skimmer Articles
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Skimming Away Fluid Contamination
The proper oil skimmer prevents a host of problems. To view the full article click here (PDF - 704KB) ...
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City of Oceanside Tackling Marine Debris
It is no secret that marine debris is an issue worldwide. Spend any time on Facebook and you will find viral videos of people saving sea animals from the plastic wrapped around their bodies or animal’s stomachs filled with marine debris. Over at Oceanside Harbor in California, they have been working on cleaning marine debris by installing four Marina Trash Skimmers throughout the marina. ...
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Oil/Water Separation Technology
Oil skimmers are simple, dependable and effective tools for removing oil, grease and other hydrocarbons from water. They usually pay for themselves within a few months. In order to ensure the oil skimmer you choose is right for your operation, there are certain steps you can follow. To view the full article click here (PDF - 413KB) ...
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Chemical Industry: Plant has Cleaner Discharge & Re-sells Oil
Oil Skimmers, Inc. helps a polyvinyl chloride resins plant remove oil from its wastewater, enabling the company to re-sell the oil for additional profits. ...
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Extending the Life of Wash Solutions
Simple things we learn early in life might well apply to a basic need of the parts washing market: To look good, wash well before you “dress.” Washing metal parts is a necessity prior to painting or plating: If the wash is not properly prepared and foreign substances are not removed from the metal in the wash phase, the finish - the “dress” - maynot hold properly, and it ...
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How to Keep Your Facility’s Oil Skimmer Running In Cold Weather
How to Winterize Your Oil Skimming Equipment Oil Skimmers, Inc. offers a variety of winterization options that can work with already-installed skimmers to enable your facility to skim oil from wastewater on a continuous basis, all winter long. A 300W heat rod can be added to the Model 6V Brill™ oil skimmer unit, and a 200W pan heater can be equipped for the Model 5H oil skimmer. For ...
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Help save the ocean with a Marina Trash Skimmer!
We are bringing back an old post from our Facebook page because of the relevance to our product: The Marina Trash Skimmer (MTS) is state of the art technology developed and built by Marina Accessories Inc. These Marina Trash Skimmers are the first of its kind and have made great efforts in reducing pollution as well as helping to create a more sustainable ecosystem for marine wildlife. The ...
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When to Use an Oil Skimmer
Oil skimmers are very effective in removing oil from wastewater before discharge but are also perhaps the most efficient and economical approach. Despite these advantages, oil skimmers are not found in every power plant. Some plants rely on less-efficient oil removal procedures, failing to recognize that even a single release could cost more money than upgrading a facility to modern ...
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The Better Belt Skimmer - Solving the Issues Customers Experience with Traditional Belt Skimmers
Recognizing the limitations of belt skimmers and other oil removal methods, 50 years ago we invented the “better belt skimmer”, the Brill® tube type oil skimmer. Using the right type of oil skimmer can be just as important as deciding to skim oil in the first place. Whether your business is considering a new skimming solution or has traditional belt skimmers in operation already, ...
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Albert Looms in UK replaces saucepan with Model 4 Skimmer
Albert Looms (used car recycling) recently purchased an oil skimmer to collect the oil from their interceptors and drains. Having previously used a saucepan with a long handle, the idea of a machine being able to do the work for them seemed quite appealing. Albert Looms' Operations Manager Ray Kirk explained, 'Removing the oil was one of those jobs that has to be done but is time consuming and ...
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Skimall Oil Skimming Systems
For over 12 years, SkimTech’s Skimall Tube Type Oil Skimmers have solved industrial oils, grease and fats problems. Used by companies throughout the world, SkimTech’s hard-working oil skimmers can be found in applications from large indoor and outdoor oil/water separators to small settling tanks. Our customers have found the reliable operation and ease of maintenance make them ...
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How Do Tube Type Oil Skimmers Work? (Video)
You’re probably aware of why skimming oil is important, but do you know how skimmers actually collect oil? Are you certain the type of skimmer you’re using is the best choice? There are a handful of different oil skimming solutions, but we will focus on the most efficient and reliable system—tube-type oil skimmers. How the Oil Skimmer Works The Brill® tube skimmer type ...
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Application of the American Society of Testing and Materials’ (ASTM) New Skimmer Test Protocol
Abstract The American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) subcommittee on skimmers recently adopted a standard methodology for measuring the nameplate capacity for a given skimmer system. Current industry practice allows manufacturers to label skimmers with a nameplate capacity that may bear little relationship to the ability of the skimmer, as a system, to recover oil. Manufacturers ...
By OHMSETT
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Use of the newly developed ASTM Standard F 2709 (Standard Test Method for determining nameplate recovery rate of stationary oil skimmer systems)
Abstract The American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) subcommittee on skimmers recently adopted a standard methodology for measuring skimmer performance, F 2709 - . Standard Test Method for Determining Nameplate Recovery Rate of Stationary Oil Skimmer Systems. Current industry practice allows manufacturers to label skimmers with a nameplate capacity based solely on the skimmer’s ...
By OHMSETT
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Oil grabber® model 8 recovers 70% of quench oil
An oil skimmer for use on heated spray wash tanks in a Midwestern heat treating firm has enabled the company to recover 70% of their quench oil from the washing solution, materially aiding their energy conservation program. Recovery and recirculation of 70 % of the quench oil is considered an exceptionally high level of efficiency according to Mr. James Reh, Plant Engineer for Lindberg Heat ...
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Model 6V – Less maintenance than belt skimmers - Case study
Problem: A fabricated steel manufacturer was using belt skimmers at the discharge mouth of two retention ponds of waste oil and water. Debris such as sticks and rubbish also ended up in the outdoor ponds and would get caught in a screen covering the intake of the belt skimmer. If workers didn’t clean the screen daily, a dam of debris would form and prevent oil from entering the belt ...
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A clean sweep
When properly selected and applied, oil skimmers are a highly economical solution for sepaeating oil from water to allow its reuse or safe disposal. How Oil SkimmersWorkOil skimmees are simple, dependable and effective tonis for removing oil, grease and otherhydroearbono from water and can pay for themselveo within a few months. Ah oil skimmers rely on the fluid properties of specific gravity ...
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Choosing an Oil Skimmer for the Machine Shop
Advantages of Using an Oil Skimmer: The use of an oil skimmer in the machine shop setting holds many benefits. Removing the oil from a machine coolant tank will initiate some esthetic benefits such as cutting down on the amount of smoke generated from the cutting tool coming into contact with oil laden coolant. When a machine is shut down for the weekend, oil has a chance to come to the ...
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Abanaki corporation is one-stop shop for oil skimmer replacement belts and tubes
Abanaki Corporation, who has successfully specialized in oil skimming and coolant maintenance technology for over 40 years, announces a complete line of oil skimmer replacement belts and tubes. Abanaki offers the widest variety of oil skimmer belt and tube materials in the industry including custom sizes. These replacement oil skimmer belts and tubes work on most oil skimmer models made by other ...
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Testing of Oil Recovery Skimmers in Ice at Ohmsett - The National Oil Spill Response Research & Renewable Energy Test Facility
Abstract The mechanical recovery of oil in ice-infested water presents unique and difficult clean-up challenges. Ice can impede the movement of spilled oil making it less available for removal by the active components of oil recovery skimmers. Ice and slush that is recovered with oil can jam the skimmer, pump inlets and hoses and can provide an environment for enhanced emulsion formation. Low ...
By OHMSETT
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