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Food

Central Vacuum Supply for Efficient Cheese Packaging
DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH produces sliced cheese and Mozzarella at its production facility in
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Wastewater

APG-Neuros Retrofits San Bruno Aeration System with New Turbo Blowers
A facility audit examined the plant electrical energy consumption to find ideas to reduce plant
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Containers

Reducing Packaging Cycle Times
Swiss brush company Ebnat-Kappel uses non contact transfer technology from Bosch Rexroth to
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Conveying

Show Report: Pneumatic Conveying at 2018 Powder & Bulk Solids
The 2018 Powder & Bulk Solids Conference & Exhibition was held April 24-26 at the Donald E
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Plastics

Less Maintenance Thanks to the Centralization of the Vacuum Supply
Choosing the right vacuum supply can lead to huge cost savings in plastics processing. Mar-Bal,
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Semicon

High Vacuum Solutions for European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser
The European XFEL is a new international research facility, where 12 European countries participate
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Woodworking

Reducing Demand in Industrial Vacuum Systems
This article will focus on optimizing the demand-side so the centralized “supply-side
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Biogas

The Evolution of Biomass Compressors
When the Environmental Protection Agency was formed, in1970, it used its congressional mandate to
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Medical

Integrity Test Solutions for the Pharmaceutical Industry
Contamination such as humidity, oxygen or microbiological ingress can impact drug stability
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Metals

Rotary Lobe Blowers, Nozzles and Air Knife Save $248,000 in Energy
A metal producer, in the Midwest, spends an estimated $2.4 million annually on electricity to
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Printing

Printing Facility Vacuum System Upgrades
Most printing facilities use vacuum for one process or another.  I recently spoke with Jesse
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Delivering Oil-free, Low-Pressure Air in Food and Beverage Applications

By Mike Grennier, Blower & Vacuum Best Practices Magazine

Blower & Vacuum Best Practices interviewed Deepak Vetal, National Sales Manager, Blowers and Low-Pressure Compressors, Atlas Copco Compressors, LLC. - To put it in perspective, the food and beverage industry accounted for 12 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product in 2017. The main subsegments that use low-pressure air for numerous applications in this industry include meat processing, poultry, dairy product manufacturing, preserved fruits and vegetables, as well as brewing and beverage processes.
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Sni-A-Bar Wastewater Plant Saves $42,000 Annually in Energy with New Aeration Blowers

By Mike Carlson and Patrick Gedgaudas, Inovair

After auditing and field-testing, the Sni-A-Bar Municipal Wastewater Plant in Blue Springs, Missouri, partnered with Inovair to replace 4 fixed-speed rotary lobe blowers on its aeration system with 4 Variable Frequency Drive (VFD), integrally geared centrifugal blowers. The new blowers, along with improvements in blower controls, reduces annual energy use by 442,664 kWh and peak electrical demand by 48.76 kW, which translates to an annual energy reduction of 37 percent and anticipated savings of $42,000 per year. Additionally, a rebate of $45,799 from the local utility resulted in a payback of less than six years.
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Central Vacuum Supply for Efficient Cheese Packaging

By Uli Merkle, Busch Dienste GmbH

DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH produces sliced cheese and Mozzarella at its production facility in Georgsmarienhütte, Germany. The various types of sliced cheese and Mozzarella blocks are vacuum packed after processing in several packaging lines. The vacuum supply for the packaging machines is provided by a Busch centralized vacuum system, which supplies both the packaging lines and the thermoforming machines.
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Pay Close Attention to Turndown to Achieve Blower System Optimization

By Tom Jenkins, JenTech, Inc.

Turndown designates the operating range of an aeration blower or a blower system – and it can often be the most important factor in determining the ability of a system to match process demand. It is also critical to the system’s energy optimization. Unfortunately, in designing blower systems and controls turndown is not always given the attention that its importance merits. Here’s a look at the critical nature of turndown in wastewater treatment plants and recommendations for ensuring adequate turndown when utilizing Positive Displacement (PD) and centrifugal blowers.
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