New Literature

Prelubricated gaskets

Victaulic® now offers the Vic-Plustrademark dry-lubricated gasket system with its grooved mechanical couplings. Dry, inert and non-toxic, the new gaskets substantially reduce assembly time and eliminate messy lubricants and residue from over-lubrication. Most Victaulic couplings and fittings up to 24 in. will be supplied with the new gaskets, which are available in a variety of grades. Request publication 05.01 for details.

Victaulic Company of America
Easton, PA
Tel: 610-559-33
Web: www.victaulic.com

Pumping guide

A 16-page brochure, which provides guidelines for the use of progressive cavity pumps in the wastewater treatment industry, is available from seepex. The guide covers sludge treatment, sludge dewatering, dewatered sludge conditioning to EPA 501 rules, chemical dosing, and drying or incineration applications. Twenty-one separate pump applications are defined. These installations list pump design, flow rate, speed, pressure, drive type and fluid description. Accessory devices, such as stator retensioning, run dry protection devices, level sensors, flow meters, thermal sensors and PLCs for lime conditioning are also shown. Ask for brochure WW.

seepex Inc.
Enon, OH
Tel: 800-695-3659
Web: www.seepex.com

Sludge dryer

USFilter has published a new technical brochure, "Dragon Dryertrademark Technology Turns Sludge into Gold." The six-page brochure includes standard system specifications and highlights the system's features, benefits and applications. The drying system uses indirect heating technology to reduce sludge volume by 75%, while producing a beneficial and reusable Class A product. The single pass system avoids the possibility of recontamination and reduces energy consumption.

USFilter
Thomasville, GA
Tel: 800-841-1550
Web: www.usfilter.com

Instrumentation, control

GLI International offers a brochure entitled Analytical Instruments for Water Quality Monitoring and Industrial Process Control. GLI, formerly known as Great Lakes Instruments, has been designing and manufacturing instrumentation since 1970. The brochure highlights it analyzers and transmitters for monitoring pH/ORP, turbidity, residual ozone, conductivity, flow and suspended solids. Also featured are particle counting, sludge blanket level controllers, DO sensors and streaming potential monitors.

GLI International Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
Tel: 414-355-3601
Web: www.gliint.com

Pump bulletin

Moyno is offering a new technical bulletin on its 1000 Progressing Cavity Pumps. The pumps handle clean, clear liquids as well as thick, abrasives and corrosive fluids and slurries. The six-page bulletin includes photographs, illustrations and detailed information on product design, features, benefits performance and applications. A new feature which is standard on bare-shaft 1000 pumps with mechanical seals is a two-piece drive shaft, which eases maintenance and seal access. Flow rates range from 0.38 to 320 gpm and pressures to 350 psi.

Moyno Inc.
Springfield, OH
Tel: 877-486-6966
Web: www.moyno.com

Trenchless technology

TT Technologies recently launched a new trenchless information web site. The site contains photographs, illustrations and animations of trenchless methods and applications including: pipe bursting, pipe ramming, horizontal boring, lateral replacement and directional drilling. The site is designed to be a comprehensive pipe replacement resource for contractors, engineers and municipalities. The site contains more than 40 case studies describing actual trenchless projects.

TT Technologies
Aurora, IL
Tel: 800-533-2078
Web: www.tttechnologies.com

Maintenance tools

Lab Safety Supply's new 944-page Maintenance Direct® catalog is a total facility maintenance source for carpenters, electricians, custodians, technicians and plant managers. It provides information on items such as hand tools, ventilation products, janitorial supplies, lighting, electrical supplies and more. The catalog is available in a print version or on-line

Lab Safety Supply
Janesville, WI
Tel: 800-356-0783
Web: www.labsafety.com

Shaft couplings

The "Coupling Handbook," a new 176-page illustrated reference offered by Lovejoy, compiles practical application insights in developing, specifying and installing flexible rotating-shaft couplings. The handbook is organized into four main sections, with the first two discussing basic terminology, general coupling evaluation factors and key considerations. The third and fourth discuss types of couplings and the selection process.

Lovejoy Inc.
Downers Grove, IL
Tel: 630-852-0500
Web: www.lovejoy-inc.com