Sep 22, 2010
1. When the product is corrosive to the piping system. Products containing chlorides and other salts can attack the tubing and fittings used to transport the products throughout a plant. Systems fabricated from 304 or 316 stainless steel can become leaky after prolonged contact with salty food and beverages, e.g. sports drinks and soy sauces. If the product is...
Sep 17, 2010
Unexpected or premature failure of chemical process equipment constitutes a serious hazard in terms of personnel, plant, and environmental safety. By weakening reliability, such failures also adversely affect productivity and profitability. Modern experience in chemical plants has been that failures due to environmental cracking are among the most serious of such problems, making up about 20 to 30% of all corrosion failures. The purpose of this article is to discuss in simple terms some of the pertinent information.
Aug 30, 2010
There are two goals that every processor shares: 1. Maximizing product yields 2. Minimizing CIP costs A product recovery system (PRS) is an efficient and economical way to realize both of these goals. A product recovery system cleans the lines of residual product left behind after your food, dairy, beverage, or pharmaceutical processing. Just one cycle of the PRS (also called pigging) can remove virtually all of the valuable product from the process line, leaving behind only a thin layer of product film for CIP cleaning.
Aug 24, 2010
Do you have sanitation problems with wall and ceiling penetrations in your processing plant? Have you experienced thermal expansion, contraction, and water hammer in the piping causing damage to the wall plate? Have you seen the wall plates breaking away and sliding down the pipe, leaving an open hole in the wall? A new product in the market that solves this problem is Pipetite. It seals the penetration while allowing for significant movement of the pipe or tubing.
