3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc. (3-A SSI) is a non-profit association representing equipment manufacturers, processors, regulatory sanitarians and other public health professionals. Through many decades of cooperation, these groups have established a comprehensive inventory of 3-A Sanitary...
ASSE, the American Society of Sanitary Engineering, is a nonprofit organization that develops and publishes standards aimed at preventing unsanitary design in plumbing systems. Headquartered in Westlake, United States, ASSE standards contribute heavily to the IAPMO Uniform Plumbing Code, the...
The European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group (EHEDG) was founded in 1989 as a non-profit consortium of equipment manufacturers, food producers, suppliers to the food industry, research institutes and universities, public health authorities and governmental organizations.Rotary...
NSF International is accredited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and the International Accreditation Service. NSF laboratories worldwide are ISO/IEC 17025...
When using the STAMPED acronym when specifying or building a hose, the effect of temperature on the rated hose assembly can often be confusing to calculate. The purpose of this chart is to show the effect that increasing the temperature on an assembly has on the overall assembly’s rating. Most...
Why Use Dixon 1-Piece Flange Adapters?
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End-User Feedback
A common challenge in maintaining equipment used in hydraulic fracturing operations is eliminating and preventing leaks of hazardous and non-hazardous fluids.
Equipment such as blenders, hydration units, and missiles contain several flange adapters, each having welds...
Why Use a Dixon 2-Piece Repair Nut Over a 1-Piece Nut?
Case Study
Facts
The 2-piece nut costs 70% more than a 1-piece standard nut.
The 2-piece nut takes 1/4 of the time to install versus 1-piece nut.
Labor costs $90 to replace the 1-piece nut, based on 1 hour at $90/hour
Use a cutting torch to remove the male hammer union connection, replace the...
Why Use a Dixon Ball-Joint Armored Hose for Water Supply & Return Lines on Electric Furnaces?
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A mill’s acquisition price is only a portion of the total cost to remove and replace large-bore furnace hoses, and here are the related costs.
The time required to move these large assemblies from storeroom to melt shop
Stage the necessary lifting equipment
Schedule...
Pump Cavitation Got You Down? One-Piece Suction Manifolds
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End-User Feedback
Sand dropout causes flow restrictions, and pump cavitation is common.
Traditional welded pipe manifolds create turbulence causing excessive abrasion on internal walls.
Leaks along the weld seams are a regular nuisance.
Acidizing well treatments attack weld seems...