Case Histories

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Application: Sugar

Wash Water System Pays for Itself in Less than a Year
A sugar cane factory in Jeanerette, Louisiana, was experiencing difficulties and equipment failures due to excessive abrasives (sand, grit,small rocks) introduced during the initial washing phase.

Application: Alumina

Clarkson knife gate valves offer a safe alternative to swing blinds.
Large diameter blinds of 16" to 20" require at least two operators and several hours of laborious work with large heavy sledgehammers. It is a dangerous, timeconsuming task that has many opportunities for injury. The piping carries hot caustic liquids that form scale, and the "swinging" of the blinds from open to closed or back is a task that no one looks forward to performing.