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Product Review SimplexGrinnell introduced a new lifesafety information management system— the Simplex TrueSite Workstation— that can monitor and control up to 396 panels and 50,000 fire alarm devices. According to John Haynes, director of product line marketing for the Boca Raton, FL-based company, by enabling multiple buildings and scores of panels to be controlled from a central graphic command center, the TrueSite system can provide a life-safety information management solution in commercial facilities such as biofuels plants. “In today’s complex multi-building, high-rise and campus environments, life safety is a top-of-mind concern,” Haynes said. “The protection of people, property and assets can hinge on the ability to quickly respond to an emergency and effectively manage system information from a single location,” Haynes added. SimplexGrinnell has more than 70 years experience in providing special hazards fire protection in challenging industrial environments such as petrochemical, ethanol and biodiesel plants, entering the biofuels market 25 years ago. Features Simplex Truesite Workstation SimplexGrinnell 800-746-7539 Boca Raton, FL www.simplexgrinnell.com According to Haynes, the TrueSite system features: • Operates on Microsoft Windows XP. • Flexibility—will accept alarm information from virtually any control panel. • Survivability, providing true peerto-peer linkage with all panels in the network. • Ease of use with high resolution color graphics. Response No. 1441 Product Review Viking Pump has introduced its new line of Universal Mag Drive pumps that feature a dimensionally interchangeable footprint with Viking’s Universal Seal and Heavy Duty Bracketed pumps. According to Product Manager Jim Albaugh, the Universal Mag Drive series provides a proven, simple solution for upgrading existing pumps. “The sealless pump features a thrustcontrolled design that allows shortterm run-dry capabilities and bi-directional pump operation for enhanced application flexibility,” Albaugh said. “They are ideal for hard-to-seal liquids or for applications where very low maintenance is a requirement,” Albaugh added. This series’ adjustable rotor clearance enables high volumetric efficiency pumping thin or viscous liquids, Albaugh noted. This series of pumps currently of- Universal Mag Drive Series Viking Pump, Inc. 319-266-1741 Cedar Falls, IA www.vikingpump.com 144 BFJ | JAN/FEB 08 fers flow rates of up to 45 M3/Hr (200 GPM), with pressures to 14 Bar (200 PSI) and at temperatures ranging from -51o to 260oC (-60o to 500oF). Capacities to 110 M3/Hr (500 GPM) will be available later this year. Viking Pump, Inc., a unit of IDEX Corporation, has been designing and manufacturing rotary positive displacement pumps for varied industrial uses with thousands of applications, since 1911. Albaugh said the Cedar Falls, IA-based company has seen tremendous growth with its focused efforts and continues to make biofuels a key market. Features According to Albaugh, the sealless Universal Mag Drive series features: • A dimensionally interchangable design that eliminates repiping when upgrading existing pumps. • A sealless option that eliminates seal leakage and provides the highest level of liquid containment available. Response No. 1442 • See ad on pg. 66 http://www.simplexgrinnell.com http://www.simplexgrinnell.com http://www.vikingpump.com http://www.vikingpump.com

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Biofuels Journal - January/February 2008 Contents Biofuels Safety Lockout/Tagout Managing Safety Ethanol Incidents Hot Work Safety Arresting Falls Firefighting Foam Confined Spaces Natural Fiber Clothing LifeLine Foods - St. Joseph, MO Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Indiana A New Energy Era POET - Portland, IN Company Profile, OPW State Ethanol Promotion State Report: Nebraska Anti-Lignin Beetles Sequential Extraction Developing Energy Crops Stover Logistics Cellulosic Ground Covers DDGS to Feed Fish Miscanthus: Energy Crop Webinar Series Launched New Fractionation Process Tropical Maize Ethanol Synthetic Fuel High Starch Corn Testing Abengoa's Cellulosic Ethanol Plans Credits and Incentives POET Cob Harvest High Oil Corn SunOpta Steam Explosion Process Enough Water? Ethanol Water Use Seth Snyder, Argonne National Laboratory Continuous Fermentation ACE Blend Study Wood Waste Ethanol Fodder Beet Ethanol Monthly Ethanol Production Ethanol Terminal Wood Feedstock Carbon Credits Bio Motor Oil Ethanol Bacteria Ethanol Pipeline Ethanol Plant Construction - Canada Cellulosic Ethanol Plants Under Consideration Cellulosic Ethanol Plants Construction Map In the Pipeline Ethanol Blending History Ethanol World Calendar Profile: Zabler, Pine Lake Corn Processors Industry News Western Dubuque Biodiesel - Farley, IA Profile: Winkel, Central Iowa Energy Biodiesel Construction List Biodiesel Plants Under Construction Map Wet vs. Dry Biomass Storage Book Review Green Earth Fuels - Houston, TX Biodiesel News Alternative Feedstocks Glycerol as Feed EPA Requires Standards Mustard Biodiesel Sun Grant Initiatives Biodiesel Jet Glycerol Alternatives Platts Advanced Biofuels Seminar Cellulosic Heating Oil Glycerine Used for Ethanol Blackmer Fremont Industries Biomass Association DOE Grants $7.7 Million for Biofuels Aecometric Corp. Civacon Viking Pump, Inc. SimplexGrinnell ICM Inc. Applied Milling Systems Ad Index

Biofuels Journal - January/February 2008

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