News & Press Releases

Civacon, a world leader in truck tank components and systems, is pleased to announce that it will be attending the National Tank Truck Carriers’ (NTTC) upcoming Tank Truck Week, which has been scheduled for Oct. 10-13, 2021, at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center in Dallas, TX.

OPW, a Dover company and a global leader in fluid-handling solutions, announced today that it has named Warren Day as the new Vice President and General Manager for its Vehicle Wash Solutions (VWS) business.

OPW Engineered Systems is pleased to announce its new trade show on wheels, a portable trailer that brings the vendor experience to its distributors and customers across the United States. The trailer features experts from OPW Engineered Systems, who provide interactive opportunities that highlight the company’s extensive product catalog.

Civacon is offering a way for CivaCommand users to see just how quickly they can realize a full return on investment (ROI) after installing the system. Called the CivaCommand ROI Calculator, this value-added feature enables CivaCommand users to see how fast the payback period can be for their operation.

OPW Retail Fueling will be displaying many of its leading dispensing, fuel-containment and transfer products for the retail fueling industry in Booth 4131, Hall A, South Building during the PEI/NACS Show.

OPW Retail Fueling, a global leader in fluid-handling solutions, is exhibiting at the M-PACT Show, Sept. 8-10, 2021, in Indianapolis, IN. OPW Retail Fueling will have on display many of its dispensing, fuel-containment and transfer products for the retail-fueling industry at Booth 1901 at the show, which will be held at the Indiana Convention Center.

As is the case with all liquid fuels, it is vitally important that proper fuel-handling techniques be practiced in order to prevent fuel contamination. This includes outfitting the rolling ethanol fleet with systems and components that are compatible with its handling characteristics, with failure to do so resulting in component degradation that can contaminate the fuel or lead to dangerous product leaks.

Midland is well aware that oftentimes the best, most cost-effective solution to an underperforming valve is not replacing it, but repairing or remanufacturing it. To that end, Midland has created its Valve Remanufacturing & Repair Program, with facilities dedicated to this program located at its headquarters in the Chicago suburb of Skokie, IL, and in Houston, TX.

With so many fiberglass-manufacturing options to choose from, the fuel-site operator must perform due diligence to ensure that the forecourt components that are chosen are constructed through the best manufacturing method for that specific piece of equipment.

Knowing the stress that delivery companies and their drivers are under as they work to ensure that retained-product conditions are not created, Civacon has designed, engineered and developed a way to incorporate cutting-edge digital technologies into its cargo tank-monitoring systems.

One of the most important tasks for drivers who deliver motor fuels to filling stations is to get the right product in the right quantity into the right tank – every time. That’s why cargo tank component companies and cargo tank builders have developed equipment and systems that can indicate, alert and prohibit loading if any product is retained, helping resolve potential negative outcomes.

LPG storage terminals demand the use of a loading-arm system that is compatible with LPG handling and transfer, and can reliably delivers safe, pressure-sensitive and efficient operation.

Since achieving the ultimate level of safety is this terminal’s top goal, a hands-on approach was used when it was designed. Unloading LPG railcars can be a difficult and high-risk job and during the research phase of the project, company personnel learned that the safest and most efficient sites were relying on a specific brand of loading arms.

The main challenge to transporting butadiene is keeping it adequately contained. OPW Engineered Systems, a product brand of OPW, currently offers a four-model portfolio of dry disconnects that can fit the unique needs of a butadiene-handling operation.

When performing an annual review of the effectiveness of its butadiene-safety program, a manufacturer became concerned that some butadiene particulate was remaining in the nipples and couplers on the valve systems that were in use at its facility. The equipment that was in use was meeting regulations, but the manufacturer was not content to let its existing equipment perform beneath its elevated expectations for excellence.

Midland is dedicated to developing standard-setting valve and level-measurement device technology, and the new Top Transfer Ball Valve is the next part of this commitment.

Citing a forecast from the Federal Highway Administration, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported in July 2019 that total railroad freight shipments in the United States will rise from 17.8 billion in 2017 to an estimated 24.1 billion in 2040, an increase of 35%. Read about 3 potential risks when transporting hazardous materials by rail in Industrial Safety & Hygiene News

OPW recently announced the local winners for the Dover Sons & Daughters Scholarship Program.

There is a longstanding debate within the car wash industry as to which is better – friction car wash systems or touchless car wash systems? As it turns out, there is a “best of both worlds” solution to this age-old question.

Car wash operators no longer have to choose between the two prevalent wash technologies. Belanger has developed a new system that delivers the best of friction and touchless wash systems – a soft touch in-bay automatic wash system.