot-spot and image-center detection. Preferred operational settings can be saved and recalled.

Ametek Land
(412) 826-4444

Humidity, Temperature Transmitter
Series RHL provides a stable, repeatable means of measuring humidity only or humidity and temperature. The polymer capacitance sensor is not affected by condensation, fog, high humidity or contaminants, and the sensor is designed for years of calibration-free service. The two-wire transmitter has a 4 to 20 mA loop powered output. The humidity/temperature version provides dual 4 to 20 mA output signals with an accuracy of ±3 percent relative humidity and ±0.9°F @ 72°F (±0.3°C @ 25°C).

Dwyer Instruments Inc.
(800) 872-9141

Network Management in SCADA Systems
Industrial HiVision Operator Edition 3.0 integrates information such as the device status, link status or network load directly into SCADA systems via an OPC Data Access 2.0 server. The network management software, which is available for both the Windows 2000/XP and Linux operating systems, also supports automatic detection of network topology via LLDP (link layer discovery protocol) to minimize initial configuration work. As a result, network components and end devices such as PLCs or I/O components can be displayed and monitored within minutes of installing the software.

Hirschmann Automation and Control Inc.
(804) 364-5755

Condition Monitoring of Mechanical Equipment
Machinery Manager determines the condition of your mechanical equipment, including rotating machinery and static equipment, and supports online and route-based equipment monitoring, data management and data analysis. Analytical capabilities through automated diagnostics, plotting and reporting allow users to determine machinery health. The system can include infrared thermography, vibration monitoring, oil analysis, ultrasonics and motor diagnostics.

Emerson Process Management, Machinery Health
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Ceramic Insulating Material
Ceramacoat 512N can be used to insulate high temperature electrical components such as heaters, resistors, electrical feed-throughs, PTC devices and temperature sensors. Material properties include a temperature resistance of 2,400°F (1,316°C); dielectric strength of 250 V/mil; volume resistivity of 10⁹; and moisture and chemical resistance. The single-part, silica-based ceramic paste can be dispensed through manual syringes or pressurized dispensing equipment.

Aremco Products Inc.
(845) 268-0039

Heat Exchanger Offers High Heat Transfer Coefficient
When equipped with Kenics static mixer elements, the heat exchanger provides maximum heat transfer rates with highly viscous, difficult-to-process materials. The static mixers help the heat exchanger provide higher heat transfer rates than empty tubes. The exchanger is suitable for design pressures to 10,000 psi.

Chemineer Inc.
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