Category Archives: Products
Flexicon’s latest Block-Buster
Flexicon’s new Block-Buster Bulk Bag Conditioner has two hydraulic rams and specially contoured end plates to press opposing sides of bulk bags, loosening material that has solidified during storage and shipment, and so enabling unloaders to discharge product through spouts. A cantilevered I-beam with motorised hoist and trolley allows loading and unloading of bulk bags [...]
Drylok disconnect couplers
OPW Engineered Systems has released its Drylok Dry Disconnect Coupler for all kinds of hazardous fluids where product loss is a problem, such as high-pressure lines, high flow rates, slurries, and gases. OPW has designed the Drylok to provide “unprecedented” safety during the transfer of hazardous, corrosive and volatile liquids such as acids, solvents and [...]
Girard adds new foot valve
Girard Equipment has added a new Hydraulic Tankflo valve to its evergrowing line of composite foot valves. The new valve features a hydraulic cylinder that actuates to full flow. The Tankflo valve employs an integrated butterfly valve into a bottom outlet valve body. The ‘slim-line’ valve poppet opens up and away from the discharge area allowing an unrestricted 3ins flow path capable of fast unloading rates. [...]
Real Asset Management controls depot costs
Real Asset Management (RAM) has released Depot4000 to help tank and box lessors eliminate the problem of verifying depot and vendor invoices against their data. Depot4000 manages all costs associated with a unit, such as procurement, storage, handling, repairs, repositioning, reconditioning, trucking, etc. By automating the process of depot cost management, leasing companies can considerably [...]
Truck mounted static ground verification
Newson Gale has launched a truck mounted static ground verification system – the Earth-Rite MGV. The unit enhances safety during transfer of flammable or combustible materials. API and NFPA guidelines recommend that bonding connections are tested to verify an adequately low resistance to earth/ground prior to starting up the recover/transfer process, however until now the [...]
Ashphalt handling pump from Blackmer
Blackmer’s new NP Series sliding vane pumps have been designed to provide efficient transfer when handling asphalt or bitumen. NP Series pumps are claimed to be ideal for all of the different transfers of raw products from storage into the refinery, and from process to process within asphalt operations. The NP Series pumps can meet [...]




