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Attend ASHRAE Conference from the Office
For engineers and others who cannot attend the meeting in person, scheduled for January 23-27, 2010, at the Orange County Convection Center in Orlando, ASHRAE has added a virtual conference.
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Continental Disc Adds European Service Center
Sales, customer service and logistics planning for customers in the United Kingdom and other European countries will now be provided by Continental Disc and Groth Corp. from a facility in Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Cryogenic Institute Receives ITAR Registration
Cryogenic Institute of New England Inc. received approval of its ITAR registration. ITAR is a collection of regulations created to control the manufacture, export and transfer of defense articles, information and services.
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Blowdown-Treatment Patent Awarded
ProChemTech International Inc.'s chief chemist, Timothy Keister, CWT, has received US patent No. 7,595,000, "Operation of Evaporative Cooling Towers with Minimal or No Blowdown."
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Chem Show Adds Valve Training
The use of valves and actuators in the chemical processing industry will be covered in two complimentary sessions during the Chem Show.
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Moyno Expands, Upgrades R&D Lab
Moyno Inc. has completed an expansion and upgrades to its research and development laboratories in its Springfield, Ohio, facility.
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Plant Energy-Certification Program Moves Ahead
The Superior Energy Performance plant certification program, currently being tested through a pilot project in Texas, was designed to give U.S. manufacturing facilities a roadmap for achieving greater energy efficiency while maintaining competitiveness.
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Linde Sets Up Regional R&D Center in Shanghai
Linde Group, Munich, opened a research and development center in Shanghai to create new high technology industrial gas applications and solutions in China and the Asia Pacific region.
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VRTX Wins Green Award
VRTX Technologies, a water treatment company that provides chemical-free treatment for cooling towers and evaporative condensers, was awarded the first-ever Going Green Award.
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Chem Show Adds Pumping Optimization Course
With the goal of helping CPI professionals improve energy efficiency, the 2009 Chem Show will introduce “Pumping Systems Optimization: Opportunities to Improve Life Cycle Performance,” on Wednesday, November 18.
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 | Video Describes Refrigerant Purging System
In a video presentation offered on its web site and YouTube, Redi Controls Inc., Greenwood, Ind., describes how its purger regains chiller capacity and provides energy savings by helping to eliminate the effects of oil migration during chiller operation.
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 | River's Years-Old PCB Contamination Removed
In 1969, employees working at a dam in Oregon disposed of three old electrical capacitors by dumping them into a nearby river. Each capacitor contained 10 to 12 gal of oil heavily laden with polychlorinated biphenyls.
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 | Final Linde Location Certified
Linde North America’s Alabama plant has received Responsible Care Certification of its Decatur, Ala., plant from the American Chemistry Council.
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 | Kraft Saves 3 Billion Gallons of Water Over 3 Years
Water is an essential ingredient for creating delicious foods, but
experts warn that it is becoming increasingly scarce. The United
Nations suggests that more than one in six people worldwide do not have
ample access to safe water. To better manage the planet's resources,
Kraft Foods, Northfield, Ill., is using less water and being more
efficient with what it must use.
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