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CPQ Pump selection and ordering.

In today’s environment, there is increasing worldwide competition for organizations involved in the application, design, manufacture, and installation of pumping equipment. The competitiveness of an organization’s equipment is part of the buyer’s overall evaluation criteria. A pump manufacturer is expected to design and manufacture high-quality equipment that meets a specific set of pumping criteria. A buyer’s evaluation may be based on the cost of equipment only, or it may be based on more detailed information such as energy cost, maintenance cost, or total lifecycle costs. Whatever the case may be, preference is unquestionably given to manufacturers that are RESPONSIVE.

While the basic activities involved in the selection and purchasing of pumping equipment are essentially the same today as in the past and will be in the future, the information age, specifically technology, has and continues to redefine virtually all aspects of the entire lifecycle of this pumping equipment. It is essential to understand that while the technology ensures that the infrastructure is in place, it is critical for common work practices and procedures to be established between Buyer and Seller to first adopt and then adapt to this new technology to achieve the anticipated benefits and drive RESPONSIVENESS.

CECO’s objective is to seek and implement a sales and applications, web-enabled, front-end selling solution to improve RESPONSIVENESS by minimizing the time in selecting, configuring, pricing, and quoting.

The solution must be:

1) Acceptable to Different “User” Communities

Seeking interfaces and workflows that are suitable for customer service reps, regional sales managers, application engineers, specifying engineers, management (in general), distributors, and if desired, OEM’s and end-users

2) Simple/Intuitive

Solution should be simple and user-friendly.

CECO chose a leading provider as our software and automated solution. They are industry-proven and the world leader in providing (SCPQ) software to pump manufacturers and related fluid-handling equipment providers. Their Advanced Selector and Quick Select give CECO an immediate upgrade in hydraulic sizing and selection, and their Configurator is custom-tailored for our specific business.

Gone are the days of the primary tool which pump manufacturers traditionally used during the Request For Quote (RFQ)/Proposal Process, commonly known as the Infamous Pricebook.

Yes, in simple words, a Pricebook is a price list used to quote pumps. However, the Pricebook always accompanied a 500-page, 6-inch think engineering catalog, which contains extensive pump performance curves, engineering data including dimensional and cross-sectional drawings, and a ton of other helpful information, in addition to the pricing information. A factory-trained pump applications engineer would use the Pricebook/Engineering Catalog to create a customized quotation from a customer’s request for quote. Quotation documents are produced and include various data sheets, performance curves, general dimensional (outline) drawings, etc., and a price quotation including terms & conditions. In many cases, alternate selections, comments to a customer’s request for quote and/or specification, or other supplementary information are provided. This diverse array of information and expertise required to develop this customized information for quoting purposes has led to the need for this computer-aided technology that we are discussing.

While we are just at the onset of our journey, a tool has recently been introduced to our distribution channel for specific product lines, and our channel has embraced the technology.

Hayes Pump, Inc., our Northeast distributor covering the New Jersey, New York, and New England territories, appreciates the simple and straightforward landing page/dashboard (shown below) and the various data outputs (also shown below).

Mark Heckmann, Operations Manager, Hayes Pump, Inc., (NJ Division), states, “Hayes Pump uses the new tool with other manufactures as well. It is a good tool for distribution, customer and manufacture alike. It allows distribution to provide customers with a detailed electronic proposal, which helps the customer understand more clearly what is being offered. The program assists with order and ensures the product is correct and accurate. Having Fybroc implement this program will only make Hayes Pump more efficient in providing customers with a timely proposal.”

In closing, the tool will improve our RESPONSIVENESS while giving a more complete and professional appearance to our quotations. Our business and our industry are all about responsiveness, speed, and convenience.

Gennaro A. D’Alterio, Director of Global Business Development at CECO, always stresses a sense of urgency in the sales process and believes that the tool will reinforce the mantra of “speed kills” as the speed of response does matter. It is a real competitive advantage that ultimately translates into more sales and overall business growth.

This “guided selling” tool allows the customer or salesperson globally to access information in real-time (their local time zone) quickly and easily with a few clicks of the mouse.

Remember that the tool is not meant to be a replacement for the trained expert, application engineer, or technical team. This technical presence will always be available to help, but now the technical team can focus their energies on more complex pump applications and value-added initiatives while the tool helps process the more routine day-to-day quotation requests. It is our sincere hope that our customers and business partners will appreciate our effort and investment in this automated, front-end, web-based tool as it will enable us to remain razor-sharp and laser-focused with satisfying the customer base, taking market share from our competition, and growing our respective organizations.

What is a mag drive pump?

A mag-drive pump is a sealless centrifugal pump. It is essentially a chemical process pump that eliminates the need for shaft sealing that prevents any leakage normally associated with a conventional mechanically sealed pump.

Principle of operation: magnetic fields/magnetic attraction. An external magnet is placed on the motor drive shaft that transmits the motion to the internal magnet connected to the impeller, which then rotates and moves the fluid through the pump. A rear containment separates the external magnet and inner magnet can/shell that creates a hermetic enclosure (containment) of the liquid that has no access to the outside.

Why/When a mag-drive?

Think corrosive, combustible, toxic fluids. Also, tough to seal and expensive fluids.
Some examples of such products include:

• Hydrochloric Acid
• Sodium Hydroxide
• Sodium Hypochlorite
• Sulfuric Acid
• Ferric/Ferrous Chloride
• Nitric Acid

Some typical applications include:

• Rail Car/Tanker Unloading
• Chemical Processes
• Specialty Chemicals
• Scrubber OEMs
• Semi-Conductor
• Metal Finishing
• Water & Wastewater Treatment

Advantages/Benefits:

Improved Productivity – If a pump has no mechanical seal, a potential leak point is eliminated so hazardous fluids can be pumped without the worry of spillage. There are also cost advantages that exist without having mechanical seals, such as no maintenance costs for replacing and maintaining seals and no downtime and lost production on account of seal maintenance.

Safety First and Prevention of Fugitive Emissions – Fluids being pumped are often hazardous and dangerous to people (employees) working on or around pumps and pumping systems, not to mention the environmental concern caused by these fluids, many of which need to be regulated with contingency plan requirements in place. Mag-drive pumps prevent leakage and since there is no leakage, exposure to chemicals that can put people (employees) at risk is eliminated. Mag-drive pumps also prevent fugitive emissions such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and volatile hazardous air pollutants (VHAPs) so that companies can remain compliant (while avoiding costly fines) with local, state, and federal health and safety regulations/standards.

Disadvantages:

Solids – In applications involving even a small percentage of solids, a mag-drive pump is not a suitable solution. Mag-drive pumps should work only with clean liquids without solids in suspension.

Cost – Mag-drive pumps are usually more expensive than mechanically seal pumps. However, the additional cost may be offset when considering the reduced maintenance costs and advantages as referenced above. The long-term financial advantages and total cost of ownership should be considered when choosing this pump design.

Remember, for applications where the liquid is highly corrosive, toxic and/or expensive, where safety and cost efficiency are paramount, a magnetic drive pump is the best option because it is seal-less, meaning zero risk of leakage. Magnetic drive pumps are available in most metallurgies and materials, metallic and non-metallic. These pumps are very reliable, require very low maintenance thanks to their unique design, and designed to offer trouble-free performance over many years of service life.

Corrosion resistance Pumps FRP Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Pump

Many industries require fluid-handling management, with mission-critical applications specific to each type of fluid. The corrosive levels of an application may vary, but all require pumping equipment to manage them. Industries from wastewater desalination and petrochemical to scrubber and odor control must have a pump that is corrosion resistant, offering durability and reliability. One type of pump that is designed to be extremely corrosive resistant is a Fiberglass Reinforced Polymer (FRP) centrifugal pump designed by Fybroc, a CECO Environmental brand.

Fybroc’s FRP technology, which dates back to the mid-60s, offers two unique elements, among others: an integral, a one-piece impeller and shaft sleeve and a dual volute casing.

The one-piece impeller and shaft sleeve eliminates the potential of damaging leakage past shaft sleeve O-rings and prevents any process fluid from coming in contact with the shaft. The dual volute casing maximizes mechanical seal and bearing life. This effectively means Fybroc fiberglass pumps have exceptional structural integrity, excellent corrosion resistance and dependable service in difficult operating environments. There are a host of other configurations for various applications including:

• Horizontal ANSI
• Self-priming
• Vertical sump & cantilever
• Recessed impeller
• Close-coupled
• Sealless mag-drive

The fiberglass components are manufactured utilizing a Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) technique. Using vinyl ester resin (which handles a large portion of industry needs), or VR-1, which is one of many construction materials that are available, FRP pumps have a heightened level of corrosive protection. We will further discuss the value of VR-1 based resin later.

CECO Fybroc also offer pumps in many different materials, such as a synthetic veil for resistance to hydrofluoric acid, an abrasive resistant material for liquids containing abrasive fines, a special BPO/DMA cure system for handling sodium hypochlorite (bleach), and epoxy for outstanding resistance to aggressive solvents.

Pump Design for Use

One industry that heavily relies on fiberglass pumps like this is aquariums. Due to high levels of salt water and other corrosive materials flowing through the facility/exhibits, they require pumps that can withstand the harshest conditions. Having the right “life support system” means cleaning, treating and conditioning the water.

FRP Pumps keep the heartbeat of an aquarium strong, ensuring marine life are protected from harm, while introducing, filtering and recirculating the salt water. Primary advantages include absolutely no corrosion and no leaching of harmful minerals into the exhibit environment. Customers also desire an efficient system with beneficial long-term lifecycle costs, which are just a few additional reasons why customers in the aquarium industry utilize Fybroc FRP pumps.

However, there are various elements, or design features, typically incorporated into pumps for each aquarium customer application. These elements and accompanying data allow CECO engineers to provide optimal data-driven recommendations to achieve the desired results for customer’s specific needs and goals.

Customer Case Study

A leading supplier of acid- and caustic-based industrial water treatment products contacted CECO Fybroc to help with an aging infrastructure of pumps. The determination was to replace all the pumps to improve manufacturing productivity and enable a higher volume of orders to be met within established service levels.

The pumps that facilitate the customer’s processes needed to be quickly removed, reset and reinstalled in order to drastically limit down time. However, before contacting CECO Fybroc, the customer first did extensive due diligence to determine the best company and product to meet their needs. They tested the options available on the market against criteria including compatibilities, flow rate, reliability and manufacturer turnaround time.

After choosing Fybroc, the scope of the project and plan were put into motion. They went with the Fybroc 2530, which is a one-piece molded thermoset construction sealless mag-drive pump. This pump has no welded, sealed or lined parts, which provides quality chemical compatibilities while resisting internal and external corrosion. As a result, the pump was able to handle the roughly 55 acid- and caustic-based raw materials in the company’s manufacturing process.

Within the first eight months after installation, the customer was able to reclaim their investment, increase productivity, reduce hours for preventative maintenance, as well as reduce downtime by about 80%.

Value of an FRP Pump System

Many pumps throughout the industry are made with other exotic alloy (metallic) materials. When metallic pumps are used there are many types (general/localized/galvanic) of corrosion that can occur in varying degrees depending on the type of metal selected. The Fybroc FRP pumps are a unique fit for these applications and offer many advantages over these other types of pumps normally required for these aggressive, corrosive applications. Advantages include no corrosion, no metallic parts in contact with the fluid being pumped, lower cost, lighter weight, and dramatically improved service lifetimes.

Expanding on the VR-1 base resin referenced above, the RTM process allows for the controlled placement of continuous-strand fiberglass mat in high stress areas. The major advantage of this process, unlike a compression molded process that inherently uses randomly oriented pieces of chopped fiberglass leading to comparatively lower strength, is that the carefully oriented continuous-strand fiberglass mat provides components with excellent physical strength and properties. In addition, the process allows for the design of thinner walled structures, thereby permitting the use of nearly pure resin systems for optimum corrosion resistance.

Simply put: Fiberglass adds the strength, and the resin (VR-1) adds the corrosion resistance, optimizing both in the manufacturing process.

What does this mean? It means that you will find Fybroc pumps hard at work anywhere corrosive acids, bleach, caustics, saltwater, wastewater, abrasive fines, and aggressive solvents are transferred. The FRP pumps give customers peace-of-mind that they will realize lower total cost of ownership, increased pump efficiency, high quality and high durability that can be relied on.

CECO Fybroc also manufactures fiberglass baseplates, a value-added option since chemical pumps are often used and installed in environments where external corrosion can be a major problem.

Other Applications and Systems

CECO continues to work on developing environmentally friendly solutions. With the growing awareness of the significance of clean air and clean water, there continues to be an increased use of nonmetallic FRP pumps in a variety of applications. These include, among others, scrubbing systems for odor control and chemical feeding systems for enhanced coagulation, both seen in industrial and municipal wastewater treatment plants that require chemical recirculation and transfer pumps.

CECO Fybroc is the world leader in the design and production of FRP pumps for corrosive and other difficult liquids. The pumps provide years of dependable service in the most extreme service applications and are among the highest in energy efficiency in the applications and industries we serve, which translates to one of the lowest life cycle costs available across our customer base.

Mist elimination, candle filters, industrial filtration, mist control, mist eliminator, fiber bed mist eliminator

Companies seeking to reduce emissions and opacity issues to create a safer environment in their industrial applications look for solutions like Fiber Bed (or Candle) mist collector systems as an answer. From machine shops with harmful oil mists to asphalt production plants and sulfuric acid plants that emit caustic mist, acid and other harmful chemicals, mist collector systems are critical to remain compliant. Companies also rely on mist collector systems to protect their employees and the surrounding communities these businesses serve and operate in from dangerous emissions.

A candle filter mist collector system is constructed of various corrosion-resistant materials designed to capture and remove sub-micron liquid and soluble particulates from process gas streams. The filters are typically constructed in cylindrical form, ranging from 2 feet to 20 feet tall. They have rolled screens on both the inner and outer parts of the cage, with filter material placed between the screens to form the fiber bed. There are plates and flanges attached to the ends of the cylinder to permit a variety of mounting and draining methods based on the application. Pressure drops, collection efficiency, and gas throughput parameters are different for each location. Therefore the diameter of the fibers, fiber material and the material’s packing density are key in designing the most appropriate system.

There are numerous other factors that should be considered when identifying the right solution in order to ensure safety and meet regulations.

There is more to it than simply removing contaminated gas streams and reducing emissions. It is important to consider energy consumption, stack opacity, efficiency, maintenance, space constraints, and the levels of clean air produced by the mist collector system.

Designing the right system for the right application needs to both meet regulatory requirements, while also providing a safe environment for workers and the community.

Designing the Optimal System

Every plant and location has different production and process requirements for eliminating mist emissions, aerosols, soluble solids and pre-filtering insoluble solids. Identifying the right system depends on a host of factors, including customer processes and meeting regulatory requirements and standards. Some of the factors and requirements CECO Filters takes into consideration when designing system recommendations include:

• Current system and eliminator in place (type, age, application, etc.)
• Cost requirements and business needs based on total cost of ownership
• Overall composition of the gas stream (i.e.—corrosive gases, PM, etc.)
• Current pressure drops and emissions / output requirements
• Requisite mechanism for particle collection based on micron levels
• Footprint reduction and overall system size based on location
• Current and required flowrate capacities
• High-temperature and high-pressure applications
• Odor control needs (i.e.—Chemical and biological)

Designing mist eliminator systems requires a data-driven approach, while infusing customer needs, expectations and regulations. By using data as a cornerstone for system development, a system can be identified unique to the customer and application. This results in achieving business goals and emissions requirements, while also ensuring employee and community safety.

A filter design worksheet is outputted with recommended requirements for the customer using the data. This filter design worksheet developed by CECO Filters engineers helps provide a sketch of the system. There is a corresponding general layout drawing which shows the proper placement of the fiber bed, or candle filters, in the respective application.

Application Components and Features

Within the filter design worksheet and general layout drawing contain the components and features for the recommended project scope. There are various system layouts that can arise and are unique to every customer.

The following provides a snapshot of the myriad of products that CECO Filters utilizes when making informed recommendations to its customer on mist collector systems. These products must cover a wide array of industries and include: a single filter mist collector system, filter-in-duct (FID), tank vent filter (TVF), filter-in-vessel, DLM and CMC for large gas volumes, among many others.

CECO Filters patented TWIN-PAK® mist eliminators is a good fit for customers with space constraints and an existing vessel, but want to increase capacity or throughput. This newer technology was invented by CECO Filters and has innovated the industry. It has a more compact design and better performance than conventional filters. Utilizing the same surface area, a customer can get up to 60% more throughput with the same filter vessel. The TWIN-PAK® is effectively two filters in one.

As an example of the effectiveness of TWIN-PAK®, in aerosol applications the filters have a capture rate as high as 99.9%. This leads the industry. The design is based on the customer’s performance requirements, space constraints and more that engineers analyze to develop informed and data-driven recommendations.

This technology helps customers seeking capacity increases, but do not want to build a whole new vessel. CECO can use the same vessel and effectively retrofit it to get essentially twice as much filtration. CECO technology also helps with new installations by allowing vessel housings to be designed much smaller, thus saving capital expenses.

In the end, the useful life of a candle filter is about five to seven years. As an alternative to completely changing out the filters themselves, CECO Filters offers a repacking service. This service repurposes the current cage by taking off the aged strip of media and repacks it with new media. The cage is then shipped back to the customer. That saves the customer time and money since they do not have to buy a whole new cage, metal mechanical components, etc. It is simply removing and adding new media.

A Customer Story

Many customers utilize one of the standard solutions for their individual needs. However, there are occasions where a customer may require extremely fast or custom turnaround due to a variety of reasons. In these cases, a plant is typically in critical need for support since a plant shutdown, emissions, bottlenecking or other type of issue can cause production, environmental and regulatory concerns for employees and the surrounding community.

One example is when a sulfuric acid plant in Canada came to CECO Filters for repacking of their candle filters. Their plant was down and in need of immediate turnaround. In a sulfuric acid plant, there are several large towers roughly 30-to-50 feet tall with hundreds of candles that are 2-feet in diameter—10 feet to 20-feet long. This is an incredibly challenging project to complete in a short amount of time, while ensuring proper placement of every candle.

A crew of specialized technicians was sent to do the repack in the field, setting up outside the facility. The crew took the large candle filters out with cranes, with a separate crew on site stripping the media, re-wrapping and re-installing them with cranes. The team worked around the clock to get this emergency project completed and ultimately re-wrapped and re-installed nearly 80 filters in just two days. The typical time for a repacking of this scale would have been two to three weeks.

This is just one of many examples of the work CECO Filters has been successfully accomplishing as a global industry leader for more than 50 years now. The company specializes in manufacturing and designing mist elimination products and turnkey package systems, innovating products and services to create cleaner processing and a safer environment.

#filtration #plating #electroplating #anodizing #surfacefinishing

Oftentimes, when it comes to filtering a bath using horizontal discs, we stick with what we know. Some powdered activated carbon (PAC) and you are good to go, right? Not always. There are a multitude of different filter aids available in today’s market, and some styles are more suited to certain applications than others. Let’s take a look at the different styles of filter aid and where they are best used.

One fairly common filter aid is Diatomaceous Earth (DE). Like PAC, DE is often used by both end-users and manufacturers. DE will add depth to the filter cake, allowing more contaminants to be captured by the cake. It is also useful to keep PAC from clumping up, and acts as a buffer of sorts to ensure all of the PAC contacts solution. DE can also target some of the inorganic contaminants in a bath, giving our filter a greater range of coverage. DE will also not remove as much (if any) Total Organic Carbon (TOCs) from the solution, and is thus useful in situations where you may not want TOC removal.

Another common filter aid is a cellulose material. There are multiple sources of the cellulose, but they all serve the same primary function. They act as a matrix for the PAC and DE to be held up in and can also be used with either DE or PAC separately. By adding this matrix, it greatly increases the effective surface area and ensure that solution contacts as much PAC and DE as possible. Cellulose is not often used by end-users as much as manufacturers. It is this cellulose matrix that allow some blends to outperform the standard PAC/DE mix.

The last common filter aid we will discuss today is likely the most unusual: the sludge produced by some baths. Take acid zinc for example. Acid zinc is potentially one of the largest sludge producing baths. When running a horizontal disc filter with 10-micron paper on these baths, some of that sludge gets trapped on the paper. Then, as more and more sludge accumulates, the filtration efficiency actually increases! The sludge produced by the bath is used to filter out other contaminants. This can be viewed as a decent cost savings method as well as a good filtration method.

Overall, there are likely many more filter aid options than the ones covered here. However, these four are the most common and essential to good filtration. The primary benefit from horizontal disc filters is the ability to pack the filter in a way that greatly increases surface area, removes TOCs and other contaminants, and allows for some sludge removal from the bottom of the tank. To get the most out of these benefits, it is important to use a filter aid that is capable of those things.

Contact your Mefiag or local distributor to help determine which style of filter aids is best suited to your application!

#filtration #plating #electroplating #anodizing #surfacefinishing

No matter what you are anodizing or why you need to filter some of the baths. Primarily the cleaner, desmutter, and the anodizing bath itself. Depending on your process, the color and seal may also need filtering. We have to match the correct type of filter to the bath in order to maximize the effectiveness and reduce downtimes and poor part quality.

Let’s start at the beginning of the line: the cleaner bath. Mefiag offers two types of filters that will be perfect for this application. The V-series filter is designed to remove oil from solution and is ideal for prolonging the life of the cleaners. A more standard option is a bag filter. Bag filters have been the standard for cleaner baths for a long time, given their ability to remove large particulate from the solution without plugging.

The desmutter and the anodizing bath can actually use the same type of filter. A cartridge filter is ideal for both of these baths, given the ease of change out and the ability to filter particulate. These pollutants can lead to trouble with the part’s surface and are best removed. Depth filtration is an easy-to-use means to accomplish this.

As mentioned before, other baths that can benefit from a filter. If your process has a dye bath, you may want to filter it. For organic dyes, this is a cartridge filter but you need to be careful to use a large enough micron rating to ensure that you do not filter the dye from the bath. Given how expensive most dyes are, filtering and prolonging the life of the bath can be a major cost saving. For other coloring methods, disc filtration may be more appropriate.

The seals can also be filtered. With hot seals, Mefiag offers the HT filter system. These filters are designed to handle the high temperatures of the seal bath, while insulating the filter chamber. This lowers the amount of heat loss (cost savings!) and keeps the exterior of the chamber cool enough to touch (safety!). Other areas of benefit include fewer hours spent cleaning up the white powdery residue that an unfiltered seal can leave.

Each anodizing line is unique with unique needs. Contact us today to help determine your particular needs!

#renerativethermaloxidizer #RTO #meatprocessing #smokehouse. #coffeeroasting #litho #ethanolprocessing #spraydryer #pharmaceutical #foodprocessing

Have you ever found yourself confused by where to start when it comes to air compliance? Navigating state, local and federal EPA regulations can be a daunting process, especially for new plants, adding a new process or increasing productivity of existing processes.

Each state, province (even cities or regions) and industry must adhere to different compliance regulations. Finding information that is specific to your process and easily understood can be challenging and time-consuming.

CECO Environmental can help provide you with a roadmap and direction on your journey to achieve cost-effective air abatement and compliance.

Which compliance steps and direction should I take next?
With over 40 years of experience in the industrial clean air industry, I have received many calls from both corporate and individual plant sites asking for advice to ensure their business is compliant with EPA regulations.

The two major concerns that most companies have: 1) what do we need to do to be compliant with air abatement regulations at the federal, regional, local and/or state EPA level, and 2) how do we achieve increased production rates on existing process sources? (For example, if a facility has an older and somewhat inefficient air abatement system, does it have to be scrapped, or can it be rebuilt and refurbished to handle increase airflow and provide lower energy usage?)

Every process is different, so there is no “one size fits all” answer. However, some basic guidelines can help avoid fines, court-ordered settlements and/or production caps, and limits on process run times.

Be Honest. Be Upfront. Be Proactive. Be Knowledgeable.
Get in touch with your local Air Board or Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Department of Environmental Conservation. Before you start any project, make contact with these offices and get their responses in writing. Schedule a meeting with the Air agency for guidance and see where your facility or site stands on current potential to emit as well as actual VOC and air emissions.

1. Analyze and map your process(es) and emission points (this data may be on past air reports).

Be knowledgeable about your existing and potential new future process sources. Prepare a process flow chart or diagram and details on the existing or future emission source(s) with any known annual pounds per hour or tons per year throughput.

Quantifying emissions may involve hiring a third part stack and process testing form to measure actual gaseous emissions coming from your facility’s existing stacks.

2. Quantify your process.

Confirm the annual VOC and air emissions based on annual usage or purchase/consumption of solvents. Again, testing of the facility stacks and sources may help confirm and quantify air emissions.

3. Consult with a third-party environmental specialist on complex projects or new source review greenfield projects.

If you need help, we can connect you with qualified, independent and experienced experts and testing firms in your area who understand your industry. These are experts who have been in your shoes and have solved similar compliance issues that you are facing.

To say this process can be complex and overwhelming is an understatement. That’s why the CECO Industrial Solutions team is here to help make your job easier and offer you and your business our resource-saving guidance and energy-efficient product solutions.

Our experienced team will help guide you through the myriad of state and federal rules and regulations. We can save your team much time digging through online resources, going down a path that may lead to a dead-end, or worse, following a path that ends in costly fines or reduced production output at your facility.

CECO Adwest can help in multiple ways.

When it comes to EPA compliance, our experience can help:

• Guide you through the compliance air permitting process.
• Estimate and manage your budget for both capital, maintenance and expect energy costs for any required abatement solutions and process modifications and capture systems.

Note: In many cases, the main expense is not the initial capital cost of the VOC Abatement system but a 10 to 20-year lifecycle of energy usage and maintenance. Energy costs in the USA are low today but will most likely trend higher in future years, so you will need specific RTO Oxidizer and VOC Concentrator energy costs, which we can provide for you!

• Connect you with experienced environmental and industry consultants.
• Provide advice on improving existing process capture, duct design, air handling and duct delivery systems.
• Offer market-proven VOC and odor-abatement product solutions you can trust. This could include retrofitting and rebuilding older existing oxidizer, scrubber and dust collector abatement systems.

Often times, multiple air abatement solutions are required for compliance, and we have extensive expertise in providing these integrated solutions. We can also help conserve working capital by evaluating lease versus owning a new abatement system.

At the end of the day, we can help increase plant capacity and output.
We’re here to assist you to increase your plant capacity and output with the highest level of BACT (Best Available Control Technology) while also helping your facility obtain any available energy efficiency incentives and gas and electric utility rebates.

If you have a project you want to talk through, we’re here to offer our air compliance expertise and identify the best next steps. Reach out to us early on in the stages of your project, so you don’t waste time or CAPEX on your compliance journey.

Contact us today at CECO Industrial Air & Fluid Solutions for a free consultation.

Wet Scrubbers, VOC control, Asphalt manufacturing, RTO, Thermal Oxidizer

Manufacturing asphalt shingles is a very involved process that requires a lot of precision. From felt saturation to packaging, and everything in between, it’s a process we understand very well here at CECO Environmental.

While the manufacturing systems for this industry have been around for decades, the control equipment technologies are now catching up to deliver greater efficiency in emissions control.

Turnkey and customized solutions, all from one provider.
CECO Environmental is the one source you need, known for our experienced consulting services and customizable engineered solutions for any project. We offer standard designs of multiple turnkey industrial solutions. We also understand that there is no “one size fits all” approach, so while we support projects from the engineering phase through installation we offer customized solutions including hood design for maximum capture efficiency, duct sizing and routing, control equipment selections and sizing, Installation, start-up, commissioning, training, aftermarket and service support.

Here are a few ways we can help you mitigate emissions and improve your compliance with greater efficiency through your manufacturing process.

Asphalt Preparation

For manufacturers who carry out their own asphalt blowing, our cyclones and thermal oxidizers are designed to withstand even the most severe conditions and can help capture, recover or remove large and high-volume particulates from this process.

Liquid / Dry Storage

Everything you need to support the complexity of your liquid and dry storage needs can be customized to fit your process: pumps, tank vent filters, dust collection systems (Baghouse), and mist elimination systems.

Shingle Manufacturing Process

We understand the complexity of asphalt shingle manufacturing and how each piece of equipment supports this process. To make things easier for our customers, our team of consultants and engineers can offer solutions that seamlessly integrate into a new or existing process.

CECO Technology Solutions: hoods and duct, CMC/LMC fume collection systems (coalescing filtration systems), mist elimination systems, and in some cases, we treat odors with carbon adsorption scrubbers and thermal oxidizers.

Customized solutions to work with any restraint.

Whatever your restraint may be, we can work with it. If you have a fixed budget, footprint constraints, or a complex air stream that requires maximum removal efficiency, we can create a customized solution and design that has the same level of removal efficiency.

We are solution providers.

As an engineering and consulting firm, we are here to support any project through each phase, and beyond.

• Engineering
• Procurement & Project Management
• Manufacturing & Installation
• Start up, Commissioning, & Training
• Aftermarket and service

If you’d like to learn more about how CECO can help your asphalt shingle manufacturing business, please send us a message and we’d be happy to offer more details and assistance.

#cecoindustrialsolutions #manufacturing #asphalt #cleanair #roofingshingles

Contact us today at [email protected] and let us know how we can help you solve your air quality control issues.

Thermal oxidizer. Wet scrubbers. RCTOs. VOC abatement.

CECO HEE-Duall has been helping the microelectronics industry for decades by providing reliable scrubbers, fans and pumps to maintain air quality compliance. But when customers in the semiconductor industry came to us asking for more, we answered the call.

Our CECO Adwest VOC Abatement Team of Zeolite Rotary Concentrators with Thermal Oxidizer (RCTO) has expanded our concentrator portfolio to provide compact, skid mounted Zeolite concentrator for the semiconductor and microelectronics markets. Our 20 years of experience with industrial concentrator systems has allowed CECO to invest a significant amount of time and resources into developing the optimum Zeolite Rotor design and package with our expanded CECO team to provide right technology for high efficiency concentration of VOCs and HAPs from the semiconductor industry with up to 99% VOC DRE. Our CECO Adwest brand can provide our thermal oxidizer technology on skid mounted shop assembled modules in both recuperative and regenerative thermal oxidizer models for any concentrator application. All systems also have integrated PLC Controls with on line real time ethernet diagnostic capabilities and plant record keeping.

Understanding the challenges and solution gaps that our existing customers face was the first step to building better technology. With their help along with our vendor partnerships, we have made significant improvements that will expand the efficiency and life cycle of RCTOs.

High Temperature Desorption

With proper care and maintenance, this high temperature desorption feature will help your equipment last longer through periodic cleaning of the microporous Zeolite media via desorption at an elevated temperature. Similar to a self-cleaning bake out setting on your home oven, this feature volatilizes sticky and high boiler hydrocarbons that may have built up over time on the honeycomb surface of the zeolite concentrator wheels.

Zeolite Concentrator

Keeping equipment clean goes a long way when it comes to extending their life cycle and reducing downtime. Using high temperature desorption, our Zeolite concentrator helps keep your RCTO running well for a long lifecycle. The heart of any concentrator system is the media and CECO Adwest’s Zeolite Wheel provides the lowest pressure drops, highest VOC control with a shop assembled and balanced Zeolite rotor system with total access for inspections. Our high efficiency Zeolite Rotors have been installed on hundreds of microelectronics facilities since 1997 with thousands installed worldwide on other difficult industrial applications

This is just one way we are helping businesses reduce equipment downtime and ensure our equipment functions as needed. But there are many more.

As a trusted partner and supplier of reliable semiconductor scrubbers, fans, pumps and now Zeolite VOC Concentrator RCTOs, we understand the entire process of air quality control compliance in this industry. We now offer complete solutions for both acid fume, VOC and solvent exhaust abatement.

Knowing what you need and how each piece of equipment works together allows us to offer more solutions with a consultative approach and deliver the most efficient custom solutions for clean air semiconductor manufacturing.

We work with some of the largest semiconductor and wafer fab manufacturers in the world and are aware of the overall needs and challenges in this market. CECO Industrial Solutions can help companies simplify their air pollution equipment processes, including retrofit and aftermarket services.

The Team Who Understands Your Needs

To best serve the semiconductor industry, we built a team who understands the ins and outs of air quality control, as well as the constant change and new technology that affect the environmental needs specific to the industry.

Jared Wilken: As the key account manager, Jared will take the time to understand exactly what you need and create that custom solution that will keep your business running.

Brendan Boutilier: A brilliant application engineer, Brendan has taken the lead on engineering of the most efficient RCTOs in semiconductors and advanced manufacturing.

Brian Cannon: CECO Adwest’s Vice President Sales has been involved in the sales, installation and customer service of RTO, Recuperative, Catalytic, DFTO and VOC Concentrator systems over the past 43 years focused solely on cost effective VOC and odor abatement.

Craig Brackman: A highly experienced application engineer for CECO HEE-Duall with extensive knowledge in the world of HAP abatement with scrubbers, pumps, and fans.

Jeff Yerkes: Committed to finding ways for constant improvement, Jeff is CECO Adwest’s technical manager dedicated to our thermal solutions product portfolio with over 42 years of application, technical, service, design, installation and product improvement expertise. Has extensive experience with RTO Oxidizers, VOC Concentrators, DFTOs, DFTOs and flare technologies

Scott Ham: Every team needs the tech to keep it smart, and Scott is the brains that keeps us connected more efficiently with each of our clients via ethernet diagnostics and real time troubleshooting of any concentrator or oxidizer system.

Thomas Frosell: As the director of new product development, Thomas manages a team that is currently developing additions and improvements to our Industrial Solutions group to better serve our customers.

Teaming up with experienced vendors and listening to feedback and needs of our existing customers makes our team even more equipped to bringing the most efficient air quality solutions to the semiconductor industry.

Contact us today at [email protected] and let us know how we can help you solve your air quality control issues.

When filtering at high temperatures (85-100˚C/185-212F) polypropylene (PP) is the material of choice in most applications in plating.

When filtrating at high temperatures (85-100˚C/185–212F) ask for a good look at material and filter media.

Polypropylene (PP) is the material of choice in most applications in plating as far as filters are concerned. With a good chemical resistance and capable of temperatures up to 100˚C/212F there is not much need for different materials. In practice, most PP filters have a maximum operating temperature of 80-85C/176-185F.

High temperature alkaline or neutral (chlorine free) applications can use stainless steel filters. Chemical resistance in this range is sufficient and temperature resistance is a piece of cake. There is one negative aspect, which is energy loss through heat radiation. As most stainless-steel filters are single walled systems, they act like radiators losing lots of heat. Double walled/shelled, insulated filter systems are preferred and given the rising energy costs will earn themselves back (we can calculate your savings). Maybe even more important, they are much safer to work with!

High temperature acidic applications can be filtered with PVDF filters, an expensive but lasting solution.

Looking at filter media we can also say that PP is the material of choice in a lot of applications, whether it is discs, cartridges, bags or containers. The practical max temperature is in the same range as the material of the filter chamber. Mechanical properties are from a different magnitude, as PP will expand when it is heated deformation of filter material is to be expected and can in practice lead to bypass. Bypass means the process fluid being filtered can pass the filter without being filtered. Especially cartridge filtration at high temperature can lead to problems. Discs are less sensible for bypass but PP discs won’t last long at high temperature. The injection molded, thinner material will get brittle over time and will fail. PVDF discs are available but only in more neutral to acidic pH settings. Bag filters are often cheap and are often disposed of before they fail.

So, what does this sustainable high temperature filtration look like? Like always in surface treatment you can read the above and come up with several exemptions at each topic. It takes an expert to advise end-users what works best, what will give them the best filtration result combined with low energy loss and long lifetime of both filter and filter media. Not only an expert in filtration, but also an expert in surface treatment! Knowing the process from top to bottom will help you to use filtration in a sustainable way!