Element analysis and thickness measurement

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Tri-Mer Corp. has introduced a 4stage scrubber for use in the most aggressive acid fume environments including steel pickling and similar applications. The sys-

PLASTIC PUMPS Wilden Pump & Engineering

Co.

Grand Terrace, Calif

Wilden Pump & Engineering Co. has released an entirely new line of pumps for chemical plating and waste processing applications. These new Advanced Series pumps offer superior product containment, increased flow rates, and all-plastic air chambers. They have been designed to meet the tough requirements of today’s industrial chemical process and waste systems. The pumps incorporate a completely bolted liquid path design that exhibits superior torque retention to ensure long leak-free operation. Circle 401 on reader service card ELEIWENT TRICKHESS

ANALYSIS

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MEASURERIENT

Fischer Technology Inc. Windsor, Conn.

The new Fischerscope X-ray XDAL from Fischer Technology is an energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer capable of performing both quantitative element analysis and thickness measurement in one integrated system. The XDAL can analyze solid samples as well as powder, pastelike materials, and liquids 64

for up to 24 elements. In addition, coating thickness of complex multicoating systems with up to 24 different coating layers and their compositions can be measured. Applications include jewelry inspection and quality assurance of electronic components. Circle 402 on reader service card ALKALINE

ZINC

PLATING

PRDCESS

Taskem Inc. Brooklyn Heights, Ohio

The Xenith Contour Plus Process is an advancement in Taskem’s Xenith Contour Process technology of alkaline noncyanide zinc plating. It offers an extremely fast plating rate to achieve minimum plating thickness, while depositing coatings that are extraordinarily bright and leveled. This translates to increased production. The unique addition agent has been formulated with versatility in mind and affords excellent performance over a very wide range of bath compositions, but it is probably best suited for installations that prefer to operate at zinc metal concentrations above 8 g/L (1.06 oz/gal). Circle 403 on reader service card ACID

FUME

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Tri-Mer Corp. Owosso, Mich.

tem was designed for continuous operation with zero shutdown and consistently produces collection efficiencies in the range of 99% and higher. Quadra-Scrub is a space-efficient, chemical-free system that relies exclusively on advanced mechanical separation technology. It has 4 stages arranged as a series of cartridges. The first stage is a proprietary rigid tube packing. Mists next contact a stage containing l-in. random-pack media. The third stage is an interwoven polypropylene pad and stage 4 is a rigid chevron blade mist eliminator, which removes droplets. Circle 404 on reader service card INISRES

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METAL

Sherwin-Williams

FURIURURE

Co.

Cleveland

Sherwin-Williams offers a full line of finishes for metal furniture including Powdura Hybrid Powder Coatings for interior decorative applications; Powdura Polyester Powder Coatings for steel office furniture; Permaclad Polyester Baking Enamel, a lowVOC coating; Kemclad HS Baking Enamel, free of lead and chromate hazards; and Kern Aqua Metal Finishing