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ESI Official Distributor for Crane Saunders products in Ireland

ESI Technologies Group are pleased to announce their appointment as official Channel Partner and Distributor for Crane “Saunders” HC4 and IDV products in Ireland

How many cycles can a rupture disc achieve before failing?

A rupture disc was subjected to over 5 million pressure/vacuum cycles without failure then passed all non-destructive testing to confirm the disc integrity.

AdvantaPass disposable aseptic-transfer system

ESI announces the launch of the AdvantaPass disposable aseptic-transfer system from AdvantaPure. What is it?

Cryogenic ball valves for LNG applications

Cryogenic ball valves for application in extremely low temperatures and harsh environments in the liquified natural gas (LNG) industry

SupaPore TLB filters: high resistance to aggressive fluids

SupaPoreTLB filters are manufactured using a PTFE membrane and Halar ECTFE hardware and support layers. This provides a cartridge that shows significant resistance to chemical attack at an attractive cost.

What is a MagDrive Pump…?

What are mag-drive pumps? An explanation of magdrive pumps and the corrosive and hazardous applications and products they can be used for

Knife-gate valves for demanding or difficult applications

Stafsjö valves: knife-gate valves are particularly suitable for difficult applications such as: pulp and paper; mining; biomass and waste water industries

A fire-safe AND non-graphite valve?

Continued development of the HermetiX™ technology led to Habonim’s revolutionary graphite-free fire-safe stem-seal design. A polymer-based stem seal and a unique trim construction holds the stem aligned and preloaded even after a fire.

Lock-out of actuated valves for operator safety

For all standard actuated valve packages ESI have designed a special oversized coupling drive and drilled a hole through it which, along with a hole drilled through the mounting bracket sitting between the valve and actuator, allows the maintenance engineer to fit a pin through the bracket.

7 features that allow Habonim give a 7 year warranty with their Compact Actuator

How can the Habonim Compact 4-piston actuator come with a 7-year warranty when 2-piston manufacturers only give a 1 year warranty?

Ball Valves with no graphite to contaminate process

Habonim ball-valves eliminate graphite from the process stream with the patented Hermetix stem seal, with up to 500k high-cycle operations

How do I detect pressure-gauge diaphragm failure?

Problem: When a pressure-gauge diaphragm fails, be it due to poor design or mishandling, the gauge can still read the system pressure as the media takes the place of the fill fluid which has disappeared into the batch.

Pipeline Insulation in Aseptic Clean Rooms. Prevent Operators Getting Burnt

Retro-fitting insulation in a confined aseptic or clean area, using T-Tubes insulation. Benefits for health and safety, and energy saving

The cost benefit of high-cycling bursting discs for autoclaves

Prevent premature failure of rupture discs under vacuum on autoclaves. CDC HPX disc with 5,000,000 cycles, the highest in the industry.

SIL Certified Ball Valves and Actuators: a brief review of SIL

The required safety level of a process plant is classified in accordance with IEC 61511 and depends on the risk constituted by a plant

Can I get my pressure-gauge diaphragm repaired?

Gauge Diaphragm Repair: ESI Technologies provide a comprehensive repair and calibration service for most types of instruments and diaphragm seals