Lead-Free, Regulation Compliant Water Valves from ASCO and Mead O'Brien

Lead is extremely toxic. Tight US safety regulations affect manufacturers of products such as drinking water fountains, reverse osmosis systems, coffee machines. and commercial kitchen equipment. A lead-free system cannot contain soldering flux with greater than 0.2% lead content, or more than a weighted average of 0.25% lead in the wetted surfaces of pipes, pipe fittings, plumbing fittings, and fixtures. Under the law, lead free is a cumulative concept. Let's take an example. A manufacturer who makes dishwashers performs the lead content calculation, averaging all of the models relevant components. A brass valve has 2.5% lead content in the brass parts, well over the 0.25% limit. But the small wetted surface area of the valve is outweighed by the large wetted surface of the stainless steel tank with zero lead content. No design changes are needed to comply with the law.

Considerations for Solenoid Valve Selection

• Brass can have 2.5% lead content, so you must do a calculation to ensure compliance.
• Lead-free brass products are now available.
• Composite and plastic components are lead free.
• Stainless steel is lead free, but it remains expensive.
• NSF approved valves are often the preferred choice and may even be mandated in the future

ASCO Lead-Free Valve Solutions

ASCO Series 212 Composite Valves - These composite valves are designed for use in potable water applications and come with NSF certifications. Installation is made easy through the FasN system, with multiple end connector options. Download the Series 212 Brochure for more information.

ASCO Series 210 Solenoid Valves - ASCO has introduced new lead-free brass solenoid valves to the market that are aimed at providing a safer alternative to standard brass valves. The new products meet the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Act Section 1417 low lead requirements. 

DOWNLOAD THE ASCO LEAD-FREE SOLUTIONS CATALOG, THE SERIES 212 CUT-SHEET, AND THE SERIES 210 CUT-SHEET FROM THIS MEAD O'BRIEN WEB PAGE

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

Armstrong International Expands Partnership with Mead O'Brien to Kansas and Western Missouri

For over 93 years, Mead O'Brien St. Louis has successfully represented Armstrong International in eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and western Kentucky. Both companies enjoyed strong sales growth and cultivated deep customer loyalty during that time. In October 2020, Armstrong International rewarded Mead O'Brien's success by assigning them representation in western Missouri and Kansas. 

Founded in 1900, Armstrong International is a family-owned company headquartered in Three Rivers, Michigan. Armstrong International provides intelligent control systems for steam, air, and hot water utility applications that improve performance, lower energy consumption, and reduce environmental emissions. Broadly stated, Armstrong International offers steam trapping and steam tracing equipment, steam system testing and monitoring products, condensate recovery equipment, and industrial hot water systems.

Mead O'Brien provides local expertise in industrial steam systems, hot water systems, and process control loops in all or parts of ten Midwestern states, including Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Southern Illinois, Indiana, Western Kentucky, and the Texas Panhandle. Mead O'Brien Sales Engineers are experts at identifying and quantifying energy losses from steam pipes, industrial and commercial boilers, and hot water systems and have a reputation as solution providers for the most demanding applications.

Services offered by Mead O'Brien and Armstrong:

Utilities System Audits:

• Steam Distribution
• Process Heat Transfer and Control
• Condensate Return
• Heat Recovery Opportunities
• Process, Ambient & Combustion Air
• Steam Trap Surveys & Database Creation
• Humidification Assessment
• Application issues; coil freezing issues, poor heat transfer & steam control, water hammer issues, high back-pressure

Steam, Condensate, & Hot Water Measurements, Control & Monitoring

Learning Systems:

• Armstrong University - Over 130 web-based courses
• Mead O'Brien Live Steam Lab

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

The Ashcroft E2 Sanitary Pressure Transmitter

The Ashcroft® E2 sanitary pressure transmitter integrates established thin film sensor technology while delivering sanitary benefits by using a tri-clamp fitting with an isolation seal. This model is designed to maintain process integrity and is an excellent option for sanitary applications, including those requiring 3A approval or requiring challenging process monitoring and control. The broad option of electrical connections and filling fluids satisfies specific application requirements.

Ashcroft E2 Sanitary Pressure Transmitter

Key Features:

• Available with 1.5" and 2.0" Tri-Clamp® connection
• 3A approved
• Wide selection of electrical terminations
• Customized configurations
• External magnetic offset and span adjustment

Specifications:

• Accuracy: ±0.25%, ±0.5% or ±1.00% of span
• Process Connection: 316L stainless steel
• Pressure Range: vacuum to 1,000 psi
• Ingress Rating: IP66, IP67 or IP69K (consult factory)
• Surface Finish: 12 to 20 Ra electropolished diaphragm 

DOWNLOAD THE ASHCROFT E2 BROCHURE HERE

For more information, call Mead O'Brien now at (800) 892-2769 or visit their website at https://meadobrien.com.

Advantage Goes to Radar Level Over Ultrasonic Transmitters for Bulk, Dry Materials

Ultrasonic level transmitters used in dry bulk solids level monitoring are starting to be eclipsed. Radar level technology is now so good that it can get a level or distance signal from unreflective media such as polypropylene pellets. Compared to ultrasonics, radar is often more reliable, easier to use and has lower maintenance requirements.

The LR64 and LR65 from Schneider Electric (Foxboro) offer customers the benefit of reliable, trouble free solids level measurement. The radars use powerful Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) technology and advanced signal processing technology.

For more information, call Mead O'Brien now at (800) 892-2769 or visit their website at https://meadobrien.com.

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Honoring all the hard working people that make the US economy run each and every day. 

Thank you.

See How Easy Steam Trap Audits Can Be with the Armstrong SAGE UMT® Automatic Trap Tester

Armstrong's SAGE UMT® eliminates human error and raises the quality of steam trap testing to a new level. Their state-of-the-art, automatic testing device makes it easy for any steam trap technician to survey your trap population quickly and accurately, on a regular basis. 

Armstrong's SAGE UMT®, used in conjunction with SAGE® Smart Steam System Management platform, is the most comprehensive and advanced trap management program in the industry.

Armstrong's SAGE UMT® syncs wirelessly to the SAGE® Mobile app on your iOS or Android mobile device. SAGE® Mobile then delivers your steam trap information directly to SAGE® Smart Utility System Management platform, eliminating the need to manually enter survey information or decipher illegible field notes.

The SAGE UMT® is just this easy to use:

• Scan a trap's RFID tag with SAGE UMT®; SAGE® Mobile automatically opens the details for that trap
• Press the stainless steel probe tip to the trap and press the test button
• Test progress will be visible on both SAGE UMT® and SAGE® Mobile
• When testing is complete, SAGE UMT® wirelessly transfers the temperature and acoustic information it has collected to SAGE® Mobile
• SAGE® Mobile analyzes the data received from SAGE UMT® using - Armstrong's proprietary, UNFCCC-approved, steam system efficiency methodology; based on the results, SAGE® Mobile assigns a condition to the trap
• SAGE® Mobile stores the trap's data, automatically pushing it to SAGE® - Smart Steam System Management platform
• SAGE® immediately uploads data to the cloud where it's protected by high-level security and automated backups
• Customers own their own data

For more information, contact Mead O'Brien. Call them at (800) 874-9655 or visit their website at https://meadobrien.com. 

ChemTec Flow Monitor and Flow Meter Product Catalog

ChemTec specializes in low flow applications (120 SCFM; 20 GPM or less) and currently is the only manufacturer of all-Teflon® Flow Switches and Flow Meters. ChemTec's low flow products are engineered and manufactured from raw materials in their factory to ensure superior product life-cycles.

ChemTec Products:

• Flow Monitors
• Excess Flow Valves
• Flow Meters

DOWNLOAD THE CHEMTEC CATALOG HERE

For more information on ChemTec products, contact Mead O'Brien by calling (800) 892-2769 or visit their website at https://meadobrien.com.