Saturday, August 15, 2009
Skin Effect Heat Tracing System
Pre-insulated pipes may be supplied with a skin effect heat tracing (SEHT) system incorporated into the PUR insulation. The pre-insulated pipe will in this case be supplied with a small tracer pipe (tube) attached to the media pipe.
LOGSTOR will undertake the interface to the supplier of the SEHT components. It is thus LOGSTOR standard procedure to mount the tracer tube to the media pipe prior to the insulation process. The tracer pipe may be welded or strapped to the media pipe as per instructions of the SEHT-system supplier.
The supplier of the SEHT-system components will undertake the installation of the joints in the field.
LOGSTOR Oil & Gas have a substantial reference list working with several suppliers of SEHT-system components.
Leak Detection System
Description of the system
LOGSTOR supplies surveillance systems for detection of moisture in the insulation by means of the two sensor wires, embedded in the insulation of pipes and components.
Damages of the outer casing, service pipe or joints are consequently detected in due time, before corrosion damages appear on the service pipe.
The function of the systems is based on the eletric properties of the insulation changing with the moisture content.
Dependent on the quantity of moisture and its conductivity the electric resistance between wire and pipe decreases. This system is called "resistance surveillance".
Dry foam has a dielectric constant of 1, whereas water has a dielectric constant of 80. This means that the capacitor effect between wire and pipe changes radically, when there is moisture in the insulation. This system is called "pulse surveillance".
Pulse surveillance is independent of the resistance between wire and pipe and consequently also of the conductivity of the moisture, e.g. in case of very clean water.
The components, described in the following, may be used in and/or built together for the surveillance systems on more different levels:
Reference points system
The embedded wires are accessible in buildings, inspections chambers etc., from where the condition of the pipe network can be checked with a portable measuring instrument
Detector system
The embedded wires are connected to a detector indicating that a fault has arisen. The measuring is carried out with a portable instrument.
Fault locator system
The embedded wires are connected to an electronic fault locator which indicates precisely where in the pipe network a fault has arisen.
Finally, the faults, registered either by detectors or fault locator, can be transmitted by modem
to a centrally placed surveillance plant.
The signal can be transmitted via: one of the embedded wires, own underground cable, the
telephone network, radio signals or combinations of these.
LOGSTOR is not a supplier of central surveillance.
Pre-insulated pipe systems for the onshore Market
The following provides an overview of the service applications and advantages of pre-insulated pipeline systems for the onshore-based project application:
Applications
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- Dimensional range: OD 15 mm to 1,067 mm (1/2" to 42") media pipe
- PUR cell structure: Minimum 88% closed cells
- PUR density: 60 to 300 kg/m3 or solid polyurethane (1,130 kg/m3)
- PUR l-value at 50°C: 0.026 to 0.180 W/mK
- Pre-insulated pipe joints are supplied in fixed or random lengths of up to 16 mtr.
Offshore oil and gas fields
| Offshore oil and gas fields are distributed across the world in depths varying from only a few meters to several 1000's of meters. Temperatures vary from sub-zero in the Arctic area to scorching hot in the Middle East region amongst others. Transporting the oil or gas from the fields to onshore processing plants is a very crucial and demanding task. |
The trend in the offshore industry goes towards longer pipelines with a higher media temperature and a lower pourpoint, i.e. the need for a very efficient and well documented insulation of the pipelines is becoming higher and higher.
Choice of system and product according to business sector
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- Slaughterhouses
- Dairies
- Breweries
- Other sectors within the food industry
LOGSTOR Industry systems are suitable for outdoor as well as indoor use. All LOGSTOR pipe systems are insulated with polyurethane foam, which has unmatched insulating properties.
LOGSTOR and the customers
More then 40 years of experience of development and sale of complete pre-insulated pipe systems has left its mark on LOGSTOR as an international player on the global market. A solid network of representatives and sister companies representing LOGSTOR in more than 30 countries has resulted in installations worldwide of hundreds of kilometres of the characteristic LOGSTOR pipes.Sales representatives from LOGSTOR and local representatives often participate in international exhibitions.
Extensive service
LOGSTOR's engineers and technicians offer an extensive service in connection with a project from the initial planning and till it becomes operational. This service includes follow-up service and training courses for fitters. Years of experience with joint assembly and development of custom-built solutions have given us expertise to perform installation work and train customers within our market area.
Production facilities
LOGSTOR was founded in the beginning of the sixties in the city of Løgstør in North Jutland in Denmark where the main part of the production is still being produced. Throughout the years the area in Løgstør has grown to the extent of 420,000 m2 with a production area of 50.000 m2. LOGSTOR has its 2 main production facilities in Denmark and 3 plants in Poland, 2 plants in Sweden and 1 plant in Finland. Alternatively we are able to produce LOGSTOR pre-insulated pipes at our mobile production set-up – primarily to off-shore projects in remote areas.
The perfect pipe system for the industry
| LOGSTOR has developed and produced pre-insulated pipe systems since 1960, primarily for the district heating market. After intensive development of the pre-insulated pipes, LOGSTOR entered a new market in 1992, the industrial market. The industrial pipe systems are widely used within the different industries such as food, chemical, wood, cold stores and aboard ships. An extensive product programme makes the pipe systems suitable for many purposes Product Properties LOGSTOR industrial pipes are dimensionally stable, rugged and highly-insulated. They are fast and simple to install, which means lower total costs, higher security and longer service life. For cryogenic applications LOGSTOR has developed an insulation system specially designed for low-temperature systems, the LT pipe system, which offers the same numerous advantages. |  Industry pipe system |
- PUR insulation has high insulating qualities
- Pipe supports are fitted on the outside of the jacket pipe to prevent thermal bridges
- Insulation and jacket material in combination have high mechanical efficiency – the systems are resistant to physical stress. Can be used as gangways.
- Jacket joints are 100% watertight – the pipe system can be hosed down and thereby ensures low maintenance costs.
Industry Products
Since 1979, Vineyard Industry Products Company has supplied grape growers with high quality trellis materials and supplies. With offices in Windsor and Paso Robles, California, V.I.P. has material in stock and ready for delivery when needed. Vineyard Industry Products offers a complete line of trellis materials as well as accessory items like pruning shears, tie tape, and bird netting.
| We have two facilities to serve you; North Coast and Central Coast. |
INDUSTRIES
Why You Should Buy Organic Foods
Organic fruits are products that are free of synthetic pesticides, artificial fertilizers, irradiation, and biotechnology. They are more nutritional because plants produce more vitamins and antioxidants when grown without using pesticides and fertilizers.
Organic farmers usually conserve energy and help to protect the environment by growing their foods organic. Not using fertilizers and pesticides reduce pollution of groundwater. Organic agriculture reduces the greenhouse effect and global warming. Organic meat comes from animals that were raised without being fed antibiotics or growth hormones.
When you are shopping for organic foods you should look for the USDA seal. On meat and dairy products, this seal tells you that you are buying antibiotic and hormone-free products.
Metals
Our UK metals group, which includes more than 200 practitioners, advises UK-based metals companies, including the UK operations of overseas companies, who are involved in ferrous and non-ferrous primary and secondary metals production.
PricewaterhouseCoopers UK metals group is an integral part of the global metals practice, which comprises a network of industry professionals located in over 30 countries, giving our clients access to an international network of knowledge and experience.
An in-depth understanding of key industry issues is central to our delivery of services to our metals clients. Many of these issues drive our programme of publications and thought leadership.
Noncoding RNA gene detection using comparative sequence analysis
Background
Noncoding RNA genes produce transcripts that exert their function without ever producing proteins. Noncoding RNA gene sequences do not have strong statistical signals, unlike protein coding genes. A reliable general purpose computational genefinder for noncoding RNA genes has been elusive.
Results
We describe a comparative sequence analysis algorithm for detecting novel structural RNA genes. The key idea is to test the pattern of substitutions observed in a pairwise alignment of two homologous sequences. A conserved coding region tends to show a pattern of synonymous substitutions, whereas a conserved structural RNA tends to show a pattern of compensatory mutations consistent with some base-paired secondary structure. We formalize this intuition using three probabilistic "pair-grammars": a pair stochastic context free grammar modeling alignments constrained by structural RNA evolution, a pair hidden Markov model modeling alignments constrained by coding sequence evolution, and a pair hidden Markov model modeling a null hypothesis of position-independent evolution. Given an input pairwise sequence alignment (e.g. from a BLASTN comparison of two related genomes) we classify the alignment into the coding, RNA, or null class according to the posterior probability of each class.
Conclusions
We have implemented this approach as a program, QRNA, which we consider to be a prototype structural noncoding RNA genefinder. Tests suggest that this approach detects noncoding RNA genes with a fair degree of reliability.
Genetic Savings and Clone Forced to Shut Down
For the modest fee of only $50,000, grieving cat owners used to be able to have little Fluffy recreated. Alas, they will no longer have that option, at least for the time being.
The company that offered the cloning service, Genetic Savings and Clone, was launched in 2000 by billionaire and University of Phoenix founder John Sperling. Sperling had hoped to have his hunting dog Missy cloned, but scientists were never able to accomplish that feat. Nonetheless, Sperling decided to go into the business of trying to help others recreate their dearly departed pets.
Unfortunately, even for the most devoted of pet owners, there’s a limit to how much they’ll pay to have their dearly departed feline recreated. Genetic Savings and Clone’s hefty $50,000 price tag was just too much to generate much interest in their services. The company recently reduced the price to $32,000, but still there were no takers. The company sent letters to its customers last month letting them know that they will have to close at the end of the year. The letters said that Genetic Savings and Clone has been "unable to develop the technology to the point that cloning pets is commercially viable."
The company’s telephone answering system now contains a message saying that it is no longer taking orders, and it refers customers interested in having their pets’ genetic material frozen to ViaGen, Inc., a biotechnology company based in Austin, Texas.
The first cat that was cloned for commercial purposes was Little Nicky, who was requested by a woman in Texas who was saddened by the loss of her cat Nicky, who had died the previous year at age 17. Little Nicky was created from the original Nicky’s DNA, and cost the woman $50,000.
Since the company began, it was able to successfully clone five cats, but only two of them were sold to paying customers. Reproductive cycles of pets are too unpredictable for consistent and inexpensive cloning, according to Bonnie Beaver, past president of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
The ethical and scientific debate over cloning technology has become more and more heated since the sale of Little Nicky, with animal rights activists complaining that cloning cats isn’t necessary because there are thousands of stray cats euthanized each year because they don’t have homes. Those groups were thrilled to hear about Genetic Savings and Clones having to close its doors. Activists say that because cloning techniques are still primitive, the procedures fail more often than they succeed. "For every successful clone, dozens fail and die prematurely, have physical deformities, and face chronic pain and suffering," said Wayne Pacelle, head of the Humane Society of the United States.
Animal rights activists believe that cloning is at odds with basic animal welfare considerations. "It's no surprise the demand for cloned pets is basically nonexistent, and we're very pleased that Genetics Savings & Clone's attempt to run a cloning pet store was a spectacular flop," said Pacelle. "It's not just a bad business venture, but also an operation grounded on the misuse of animals."
Garside Sands
Welcome to Garside Sands. Garside Sands is an environmentally responsible producer of a range of specialist silica sands and sand/soil blends.
Silica sand has been quarried in and around Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, for over 100 years by generations of the Garside family. Garside Sands operates today as a significant part of Aggregate Industries.
The rarity and limited geographical deposits of this type of silica sand result in it being in demand across the UK and all over the world for specialist applications ranging from sports pitches, water filtration, brick manufacture and specialist industrial applications.
Garside Sands' experienced team, based onsite at the quarry in Leighton Buzzard, aim to provide the product information and 'family business style' service you require for your specific project - whatever the size.
From this, we have acquired a reputation synonymous with quality products and excellent service and have achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification. Garside Sands are also members of key trade organisations to help drive industry standards and ensure best practice.
Through product development, acquisitions and strong relationships with related product suppliers and key industry contacts, Garside Sands is committed to offering its customers a continually evolving product range supported by a professional, knowledgeable and friendly team.
Aggregate Industries
Aggregate Industries is an environmentally responsible producer of high quality construction materials to benefit the built environment.
Major Products and Supplies:
These complementary products and services are supplied through a range of focused business brands.
The adoption of innovative product development together with a customer focus programme is a further insight into how the group seeks to differentiate itself in all of the markets in which it operates.
Aggregate Industries continually innovates in order to minimise the use of virgin aggregate resources. Alternative secondary materials such as byproducts of other manufacturing processes and recycled materials are incorporated into a number of the construction products in our range to create sustainable products.
These include:
Aggregate Industries also manufactures an extensive range of sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS).
For more detail visit http://www.aggregate.com
Mobile Pressure Washers
Make Your Auto Detailing Easy And Effective
Auto detailing requires the right kind of machinery in order to do a complete and effective job. When cleaning vehicle exteriors, you need to rely on pressure washers that are durable yet versatile. They should be able to handle different kinds of dirt deposits and stains that adhere to surfaces. Apart from that, these pressure washers should also be mobile. When it comes to professional auto detailing, a mobile pressure washer can save you both time and money.
Daimer® offers pressure washer models ideally suited for auto detailing. They offer pressure levels of about 1000 psi, which can remove tough stains without damaging the paint job on the vehicle. They also have a low flow rate of around 0.5 GPM, which reduces water wastage. These models are also mobile, which makes them the perfect cleaning tool for auto detailing. The most beneficial feature of these machines is that they use high temperature steam to tackle the most stubborn deposits, like dirt, mud, tree sap, tar, brake dust, and more.
The Super Max® 6120SCW has a 120V, 60Hz engine while the Super Max® 6230SCW offers a 60 Hz engine with 230V. Both machines can help you complete your auto detailing jobs more efficiently. You can maneuver around the vehicle and clean hard-to-reach areas with ease. The convenience of mobility is an added advantage to these pressure washers, available in different models at www.daimer.com
Powered Pressure Washers
Some of the toughest cleaning jobs that users of pressure washers have to handle are often outdoors. Especially in outdoor industrial locations, different surfaces are subject to dirt and sediment build-up that one normally finds in commercial areas. But apart from that, these surfaces are also subject to dirt that comes with just being in the face of the elements. Additionally, these areas often cover a lot more space than conventional closed industrial facilities. In many cases, some areas simply can’t be cleaned effectively because there are no electrical outlets nearby.
This is why gas-powered pressure washers from Daimer ® are a perfect choice for outdoor cleaning projects. These machines run on gasoline engines that pack a powerful punch of 18 HP. This allows them to generate steam temperatures of up to 330ºF as well as pressure rates of 3000 psi. This high-level cleaning power coupled with the convenience of a gasoline engine means that the user does not need to be restricted by electrical outlets. You can clean a variety of surfaces ranging from machinery to parking lots without having to worry if there is an electrical outlet nearby. In order to add to the mobility factor, these pressure washers also have trailer and truck-mountable options available.
Since these pressure washers deal with some very tough cleaning jobs, they are made with highly durable components made of stainless steel. For optimum cleaning results, these pressure washers can be used with Eco-Green ® cleaning detergents and soaps. When dealing with outdoor cleaning, these products are especially useful since there is no risk of leaving behind harmful chemical runoffs. You can learn more about these and a whole range of other cleaning equipment by visiting www.daimer.com.
The XTreme Power® XPH-9650
The XTreme Power® XPH-9650 carpet shampooers are designed for use in both industrial and commercial applications. This robust machine combines the power of an industrial steam carpet cleaner with the extreme pressure of a portable hard surface and tile cleaning machine. The XTreme Power® XPH-9650's use of steam and its ability to reach high temperatures up to 210º F adds a great deal of cleaning power beyond that of non-steam carpet shampooers.
Other carpet shampooers soak carpets and can take up to 24 hours to dry, which can damage the carpet and flooring. However, the XTreme Power® XPH-9650 features Daimer's revolutionary low-flow technology for the fastest carpet drying available. Daimer's carpet shampooers thoroughly clean carpets while allowing them to dry in only 2 hours!
Unlike the less powerful carpet shampooers in the industry, the XTreme Power® XPH-9650 is powered by THREE powerful two stage motors. This allows for a 250” water lift and 100 cfm air lift for the most effective carpet shampooing, cleaning and extraction.
All of Daimer's carpet shampooers including the XPH-9650, are capable of reaching an astounding pressure of 500 psi. And, with the addition of the optional 12” squeegee floor wand, the XTreme Power® XPH-9650 can be used for cleaning and extraction on smooth, porous hard surfaces. With the use of the optional upholstery wand, users can use these carpet shampooers as commercial upholstery cleaners as well. This versatility is second to none when it comes to carpet shampooers.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Pressure Washers
Pressure Washers are the ideal tools for a wide variety of commercial and industrial applications. However, the process of choosing pressure washers that are right for you can be daunting. There are a number of options to consider, like steam, cold water or hot water; power options like electric, gasoline or propane; heating options like propane, electric, natural gas or heating oil; mobility options like portable, trailer mountable and stationary; and wide ranges of flow rates and pressures.
Cold water pressure washers are great for cleaning with high pressure, but lack the cleaning power afforded by heat. Hot water pressure washers are ideal for cleaning caked on dirt and for applications requiring the sanitizing power of hot water. Steam pressure washers offer the same sanitizing power and high pressures while emitting up to 1/10 the water flow. With high temperature steam and high pressure, steam pressure washers feature strong cleaning power to remove a host of stubborn substances while killing bacteria. But, the best pressure washers allow you actively choose among these three options on one machine.
In terms of energy usage, users must consider the price and availability of propane, gasoline, diesel, electricity, heating oil and kerosene in their purchasing decision.
Mobility options allow users to choose how their pressure washers will best be used. Stationary models are ideal for industrial facilities requiring the addition of a permanent pressure washer system. Portable and trailer mountable machines offer more flexibility for users that require mobile pressure washers.
With all of these options in mind, Daimer® offers pressure washers to suit every need and application. The one thing that all of these diverse pressure washers have in common is power. They use high-pressure water to remove mold, grime, dust, mud, dirt, food particles, grease and much more from surfaces, like buildings, vehicles, concrete, roads, sidewalks and more.
Factory
The Toyota Industrial Equipment S.A. (TIESA) manufacturing facility is located in Ancenis, France. It produces counterbalance forklifts for the European market.
The facility covers 35,000 m2 and employs 400 people. It produces both internal combustion engine and electric powered forklifts with a capacity of 1.5 to 5.0 tonnes.
Along with the manufacturing plant, TIESA also has a spare parts distribution centre. This division provides our European customers with more than 20,000 spare parts.
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Industrial Products
Repair or Replace both of these options available from ERIKS UK and because we work with all the big names we are able to give you a vast choice of brands and impartial advice when sourcing products. These options are also backed up with excellent technical product knowledge, something we like to call ERIKS Know-How. Here are a number of Products that ERIKS UK can support and supply.
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Transparent, Quick set, Can hold 3500 Lbs. psi; 250° F. Temp.
Magic 4 Minutes Epoxy Glue is the fastest curing, transparent toughest mender. It has tremendous strength and durability. |     |