Happy Thanksgiving from Caloris!
In observation of the holiday, our Caloris and Seitz offices will be closed Thursday & Friday, November 26 & 27.
Spray Dryer Safety: Holiday Staffing
A Better Process, Dairy, Engineering, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Milk Processing, Optimization, Plant Management, Responsiveness, Safety, Spray Dryer, Spray Drying, Training
The holidays are approaching. Caloris has seen a history of increased safety related events during this critical time. We offer the following advice for preventing situations that could lead to the possibility for fires/explosions in your dryer systems when your regular staff are not present.
End-of-Year Maintenance To-Do List
A Better Process, Engineering, Evaporator, Maintenance, Membrane Filtration, Plant Management, Spray Dryer, Troubleshooting
Don’t let end-of-year maintenance fall off your radar. Our staff have the following recommendations for end-of-year maintenance tasks in your facility.
Caloris Q&A: Meet Tom Schappeler, Process Engineering Manager
As Process Engineering Manager, Tom Schappeler and his team spend a lot of time at customer sites. Get to know Tom here.
Caloris Q&A: Meet Jim Kent, Business Development Manager
In addition to being Caloris’ Business Development Manager, Jim Kent is one of our dryer gurus, with many years of experience in commissioning, project management and sales.
When to Change Your (Dairy) Membranes
A Better Process, Engineering, Industrial Wastewater, Maintenance, Membrane Filtration, Milk Processing, Plant Management, Troubleshooting, Wastewater, Whey
Facilities Managers: Are you wondering when to change your dairy membranes? These signs and symptoms that let you know it’s time.
Membrane CIP Best Practices
A Better Process, Engineering, Industrial Wastewater, Maintenance, Membrane Filtration, Plant Management, Wastewater
CIP is your largest maintenance item when it comes to your membranes.
More on Vacuum and Venting in Your Evaporator
A Better Process, Engineering, Evaporator, Maintenance, Optimization, Plant Management, Troubleshooting
Vacuum and venting issues are one of the first things to investigate if you are having trouble maintaining consistent control of your evaporator.
Spray Dryer CIP, Part 2: Shorten Dryer CIPs
A Better Process, Engineering, Manufacturing, Optimization, Plant Management, Responsiveness, Spray Dryer, Spray Drying
In a previous post, we discussed how to improve the efficiency of your spray dryer by extending the duration between CIPs. In this post, we’ll discuss how to shorten dryer CIPs to further improve overall equipment efficiency (OEE).
Spray Dryer CIP, Part 1: Extend the Duration Between CIP Cleanings
A Better Process, Engineering, Manufacturing, Optimization, Plant Management, Responsiveness, Spray Dryer, Spray Drying
One way to improve the overall equipment efficiency (OEE) of your spray dryer is to extend the duration between CIP cleanings.