Water Softener Shipped to Luxury Hotel in Delaware

Water softener for a new luxury hotel in Wilmington, Delaware was shipped from our Res-Kem Aston facility.  This system treats all the incoming Wilmington city water for the entire hotel including bathrooms, restaurant, etc.  With the special piping configuration, dual flowmeters and special Pentair NXT controller, the system operates in alternating, parallel or demand modes with simple programming changes.
 

150 gpm Continuous Water Softener System with
Carbon Steel Face Piping and Interconnecting Headers

Enduser	Water softener for a new luxury hotel in Wilmington, Delaware to treat all the incoming water for the entire building sold to through a local engineering firm
General water treatment application	Two large 48”X60” water softeners for removal of water hardness and iron.
Operating conditions	150 gpm continuous operation
System configuration	Dual ASME-Code 48” X 60” alternating softener tanks each with a separate Seametrics flowmeter 40 cu ft of 8% crosslinked softener resin per vessel 50” X 60” polypropylene brine tank
Materials of construction	Skid mounted Internally and externally epoxy coated, carbon steel pressure vessels Schedule 40 welded /flanged face piping
Type of valves and actuators	Cast iron, Series 42 Pentair Aquamatic diaphragm valves
System Control	Each softener has an Pentair Aquamatic NXT stager/controller Special piping, dual flowmeters and special controller allows for alternating, parallel or demand operation with simple programming changes
Special Features	System was skid mounted to allow for lifting of unit to the top floor of the building during construction

Additional Information:

Industrial water softener brochure

Commercial water softener brochure

Dual Tank Commercial water softener brochure

I need help sizing a water softener

Unleashing Innovation: Manufacturing - Wall Street Journal Special Report

The Wall Street Journal had an excellent special report on manufacturing yesterday, June 11, 2013.  I would recommend anyone who is involved with manufactured products and/or manufacturing companies should read the articles.

Here are some examples of what Res-Kem has been working on with 3D printing.   

3D Printed Condensate Polisher and Dealkalizer Models
Using Two Different Additive Technologies

The article's topics are as follows:

• Advanced Manufacturing: The New Industrial Revolution
• How the Chemical Industry Can find Employees
• How 3-D Printing Works
• The New Math of Manufacturing Costs
• Tool clubs for Tinkerers
• A New Suitor for Top Students: Manufacturers
• Why U.S. Factories Have Old Technology
• Dyeing Fabric - Without All the Water
• The Experts
• Who Says Jay Leno Isn't Cutting Edge?
• What's Hot in Manufacturing Technology

For Additional Information:
Rental Condensate Polishers
Condensate Polishers for Purchase
Dealkalizers
Other Industrial Water Treatment Equipment
For Technical or Service Assistance

Calibration Services Offered for Thornton Products

Res-Kem now offers calibration of Mettler-Toledo's Thornton products including pH, ORP, and resistivity/conductivity probes.  These probes are used with Thornton M200, Thornton M300 and 770MAX monitors.  

770MAX and M300 Thornton Meters Installed in a Customer's Water Treatment Plant

Our calibration service coverage area is the mid-Atlantic and New England States.

For Additional Information:

Contact us for calibration service estimate

770MAX manual

M300 manual

Plant Expansion of Pennsylvania Facility

Due to our continuing sales growth, Res-Kem added nearly 8,000 sq ft of assembly and warehousing space to our Aston facility on May 1. 

New Assembly and Warehousing Space in the Aston Facility

This area will give Res-Kem the additional space we need to build our standard and custom equipment.

For Additional Information:
Downloadable water treatment equipment catalog for 2013
Online water treatment equipment catalog
Please contact us for a facility tour or call 800-323-1983.

Carbon and Multi-Media Filters Shipped to Eastern Pennsylvania Power Plant

Res-Kem shipped a multi-media filter and a carbon filter as pretreatment to an RO system.  Previously, this coal-fired power plant purchased a softener from Res-Kem. Also, we supply DI service vessels for post-RO polishing. 

Multi-Media Filter and Carbon Filter with Media Ready for Shipment

The general system arrangement is:

Well => Multi-Media Filter => Activated Carbon Filter => Softener => RO => Storage Tank => Service DI => To Use

What the company does	Coal fired electric generation plant
Water treatment application	Backwashable Multi-media filter Backwashable Activated carbon filter This water enters a previously provided Res-Kem softener which pretreats the water before entering the RO system
Operating conditions, e.g. flow, temp, continuous, etc.	The systems treat the plant’s well water. Inlet temperature approximately 55 F Flow rate 40 gpm
System configuration, e.g. # of tanks, standby units, etc.	Single, 48” ASME code 100 psig, tank multi-media filter Single, 48” ASME code 100 psig, activated carbon filter
Materials of construction of tanks, piping, valves, frame, media, etc.	Threaded carbon steel face piping PVC hub and laterals Res-Karb CS1240 activated carbon
Type of valves and actuators	Cast iron, Series 42, Aquamatic diaphragm valves
Control philosophy	Time clock backwashed multi-media filter using Aquamatic NXT stager/controller Time clock backwashed activated carbon filter Aquamatic NXT stager/controller

For Additional Information:
Multi-Media Filter Brochure
Activated Carbon Filter Brochure
Industrial Water Softener Brochure
For help specifying a system

Condensate Polisher Shipped to New Jersey University

Last week, Res-Kem shipped a condensate polisher to a New Jersey university.  This condensate polisher will be installed as part of a new onsite power production facility at the university operated by an independent energy development company.  They will produce power for the university under a DBOM (Design, Build, Operate, Maintain) agreement. Excess power produced gets sold to the PJM.

Dual, Skid Mounted Stainless Steel Condensate Polisher with Headers

Customer	An independent energy development company specializing in the development, engineering, construction, start up, commissioning, operation, maintenance and management, as well as, ownership of Central Energy Centers, Renewable Energy projects and Combined Heat, Chilling and Power  Production Facilities.
General water treatment application	Two large 48”X60” sodium cycle condensate polisher for removal of contaminants in the return condensate and the return condensate from the steam driven chillers on-site
Savings and/or ROI the customer wants to achieve	Fuel and chemical saving related to the removal of iron and calcium from the condensate streams and ultimately the boiler feedwater
Operating conditions	250 gpm max, 150 gpm continuous operating at 180F
System configuration	Twin parallel / Alternating system
Materials of construction	Skid mounted 304 SS pressure vessels Schedule 10 welded /flanged face piping
Type of valves and actuators	Bray valves with Bray actuators
System Control	Allen Bradley PLC operates the system as alternating or parallel
System schematic	Polisher collectively handles two condensate streams – return condensate from campus and condensate from steam driven chillers
Special Features	Sample cooler mounted on skid which can sample the inlet and outlet of each vessel Inlet and outlet headers between each system on skid

Additional Information:
Listing of Condensate Polishers Built by Res-Kem
Online Catalog of Res-Kem Condensate Polishing Equipment
Condensate Polisher Technical Bulletin
Condensate Polisher Application Checklist 
For Technical Help From a Res-Kem Sales and Application Engineer

Practical Safety Training Program

Recently, the entire Res-Kem field team went through an all day practical safety training program.  The training included, Confined Space Entry, LOTO (Lock-Out Tag-Out) and JSA (Job Safety Assessment). This training is integral to Res-Kem's desire to eliminate injuries in our facilities as well as when we are working at or visiting our customer's plants.

Confined Space Entry Training

Preparing for a Confined Space Entry

 Hands-on LOTO (Lock-Out Tag-Out) Training

This program was a follow-up to our classroom program late last year.  People who attended the training were all of our field sales people, field service technicians, drivers and plant personnel.  The training took place at the Emergency Services Training Center in Sharon Hill, PA.

Contact us if you would like more information on this program.

Water Softener Shipped to Hawaiian Resort Hotel

A water softener was shipped to a luxury resort hotel on Maui.  The system will treat the water for the hotel's laundry.

Hot Water Softener with Stainless Steel Piping and Bray Butterfly Valves

System Specifications:

Operating Temperature	140F water for laundry
System Configuration	Single hot water softener with automatic bypass
Materials of Construction	Carbon steel tank, non-code 304L stainless steel face piping 304L stainless steel internals Cast iron Bray lug valves with 316 butterfly discs
Piping Connections	Welded
Valves and Actuators	Bray Butterfly Series 31 valves with Series 93 Air to Open/Spring Return actuators
Control Scheme	Single, time clock initiated regeneration with automatic hard water bypass

304L Stainless Steel Hub and Lateral Bottom Distributor

For Additional Information:
Res-Kem Industrial Water Softeners
For more information

Invitation to Attend "Impact of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials in Water on Your Carbon Filters" Seminar

You are invited to a free educational seminar on how treating drinking water with naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) can lead to activated carbon landfill disposal problems in as little as 7 months.

The seminar will be held March 6 at 9:00 AM at the Res-Kem-Aston, PA facility.

Register Now!

Why should you attend?

If your company uses activated carbon for the treatment of private well ground water for your plant's needs, remediation of ground water for VOC contamination, sulfur removal, radon reduction, this seminar has critical information that may impact the way you conduct your carbon exchange program.


Do you have is this problem? It depends.  There is a rock formation found in the region from central Pennsylvania through New England. Carbon filters can "Technically Enhance" the naturally occurring radioactive materials (TENORM) to a level exceeding landfill allowable radiation levels.

Topographical Map of Pennsylvania Showing Rock Formations

Who is presenting?
This will be about a 1.5 hour, informative, interactive presentation from:

• Richard Croll - Radiation Health Physicist
• Jennifer Noll - Pennsylvania DEP
• Stephanie Carr - Calgon Carbon

Need more information?
Contact Michael Urbans
For directions to our plant in Aston, PA and agenda
Call 800-323-1983 or email

Condensate Polishing System Shipped to University in Rhode Island

A condensate polisher was shipped last week to a university in Rhode island to treat their steam condensate to save energy, reduce water usage and reduce water treatment chemical usage.

Res-Kem Dual Tank Condensate Polishers Designed to Treat a Maximum of 300 gpm

What is the Res-Kem water treatment application?	Sodium cycle condensate polishing to remove iron and hardness
What are the operating conditions?	Flow: Maximum of 150 gpm/vessel Pressure: 30-100 psi Temperature: Maximum of 200F Continuous
What is the system configuration?	Dual tank, parallel operation 30” in diameter tanks
What ion exchange resin was used?	15 cubic feet of Purolite C-150 highly cross-linked macroporous cation exchange resin in each tank
Materials of construction?	304 SS ASME code with a 100 psig design pressure 304 SS Hub and Lateral Galvanized Schedule 40 Flanged and Threaded Face Piping
Type of Valves?	AquaMatic High Temperature diaphragm valves

Additional Information:
Listing of Condensate Polishers Built by Res-Kem
Online Catalog of Res-Kem Condensate Polishing Equipment
Condensate Polisher Technical Bulletin
Condensate Polisher Application Checklist 
Purolite C-150 Technical Bulletin
For Technical Help From a Res-Kem Sales and Application Engineer