Processing, December 2015
Reducing danger Rotterdam polymer facility finds safety reliability in eccentric disc pumps By Rainer Wulf Rob van Oostveen has one primary goal for his polymer emulsions plant no loss of production As the maintenance manager at Organik Kimyas facility in Rotterdam the Netherlands he knows that every time production is lost he gets a red mark under his name Each year the facility produces 176 million pounds of polymer for the paint and coatings industry and for adhesive tapes which van Oostveen calls sticky products In total the Rob van Oostveen right maintenance manager for Organik Kimya uses disc pumps to manufacture polymer emulsions Rob Blok left account manager for Verder B V works with van Oostveen in this regard company manufactures 551 million pounds of polymers with 150 types that are shipped to 85 countries Organik Kimya is a global producer of polymer December 2015 www ProcessingMagazine com emulsions and specialty chemicals for industry with international headquarters in Istanbul Turkey In 2007 the company opened its facility in the Netherlands located in the Botlek chemical complex on Rotterdam Harbor In order to ensure this quantity of production van Oostveen knows pumps play an essential role in ensuring safety in the process of assembling monomers in emulsion vessels and then pumping them to reactor vessels where they react and form polymers Avoiding harm At the plant all of the raw finished products many which can be toxic or hazardous to both humans and the environment are always safely contained Monomers are dangerous because they can be toxic and flammable van Oostveen says The most important thing is if the pumps fail during the middle of an operation we have to get the monomers out because they can react and you do not want a lot of harmful materials sitting in the pump for a long time Also if we have too much maintenance on the pumps every time we have to open the system with dangerous materials it can be harmful to people and the environment so every time we dont have to open a pump its better because you protect everyone and the environment Breakdowns and leaks cost the company not only in lost in service time and time spent precluding injury to site personnel and harm to the environment but also in cleaning the leak and the pump If we have to open up a pump we have to flush it every time and flushing takes time and a lot of money and also creates a lot of safety THERMAL PROCESSING SOLUTIONS SEE US AT THE 2015 CHEM SHOW IN BOOTH 737 Crown Iron Works 2500 West County Road C Roseville MN 55113 Tel 651 639 8900 Fax 651 639 8051 www crowniron com sales@ crowniron com Chemical Rubber Textile Food Industries Test your product in our pilot plants CPM Wolverine Proctor LLC 251 Gibraltar Road Horsham PA 19044 Tel 215 443 5200 Fax 215 443 5206 www wolverineproctor com sales@ wolverineproctor com CONVEYOR DRYERS FLASH DRYERS All Photos Courtesy Mouvex Crown Wolverine Ad_ APR15 indd 1 4 14 15 2 08 PM Write In 122 Write In 123
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