The OmniSeal® Double Block & Bleed Expanding Plug Valve

The OmniSeal® is a high integrity, double block and bleed expanding plug valve for product isolation, blending, metering, custody transfer, fueling operations, terminal, storage and other land or offshore zero leakage applications.

OmniSeal® expanding plug valves are designed for applications where positive shut-off, verifiable zero leakage and double block and bleed (DB&B) and or double isolation and bleed (DIB) capabilities are required.

They are ideal for a variety of applications including leased automated custody transfer (LACT), product metering, aviation fueling, product isolation, blend- ing, lockout / tagout (LOTO), multi-product manifolds, tank storage and other DB&B applications.

The OmniSeal® is a single valve solution that simultaneously blocks both the upstream and downstream flow while allowing the user to verify seal integrity using a manual or automatic body bleed system. It replaces older double block and bleed systems that use two valves with a spool and bleed valve in-between. OmniSeal® valves have exclusive features designed for better performance throughout the valve’s lifetime.

All OmniSeal® DB&B expanding plug valves are manufactured and monogrammed per API 6D and ISO 9001, fire tested per API 607 and API 6FA and have specific certifications such as CE/PED, CRN (Canadian Registration), TA-Luft or similar design or regional certifications where appropriate.

Omniseal® DB&B expanding plug valves have been determined to be a “Product of the USA “ by the US Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP). This applies to both commercial and US government or military procurement.

Download the OmniSeal® Double Block & Bleed Expanding Plug Valve from this Mead O'Brien Web Page

Mead O'Brien
https://meadobrien.com
(800) 892-2769

Gate, Globe, and Check Valve Classification and Materials Technical Reference

Follow the link below and download a technical reference document for industrial valves, courtesy of Williams Valve and Mead O'Brien.

The document includes:

• Pressure / temperature ratings for different classification valves and body materials.
• Forging materials: Types of forged body materials, designations, and service recommendations.
• Casting materials: Types of cast body materials, designations, and service recommendations.
• ISO mounting pad dimensions.
• Steel pipe schedule - Schedule, O.D. and I.D. of pipe.

DOWNLOAD VALVE TECHNICAL REFERENCE DOCUMENT HERE

Williams Valve manufactures gate valves, ball valves, check valves, swing valves and more for industrial and commercial applications. Industries serviced include oil refining, chemical processing, energy, military shipbuilding, pulp and paper, mining and pharmaceutical processes.

For more information about Williams Valve, or any industrial valve application, contact Mead O'Brien. Call them at (800) 892-2769 or visit their website at https://meadobrien.com.

Measuring Water and Liquid Level in Narrow, Obstructed Tanks with 80 GHz Non-Contact Radar Technology

The Foxboro Schneider Electric 80 GHz Radar (FMCW) Level Transmitter is ideal for measuring level of water and other liquids liquids in narrow tanks with internal obstructions.

The Schneider Electric (Foxboro) LR75 is a non-contact radar level transmitter that uses FMCW technology. It measures distance, level and volume of liquids and pastes. It has an empty spectrum function that filters false reflections caused by equipment inside the tank.

• LR75 Free Space Radar
• 80 GHz FMCW technology
• cQPSus XP
• 4 -20mA /HART® 7
• 1/2" NPT Cable Entry
• Backlit Display
• (-14.5..580 psig) I (-40 deg F to +302 F) / FKM/FPM Process Seal
• 1-1/2“ DN40 Lens Antenna
• 1-1/2“ NPT ASME Process Connection
• Very low cost of ownership

DOWNLOAD THE 80GHz LR75 BROCHURE HERE

For more information, contact Mead O'Brien. Call them at 800-892-2769 or visit their website at https://meadobrien.com.

Wastewater Treatment Facilities Being Solicited to Test for Coronavirus

New studies show that SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, is shed in stool meaning it’s collecting in city sewers. 

Biobot, Somerville, Massachusetts company specializing in wastewater epidemiology, is establishing protocols to test sewage for SARS-CoV-2. If successful, this data will give communities a dynamic map of the virus as it spreads to new places.

Data from sewage will enable communities to:

1. Measure the scope of the outbreak independent from patient testing or hospital reporting, and include data on asymptomatic individuals,
2. Provide decision support for officials determining the timing and severity of public health interventions to mitigate the overall spread of the disease,
3. Better anticipate likely impact on hospital capacity in order to inform hospital readiness and the necessity of public health interventions,
4. Track the effectiveness of interventions and measure the wind-down period of the outbreak, and
5. Provide an early warning for reemergence of the coronavirus (if it does indeed have a seasonal cycle).

How it works:

• Biobot will ship participating facilities a sampling kit and sample collection protocols. Each sampling kit includes supplies for transporting one sewage sample, an ice pack, a return shipping box and label, and instructions.
• Wastewater facilities will collect 24-hour composite samples, and ship the samples back to Biobot laboratories.
• Biobot will process the sewage samples to concentrate and inactivate viruses.
• MIT Alm Lab will apply a RT-PCR protocol, adapted from published testing protocols, to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
• Biobot will communicate the test results back to participating communities.

How to receive sampling kits:

Wastewater treatment facilities interested in participating should visit this site - https://www.biobot.io/covid19 - and fill out the form.

Radar Level: The Relationship Between Frequency and Beam Angle and Using Beam Angle Calculators

Radar is the preferred technology for level measurement in many of today’s industrial applications. Selecting the best microwave frequency transmitted by the device for your application is crucial, and understanding the relationship between frequency and beam angle is very important.

In this video, Jeff Blair, Offer Manager for level products at Schneider Electric, presents the difference in beam angle at various frequencies and how to use Beam Angle Calculators to determine beam width at various levels in a tank.

For more information about radar level instrumentation, contact Mead O'Brien. Call them at (800) 892-2769 or visit their website at https://meadobrien.com.

Mead O'Brien increases reach in the Water and Wastewater Industry through acquisition of Ulmer Equipment Company

Mead O’Brien, a leader in valves & valve automation, steam & hot water products and instrumentation products, has acquired the operations and substantial assets of Ulmer Equipment Company, Inc. of Fenton, MO.

Ulmer Equipment Company is a well known and well respected manufacturer’s representative and distributor of AWWA and industrial valves and accessories.

The acquisition expands Mead O'Brien’s offering in valves and related equipment to the Water and Wastewater industry sector in the Midwest region.

Mead O’Brien, Inc. headquartered in North Kansas City, is a midwestern regional manufacturer’s representative and distributor with branches and warehouses in St. Louis, MO; Calvert City, KY; and Tulsa, OK. Sister companies include H*E Engineered Equipment Co., J&M Engineered Products Inc., and Pinnacle Controls LLC.

READ MORE ABOUT THE ACQUISITION HERE

ISA Instrumentation Cross Training Bootcamp Hosted by Mead O'Brien, Feb. 24-28, 2020

• 24 February 2020 – 28 February 2020
• Length: 4.5 Days
• Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday
• 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
• CEU Credits: 3.6
• Member/Group Price: $3390 USD
• List Price: $4240 USD
• Affiliate Price: $3815 USD

Location

Mead O’Brien, Inc., 10800 Midwest Industrial Blvd, St Louis, MO 63132

This class focuses on the knowledge and skills sets required to function as an instrument maintenance technician. The electrical skills possessed by a trained electrician will serve as basis for expansion to include the expertise needed to maintain an instrument control system. Process measurement techniques, measurement and control equipment, calibrations techniques and calibration equipment will be discussed and utilized in numerous hands-on lab sessions. The knowledge and experience gained from attending this class will lead the student to become an asset to an I&E maintenance team.

You will be able to:

• Interpret P&ID documentation
• Utilize various process calibrators
• Properly design and construct a current (4-20 mA) loop
• Analyze and troubleshoot a current loop for proper operation
• Connect, test and calibrate various electronic analog transmitters
• Connect, configure, test and calibrate various digital (Smart) transmitters
• Hook-up, test and calibrate a pneumatic valve positioner
• Configure, test and calibrate a digital valve controller (DVC)

You will cover:

• P&ID and other instrument document interpretation
• Laws of Physics and other fundamentals as applied to measurement and control
• Ohm’s Law and various other electrical characteristics used in signal transmission
• Proper use of instrument calibrators and HART communicators
• Transmitter configurations and calibrations Control valve set-up, configuration and calibration
• Definitions/modes of operation of process controller and PID algorithms
• Control loop analysis and fundamental troubleshooting

Register Today

www.isa.org/2020/XTBC/MO

info@isa.org

+1 919-549-8411