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Baltimore Aircoil, Colmac Form Alliance Colmac Coil Manufacturing Inc., Colville, Wash, and Baltimore Aircoil Co., Baltimore, have formed an alliance to provide Aircoil evaporators to the industrial refrigeration market.

	Cooling Tunnel Funnels Cheese through Warehouse Producing approximately 16 tons of cheese each year, family-owned Alpenhain in Lehen, Germany, needed a more efficient refrigeration storage system.

Natural Gas Powers 70 MW Project Aggreko plc, Glasgow, has signed a $40.4 million contract with the national utility company of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire.

	Heat Exchanger Hugs Robot's Chest While it doesn't work up an actual sweat, the BigDog robot can overheat as it transports loads up to 240 lb. A heat exchanger built into its chest keeps its temperature "normal."

	32-Sec. Real-Life Video Shows Tube Cleaning Would you like to watch and listen to a worker spray-cleaning a heat exchanger using controlled liquid nitrogen?

	Surface Water Molecules Govern Corrosion It may seem a harmless question to ask how molecules of water arrange themselves to cover a surface, but the answer has big consequences.

	10-Point List for Maintaining Evaporative Cooling Equipment While all evaporative condensers, cooling towers and closed-circuit cooling towers should be inspected, the equipment also should be serviced regularly.

	Brewery Rids Ammonia Condensers of Scale So much scale had built up in a western U.S. brewery’s ammonia condensers that it was operating at a 30 percent efficiency loss.

	Scroll Compressors Optimize Cooling Applications Due to energy cost trends and environmental considerations, chiller manufacturers face several challenges.

International Plastics Shows Get Concierge Plastics industry trade association introduced a concierge service to simplify the process of participating in international trade shows.

	Soggy Croutons, Other Problems Solved Customers struggling with drying or dehumidification problems have an ally. Here are four short case histories on how North Road Technologies/Nyle Products in Brewer, Maine, rescued companies facing production issues.

Panama, Oman Sign Up for Temporary Power Aggreko plc, a Glasgow provider of temperature control and power, has finalized two contracts worth a total estimated $75 million for the supply of 215 MW of temporary power in Panama and in the Sultanate of Oman.

Evaporative Cooling Systems: 6 Spring Startup Tips Winter, with the toll it takes on outdoor equipment, is now behind us, but the arrival of spring means spending some time preparing the startup of your evaporative cooling system. No season is completely maintenance-free.

Utility Using Indirect Dry Cooling Tower A coal-fired electric power plant in China has ordered an indirect dry-cooling tower to reduce water consumption and improve energy efficiency.

Hartzell Acquires 7 Product Lines A product line consisting of seven types and sizes of centrifugal fans was acquired by Hartzell Fan Inc., Piqua, Ohio, a maker of industrial fans and blowers.

Trident Sold to ChemTreat ChemTreat Inc., Glen Allen, Va., acquired San Diego-based Trident Technologies Inc.

World Water Day Focus: Water Pollution Challenges Every year, tens of thousands of cubic feet of wastewater are produced globally, and while the water can be reused productively for energy and irrigation, it usually is not.

	Chiller Sheds Severe Scale A large pharmaceutical manufacturer in Puerto Rico had severe scale problems in its cooling tower and chiller systems.

IIAR Programs Focus on Sustainable Operations Practical ways to hold down costs and increase efficiency are highlighted at the technical portion of the IIAR conference.

Acquisition Expands SPX Process Products The Flow Technology segment of SPX Corp., Charlotte, has agreed to acquire Gerstenberg Schröder A/S.

Free Freeze-Drying Webinars, Papers Available Freeze-dryer manufacturer SP Industries, Warminster, Pa., offers free webinars throughout the year on various freeze-drying topics.

Site Targets Illegal R22 Sales It allows users to report of illegal or suspect purchases or sales of the ozone-depleting refrigerant.

Refrigerant Services Inc. Acquired by Polar Technology Provider of recovery services for chemical plants, process cooling facilities and other large industrial refrigeration facilities will now serve customers from California plant.

ABB to Acquire Jakob Safety ABB will acquire 100 percent of the shares in Jokab Safety International AB for an undisclosed amount.

	Total Chlorine Monitoring of Cooling Water at Dow Terneuzen Total chlorine analyzers from Emerson Process Management are being used by Dow Benelux to improve the monitoring and control of chlorine in cooling water prior to its return to the sea.

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