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316L STAINLESS-STEEL FILTERS
AXIUM PROCESS HAS DEVELOPED a range of hygienic stainless-steel filters designed with ease of use, simple maintenance, dependability and quality in mind.
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The standard filter range, which is available with short delivery times, has a 90º or in-line housing option with fully interchangeable and replacement elements. The elements can be safely removed without specialist tooling, cleaned or steamed in place, and quickly put back into service reducing unnecessary downtime. They are available in wedgewire, sintered mesh and perforated tube, providing a filtration range from 5 to 8000 microns.
The popular wedge-wire design is widely used for applications where product consistency and smoothness are essential and for powder dispersing applications.
The sintered mesh screen is ideal for high or lowtemperatures. It is used in the pharmaceutical, food and beverage industries for the removal of suspended solids, micro-flakes, fibres and for glass contamination prevention.
For process security duties or coarse filtration applications, the company’s perforated tube screen provides a robust and flexible solution.
The filter systems include duplex, triplex and multiplex options and are engineered to give a small footprint, high flow rates and substantial dirt holding capacity. Systems can be customised with support framework, sample points, drainage, vent valves and pressure gauges.
www.axiumprocess.com
UNITING TO DEFEAT FOG
SMART STORM HAS BECOME AN official distributor of Börger rotary lobe pumps for wastewater applications, particularly in the recovery of fats, oils and greases (FOG).
This new partnership brings together the experience of two companies that provide pumping, pollution prevention and monitoring solutions – not just for the municipal market, but across numerous industries.
David Brown, Börger UK’s Managing Director, commented: “Our rotary lobe pumps work seamlessly with the innovative Greasebuster skimmer from Smart Storm. This is a very positive new agreement”.
Laurence Dowson, Project Manager for Smart Storm, added: “Börger’s track record in pumping speaks for itself, so by working together we are providing significant added value to those customers who are dealing with tricky FOG applications”.
Börger’s pumps operate in some of the most aggressive and challenging environments, ranging from wastewater treatment works to applications involving food, adhesives, paints and chemicals.
Smart Storm is already working closely with the food processing industry to treat FOG before discharge, reducing effluent bills and preventing blockages in the sewage network. The company’s Greasebuster combines the innovation of fat and oil skimmers by using hydrophobic belts to attract FOG, but reject water.
www.boerger.com
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VALVE SENSING AND CONTROL UNITS UPDATED
ALFA LAVAL HAS UNVEILED A refreshed, version of the Alfa Laval ThinkTop, the company’s best-selling valve sensing and control unit for hygienic valves used in the dairy, food, beverage, brewery and pharmaceutical industries. The Alfa Laval ThinkTop V50 and V70, the second-generation of premium control units, have been re-engineered to meet customer needs while incorporating the latest advances in technology.
The rethought Alfa Laval ThinkTop is said to offer customers fast and intuitive setup and commissioning, up to 90% faster than the previous generation. In addition, an enhanced 360° LED visual status indication enables operators to see the valve status no matter where they are on the production floor.
A repositioned Gore vent makes the ThinkTop more durable and more reliable, equalising the enclosure pressure in the unit while eliminating the risk of water ingress.
A highly effective burst of clean in place (CIP) liquid during the opening moment of seat lift and seat push helps to optimise valve activations, drastically reducing water consumption during CIP operations, helping to save up to 90% in cleaning agent costs.
Both series meet the protection class IP66, IP67 and IP69K. The ThinkTop V50 series matches the requirements of the Alfa Laval DV-ST, butterfly, single seat and double seal valves while the ThinkTop V70 series matches the needs of all these valves plus Alfa Laval double seat and special valves.
