Automation Parts

Axflow has announced that the latest additions to its centrifugal pumps range will be made available on a fast-build and ex-stock basis. The Close Coupled Centrifugal (CCC) and ISO-Process pumps have been introduced to provide a fast-turnaround delivery service. The DIN 24255 CCC horizontal, single-stage end-suction pump is suitable for a range of non-hazardous industrial applications. Available in 42 sizes, the CCC can satisfy duties up to 40 bar and temperatures from -20 to 130C. It can be ordered with a choice of casings, including cast iron, 316 stainless steel, bronze, cast steel, Hastelloy and Duplex alloys. Single and double mechanical seals can be fitted as standard. The Axflow ISO-Process Pump is built to ISO 2858 and ISO 5199 standards for applications in the chemical-processing industries where temperatures range between -20 and 140C. Available in 29 sizes and a range of materials that includes cast iron and stainless steel as standard, pressures of up to 40 bar and fl...

Electronic Descaling Prevents Limescale Build Up Environmental Treatment Concepts has partnered Hull University's Department for Chemistry in Industry to develop an effective, environmentally friendly method of testing physical water treatment. Water that is naturally hard, as in 70 per cent of the UK, contains dissolved calcium and other minerals. These help to build and maintain healthy bodies, but their effect on pipework and water systems can be disastrous. When water-borne minerals, such as calcium bicarbonate, revert to their solid carbonate state, limescale is formed in water systems, and this narrows pipes, blocks jets, slows the flow, reduces thermal efficiency and provides a breeding ground for bacteria. Research has shown that just 6mm of limescale will reduce energy efficiency by 40 per cent and, in a moderately hard water area, 6mm of limescale can form in pipework, or on heat exchangers in just two years. This in turn results in higher running costs. Portsmouth Un...