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Advantages of ACT Pilot Plant Services
-----A pilot plant from Applied Chemical Technology is specifically designed to test your unique process and production requirements in an accurate, small-scale simulation. An ACT pilot plant will also reveal bottlenecks and other unforeseen process problems, allowing corrections to be made while still in a low cost environment.
----Along with test data, our pilot plants can provide small production batches for analysis, test markets or specialty markets. During testing your pilot plant project can also service as a small scale training facility for your plant operators and supervisors.
* Sizes range from bench scale plants to 2 tons per hour continuous production plants.
* Pilot plant may be set up at ACT facilities or at a location you select.
* Our large inventory of process equipment allows for rapid assembly and start-up.
* Low cost specialty equipment can be easily designed and fabricated by ACT.
* All pilot plant services are tailored to your schedule and budget.
* We welcome and encourage your involvement throughout the project.
* Upon completion of your project, the pilot plant equipment may be leased or purchased from ACT. We will ship and erect the plant at your location.
* All ACT pilot plants are supervised by experienced chemical and process engineers and supported by our team of technicians, laboratory staff, designers and craftsmen.
----We offer over 16,900 square feet of pilot plant space, divided into three independent sections. All three pilot plant areas may be secured for sensitive projects, guaranteeing the confidentiality of your process and product. On site at ACT we also offer:
* 40 ft. Prill Tower
* 100 HP Boiler
* Office space and secretarial assistance for your personnel----Applied Chemical Technology maintains a ready supply of process equipment for use in pilot plant and laboratory operations. Our versatile inventory can meet the demands of virtually any process application, and our in-house design and fabrication teams can easily create low cost specialty equipment as needed. Our equipment inventory includes:
* Rotary Drums
* Fluid Beds (batch and continuous, static and vibrating)
* Pan Granulators
* Pug Mills
* Hammer Mill
* Chain Mill
* Screeners
* Oven (12 ft. x 12 ft. x 16 ft.)
* Heat Exchangers
* Burners
* Melters
* Hot Salt System
* Pumps
* Spray Headers
* Tanks and Vessels
* Cyclones
* Baghouses
* Scrubbers
* Scales
* Volumetric Feeders
* Hoppers
* Conveyors
* Elevators
* Blowers
* Automatic Controls
----Applied Chemical Technology has offered unparalleled engineering and development services to the chemical industry since 1981. We began providing off-site pilot plant operations that same year, and in house pilot plant and laboratory services were added in 1983. Our development experience covers a wide range of process applications and chemical products including:
Process Applications
* Granulating
* Agglomerating
* Prilling
* Pelletizing
* Impregnating
* Coating
* Spraying
* Spray Drying
* Drying
* Cooling
* Reacting
* Incinerating
* Mixing
* Concentrating
* Classifying
* Sizing
* DedustingProducts & Materials
* Chlorinated Organic Chemicals
* Cosmetics
* Expoxy Intermediates
* Feeds
* Fertilizers
* Fine Chemicals
* Foods
* Fuels
* Industrial Chemicals
* Pharmaceuticals
* Polymers
* Radioactive Materials
* Specialty Chemicals
* Volatiles
Laboratory Services & Equipment
---- ACT's laboratory technicians provide you with quick and low cost assessments of process and product development, as well as custom analytical procedures and product quality testing. Our laboratory supports pilot plant operations with scale-up data, chemical analysis and product quality testing. We can also provide assistance and training for specially developed lab equipment designed and constructed at ACT.
Facilities
* 1100 sq. ft. research lab with separate 425 sq. ft. climate controlled lab room.
* 1165 sq.ft. clean room.
* All laboratories may be secured for sensitive projects.
Equipment
* Bench and Laboratory Scale Process Equipment:
------High temperature fluid bed
------Fluid bed dryer/Cooler
------Fluid bed coater
------Pug mill mixer granulatorP
------Rotary drums
------Pan granulators
* Ovens
* Fume hood
* Glove box for inert atmosphere operations
* Steam boiler
* Pressure vessels
* Conductivity meter
* pH meters
* Karl Fisher moisture analyzers
* Total nitrogen apparatus
* Microscope
* Polarized light distribution microscope
* Stereoscope
* Food/Pharmaceutical grade batch fluid bed, maximum batch capacity of .05 m³ (1.7 ft³)
* Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
----- At Applied Chemical Technology we understand the sensitive nature of every project, particularly when a project involves new or proprietary technology. That's why we offer every client the security of signed secrecy agreements. With ACT your project is kept completely confidential, both during the project and afterwards. ACT also believes that our work for you belongs to you. We will assign any patentable developments from your project to you, and assist in
Applied Chemical Technology, Inc.
4350 Helton Drive
Florence, Alabama 35630
TEL: 256.760.9600 -- Toll Free: 800.ACT.3217
FAX: 256.760.9638
Email: act@appliedchemical.com
Web site: www.appliedchemical.com
