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Biggest Single ARMEX(R) Project Completed in Detroit
areas of the Motor City, the building represented a major cleaning project for OBR Inc., a masonry restoration contractor with offices in Detroit, Toledo, and Fort Wayne, IN. The lower levels of the never-cleaned facade were "black with carbon residue and atmospheric pollution," according to John...
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ARMEX Removes Soot and Smoke Damage from Limestone, Brick, and Wood
damaged the ninth floor of a 12-story apartment building in Seattle, Washington, requiring removal of carbon and soot from approximately 1,100 square foot of the interior hallway. Substrate: The hallways were built of "blond" brick. Special Concerns: The building owner required a waterless cleaning...
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Blending Microbes Demands Gentle Touch
The microbial formulations that United-Tech, Inc. produces are used to break down or detoxify a broad array of complex, often-toxic organic compounds, greasy spills and other contaminants in a variety of environments, leaving behind carbon dioxide and water. The company's powdered formulations...
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ARMEX(R) Conquers Gas Turbine in Japan
and ship building company, the turbines have a cleaning cycle range from 12 to 24 months depending on their usage. Over time, gas contaminants and products of combustion including iron oxide, carbon, silica and calcium buildup on the turbine blades and other intricate areas. ARMEX® - Baking Soda...
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ARMEX(R) Cleaning and Coating Removal Systems and the Fire-Tube Boiler: a Tale of American Ingenuity
cleaned the inside of the many narrow (2.25" I.D.) carbon steel boiler tubes with a stiff brush. However, this was laborious and did not give the degree of cleanliness they now needed. ARMEX® - Baking Soda Abrasives: Case Studies - Industrial Maintenance: Cleaning Interior Tubes. Armex Applications...
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Modern Methods of Particle Characterization (.pdf)
Since prehistory man has been aware of the importance of particle size in producing resources and wares with desired properties. Archeological evidence indicates that paints used for cave wall paintings are mixtures of finely pulverized pigmenting materials, predominantly carbon, ochre and hematite...
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Success is Sweet for ARMEX/ACCUSTRIP at Candy Manufacturing Plant
they learned about the ARMEX/ACCUSTRIP process they quickly saw the advantages of this unique system for their plant. The subsequent demonstration focused on removing built-up carbon deposits and peanut oil from the inside of a stainless steel peanut roaster. This job had been accomplished by a lot...
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Bootstrap Aircraft Restores F4U Corsair
the aircraft was thoroughly explored. Our concerns were focused on our need to remove over 50 years of grease, oil, carbon, dirt, paint and any corrosion with little or no substrate damage. Chemical stripping was ruled out due to environmental and safety concerns. Mechanical removal such as sanding...
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ARMEX Blast Media and the Accustrip System ...Just the Ticket for Locomotive Depainting
become contaminated with carbon, oil, and airborne soils. Project Schedule. As part of a rotating maintenance program, Union Pacific locomotives are scheduled for service every 18 months. Critical for optimum engine performance and extended life is the free flow of fuel and air through the intake...
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A Multifaceted View of Distributed Generation Systems and Their Impacts
enhancement. 2. Over a period of three years, six Cat® G3520C natural gas supplies. The CHP system prime mover is a Cat G3516 lean-. generator sets with Cat Oxidation Catalysts were installed burn gas engine. Heat is recovered from the engine exhaust,. (see Fig. 2). The catalysts lower emissions of carbon...