Changing from Batch to Continuous Processing

Photo by Lalit Kumar on Unsplash Our approaches to process engineering must always be evolving. Otherwise, we’ll never grow and innovate. Recently, I contributed a feature to The Chemical Engineer on making the change from batch to continuous processing. Here's an edited version of that…


Real World Examples of Particle and Cake Formation Influences

  Photo by JESHOOTS.COM on Unsplash Process engineers might love it if all of the filtration technology solutions they developed ran flawlessly, at all times, under all conditions. But, this isn’t realistic. Something might go wrong with the filtration mechanism itself. A change in the…


Troubleshooting When the Filtration System is Not Working

Photo by Tormius on Unsplash These are five dreaded words that no engineer wants to hear on a Saturday night or Sunday morning: “The filtration system is not working.” Of course, we never seem to get this call at 10 in the morning on a work day! No matter the time of day, let’s not panic, take a…


4 Key Differences between Filtration and Centrifugation

  Photo by Amritanshu Sikdar on Unsplash I'm always looking to collaborate and explore ideas with others in our filtration technology business. Happily, director of Oriental Manufacturers Jigar Patel, has offered this guest blog discussing differences between filtration and liquid…


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Cookies are yummy, but avoid cookie-cutters.

cookiesPhoto by Christina Branco on Unsplash We can all agree that cookies are yummy. Cookie monster is not the only creature out there who loves to chow down on a tasty chocolate chip or oatmeal raisin (my favorite are Thin Mints). What is not so good, though, is using a cookie-cutter…