Resource Center
HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN FIND LITERATURE AND INFORMATION FOR BOTH THE SUGAR AND CHEM/PHARMA INDUSTRIES
If you have questions that aren’t answered below, please contact us at 513-863-4758.
Chem / Pharma
Western States Chemical Centrifuge Application Questionnaire
Western States Laboratory Filtering Centrifuge Product Sheet
Western States Operating Your Filtering Centrifuges Troublefree – Magazine Article
Western States Chem/Pharma Guide
Western States Quadramatic Technical Specification and Principles of Operations Brochure
Sugar
The Western States Advantage Brochure
Western States Enclosed Loading System Product Sheet
Western States Massecuite Conditioning System Product Sheet
Western States Original Parts Product Sheet
Western States Ringless Baskets Brochure
Western States Screen Selection and CC Adjustment Brochure
Western States VFD & Motor Upgrade for Batch Centrifugals Product Sheet
Western States MP Pump Brochure
Western States ROBERTS G-16 LINC Batch Centrifugal Brochure
White Papers
Below is a list of white papers for both the Sugar and Chem/Pharma Industries
Operate Your Filtering Centrifuges Trouble Free
Centrifuges isolate solids from liquids, or separate one liquid from another. They bring about the settling of a heavy phase out of a light phase, or the filtration of suspended solids from a liquid, by magnifying the forces of gravity. Although centrifuge usage is widespread, there are many misconceptions as to proper operation and maintenance of this equipment.
High Efficiency Continuous Centrifugals Used in “A” Massecuite
The use of high performance, high throughput continuous centrifuges is a viable option to process “A” massecuite and then re-melt the sugar in the centrifuge to feed a refinery, as successfully demonstrated at the San Cristobal Mill in Mexico. This was accomplished by adding new engineered components to standard design continuous centrifuges enabling 5 specially equipped machines to successfully replace a larger battery of 26 older batch centrifuges.
M 18. Advances in Head Design for Large Suspended Batch Centrifugals
A presentation, entitled “An Investigation of the Vibration Characteristics and Unbalance Tolerance of Large (1500+) Suspended Batch Fugals”, was made at a workshop at the 2012 ASSCT conference. The material presented was insightful and demonstrated the need for improvements in the design of these centrifugals and the supporting structure.
Service & Maintenance Articles
Western States Screening Procedure to Determine Suitability of Process to Centrifugation
Western States Instructions for the Uniform Washing of Sugar
Western States Maintenance Priority Schedule
Western States Quantity of Water Delivered Per Second Nozzles
Western States Suggested Check List for Operation Maintenance of Centrifugal Station
Western States Tips and Tricks for Operating Batch Type Centrifuges
Western States Sample Service Report Maintenance Evaluation
