News | July 8, 2002

Vacuum Monitoring System Enables Chemical Processors To Increase Production, Profits

Source: Intek, Inc.
Determining vacuum quality enables chemical plants to optimize water extraction -- saving time and improving production throughput

INTEK, Inc., premier manufacturer of Rheotherm® line of precision flow instruments for vacuum monitoring, now offers the unrivaled RheoVac® Monitor System for real-time, multi-point monitoring of vacuum systems that can allow chemical producers to optimize their vacuum-drying process. Accurate monitoring will reduce drying time and energy costs while improving production throughput.

"The proper extraction of water from end-products such as plastics is a crucial process that can be excessively time-consuming and expensive," says Bob Curry, INTEK Marketing Manager. "By constantly monitoring vacuum drying systems with our RheoVac Sentry system, we've been able to cut the drying cycle in half, allowing one customer to double production and save on energy costs at the same time."

The patented RheoVac monitor measures the flow of air and water vapor under vacuum pressure. Since water extraction processes can take a day or more, the accurate optimization of drying time, which the RheoVac system facilitates, can produce dramatic results.

In addition to INTEK's proven single-probe RheoVac Diagnostic System, a system called the RheoVac Sentry is now being offered and enables users of large vacuum-based water extraction systems to maximize system efficiency by providing multiple strategically placed probes to monitor vacuum performance, thereby optimizing the system.

Using the RheoVac Sentry system, chemical plants can save on operating costs through system optimization, minimized power waste, and systematic predictive maintenance and control. One customer estimates they have realized seven figure savings by optimizing their drying process through the use of this technology.

Exclusive RheoVac technology, developed by INTEK, Inc., has been in use since 1994. In addition, INTEK has been manufacturing the Rheotherm® line of flow instruments since 1987. These instruments are used worldwide for precise, reliable liquid and gas flow monitoring. For more information contact INTEK, Inc. at 751 Intek Way, Westerville, OH 43082-9057; phone (614) 895-0301; fax (614) 895-0319; e-mail aales@intekflow.com; or visit the web site: www.intekflow.com.

Intek, Inc., 751 Intek Way, Westerville, OH 43082. Tel: 614-895-0301; Fax: 614-895-0319.