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Bust and fume systems achieve big cuts in emission levels and costs Two Neu dust and fume control systems are proving their worth at the Bolton, UK factory of CMP Batteries, a leading producer of batteries for fork trucks and other electrically powered vehicles. Designed and installed by Neu Engineering’s Environmental Control Division at the paste mixing stage of the battery manufacturing process, the systerns incorporate the company’s Deltajet reverse-jet dust filters. The filters were chosen for their exceptional filtration efficienties on fume and fine or difficult dusts, such as metal powders. The systems extract lead oxide dust, vapour and acid condensate from two mixers and duct the pollutants to the two fibers. An automatic bleed valve is positioned within each ductwork system. From each Biter, the ducting continues via the vacuum power source, a Neu Uniline centrifugal fan, to
a high-velocity discharge stack, situated above the roof apex. The initial Deltajet system was installed, for one mixer, to supplement the wet scrubber unit, which provided inadequate extraction when both mixers were in operation. It proved so successful that a few months later, the scrubber unit was replaced with a similar system for the second mixer. The installations were carried out with minimum disruption to production and existing duct routes were deployed wherever possible. Neu has just received a further order from the company for dust control at the plate assembly stage. This comprises a laminar flow booth and a further Deltajet-based system. Neu Engineering Ltd, PLant House, Guildford Road, Waking, Surrey GU22 7RL, UK Tel: + 44 1483 756565; fi: +44 1483 755177.
Longworth deal for Eastman Chemical Ectona As part of the upgrading of the Eastman Chemical Ectona plant at Hartlepool, UK B&M Longworth has been awarded a contract for reconditioning costly filter elements. Three main production lines for polyester chip have been totally overhauled and restructured to meet increasing demand. The reconditioning of the filters now involves removal from their housings and highperformance solvent cleansing in a closed atmosphere column to remove plastic residue, and ultrasonic cleaning to remove inert material embedded in the pleated stainless-steel med-
ia.The filter elements are also inspected, checked and tested in the Longworth laboratory, using a computer system developed specifically for this contract. All the data are logged, so that an individual history and performance record can be maintained for each filter. Following processing and testing, B&M Longworth staff reassemble the filter in their housings, ready to be replaced online at Eastman’s plant. B&M Longworth, Unit 18, Glenfield Park, Philips Road, Blackburn BBl 5PF, UK. Tel: +44 1254 680501, fax: f44 1254 54041.
New corporate identity for Scapa Group filtration companies Scapa Group Plc, the leading engineered textiles company, has incorporated its filtration companies worldwide into a single group. Known as Scapa Filtration, the Group will be based at Broadway Mill, Haslingden in Lancashire, UK which is also the location of the UK company, P&S Filtration Ltd. Scapa Filtration, which employs more than 700 people, will comprise four divisions worldwide. P&S Filtration in the UK joins its sister companies in France and Germany to form Scapa Filtration Europe. The P&S Filtration companies in Canada, the US, Australia, South Africa and Brazil, in 354
addition to UPL in Australia and Star Screens in South Africa, will constitute three further regions: Asia Pacific, Americas and Southern Africa. Scapa Filtration’s products are used in numerous industries and processes, including minerals, sugar cements, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, brewing, iron and steel, and metallurgical refining. The majority of products are consumable filters with more than half aimed at environmental protection. Scapa Filtration, Broadway Mill, Haslingden, Rossendale, Lancashire BB4 $EJ, UK. Tel: + 44 1706 213421; faJ;r + 44 1706 213193.
Name change and investment at BFF Bonded Fibre Fa,bric Ltd, a member of Lamont Holdings Plc, has announced that it will in future trade under the name BFF Nonwovens. BF’F has made significant investment in production equipment in the past three years - the most recent being an expenditure of %300,000 on improvements to the spunlace line. This work, which was
completed in January 1995, included seven banks of Perfojet quick-change jets which are expected to increase the output from the machine by up to 30% and significantly improve the quality of nonapertured fabrics. BFF Nonwovens, Bath Road, B-i&water, Somerset TA6 4NZ, UK. Tel: + 44 1278 428500; fm: 4 44 1278 429499.
US Filter to acquire Arrowhead Industrial Water, forms Nalco Chemical joint venture US Filter Corporation has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Arrowhead Industrial Water Inc (AIW) from the BF Goodrich Company for approximately $80 million in cash. US Filter has also announced that it is forming a joint venture with Naperville, Illinois-based Nalco Chemical Company to build, own, and operate water purification facilities at customers’ site under long-term agreements, a concept pioneered by Arrowhead IndustriaI Water. Arrowhead Industrial Water is the leading independent supplier of owned and operated on-site industrial water treatment systems in the US. It is also a leading provider of emergency and temporary mobile water treat-
ment systems. Its net worth is approx. $73 million with 1994 revenues of about $44 million. The US Filter/Nalco joint venture is being formed to capitalise on each company’s strengths in the build/own/ operate market. US Filter will provide equipment and systems expertise; Nalco’s expertise is in water treatment chemicals. Both Nalco and US Filter sales organisations will offer the complete range of Arrowhead’s build/own/operate services, ineluding system design, equipment selection and installation, turnkey, startup and ongoing operations of the entire water treatment system. US Filter Corporation, 4669 Shepherd Trail, PO Box 560, Rockford, IL 61105-0560, USA. Tel: + 1815 877 3041, fm: + 1 815 877 0172.
Lobbying voice for UK’s environmental industries is launched For the first time an effective voice with government for the UK’s environmental technology and services industry has been established with the launch on 20 April at the House of Lords, of the Environmental Industries Commission. The Commission’s main role will be to lobby for UK and EC government support through the introduction of economic instruments (tax incentives and R&D funding), tighter enforcement of existing legislation and enactment of technology forcing standards, in line with government practices in other countries. The new, but rapidly growing, environmental technology and services industry is expected to be worth $600 billion a year by 2000. Environmental legislation is creating significant new market opportunities - major new UK, EC and international markets beckon for those suppliers whose products and activities
meet the demands of future environmental legislation. The Commission, in addition to lobbying government, will promote awareness of the commercial and environmental benefits of environmental technologies and services; and organise an education programme targeting mainstream industry to promote the use of environmental technologies and services. The Commission has 12 founder members, including Ah-master Engineering, Degremont UK the Environmental Technology (ET 95) Exhibition, Severn Trent Plc, The Waste Company Ltd, Viessmann Ltd and Wellman Robey Ltd. Some 100 companies have already expressed interest in joining the Commission. The Envnvironmental Industries Commission, Allen House, Boltro Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RR1 6 IBP, UK. Tel: S44 1444 458080; fax: + 44 1444 441215. May
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a high-velocity discharge stack, situated above the roof apex. The initial Deltajet system was installed, for one mixer, to supplement the wet scrubber unit, which provided inadequate extraction when both mixers were in operation. It proved so successful that a few months later, the scrubber unit was replaced with a similar system for the second mixer. The installations were carried out with minimum disruption to production and existing duct routes were deployed wherever possible. Neu has just received a further order from the company for dust control at the plate assembly stage. This comprises a laminar flow booth and a further Deltajet-based system. Neu Engineering Ltd, PLant House, Guildford Road, Waking, Surrey GU22 7RL, UK Tel: + 44 1483 756565; fi: +44 1483 755177.
Longworth deal for Eastman Chemical Ectona As part of the upgrading of the Eastman Chemical Ectona plant at Hartlepool, UK B&M Longworth has been awarded a contract for reconditioning costly filter elements. Three main production lines for polyester chip have been totally overhauled and restructured to meet increasing demand. The reconditioning of the filters now involves removal from their housings and highperformance solvent cleansing in a closed atmosphere column to remove plastic residue, and ultrasonic cleaning to remove inert material embedded in the pleated stainless-steel med-
ia.The filter elements are also inspected, checked and tested in the Longworth laboratory, using a computer system developed specifically for this contract. All the data are logged, so that an individual history and performance record can be maintained for each filter. Following processing and testing, B&M Longworth staff reassemble the filter in their housings, ready to be replaced online at Eastman’s plant. B&M Longworth, Unit 18, Glenfield Park, Philips Road, Blackburn BBl 5PF, UK. Tel: +44 1254 680501, fax: f44 1254 54041.
New corporate identity for Scapa Group filtration companies Scapa Group Plc, the leading engineered textiles company, has incorporated its filtration companies worldwide into a single group. Known as Scapa Filtration, the Group will be based at Broadway Mill, Haslingden in Lancashire, UK which is also the location of the UK company, P&S Filtration Ltd. Scapa Filtration, which employs more than 700 people, will comprise four divisions worldwide. P&S Filtration in the UK joins its sister companies in France and Germany to form Scapa Filtration Europe. The P&S Filtration companies in Canada, the US, Australia, South Africa and Brazil, in 354
addition to UPL in Australia and Star Screens in South Africa, will constitute three further regions: Asia Pacific, Americas and Southern Africa. Scapa Filtration’s products are used in numerous industries and processes, including minerals, sugar cements, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, brewing, iron and steel, and metallurgical refining. The majority of products are consumable filters with more than half aimed at environmental protection. Scapa Filtration, Broadway Mill, Haslingden, Rossendale, Lancashire BB4 $EJ, UK. Tel: + 44 1706 213421; faJ;r + 44 1706 213193.
Name change and investment at BFF Bonded Fibre Fa,bric Ltd, a member of Lamont Holdings Plc, has announced that it will in future trade under the name BFF Nonwovens. BF’F has made significant investment in production equipment in the past three years - the most recent being an expenditure of %300,000 on improvements to the spunlace line. This work, which was
completed in January 1995, included seven banks of Perfojet quick-change jets which are expected to increase the output from the machine by up to 30% and significantly improve the quality of nonapertured fabrics. BFF Nonwovens, Bath Road, B-i&water, Somerset TA6 4NZ, UK. Tel: + 44 1278 428500; fm: 4 44 1278 429499.
US Filter to acquire Arrowhead Industrial Water, forms Nalco Chemical joint venture US Filter Corporation has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Arrowhead Industrial Water Inc (AIW) from the BF Goodrich Company for approximately $80 million in cash. US Filter has also announced that it is forming a joint venture with Naperville, Illinois-based Nalco Chemical Company to build, own, and operate water purification facilities at customers’ site under long-term agreements, a concept pioneered by Arrowhead IndustriaI Water. Arrowhead Industrial Water is the leading independent supplier of owned and operated on-site industrial water treatment systems in the US. It is also a leading provider of emergency and temporary mobile water treat-
ment systems. Its net worth is approx. $73 million with 1994 revenues of about $44 million. The US Filter/Nalco joint venture is being formed to capitalise on each company’s strengths in the build/own/ operate market. US Filter will provide equipment and systems expertise; Nalco’s expertise is in water treatment chemicals. Both Nalco and US Filter sales organisations will offer the complete range of Arrowhead’s build/own/operate services, ineluding system design, equipment selection and installation, turnkey, startup and ongoing operations of the entire water treatment system. US Filter Corporation, 4669 Shepherd Trail, PO Box 560, Rockford, IL 61105-0560, USA. Tel: + 1815 877 3041, fm: + 1 815 877 0172.
Lobbying voice for UK’s environmental industries is launched For the first time an effective voice with government for the UK’s environmental technology and services industry has been established with the launch on 20 April at the House of Lords, of the Environmental Industries Commission. The Commission’s main role will be to lobby for UK and EC government support through the introduction of economic instruments (tax incentives and R&D funding), tighter enforcement of existing legislation and enactment of technology forcing standards, in line with government practices in other countries. The new, but rapidly growing, environmental technology and services industry is expected to be worth $600 billion a year by 2000. Environmental legislation is creating significant new market opportunities - major new UK, EC and international markets beckon for those suppliers whose products and activities
meet the demands of future environmental legislation. The Commission, in addition to lobbying government, will promote awareness of the commercial and environmental benefits of environmental technologies and services; and organise an education programme targeting mainstream industry to promote the use of environmental technologies and services. The Commission has 12 founder members, including Ah-master Engineering, Degremont UK the Environmental Technology (ET 95) Exhibition, Severn Trent Plc, The Waste Company Ltd, Viessmann Ltd and Wellman Robey Ltd. Some 100 companies have already expressed interest in joining the Commission. The Envnvironmental Industries Commission, Allen House, Boltro Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RR1 6 IBP, UK. Tel: S44 1444 458080; fax: + 44 1444 441215. May
1995
Filtration
& Separation