Case Studies

Fiberglass Systems, Inc. Case Study

Jaeco Fluid Systems Inc. has successfully developed a duplex JaecoPak Plunger Metering Pump to pump both a resin and a catalyst at the same time for use in the production of fiberglass products.

This pump was developed in conjunction with Fiberglass Systems Inc. of San Antonio, Texas. Special heavy duty valves were developed to handle the high viscous resin used, hardened materials are used in the liquid end components to stand up to the abrasiveness of the resins, and an in phase drive shaft is used in the gear box to drive both pump arms at the same time, allowing premixing of the resin and catalyst at a very precise ratio as it is pumped into the molds .They use several different capacity metering pumps on their product lines, depending on the amount of material required and the ratio of catalyst to resin and amount of material required per product.

Fiberglass Systems Inc. is a manufacturer of fiberglass pipe, tanks, covers and other products. There are over 60 Jaeco metering pumps in use in four of their manufacturing facilities around the world.

National Institute of Health Case Study

The NIH occupies an impressive complex of medical buildings and is the hub of federally-supported medical research. Scientists conduct research twenty-four hours a day throughout the year on problems such as cancer and heart, skin, kidney, blood and mental diseases.

A major task in medical and especially biological research is the cleaning of test tubes, flasks and other apparatus. To accomplish this task effectively, an unbiased solution such as deionized water must be used. However, due to high water temperatures, PVC conduit is unacceptable as is ordinary iron pipe which may impart its own chemical reaction.

Stainless steel pipe is the only conduit up to the task, but stainless steel pipe is extremely difficult to cut for threads. The cutting process for ordinary pipe joints requires special care, highly skilled labor and seal welding.

The unique design of the GripSeal™ compression fittings eliminates high labor costs of installation along with the cost/dangers of welding. The GripSeal™ compression fittings require only a wrench to install and in seconds the installer has a permanent, leak-proof joint without threading, welding, grooving, flaring or other complicated processes.

In fact the original investment by the NIH in the GripSeal™ compression fittings has proven so successful a program was done to install another new line that will carry deionized water at temperatures of 180° fahreheit and at pressures of about 55 pounds per square inch. The second line, like the first, will reach the length of 300 feet.

Food Ingredient Processor Case Study

When Jaeco Fluid Systems, Inc. purchased Stewart Controls Company, they inherited the many applications their GripSeal™ compression fittings that existed.

Two of these applications were developed into case studies and are included below.

The first involved a company who supplied special ingredients to food processors who decided to build a pilot plant to produce new products. The plant included a pressurized reactor and had to be large enough to produce samples in sufficient quantities for prospective customers to make trial runs on standard production lines.

Like all plants, this one involved a lot of piping. The product was produced from a highly corrosive organic acid thus the piping had to be corrosion resistant. Additionally, since the product would be consumed in quality foods, sanitary piping was an absolute must. It had to be easily cleaned and sterilized as we all as free of crevices where process fluids could stagnate and bacteria could hide. The engineers realized the pipe fittings in particular had to be of extraordinary quality.

The foods ingredient processor utilized new GripSeal™ compression fittings which connect pipe lengths by butting square-cut ends against opposite sides of a Teflon seal. These GripSeal™ compression fittings avoid corrosion since only the Teflon seal is exposed to the process fluids. Furthermore, sanitary conditions are fine. The compression fittings also allow easy piping changes and the installation brought great kudos from the pipe fitters. They joined pipe using only wrenches and enjoyed 100% perfection. Not one single GripSeal™ connection failed.

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