The Magmeter Zone - Don't Let Your Flow Meters Die Here

Don't let this happen to your old flowmeters! 

Here's a video parody of the popular TV show "The Twilight Zone", only here it's the "Magmeter Zone", where old, worn out magmeters go to die. From the creative minds at TECO ... humor in magnetic flowmeters - who woulda thunk it?  Enjoy!

Accurate Pulp Mill Consistency Measurement Required

The graph above displays the actual
results from lab verification samples
taken from the defiberlizer.

Problem / Issue:
Pulp Mill Consistency Measurement Requires Accurate Measurement over a Wide Range of Consistency Levels.

Overview:
The overall throughput (TPD) of the fiber line is traditionally calculated from a single consistency measurement device. This measurement must be accurate and repeatable.

TECO Solution:
C9700 Fixed Wing Consistency Sensor.

How the TECO Solution Solves The Problem...
The TECO C9700 Fixed Wing Consistency Sensor is designed to accurately measure over a wide consistency range, including low consistency swings from variations in blow tank levels. This sensor has proven consistency ranges from 1.5 % to 7.0%, over a wide range of velocity (flow) rates.

As an example, the above graph displays the results from a southern kraft pulp mill application, after the blow tank, prior to the defiberlizer.

Benefits

• Wide Consistency Range – accurate across a variety of consistency levels
• Simple / Reliable Probe Design – no moving parts or maintenance issues
• Stable Calibration and Excellent Repeatability – for complete consistency control

Who is it Important to?

• Pulp Mill Superintendent
• Bleach Plant Superintendent 
• Process Control Engineer
• Maintenance Manager
• Instrument Superintendent

Before and After Examples of Instrument and Flow Meter Repair & Remanufacture

See the dramatic change of flowmeters and instruments before and after the TECO repair and remanufactured process.

TECO HK Series Microwave Consistency Transmitter Technical Review

TECO HK Series
Microwave Consistency Transmitters

The TECO HK Series microwave consistency transmitters provide a versatile, safe and easy-to-calibrate means for measuring the consistency of paper stock. The HK Series can successfully measure broke, recycle or other difficult fiber types, independent of fiber length, freeness or wood species.

Typically less than half of the cost of other microwave transmitters, the HK series microwave transmitters will measure the percentage of total solids of additives in water and percentage of moisture in wood chips with the same transmitter. Applications include measurement and control of machine, recycle & broke stock, measurement and control of % totals solids of starch additives, measurement and control of % solids (limestone, kaolin clay) in coatings.

• Low cost – typically less than half the cost of other microwave transmitters
• Easy to install
• One point calibration
• Adjustable antenna units to maximize sensitivity to process conditions
• Internally compensated for temperature
• No routine maintenance required. Install & forget!
• Current and Digital Outputs
• Contact closure
• Versatile – Same transmitter can be used in Pipes, tanks, chests, belts & chutes.

Applications:

• Paper and Board Mills:
  • Machine Stock Consistency Measurement and Control
  • Broke Consistency Measurement and Control
• Paper Mills
  • Bleaching State Feed Consistency
  • Consistency Measurement & Control in Fiber Lines with changing Wood Species
  • Production Measurment at Integrated Mills
• Mechanical Pulp Plants
  • Refiner Consistency
  • All Fiber Line Consistency Measurments and Control
• De-inking Pulp Plants
• Consistency and Control of Deinking Pulp
• Production Measurement of Deinking Pulp

TECO HK Series Microwave Consistency Transmitter Technical Review from Thompson Equipment Company

Stop Spending Money on Process Instruments Unnecessarily

Restore process instruments
to "better than new".

Millions of dollars each year are spent unnecessarily throwing away old flowmeters and process instruments. Companies aren't aware of a cost-effective alternative that doesn't impact product performance or quality. That alternative is "remanufacturing" - a process that restores process instrumentation to factory specifications and many times provide a "better than new" instrument - at a fraction of the cost of buying new.

TECO, based in New Orleans, established a strong reputation and very loyal customer base becoming the world's largest "remanufacturer" of flowmeters and many other types of process instruments.

Their business model and process is unique and elegantly simple. You send your flowmeter or instrument to TECO along with your contact information. Within 48 hours, TECO diagnoses the overall condition and outlines the problems with your device, and provides a quote for the restoration. If unrepairable, they quote a stock "remanufactured" direct replacement. If they can't restore, or provide a remanufactured unit from stock, they will competitively quote a new replacement.

Their repair / restoration process is top-notch. Experienced TECO technicians tear down the item and begin rebuilding it from the ground up. Parts are disassembled, cleaned, sandblasted, painted, and re-assembled. Electronics are repaired or replaced and then fully tested to factory specifications. The unit then goes through a NIST traceable calibration from a ISO/IEC accredited lab and all documentation is recorded and provided.

Check out this light-hearted, 3 minute presentation on the virtues of TECO remanufacturing and repair services.

A Quick and Easy Presentation on Measuring Freeness in Pulp & Paper Production

Drainac Freeness Analyzer

Production Superintendents, Machine Superintendents, Process Engineers, Machine Operators .... if you have basic paper machine production responsibility, you should look at this slideshow.

A Freeness Analyzer is an on-line, in-process field instrument used as a production orientated tool that directly measures drainage rate (freeness).

It operates on the basic principle of how easily water will drain through a pad of fiber. Approximately every 30 seconds, the Freeness Analyzer measures the rate of filtrate flow through a fiber pad.

Once the freeness has been determined, air pressure is increased to return the filtrate and fiber to the stock line in preparation for the next cycle. At the same time, flush water is introduced into the chamber to clean the screen and interior of the chamber.

This information is regarded as a “window” into the process as an indirect measurement of fiber quality. The TECO Drainac is the only freeness measurement device that actually measures the true drainage rate, or from the papermaker’s standpoint, actually measures the drainage of the stock on the forming fabric.

The TECO Drainac: For Pulp & Paper Freeness Monitoring, Refiner Control, and Pulp Blending from Thompson Equipment Company

Industry Specific Flow Meter Brochures

Industry Specific Flow Measurement Brochures

Here is a listing of flowmeter brochures for specific industries, courtesy of Badger Meter. The brochures provide proven and accepted products for the following markets and applications:

Water & Wastewater Brochure
Water and wastewater treatment facilities have complex operational processes, which involve a wide range of flow measurement tasks. These applications demand the highest flow meter accuracy and reliability, as well as long-term stability and a low cost-of-ownership.

Oil & Gas Brochure
In the oil and gas industry, the flow of liquids and gases must be measured during every phase of exploration, production and transportation. Upstream operations span offshore and onshore activities, including well testing, enhanced oil recovery, fractionation, completion, and separation to recover and prepare crude oil and natural gas.

Chemical & Petrochemical Brochure
Badger Meter products are used across the entire hydrocarbon sector — from upstream production to feedstock for the intermediate stage and downstream processing — in applications ranging from catalyst injection and gas flow measurement, to batching and blending, custody transfer and fugitive emissions monitoring.

HVAC & Building Automation Brochure
You and your customers expect peak performance every day year-round from your HVAC, hydronic chilled/hot water applications and irrigation systems. Products provide accurate measurements, energy calculations and integrated data communications to increase your building’s system performance.

Test & Measurement Brochure
A variety of highly accurate and dependable flow measurement solutions for the demanding test and measurement market.