Archive for the ‘Wedge Wire Strainers’ Category
Protecting the Hudson River
Have you ever wondered how wedge wire can be used to help the environment? Well, it just so happens that civil engineers designed a cylindrical wedge wire screen to greatly reduce the entrainment and impingement of Hudson River fish. This screen allows water to filter through before it enters the plant’s cooling system, eliminating the chance of backing up the water pumps.
The wedge wire screen was designed to keep out fish, fish larvae and fish eggs, which are all larger than the size of the slots in the screen. Plus, the velocity of the flow-through slots runs at 0.5fps or less, which eliminates the chance of extrusion. It’s amazing to think about what a simple solution like wedge wire has done for the local ecosystem of the Hudson River community.
Cheese Making Equipment
Koss Industrial, Inc. offers a large array of stainless steel cheese making equipment, both new and reconditioned. For example, Koss’ manufactures process cheese cookers, cheese grinders, HTST systems, curd pails, CIP systems, sanitary conveyors, clean catwalks, sanitary floor drains, and much more.
Strainers
Koss Industrial, Inc.’s automated strainer stands are safe and efficient for straining processed cheese and other food products. The strainers have pressure sensors located on both sides. So when the pressure differential reaches the set point, the valves automatically divert the flow to the second strainer. Then an alarm alerts operators that the strainers have been changed so they can remove and clean the first strainer.
Koss Industrial, Inc. also has manual strainer stands that require operator intervention to switch the three-way valves. Switching can take place at a set time or when flow rates are reduced.
Strainers are avilable in three sizes: four-inch, six-inch, and eigh inch diameters. They’re available in two different standard lengths. Koss Industrial, Inc. can custom fabricate other sizes to match existing shells.
The strainers have multiple inltet and outlet options. And all it takes is removsl of one Tri-Clamp to separate the wire strainer from the body for quick and easy cleaning or servicing.