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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.

When it comes to Touchless In-Bay Automatic Wash Systems, OPW Vehicle Wash Solutions offers customers two unique options: the Belanger Kondor and the PDQ LaserWash 360. Both take what has been accepted as reliable and safe performance in a touchless wash and upped the ante through the development and incorporation of a number of new standard-setting features.

OPW Retail Fueling, a global leader in fluid-handling solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of its new value-priced DSE Dispenser Sump. Produced using an Advanced Composite Technology manufacturing process, the DSE Dispenser Sump is a high quality, affordable sump that can be quickly delivered to retail operators.

For more than 35 years, PDQ Manufacturing, Inc. has provided the vehicle wash industry with cutting-edge systems and equipment that are designed to improve the business performance of its clients. Because of that mindset, the PDQ LaserWash has become one of the best-selling touchless in-bay automatic wash systems in history.

Citing a forecast from the US Federal Highway Administration (FHA), the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported in October 2020 that total railroad freight shipments in the US will rise from 18.6bn tonnes in 2018 to an estimated 24.1bn tonnes by 2040, an increase of 30 per cent. Learn how Emergency Response Kits help to avoid potential risks when transporting hazardous materials by rail.

At a retail fueling site, the weakest point is oftentimes the infrastructure connections that link together the site’s fuel storage and dispensing systems. Whether the piping, tank sumps, dispensers, hoses, valves, multiports, spill containers, couplings and test boots are snapped, screwed or welded together, connection points are generally the first places where leak points potentially develop.