Educational Information
The Truth About Nitrocellulose and Distillation
Moving from Water-Based to Nitrocellulose Solvent-Based Inks During recent discussions with a prospective client looking into in-house solvent recovery, we uncovered a bit of misinformation. The client was a small packaging printer transitioning from water-based to solvent-based inks; more specifically …
Managing the Process: Operating Set Points
“Our still is locked up.” Not long ago we received a frantic call from a coatings manufacturer who had recently purchased one of our larger scrape-sided solvent recovery systems. The unit had not been in operation very long. The operator …
Carcass Treatment Methods Compared
Carcass Treatment System Principles: Achieve Destruction & Sterilization: Utilize temperature, pressure, and agitation to break down material, while ensuring that sterilization is achieved throughout the entirety of the material. Operate Efficiently in a Closed System: Contain all material within the …
Compare Digester Systems
How Does Tissue Digester Technology Work? Tissue Digesters accomplish two primary tasks: sterilization and destruction of tissue and proteins. They utilize heat, agitation and pressure to break down and sterilize tissue, and can also employ a caustic chemical action as desired. The …
Think solvents are dead? Think again…
Every now and then we will hear something like solvents are dead from someone discussing the use of traditional flammable or combustible solvents in manufacturing processes. Indeed, over the last three decades there has been a shift toward aqueous or …
White Paper: Recycling Your Own Solvents
Solvents are relied upon in a great variety of processes, from printing and manufacturing to electronics and machining, for their superior cleaning and curing properties. Industry professionals from diverse organizations continue to agree that no substitute has been found to …
Basics of the Process: Single Stage Distillation 101
Over the years we have encountered operators and supervisors who knew how their recovery system functioned and how to respond if they received an alarm signal on their system control panel, however these same folks did not understand the basic …
ISO 9001:2015
