Understanding the ROI and Efficacy of Bio-Based Solvents
We receive many calls from our clients asking about switching from traditional solvents to new alternative greener chemistries for cleaning parts and process containers. As a clean technology company, PRI supports the development of these types of chemistries– commonly, these …
The Challenge of Cleaning & Reconditioning IBCs
What is an IBC? What are their Uses? Intermediate Bulk Containers, or IBCs, are reusable, bulk storage containers used to transport and store liquids and other substances such as paint, coatings, solvents, oils, chemicals, food, water, granulated materials, and even pharmaceuticals. …
PlateVac ™ – A Brief History
How PlateVac Solved an Industry Problem In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Flexographic Plate Maker was looking for a replacement to Perchloroethylene (Perc), used as a plate wash solvent in the production of photopolymer printing plates. Perc had …
Integrated N2 Purge Filling System Allows Clean Filling of Isocyanates
Missed Han Nijland, Managing Director of Gemini Techniek’s presentation on an innovative new filling system to cleanly fill Isocyanates at the American Coatings Show? Don’t worry- we have you covered. What Are Isocyanates and Why are They Challenging? Dealing with …
Filling Systems 101
Choosing the best filling technology for an application is dependent on a variety of factors, including the product properties, the size of the container to be filled, and available budget. Filling Systems operate using primarily two different methods: Volumetric (filling …
Protect Your Revenue Stream – Don’t Skimp On Maintenance
Your solvent recycler is so dependable, you might forget it needs maintenance from time to time. After 35+ years in business, we’ve seen a thing or two. Nothing surprises us anymore. Some of our clients make maintenance a priority – …
Don’t Give Away Your Operating Cashflow to the “Meter Scheme”
What’s the “Meter Scheme?” There is a company making the rounds offering to install and operate a distillation system at your site, free of charge, reclaiming your spent process solvent for your own reuse, reducing your operating cost. You save …
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 …
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 …
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