Siemens Industry Automation & Drive Technologies (IA&DT) has integrated the engineering of fail-safe applications into its engineering framework, the TIA Portal.
BEKO TECHNOLOGIES launched the BEKOKAT Catalytic Converter in 2008 realising that there would not be a flood of sales but none the less expecting to see a slow take up of the product notably by companies who had a need for 100% oil free or better than ISO 8573 Class 1 quality.
WEG is providing the highest levels of energy efficiency and protection in hazardous environments, following the launch of the W22X range of flameproof electric motors, which were shown as part of WEG’s extensive automation portfolio at the SPS/IPC/Drives 2011 exhibition at Nuremberg.
ADA Technologies (Littleton, Colorado, USA) recently confirmed that both NASA’s new space-bound fire extinguisher and the Spraytec laser diffraction spray particle size analyzer from Malvern Instruments function in zero gravity just as well as they do on Earth. By carrying out droplet size distribution experiments on the infamous ‘vomit comet’, Zero Gravity Corporation aircraft, ADA and NASA researchers have shown that water atomization is independent of gravity and the Fine Water Mist portable fire extinguisher (PFE) currently under development for use on the International Space Station (ISS) will put out fires in space safely and cleanly.
When a plant engineer has to purchase a compressed air dryer his first thought will be what dewpoint is required. This will then depend on the application; specifications of machinery using compressed air will guide the engineer as will codes of practice such as BRC/BCAS for the Food Industry. If a negative dewpoint is required then a desiccant dryer will be selected. The genre is likely to be well known to the engineer and will attract a significant capital and running cost particularly if a lower capital cost heatless dryer is selected. However the solution is classic and cannot be faulted. The alternative scenario is for the positive dewpoint at typically +2º C and again the engineer will know that a refrigeration type dryer will handle this application with relatively low capital and running cost but that he must take care not to have pipework going below the dewpoint temperature.
The installation of modern aluminium pipework brings many benefits to compressed air systems, according to Malcolm Crossley, Sales Manager for Air Treatment at Parker Hannifin.
The new range of Hi-DRI compressed air membrane dryers from Hi-line Industries have been re-engineered to be technologically superior products, achieving new standards for reliability, performance and energy efficiency. They feature a patented arrangement of structurally packed, permeable hollow fibres spirally wound on a support core. This creates an optimised design combining efficient air flow with high contact areas to maximise the drying performance within a compact unit size. These products are ideal for in-line installation to ensure the delivery of dry compressed air at the point of use. This ensures maximum effectiveness with virtually any dewpoint or degree of drying being achievable.
BEKO TECHNOLOGIES started out from one man’s vision to save companies money whilst benefitting the environment. To give some background to this, compressed air is widely used across most of industry and it is estimated that 15% of the power generated in a country is re-used to create compressed air. Berthold Koch was frustrated to see that most compressor condensate devices either worked inefficiently or wasted a significant amount of compressed air. He worked on the idea of a level sensing drain which would not lose any compressed air and would reliably operate in hot, wet, dirty and oily conditions. His employer did not believe in the product so in 1982 he took the decision to leave and form BEKO TECHNOLOGIES. Nearly 30 years later the BEKOMAT drain has sold over 2 million units and has been fitted as original equipment in most of the leading compressor brands.
Carrier Corporation is the world’s largest HVAC and refrigeration equipment supplier, with production and sales facilities in 180 countries on six continents. Carrier combines its advanced technologies in HVAC and refrigeration industries with local marketing know-how to excel in almost every business domain.
At BEKO, our interaction with the customer does not end with the provision of high quality products and solutions. We also offer comprehensive services, such as the cleaning and maintenance of your compressed air plant, volume flow, pressure and leak measurements, and online calculation tools for the efficient planning of your compressed air system.
