Nash offers a complete line of vacuum systems and dewatering technology, including low vacuum fans, a vacuum pump line, and a variety of dewatering technology. In addition to furnishing the pumps and felt conditioning components, Nash can also design the piping system, discharge trench, and recirculating seal water system, as well as taking total vacuum system responsibility. The comprehensive line also provides economical options for upgrading or retrofitting equipment.

Nash Engineering Co.

A partnership of J.M. Huber Corp., Mintech Canada, and Groupe Laperriere & Verreault Inc., The Centre International de Couchage CIC Inc. (CIC) is a pilot facility built to meet the specific needs of coated paper businesses. This facility can pilot-test new paper products in real time according to a wide range of parameters. With its team of professionals, CIC guarantees its clients consistency in the final quality of the tested products under precise and fixed conditions.

J.M. Huber Corp., Mintech Canada, and Groupe Laperriere & Verreault Inc.

With fifty years experience in the pulp and paper industry, Fiedler offers a complete line of chemical pulp components, including screen elements and baskets for continuous digesters, screen baskets and rotors for pressure screens, pulp washing and thickening, screw presses, liquor and white water filters, and disk filters. Fiedler will also provide complete evaluation and optimization plans for their customers’ screening system.

Fiedler Corp.

Avesta Sheffield supplies stainless steel grades to the pulp industry. The company has valuable expertise in identifying specific requirements for a variety of applications such as digesters, oxygen delignification vessels, pulp towers, and presses. Avesta Sheffield also supplies duplex grades for applications in paper mills. Duplex grade 2205 is used for moving parts such as impellers and pump shafts as it offers better resistance to fatigue and erosion.

Avesta Sheffield

A new brochure is available from Voith. The brochure introduces the Profilmatic line of actuators and CD control systems, as well the new NIC technology (Network Intelligent Controller). Also included in the brochure are the AdvantagePlus measurement and machine direction control system, and the InfoPac paper machine information systems. Voith’s brochure outlines the “perfect” paper machine--neglible paper quality variations, no breaks, and two minute grade changes.

Voith Sulzer Automation Inc.

Tapio’s TS Profiler can provide high-resolution data to accurately measure long, medium, and short-term variations of paper. TS Profiler can do this by rapidly measuring up to four different paper signals all aligned to the same spot. TS Profiler can also help papermakers find and locate troublesome machine components based on its high-resolution measurements and advanced, but user-friendly, software.

Tapio Technologies

Thermo Web Systems now offers the “Pit Bull” doctor blade extraction tool, which brings a new level of ease and safety to the handling and removal of worn doctor blades. Its exclusive “Lok-Jaw” gripping mechanism eliminates tool slip on any blade material. It is also available with sliding impact hammer for the removal of troublesome blades.

Thermo Web Systems Inc.

G/D40S Series LP and diesel-powered pneumatic tire lift trucks from Daewoo are described in a new eight-page brochure from the company. The Daewoo G/D40S Series includes G/D35S/40S/45S model heavy duty lift trucks with load carrying capacities ranging from 8,000 lb to 10,000 lb. They are available with the Daewoo low emission DB58 5.8 liter, 6-cylinder diesel engine or the GM 4.3 liter, 6-cylinder industrial LP gas engine.

Daewoo Heavy Industries America Corp.

A new brochure describing the company’s broad line of globe control valves is available from DeZURIK. The brochure highlights the company’s globe valves for heavy, medium, and light duty applications, including angle valves, three-way mixing/diverting valves, cage valves, low flow valves, and high pressure valves. The selection guide includes a six-point rating system for matching the right valves to the application’s requirements.

DeZURIK

The Phantom V4.0 high-speed digital imaging system is the first commercially available camera to offer rates of 1,000 pictures/second at 512 x 512 pixels using advanced CSR-CMOS sensor technology developed by Vision Research Inc. The Phantom V4.0 is available in color or monochrome versions. Up to 63 cameras can be operated from a single laptop PC using rapid FireWire I/O ports.

Vision Research Inc.

Electromotive Systems by MagneTek has introduced the SCS swing control system. Used in conjunction with a variable frequency drive, this control system prevents common load swing created during bridge and trolley motions of overhead cranes. SCS is compatible with Impulse crane controls and most other variable frequency drives used in overhead material handling applications. SCS can be used with a variety of operator interfaces such as pendant, radio, and joystick control.

MagneTek

Neilsen & Hiebert Systems Inc. has introduced the Wiremaster II automatic pulp bale dewiring system. The Wiremaster II is capable of removing wire from unitized bale stacks and single bales at rates up to 200 bales/hour. The unit incorporates wire disposal and metal detector stations and fits into an area only slightly larger than required for a manual operation.

Neilsen & Hiebert Systems Inc.

Neles Automation’s ND800 smart valves are now compatible with Asset Management Solutions (AMS) systems. The Device Description, which communicates with the ND800 package, is now standard with Fisher’s AMS software. The AMS software Device Description for ND800 supports a wide range of capabilities, including on-line monitoring, configuration of the ND800 controller, maintaining a configuration database, travel calibration, and electronic cam configuration (point by point).

Neles Automation

Valves can become clogged when chemicals or other media coat the ball, or fill the body cavity, solidify, and leave the valve inoperable. PBM’s ANSI clean-in-place valve has purge ports and either one or three specially milled flats on the ball. This minimizes coating and plugging and reduces costs by allowing cleaning in place.

PBM Inc.

John Crane’s ProTech bearing isolators are engineered to provide advanced bearing protection on almost any rotating equipment, including pumps, gearboxes, and electric motors. The ProTech Series stops lubricant leakage while preventing outside contaminants from entering the bearing housing. The ProTech Series has a unitized construction with a positive locking mechanism that prevents internal damage during installation and operation, even when subjected to repeated start-ups.

John Crane

Gem Sprinkler’s new FM approved Model F898 designer, standard response, large drop sprinklers can provide a higher level of protection than standard spray sprinklers and can provide an economic advantage by eliminating in-rack sprinklers. The new large drop sprinklers feature 11.2 K-Factor, 175 psi maximum service pressure, and temperature ratings available in 155ºF/68ºC, 200ºF/93ºC, and 286ºF/141ºC.

Gem Sprinklers