Industrial hemp and its cannabidiol (CBD) derivatives have pushed to double-digit growth rates in the last few years, bringing with it substantial growing pains.

Some farms grow food,” says the soothing yet authoritative voiceover in the commercial. “This one grows fuel.” So begins a recent television commercial from ExxonMobil that brings again to the consumer consciousness the idea of growing algae for biofuel production. 

With our Process Cooling 2019 index, you can revisit articles from this past year at a glance as we head into 2020.

Freezing preserves raw or prepared foods to allow them to be stored for an extended period. Placing food in a frozen state slows decomposition by converting residual moisture to ice, inhibiting the growth of most bacterial species, and locking in important sensory attributes like taste, color and essential nutrients.

If manufacturing were a person (stick with me here…), it would be the world’s worst control freak. Think about it: knowledge and control are the name of the game in effective manufacturing. 

Cryogenic Industries Service Companies (NCS), a functional unit of Nikkiso Cryogenic Industries’ Clean Energy and Industrial Gases Group, moved to 1851 Kaiser Ave. in Irvine, Calif. The facility will serve as the headquarters for the recently formed Cryogenic Services unit, which manages all 16 global facilities and over 60 field service technicians. 

Thermal spray coating is an industrial coating process that consists of a heat source (flame or other) and a coating material (in powder or wire form). The coating is melted into tiny droplets and sprayed onto a surface at high velocity. Upon impact, a bond forms with the surface. Repeated passes build up the thermal spray coating and form a layered structure.

The objective of all cryogenic tunnel freezers is to quickly freeze or cool products in an efficient manner using a cryogenic liquid.

Line of bronze and stainless steel two-way solenoid valves is designed for the control of water, oil, steam, air, gas, cryogenics, solvents, oxygen or corrosive fluid.