Engineering Data
Polyvinylidene Fluoride Resin
A chemical resistance table in this publication details the performance of Kynar Flex polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) resin when it comes into contact with corrosive chemicals of various concentrations and at various temperatures. Another table specifies the mechanical and physical properties of different Kynar grades, including specific gravity, melting point, tensile strength, elongation, tensile modulus, flexural modulus, izod impact strength, heat deflection temperature, and hardness.
Appeared In Issue: February 2006
Arkema, Inc.
www.arkema-inc.com
Perfluoroelastomer Seals
According to this brochure, chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical processes can save from 10% to 200% in total system operating costs (depending on equipment, chemical environment and previous seal material) by switching to Kalrez perfluoroelastomer seals. The brochure cites case history examples from a global agrochemical producer and a process pump manufacturer.
Appeared In Issue: February 2006
DuPont Dow Elastomers
www.dupont-dow.com
Grinding Equipment
This CD contains brochures and product sheets on the company’s entire product line, including wet and dry grinding attritors, small media mills, laboratory mills, and grinding media. It also covers lab testing, toll milling, and equipment refurbishing services. A particle size comparison chart is also included.
Appeared In Issue: February 2006
Union Process, Inc.
www.unionprocess.com
Free Online HART Protocol Training
The HART Communication Foundation (HCF) provides these free courses on its website, www.hartcomm.org: HART Basics — what it is and how it works, including wiring and installation concepts; HART Applications — how to get and use HART data and benefit from real-time integration with control, safety and asset-management systems; and HART in All Phases of the Plant Life Cycle — how HART technology delivers benefits from planning and engineering to asset productivity. At the end of each course is a short quiz; after successfully completing it, the student may print a certificate.
Appeared In Issue: February 2006
HART Communication Foundation
www.hartcomm.org
Temperature Measurement and Control
In addition to highlighting the firm’s capabilities in engineering, design and quality, this brochure provides detailed information on extensive temperature-control product lines, including thermocouples of all types, thermocouple wire, protection tubes, pyrometry supplies, chart recorders, recording chart paper and markers, hardness testing supplies, heat-treating accessories, instrumentation, and controls.
Appeared In Issue: February 2006
GeoCorp., Inc.
www.geocorpinc.com
Modular Tanks
This 24-page catalog covers an extensive line of modular tanks for rent or purchase, including containment systems for chemical storage, wastewater and hazardous wastes. It outlines site assembly, capacity ranges, technical features, and specifications, and provides application case histories. It describes secondary containment, potable water, wastewater, and oil- and chemical-resistant membrane liners. Ancillaries such as leak detection, baffles, covers, and piping connections and fittings are included.
Appeared In Issue: February 2006
ModuTank, Inc.
www.modutank.com
Instrumentation
The new 2006 catalog contains over 5,000 products for measuring pressure, temperature, level, flow and other parameters. It provides information on ordering from the firm’s website, and explains the new “check order status” feature that allows customers to view order quantity, model number, shipment information, and listings of open and closed orders made in the previous 30 days.
Appeared In Issue: February 2006
Dwyer Instruments, Inc.
www.dwyer-inst.com
Flowmeters
The latest edition of the “A–Z Flowmeter CD” is a comprehensive tool designed to help engineers select the best flow instrument to meet their process requirements. It contains Flash application presentations for the V2-Municipal and Ultra Mag flowmeters, as well as a complete technical library that includes data for the V-Cone, Wafer-Cone, Mc Propeller Meter, and Water Specialties Propeller Meter product lines.
Appeared In Issue: February 2006
McCrometer
www.mccrometer.com