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Scraped surface heat exchangers (SSHEs) have been used for difficult heat transfer applications involving viscous fluids or where fouling is an issue, such as evaporation processes. The most common type, such as the HRS R Series, uses a rotating shaft with blades or augers which scrape the surface of the tube. However, the design is…

Functional health and medicinal products containing CBD (cannabidiol) are growing in popularity, and the UK market is now worth £690 million a year according to trade association ACI, making it the second biggest market in the world after the United States. However traditional extraction processes do not always capitalize on the latest evaporation technology. In…

HRS Heat Exchangers, Stand F022, AUSPACK 2022, 17-20 May 2022 HRS Heat Exchangers are delighted to be returning to AUSPACK in Melbourne in May where they will showcase how different HRS systems can be combined to provide complete, bespoke packaging and processing solutions. With more than 40 years’ experience in the wide range of sectors,…

When it comes to choosing the right heat exchanger, the biggest factor is the nature of the materials being processed and the client’s requirements for the finished product – something that we at HRS refer to as the product identity. While products such as fruit and vegetable mixtures may be the most obviously examples of…

When it comes to choosing the right heat exchanger, the biggest factor is the nature of the materials being processed and the client’s requirements for the finished product – something that we at HRS refer to as the product identity. Different materials have different handling requirements, and while the process being undertaken is also an…

The concept of Lean production, as developed by Japanese motor manufacturers such as Toyota, is now well established across a range of industries. According to the theory of lean manufacturing, anything which does not increase value should be considered as waste or futile effort – known as ‘Muda’ in Japanese. Within this concept, eight different…