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New Products
Radar measurement with
Endress+Hauser
79 GHz technology
The Micropilot NMR81 (photo) utilizes
79 GHz technology to generate a narrow
beam angle of 3 or 4 deg. Measurements
are substantially more reliable,
even in narrow tanks, because
the radar beam avoids obstacles,
such as baffles on the tank walls. Furthermore,
measurements right to the
bottom in very tall tanks are easier because
the beam does not hit the tank
walls prematurely. The technology
permits very long measuring ranges
of up to 70 m. In custody transfer, the
instrument measures up to 30 m with
an accuracy of ±0.5 mm, which surpasses
the recommendations of the
American Petroleum Institute (API)
and the International Organization of
Legal Metrology (OIML). Micropilot
NMR81 easily fulfills all API and OIML
requirements. - Endress+Hauser,
Inc., Greenwood, Ind.
www.us.endress.com
Flottweg
Heinkel Drying and Separation Group
This high-speed separator also
discharges quietly
The AC separator (photo) is said to
reach far higher speeds than other
centrifuges, such as the decanter
centrifuge. The special design of the
separator permits the centrifuge to
achieve gravitational (g) forces of up to
10,000 g. Moreover, disk inserts also
provide a larger clarifying surface. The
combination of an expanded clarifying
surface and the high g forces make it
possible to separate the finest of solid
particles or liquid mixtures efficiently. A
particular feature of the AC separator
is the Soft Shot discharge mechanism.
Unlike many discharge mechanisms in
which the solids discharge is acoustically
perceptible as a loud bang, the
Soft Shot is silent. During discharge,
part of the control water stays under
the piston, which means that during
ejection, the piston cannot strike
the bottom of the bowl. The solid is
ejected in a gentle, quiet manner. -
Flottweg SE, Vilsbiburg, Germany
www.flottweg.com
Lewa
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Laboratory dryer simulates
production steps
The fully equipped laboratory dryer
BS-miniDRY (photo) has a mobile and
compact design. It is easy to install
and enables " plug-and-play " operation.
The BS-miniDRY can simulate
complex processes and production
steps, such as drying under vacuum.
Because it is identically designed
as a larger, production-scaled conical
screw dryer, the BS-miniDRY is
especially suitable for scaleup and
processing of, for example, bulk solids
and active pharmaceutical ingredients.
It is characterized by gentle
product handling, reliable operation,
and works with very small amounts of
product. - Heinkel Drying and Separation
Group, Besigheim, Germany
www.heinkel.de
A metering pump for
low-pressure ranges
The Ecodos diaphragm metering
pump (photo) is mechanically driven,
rather than hydraulically driven. Due
to its simple construction, it operates
without hydraulic oil and can also
be used for sensitive applications in
the pharmaceutical field. Fluids that
would react with hydraulic oil can be
metered just as safely. In principle, it
is suitable for virtually all metering and
pumping tasks in the low-pressure
range. The Ecodos, as a single-drive
unit with a space-saving, vertically attached
motor, delivers a flowrate of
0.4 to 1,500 L/h per pump head and
a maximum discharge pressure of 20
bars. Its multiplex capability also enables
additional areas of application,
for which multiple drive units with
identical or different output capacities
are ideally suited, particularly for lowpulsation
pumping, recipe metering
and mixing tasks. - Lewa GmbH,
Leonberg, Germany
www.lewa.de
Mixing, coating and drying with
high-performance mixers
When surfaces of inorganic components
have to be homogeneously and
reproducibly coated with functional
coatings in batch processes, highperformance
universal mixers of the
Uni tec series (photo, p. 33) are said
to offer significant advantages over
conventional systems. The Uni tec
mixers produce a 3-D mixing vortex
without any dead spots in which the
entire material to be mixed is fluidized.
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