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Enhancing the Performance of Oxidation Ditches
From: S&N Airoflo, Inc.Description: Oxidation ditches are very popular wastewater treatment processes for small to medium- sized municipalities that have to meet stringent water quality standards. Oxidation ditches provide ...
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Floating Horizontal Aerator Enhance Eufaula, Alabama Activated Sludge Plant
From: S&N Airoflo, Inc.Description: The Eufaula, Alabama, wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is an extended aeration activated sludge facility designed for an average daily flow rate of 2.7 million gallons per day (mgd). Prior to ...
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History and Properties of Thermoelectric Devices
Description: In 1834 Jean Peltier discovered that when electrical current passes through a closed circuit made up of two dissimilar metals, heat energy is absorbed at one dissimilar metal junction and discharged ...
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Shrink Fitting a Carbide Ring into a Valve Seat (.pdf)
Description: A three-turn helical coil is used to heat the steel valve seat. The steel valve seat is placed in the coil and heated for 50 seconds to enlarge the center hole & drop the carbide ring in for the ...
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Shrink Fit a Steel Gear onto a Steel Gear Motor Shaft (.pdf)
Description: Using induction heating to heat the bore of a hardened spur steel gear to shrink fit onto a gear motor shaft. This is part of a chair for the disabled. ...
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Heating an Inconel Tube for a Swaging Operation
Description: A need to increase volume and quality of parts production led to the choice of an induction process over flame. ...
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Improved Wastewater Treatment at Hess Collection Winery
From: S&N Airoflo, Inc.Description: Winery wastewater treatment at Hess Collection Winery (Napa, CA) features floating horizontal brush aerators, data logging, and computer monitoring and control to simplify required water quality ...
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Bolt Expansion Job on a Steam Turbine
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: The time pressure facing service engineers is made even worse by the technology traditionally used to expand and remove the large bolts that secure turbine covers. So when Alstom Power was performing ...
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Brazing of Snowplough Blades
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: Norway's Scana Steel replaced rotating converters with an EFD Induction Sinac 25/40 Twin. Output increased dramatically. ...
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Change from Gas or Arch Heating to Induction Heating
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: One small but important step to help the environment is the change from gas or arc heating to induction heating. We all want to help the environment. But it can be tough deciding where to start. One ...
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Coating of Brake Disc
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: Safety is of course a top priority for carmakers. Which is why they coat brake discs to prevent corrosion. Coating with Geomet-one of the world's leading coating products-ensures top-level protection, ...
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Electrical Safety Testing Guide (.pdf)
Description: In the electrical product business, product safety is an important issue. Manufacturers and distributors want to sell "safe products". Consumers want to buy products with the assurance that they won't ...
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Heating of Rivets
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: Every service call is unique. However, we received one recently that was truly extraordinary. Tom Smith, machinist for the 1925 steamship 'Saltsjön', rang. Could we help restore the old vessel by ...
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Induction Brazing of Banjo Nipples
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: An EFD Induction brazing solution at diesel engine specialist Agco Sisu Power slashes production times for high-grade banjo fittings. ...
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Induction Heated Skull
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: The UK office of EFD Induction gets its fair share of unusual requests. But this enquiry was a first: could we help artist Paul Fryer heat a 'spherical' piece of iron art till it glowed cherry red... ...
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Induction Heating for the Aerospace Industry
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: Specialized applications. Stringent quality levels. Tight leadtimes. The global aerospace industry sets tough demands on its parts and equipment suppliers. But they are the kind of demands that ...
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Induction Instruction
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: 'Induction Instruction' is a new series of short articles where EFD Induction experts write about various aspects of induction heating. For this first article, Leif Markegård, senior R&D engineer at ...
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LCR Measurement Primer (.pdf)
Description: This primer defines and explains the measurement of the impedance parameters known as L (inductance), C (capacitance), and R (resistance). Impedance parameters are characteristic of an AC circuit; ...
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Air-Conditioning Unit Assembly
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: An approved supplier for customers such as BAE, irbus and Raytheon, DHAP is responsible for the air-conditioning unit assembly for the NH90------a process for which they use an EFD Induction Minac ...
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Brazing Aluminum for Air Conditioning Systems
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: Sverre Masterød, Section Manager for Standardized Systems at EFD Induction, explains why induction heating is the superior technology when brazing aluminum for air conditioning systems. ...
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Die Hardening with Induction
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: It's a well-known fact that all dies used in the automotive industry have to be hardened. It's also well known that traditional gas heating is slow, difficult and inefficient. But there is another ...
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EFD Induction Solves Bolt Heating Challenges
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: Induction heating is rightly prized for its versatility. But bolt heating? Is induction really an effective alternative to traditional gas and resistance heating methods? Here we report on how two ...
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How to Get the Most Out of Your Induction Coils
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: Induction coils are crucial components. They are, after all, what actually delivers heat to the workpiece during the heating process. But all too often basic coil maintenance is neglected. The ...
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How to Lessen Distortion When Hardening Complete Steering Racks, Shafts and Gear Parts
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: The problem is that when hardening by scanning, the coupling needs to be adjusted because of distortion in the workpiece. Moreover, non-uniform hardening patterns create a risk of cracking. ...
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How to Remove Electrical Insulation Varnish from Copper Lead Bundles
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: Commonly called 'cleaning' in the transformer industry, the removal of insulation varnish has traditionally been done with gas torches or brushes. But transformer manufacturers are now discovering the ...
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In-Line Heat Treatment
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: Kristian Berggren of EFD Induction Sweden discusses some of the factors that make in-line heat treatment an attractive option. ...
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Induction Brazing of Short Circuit-Ring
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: The shortcut to better short-circuit ring brazing Brazing the short-circuit ring (SCR) is a crucial step when manufacturing motor rotors. And as more and more companies are discovering, induction ...
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Induction Forging of Axel Shafts
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: Forging these 250mm diameter bars of special alloyed steel calls for a rapid pre-heating to 1250°C, with a narrow tolerance of +/- 10°C. Which is why Aubert et Duval turned to EFD Induction to design ...
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Induction Hardening of Heavy-Duty Hydraulic Motors
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: A new EFD Induction solution has helped Hägglunds Drives slash hardening cycle times by 85% for large cam rings, and 45% for smaller rings. ...
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Induction Heat Treatment of Steel Bars
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: Treating steel bars in order to enhance torsion characteristics, reduce alloy components, etc. has long been a well-known process. One traditional treatment process involves using continuous furnaces. ...
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Induction Heating Equipment Designed for Straightening Decks
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: The transistorised induction heating revolution was born to address the needs of one specific application: deckstraightening in the shipyards of Norway. It's an exciting story - one that underscores ...
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Induction Heating in the Rodding Shop
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: A cleaner, safer, more comfortable working environment is a more productive, more profitable working environment. Everyone knows this. But not everyone realizes the contribution made by induction ...
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Induction Heating of Towel Rails
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: Says EFD Induction UK Sales Executive Paul Evans: "Our challenge was to provide Vogue with an alternative to gas and hand torches for brazing applications. Our solution was the EFD Induction MINAC ...
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Induction Pre-Heating of Wire
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: Nokian Tyres is not only the largest tyre manufacturer in the Nordic countries, it is also one of the most profitable tyre makers in the world. One reason behind the company's success has been its ...
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Induction Spot-Bonding
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: As one of the world's most quality-conscious carmakers, few are as choosy about their partners as Jaguar. So EFD Induction UK is particularly proud to report on their ongoing collaboration with the ...
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Mounting of Cathode Ray Tube
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: When manufacturing a television or computer monitor, it is essential that the cathode ray tube be correctly mounted. To achieve this, a so-called 'shrinking frame' is attached to the cathode tube and ...
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Part-Heating of Roofing Pliers with Induction
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: Roofing pliers are an essential tool when handling and shaping sheet metal for roofs, spouts, gutters, etc. At first glance they look deceptively "low-tech." But producing the pliers is a complex ...
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Pre-Heating of Pipes Before Welding
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: The Tampen Link project in the North Sea underlines the amazing versatility of induction heating. In this case, EFD Induction expertise is helping weld a branch pipe onto a 20' main high-pressure gas ...
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Seam Annealing with Horizontal Tracking
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: When producing welded pipes according to API specification or similar, the weld and the heat affected zone (HAZ) have to be normalized. EFD Induction has three solutions. ...
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Damper Control Case Study (.pdf)
Description: This case history describes how one customer used PrevEx flammability analyzers to effectively automate damper controls and reduce the costs of owning and operating their multi-zone ovens. ...
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Feed Forward Control (.pdf)
Description: This case history describes how one company used the CalorVal BTU Analyzer with an oxygen sensor and flow meter to complete their control loop system for optimizing fuel/air mixtures. ...
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Flexible Packaging (.pdf)
Description: This case history describes how one company used AcuPro Infrared Process Analyzers to provide safety and ventilation control to save energy costs. ...
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Heating Value (.pdf)
Description: This case history describes how one customer used the CalorVal BTU analyzer to measure the heating value of its waste stream going into a flare stack to determine whether the waste stream could be ...
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Fivefactors to Consider When Choosing a Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer (.pdf)
From: CILASDescription: Measuring particle size is an indispensable step in understanding a material's physical and chemical properties. Of the many particle sizing methods on the market, laser diffraction is one of the most ...
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Size and Shape Analysis Of Metallic Particles Used in Battery Industries (.pdf)
From: CILASDescription: Some industries need to have a good correlation between the size and the shape characterisation. In the battery industry, the shape and the size of the particles are very important for the electrical ...
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Aerators Enhance Aerobic Digester Process
From: S&N Airoflo, Inc.Description: In 2003, Eden WWTP staff became aware of floating brush rotor aerators as a potential approach to providing oxygen transfer and mixing in the aerobic digester. AERATORS ENHANCE AEROBIC DIGESTION ...
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High Precision Image Based Inspection (.pdf)
From: KEYENCEDescription: In the past few years, high precision inspection and measurement has undergone a revolution in quality and scale. Not only are tolerances far more precise than at any other time in industry history, ...
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Semiconductor Manufacturing Processes and Laser Displacement Sensors (.pdf)
From: KEYENCEDescription: One of the driving forces in the semiconductor manufacturing industry today is to reduce manufacturing cost and increase efficiency. In the past, laser displacement sensors have been used infrequently ...
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Solar Industry Processes and Laser Displacement Sensors (.pdf)
From: KEYENCEDescription: One of the driving forces in the solar cell industry today is to reduce manufacturing cost and increase efficiency. In the past, the laser displacement sensors have been used infrequently due to lack ...
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The Progress of Industrial Laser Marking (.pdf)
From: KEYENCEDescription: Laser markers were once bulky machines that required constant maintenance to replace coolant and lamps. They consumed enough energy to power a small household and were used mostly to mark product ...
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Emissions Legislations and Technology's Response (.pdf)
From: UOP CallidusDescription: A brief history of the correlation between emissions regulations and the improvements in industrial combustion technology. ...
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Low Energy Ne Scattering from Metal Surfaces using MARISS (.pdf)
From: Hiden AnalyticalDescription: An updated dual-isotope method based on MARISS technique with two isotopes of Ne+ as primary-ion beam was developed. The data for characteristic velocity vc for Cu,Ag, Au and Pt were estimated. An ...
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CFD Modeling of Ground Flare (.pdf)
From: UOP CallidusDescription: In 2004, construction of a major ethylene plant in the Middle East faced challenges to find workable methods to reduce flare emissions, flame visibility, and noise. ...
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New Generation Burners (.pdf)
From: UOP CallidusDescription: Ethylene is currently produced more than any other petrochemical in the world. Current ethlene production occurs mainly through the thermal cracking of various hydrocarbon steams in the presence of ...
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Making Chocolate Candy Faster [with Omron PLC Control]
Description: Oak Leaf Confections in Toronto, Ontario streamelined production of chocolate balls for Sixlets candies by desiging a depositing system consisting of a modulating process valve whose actuator had ...
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Automated Low Cost 3D Scanning
From: 3D3 SolutionsDescription: The uses of 3D imaging are extending rapidly to many industries that are leveraging the power of 3D software to greatly enhance their products. While 3D scanning technologies have typically been ...
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How Thermoelectric Modules Are Used in Heat Exchangers
Description: Learn about the role that thermoelectric modules perform in various applications involving heat exchangers. ...
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Thermoelectric Module Reliability
Description: Discover why thermoelectric modules are so reliable, and the factors that play key roles in their overall reliability. ...
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Natural Gas Compressor System Oil Coolers Case History
From: Tranter, Inc.Description: Multistage gas compression is one of the most common processes in any industrial plant. Applications vary from one industry to another and include natural gas processing, petroleum refining, and ...
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Realities of Mixing & Dispersion Operations in the Coatings Industry (.pdf)
Description: Work in a typical lab is aimed at achieving a long list of goals. But every aspect of business in the lab is also driven by a collection of chronic shortages. Space for equipment in the lab is always ...
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Partial Pressure Control in Reactive Sputtering (.pdf)
From: Hiden AnalyticalDescription: Reactive Sputtering is used to produce functional coatings having properties that are suitable for a range of applications such as decorative, wear resistant, optical and magnetic thin films. In ...
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One of Europe's Largest Steel Producers Asks...
From: Spooner Industries Ltd.Description: In case you haven't heard, our planet is getting warmer. At what rate it is occurring or how much human activity has to do with the increasing temperatures is a heated debate, pardon the pun. One ...
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A Guide to Conducting Successful Mixing Trials (.pdf)
Description: This article examines several guidelines to help you conduct successful mixing trials. Mixing trials can be performed at your plant using trial rental equipment or at the mixer manufacturer's ...
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Mixing & Blending Equipment: Give Renting a Try (.pdf)
Description: Unanticipated demand spikes, product line expansions and process improvements generally spell good business. But they may also spell the sudden need for processing equipment. When new equipment is too ...
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New DPM Double Planetary Mixer - An Economical Alternative to Double-Arm Kneaders (.pdf)
Description: Replace a double-arm kneader in many applications, cut operating costs substantially, and increase production. Double planetary mixers have generally been considered appropriate for mixing materials ...
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Optimize & Speed Up Powder Wetting - Shorten Cycle Times (.pdf)
Description: As with any other mixer or blender, the process of specifying a powder induction system for your application is best accomplished working closely with your mixer manufacturer, in a testing laboratory. ...
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The Advantages of Mixing Under Vacuum (.pdf)
Description: Many of the advantages of mixing, blending and drying under vacuum have been recognized for years. But until recently, vacuum has also been widely misunderstood. Many processors have considered vacuum ...
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Understanding Surfactants and New Methods of Dispersing (.pdf)
Description: To provide at least a practical understanding of the effect of surfactants on liquid-liquid dispersions, a simple experiment was conducted at the Ross Test & Development Center with the objective of ...
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Batch Blenders Make Modern Mortars in China
Description: A US firm entered a joint venture with a factory in China to make concrete blocks. To mix the mortar they selected a horizontal batch blender for resistance to abrasion, easy cleaning, and compact ...
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Batch Blending Consistency Grows Gourmet Coffee Bean Business
Description: A processor of gourmet coffee beans moved into new facilities with a capacity of more than a million pounds a year. The plant includes two new Munson rotary batch mixers for gentle blending and flavor ...
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Blending is the Key for a Cup of Fine Tea
Description: A blender of fine teas installed a rotary mixer manufactured by Munson Machinery to keep up with increasing demand. The mixer is fast, yet gentle to avoid damaging the product, and easy to clean ...
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Blending Microbes Demands Gentle Touch
Description: A manufacturer of environmental products containing powdered microbes, enzymes and nutrients chose a Mini Mixer from Munson Machinery to provide fast, uniform and gentle blending. ...
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Blending of Would-Be Landfill Turns Out Greener Cement-Based Products
Description: A company dedicated to producing environmentally friendly cement-based products uses a Rotary Batch Mixer from Munson Machinery for dry blending of non silica based sands and byproducts of coal ...
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Bringing Powdered Metal Blending In-House, Rotary-Style
Description: A manufacturer of products from high-density tungsten-based alloys switched from purchasing blended metal powders to buying raw powders for in-house blending using rotary batch mixers from Munson ...
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Coffee Supplier Has a Taste for a High-Output Blender
Description: New England Coffee installed a Munson rotary batch blender to meet increased demand because of its gentle, but fast and thorough, blending of coffee beans with added liquid flavorings. ...
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Compounding Cable Covering in a Rotary Mixer
Description: General Cable produces insulation and jacket materials for wiring products by blending temperature-sensitive thermoplastic resin pellets with solid and liquid additives in a rotary batch mixer from ...
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Continuously Mixing One Batch at a Time
Description: When a concrete and ready-mix producer moved to a new plant, the mixing process was redesigned to include batching with a rotary batch mixer for greater quality control over the ingredient ...
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Drum Mixer Compounds Wide Range of Particles; Modified Paddle Mixer Solves Tricky Problem
Description: A manufacturer uses a Munson rotary drum mixer for thorough mixing of a polymer-cement coating, and a paddle mixer with incorporated choppers to blend PVC with wood fibers and other ingredients. ...
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Economy in Car-making - Powder Metallurgy
Description: Powder metallurgy now provides about 10kg of the components of an average car. The most important raw material in this process is high-performance iron powder, prepared into press-ready premixes. ...
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Encapsulated Scents Have Smell of Success for Custom Compounder
Description: Paddle blenders from Munson Machinery at the world's largest independent compounder of cellulose help meet the growing demand for scented plastics. ...
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High Output of Quality Flavors Demands Efficient Grinding
Description: Givaudan Flavors Corp. processes natural ingredients including roots, bark, beans and nuts on a mass scale, placing high demands on its Munson size reduction equipment. ...
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Iced Tea Product Quality Demands Fast, Gentle Blending
Description: A beverage producer has used a rotary batch mixer made by Munson Machinery to blend 10 million pounds of tea per year for about 15 years, and expects it to continue far into the future. ...
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Intensified Ribbon Blending of Melamine Compounds Cuts Cycle Times 25% for Furniture Molder
Description: The leading supplier of hard plastic melamine school furniture molds components from a mixture of resin, wood flour and pigments. A Munson ribbon blender with an integral "intensifier bar" cut ...
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Lightweight Concrete Mix Profitable Using Heavyweight Batch Mixer
Description: A new manufacturing plant producing concrete mixes containing coal combustion byproducts achieved profitability with a mixer producing 100% uniform blends rapidly while preventing product degradation ...
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New Rotary Batch Blender Cleans Up Company's Testing Process
Description: A supplier of specialized animal feeds improved its research lab's quality control with a new rotary batch blender that's easy to clean out completely between batches of test formulations. ...
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Pesticides Manufacturer Meets Blend Regulations Using Rotary Batch Mixers
Description: When Bonide Products, Inc., moved to new and larger facilities, an important consideration was the selection of mixing equipment to achieve a homogeneous mix that meets government standards. ...
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Pharmaceutical Glass Manufacturer Blends 120 Batches/Day of Abrasive Ingredients
Description: A manufacturer of pharmaceutical glass relies on Munson Glass Batchers for thorough mixing of multiple ingredients including sand, cullet and other ingredients, some in quantities of 1% or less. ...
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Pro-X Nutraceuticals Triples Mixing Capacity, Reduces Labor and Waste
Description: A rapidly-growing nutraceuticals manufacturer installed a rotary batch mixer from Munson Machinery to increase capacity and reduce labor and downtime while achieving 100% mixing uniformity. ...
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Rapid Blending of Nutraceuticals in a Restricted Space
Description: A manufacturer of nutritional supplements selected a Munson rotary batch mixer to increase capacity, minimize cost per volume of material, achieve uniform blends and meet FDA standards in limited ...
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Rapid, Gentle Blending Maximizes Strength of Powder Metal Parts
Description: A supplier of ferrous and non-ferrous powder metals added a Munson rotary batch mixer which handles batches from 22.5 tons down to 2.25 tons with equal efficiency and 100% batch uniformity. ...
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Rotary Batch Blender Mixes Biological Products that Boost Farm Crops
Description: An industry leader in inoculants, a mixture of live soil fungi and bacteria, needed a blending system that would ensure equal and thorough distribution of both organisms. ...
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Rotary Batch Blenders Help DIP Get Pre-Mixes to Market Fast
Description: A Romanian producer of metallurgy and welding powders improved efficiency by installing Munson rotary batch blenders for gentle, thorough mixing of various batch sizes of many compositions. ...
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Rotary Batch Mixer Yields High-Quality Blends for Powder Metallurgy
Description: The world's largest manufacturer of parts made by powder metallurgy relies on a rotary batch mixer from Munson Machinery to process millions of pounds of powder every year. ...
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Sanitary Ribbon Blender Ups Production of Dental Powders
Description: A manufacturer of dental products, needing increased capacity, found that a Munson ribbon blender was the most economical mixer capable of efficiently blending dissimilar ingredients in a range of ...
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Sanitary Rotary Cutter-crusher Solves Pharmaceutical Size Reduction Problem
Description: A bulk sweetener formed in 3x6x9-inch bricks each 5-7 pounds, brittle but tough and sticky if it gets hot or wet, needed to be reduced to pieces ¼ inch in diameter or smaller. ...
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Screen Classifying Cutter Allows Recycling of Tungsten Heavy Alloys
Description: An aerospace and defense contractor fabricates parts from tungsten heavy alloys and other refractory metals. A Munson screen classifying cutter allows them to reclaim and reuse scrap materials. ...
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Screen Classifying Cutters Meet Productivity Needs of Extrusion and Thermoforming Lines
Description: A major plastics thermoformer installed 20 screen classifying cutters from Munson Machinery Co. to assure efficient granulation and sizing of its process scrap. ...
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Start Up of Indonesian Cinnamon Plant Employs Screen Classifying Cutter, Rotary Mixer
Description: Indonesia's first state-of-the-art organic cinnamon-processing plant includes a Munson screen classifying cutter and rotary continuous mixer for high-quality processing with minimum dust. ...
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Control of Methyl Ethyl Ketone Vapors: Industrial Hygiene Report (.pdf)
From: Sentry Air Systems, Inc.Description: The objective of this test was to determine the efficiency of a carbon filter with Methyl Ethyl Keton(MEK). An environment was created that exceeded the NIOSH threshold limit value by 50% (300 ppm). ...
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Control of Organic Hydrocarbon Vapors: Total Hydrocarbons in a Fuel Mixture. Industrial Hygiene Report (.pdf)
From: Sentry Air Systems, Inc.Description: The objective of this test was to determine the filtering efficiency of a Sentry Air Systems carbon filter cartridge on total hydrocarbons and octane in two separate fuel mixtures. The experiment was ...