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• New Gasket Tackles Tough Tasks

  By Jim Drago, Garlock Sealing Technologies

  Gaskets are ubiquitous components in a processing plant. Every flange, equipment joint and connection point will have some form of gasket to prevent fluids from compromising (i.e., leaking from) a process system. However, effective sealing can pose challenges. A new form of polytetrafluoroethylene…

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• Simulation Project Targets Biopharma Process

  By Seán Ottewell

  A researcher at the Technical University of Graz (TU Graz), Austria, has won funding from the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) to commercialize his work simulating biopharmaceutical processes.Christian Witz, researcher with the Institute of Process and Particle Engineering at TU Graz,…

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• SEC Proposes Changes To Reporting Rules

  By Lynn L. Bergeson

  Publicly traded companies must disclose certain legal proceedings and risk factors in registration statements and in annual and quarterly reports. These disclosures significantly help investors in assessing the financial integrity of a publicly traded company; formulating a disclosure precisely is…

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• Easier Disclosures To NGOs Near

  By Mark Rosenzweig, Editor in Chief

  Wasted effort — that’s the kind way to characterize the frustration felt in filling out a variety of disparate forms all requesting basically the same information. Most of us have run into situations where slightly different requirements or definitions caused added work that easily could have…

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• Deftly Move Liquids Out Of Danger

  By Andrew Sloley, contributing editor

  De-inventory safety standby systems may sit for years before use. In fact, unless they are intended for unit shutdowns as well, the objective is never to activate them. However, when called upon, the systems should handle extreme circumstances reliably and with minimum operator intervention. Liquid…

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• Podcast Focuses On Process Safety

  By Traci Purdum, Senior Digital Editor

  We recently launched a podcasts series — Process Safety with Trish & Traci. Obviously, I’m the Traci in the duo. Trish Kerin, Melbourne, Australia-based director of the IChemE Safety Centre, is my partner. In this series, we aim to discuss current process-safety issues and offer insights…

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