Chemical Engineering August 2022 - 18

Focus
Pipes, Tubes and Fittings
ESCO Tool
A portable pipe beveling tool
prepares pipe for welding
The Wart Millhog Portable Pipe Beveler
(photo) is a right-angle I.D. clamping
tool for performing any angle of
end prep on 0.75 in. I.D. to 4-in. O.D.
pipe of different schedules. Because
it mounts securely into the pipe I.D.
using a self-centering draw rod assembly,
it can bevel, face and bore
different pipe thicknesses simultaneously
to
help
assure
high-integrity
weld joints. Producing precise square
and beveled pipe ends with ±0.001-in.
accuracy, the beveler lets users weld
pipe O.D.s that have different schedules.
Easy to operate, it comes with
pneumatic or electric motors, requires
no cutting fluids, and is ideally suited
for onsite applications. A wide range
of TiN-coated blades are available. -
ESCO Tool, A Unit of Esco Technologies,
Inc., Holliston, Mass.
www.escotool.com
Fortess Technology
Venair Group
Pipeline metal detector
facilitates hygiene standards
Catering to the ever-changing food
landscape and new product developments
(NPD), this company has
upgraded its Pipeline Metal Detector
(photo). With optimized metal detection
sensitivity and high hygiene standards,
this detector protects productivity
while providing users with safe,
uncontaminated products. Available
in standard 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-in. pipe
diameters, the latest machines are
engineered to detect metal in highviscosity
foods and liquids (such as
meat products, gravies, syrups and
more) to eliminate contaminants in
the processing line. The systems are
IP69K rated to prevent bacteria from
accumulating. Data capture and Contact
Reporter software ensures the
system satisfies quality assurance
(QA) mandates and compliance with
North American processing requirements.
- Fortress Technology Ltd.,
Toronto, Ont., Canada
www.fortresstechnology.com
New Age Industries
Tubing products for
biotechnology applications
This company offers a new range
of tubing (photo) and single-use as18
sembly
in state-of-the-art, ISO7/
Class 10,000 cleanrooms and with
sterility treatments. Vena Flexip is especially
recommended for the transport
of liquid or semi-liquid fluids in
the food, cosmetics, chemical and
pharmaceutical industries. It has a
good resistance, especially in fatty or
oily foods and glycols, as well as in
alcoholic beverages. Shapes, such
as elbows and bends, can also be
manufactured to adapt to any installation.
Vena Flexpure is a hose with a
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) inner
layer that makes it highly resistant
to both acids and some basic cleanin-place
(CIP) solutions. Thanks to
its ultra-flexible smooth-bore construction,
it is ideal for processing
powders, liquids and semi-liquids
in applications where a highly hygienic
design and good mechanical
performance are required. - Venair
Group, Barcelona, Spain
www.venair.com
A new tubing manufacturing
plant starting up
Last October, the preparation of
floors, ceilings, exterior walls, electric
service and plumbing lines were
nearly finished at this company's
new Warrington manufacturing facility
(photo). With the operational
infrastructure approaching completion,
additional cleanroom construction
can move forward swiftly to help
reach the goal of making and shipping
tubing. The 90,000-ft2 building,
sitting on seven acres, houses
several individual clean rooms for
extruding AdvantaSil high-purity
silicone tubing and braid-reinforced
hose and AdvantaFlex biopharmaceutical
grade thermoplastic elastomer
(TPE) tubing. Most finished
tubing will be transported to the
company's Southampton operations
for post-production work involving
single-use tubing assemblies.
Following completion of the
project, the company anticipates
tripling its production capabilities for
silicone and TPE tubing. In February,
a new silicone-tubing extrusion line
and a new TPE-tubing extrusion line
began producing AdvantaSil silicone
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