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2019 Best Practices EXPO

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Food

Engineered Vacuum Solution Saves Oregon Brewer 5,000 Gallons of Water Per Day
When Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) set a goal to dramatically reduce water consumption at its Widmer
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Wastewater

Sni-A-Bar Wastewater Plant Saves $42,000 Annually in Energy with New Aeration Blowers
After auditing and field-testing, the Sni-A-Bar Municipal Wastewater Plant in Blue Springs,
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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

Vacuum Controls Help Semiconductor Manufacturer Ensure Uptime and Efficiency
In the world of semiconductor manufacturing, it’s an understatement to say peak productivity
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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

How to Choose the Right Vacuum Pump for Demanding Heat-Treatment Applications
Many heat-treating applications put difficult demands on vacuum pumps in general and oil-sealed
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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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How to Choose the Right Vacuum Pump for Demanding Heat-Treatment Applications

By Dave Sobiegray, Edwards

Many heat-treating applications put difficult demands on vacuum pumps in general and oil-sealed pumps, in particular. Byproducts from the heat-treating process can contaminate the vacuum pump oil and create higher vapor pressures that cause deteriorated vacuum levels in the heat-treating chamber, or buildup and blockages in the pump mechanism.
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Vacuum Controls Help Semiconductor Manufacturer Ensure Uptime and Efficiency

By Nicolas De Deken, EnergAir

In the world of semiconductor manufacturing, it’s an understatement to say peak productivity and uptime are top priorities. It’s why a leading semiconductor equipment manufacturer in Silicon Valley, California, relies on EnergAir’s Metacentre and Airmaster modular control technology to automate the vacuum system at its plant – and in turn – significantly minimize the risks of unplanned downtime, while also ensuring peak operational efficiencies.
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Progress Continues on ASME PTC 13, Blowers

Blower & Vacuum Best Practices interviewed Committee Chair Jacque Shultz, HRO-Turbo Product Technical Leader, Howden North America, Inc.

In 2010, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) established the PTC 13 Committee to establish a power test code for all blower technologies. Blower & Vacuum Best Practices Magazine interviewed Committee Chair Jacque Shultz, HRO-Turbo Product Technical Leader, Howden North America, Inc., for an update on the new code.
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The Basics of Aeration Control Valves – Part 1

By Tom Jenkins, JenTech, Inc.

Sizing, selection, and adjusting control valves often causes confusion for process and control system designers. Improper valve application can cause operating problems for plant staff and waste blower power. Basing the airflow control system design on fundamental principles will improve valve and control system performance.
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