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The New Year Brings Drum Loading Arms You Can Rely On
Why not make 2018 the year you banish unsafe hoses and decrease expenses from continual hose replacement? The following factors should be taken into consideration when deciding on the best custom drum loading solution for your needs: The type of liquid that is being handled Temperature and pressure of the liquid Type of tank or…
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Versatile Uses for Swivel Joints
Swivel joints have a broad range of uses in the chemical, petrochemical, petroleum, refining, distilling, mining, brewing industries, as well as farm fertilizing and irrigation. Design, plant and maintenance engineers use swivel joints in flexible piping systems, loading arms, hose reels, sewer rodding and wastewater treatment applications, and various types of process machinery. Swivel joints…
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Benefits of Kamvalok Couplings
Kamvalok® couplings are required at transfer points where product loss is unacceptable. Typical applications include the manufacturing process of paint, lacquers, inks, adhesives, fatty acids, pharmaceuticals, liquid soaps, and a broad range of other liquid products. The couplings are particularly well-suited for handling petroleum products, solvents, chemicals used in agriculture, vegetable oils, detergents, and many…
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Protect Your Workers with Dry Disconnect Couplings
When it comes to protecting your employees and the environment during the transfer of hazardous materials, dry disconnect couplings cannot be outdone. These couplings are widely used by manufacturers of such products as paint, inks, lacquers, adhesives, pharmaceuticals, fatty acids, liquid soaps and more. Particularly well suited for handling vegetable oils, petroleum products, ag-chemicals, solvents,…
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A Spring Loaded Coupler
The Kamvalok coupling is built by OPW Engineering Systems and is a dry-disconnect coupling with a quick connect and disconnect feature. This is a spring loaded coupler with a built-in valve. The internal adapter contains a poppet that is spring loaded and assures fast closing and a super tight seal ensuring no spillage of liquids.…
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Leak-Proof Sight Flow Indicators
Using sight flow indicators you can efficiently and effectively visually monitor the flow of fluids to determine where, if any, problems exist at certain points along the industrial process line. These inexpensive, relatively simple devices are installed directly in the process line and allow operators to observe flow rate, direction, color and clarity through a…
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Transmitting Power with Couplers
Couplers are extremely useful components in many industries. They are used to connect the ends of two shafts together in order to transmit power. Positive couplers can assist in transmitting rotary power from one shaft to another, where both shafts turn. The use of couplers permits some degree of misalignment or end movement. There are…
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Drylok Coupling Means No Spillage
Did you know that a Drylok coupling is the closest dry disconnect coupling on the market today? This coupling is designed to transfer hazardous corrosive, volatile liquids such as acids, solvents and petrochemicals safely and prevent spillage. The Drylok coupling features low pressure drops, along with very tight seal, allowing virtually no spillage of product.…
