Hydrocarbon Processing - June 2021 - 85

MIKE RHODES, MANAGING EDITOR
Mike.Rhodes@HydrocarbonProcessing.com
Innovations
Nickel-iron-chromium
alloy in bar and
hollow bar
Sandvik, a developer and producer of
advanced stainless-steels, special alloys,
titanium and other high-performance materials,
has launched Sanicro® 825 (FIG. 1),
the company's first-ever nickel-iron-chromium
alloy in bar and hollow bar, for improved
performance in corrosive, hightemperature
environments.
Sanicro 825 (UNS NO8825) extends
the company's growing Sanicro portfolio
of nickel alloys and austenitic stainlesssteels
for aggressive wet, corrosive and
high-temperature, pressure, acidic and
seawater conditions.
A high-strength alloy with a minimum
40% nickel content, Sanicro 825 has excellent
corrosion resistance to acids and
alkalis, superior resistance to stress corrosion
cracking (SCC) and good corrosion
resistance to phosphoric, nitric, sulfuric
and organic acids, and seawater, caustic
chloride alkalis and ammoniac media.
Stable and easy to machine and weld,
the new alloy is ideal for use in a wide
range of components and installations,
including heat exchangers, evaporators,
offshore piping systems, seawater coolant,
valves and flanges. It serves a multitude
of industries, including oil and gas,
chemical, petrochemical, pulp and paper,
pickling equipment, nuclear fuel processing
and food processing.
Available in 3 m-7 m lengths with an
outside diameter (OD) ranging from 20
mm-60 mm, Sanicro 825 offers a costeffective
alternative to superalloys, such
as Alloy 625 and Alloy 718. Its chemical
formulation has been tailored within EN,
UNS and ASTM standards.
New smartphone
for Division 2
Pepperl+Fuchs ecom, a leading manufacturer
of mobile devices rated for hazardous
areas, offers a new mobile solution
for frontline workers in Division 2 areas:
the Ex-Cover Pro D2. Building on the
strengths of the Samsung Galaxy XCover
Pro, the Ex-Cover Pro D2 has been certified
for use in potentially volatile settings
and is designed to help those in the oil
and gas, chemical, petrochemical and
pharmaceutical industries to work faster
and more efficiently, while also operating
safely. It offers the durability frontline
workers need with integrated features,
like Samsung Knox customization and
management capabilities, push-to-talk,
barcode scanning and more to help users
streamline workflows.
The Ex-Cover Pro D2 is durable and
specifically designed for hazardous work
environments where collaboration, productivity,
data security and employee
safety are paramount. The device's IP68
rating means it can handle dust, dirt, sand
and water. It can withstand drops of up to
1.5 m without a case, and its MIL-STD
810G certification makes it reliable in
extreme altitudes, humidity and other severe
environmental conditions.
The rugged and thoughtfully designed
Ex-Cover Pro boasts a 6.3-in. edge-toedge
display with Gorilla® Glass 5 to
deliver a heavy-duty, high-quality viewing
experience. Glove Mode also offers
enhanced touch capabilities with gloves
and in wet conditions. Ex-Cover Pro D2
comes with the latest Android™ 10 operating
system and Samsung One UI 2.0
user interface, ensuring intuitive operation.
Long battery life means the Pro lasts
as long as the work does, providing > 14
hr of power. When out servicing a long
route, field personnel can easily replace
the battery with a spare to keep the phone
going for as long as needed.
The Ex-Cover Pro features push-totalk
and walkie talkie integrations with
platforms like Microsoft Teams, enabling
workers to be highly productive outside
the office and in tougher environments.
With its built-in functionalities, as well
as software and hardware solutions, the
Ex-Cover Pro D2 can easily be set up and
customized to suit the needs of any Division
2 industry. The multi-purpose device
FIG. 1. Sandvik's Sanicro® 825 nickel-ironchromium
alloy in bar and hollow bar.
is NFC-ready with enhanced security and
reliability features from TEEgris, making
it an excellent mobile point of sale
(mPOS) system.
The Ex-Cover Pro D2 comes as an
unlocked device, and is compatible with
AT&T and Verizon in the U.S., as well
as with Bell and TELUS in Canada.
Pepperl+Fuchs collaborated with Samsung
on the design and certification of the
Ex-Cover Pro D2.
Continuously monitoring
the state of liquids
A new radio wave-based analysis technology,
developed by the Finnish hightech
company Collo, makes it possible
to continuously monitor the state of any
liquid in industrial processes (FIG. 2), be it
thick slurries, resins, adhesives, coatings,
emulsion, water or any other fluid.
Collo's technology is based on an
electromagnetic resonator that emits a
continuous radio frequency field into the
liquid. The signal reacts to interferences
caused by different components, chemicals
and phases in the liquid. The analyzer
immediately warns if the process is disturbed
in any way so that the process can
be adjusted according to the online data.
The sensors can be placed anywhere
in the process to optimize the use of raw
materials and chemicals in critical process
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