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DEVELOPMENTS New Equipment. Processes. and Materials BALL VALVE George Fischer Inc" Tustin, Calif George Fischer has expanded its line of manual ball valves with the introduction of the Type 343 Plus 3-Way Horizontal Ball valves featuring three true union ends for easy installation or re- moval of connection parts for in- spection and maintenance. The Type 343 Plus is available in the new Bets-Polypropylene PP mate- rial as well PVC, CPVC, and PVDF. The T-port ball design makes it ideally suited for both fluid mixing and full-flow as well as typical fluid distribution or on- off functions. Beta-PP offers high- impact strength, abrasion, and thermal resistance and is suited for water, wastewater, and pro- cess industries as well as corro- sive fluid systems or institutional- quality DI-water systems. Circle 401 on the reader service card WHEEL PLUGS EPSI, Brookfield, Wis, EPSI's new silicone wheel plugs keep lug-nut holes open during plating or other coating opera- November 2000 tions. Wheel plugs eliminate the expense of time-consuming opera- tions to remove unwanted coating from the holes after finishing, Custom sized for a precise fit, the flexible wheel plugs are easy both to put in place as well as to re- move after processing. Rugged and reusable, wheel plugs will not harden or melt. They also offer excellent chemical resistance. Circle 402 on the reader service card TANKS Tri-Mer Corp" Owosso, Mich. Tri-Mer Corp. has introduced a new material option specifically for tanks used in hard chrome anodiz- ing, plating pickling, electrocoat- ing, and other aggressive pro- cesses, The material, which is based on a high-performing Type 1 PVC, has an excellent "R" factor, so it simplifies the maintaining of the close-temperature tolerances re- quired by these processes. Tanks are 1 in, thick and homogeneous. The are engineered for easy drop-in to an existing finishing line and are a long-life replacement for lined tanks, which fail with prolonged exposure to aggressive chemicals. Tri-Mer tanks are highly flexible and will not embrittle. They are not prone to delamination, have a high tensile strength, and are highly re- sistant to mechanical damage. Circle 403 on the reader service card ULTRAVIOLET CURING SYSTEM Nordson Corp., Amherst, Ohio The UV-MAC (microwave applied curing) 10 microwave-powered ul- traviolet curing system reduces heat-generating infrared energy and increases focus accuracy due to proprietary, reflector technology. Applications for UV-MAC 10 in- clude curing coatings, seallants, and adhesives in fiber optics, lens bonding and hardcoats, optoelec- tronics, CDIDVD coatings, and other applications. The system fea- tures a low-thermal-expansion glass reflector with a dichroic coat- ing that prevents heat-generating infrared light waves from reflecting back to the substrate, resulting in a more controlled and cooler opera- tion. Circle 404 on the reader service card AMP HOUR METERS Systematics Inc., Bristol, R.I. Systematics' Bath Tracker 2000 has two separate amp hour 79
