MANUFACTURERS' LITERATURE Ultrasonic Techniques and Homogenizers. Illustrated six-page Sonic Bulle tin 259 describes techniques and appli cations possible with ultrasonic homogcnizers including new machines. Dept. IEC, Sonic Engineering Corp., Ufi Selleck St., Stamford, Conn. 54
DANGERS off launching a N E W PRODUCT Snell Research can help overcome them Here's how, in some typical case histories of Snell clients: Product Research and Development Toxicology—One of the largest frozen food companies began getting complaints on the flavor of one of their green vege tables. Since hundreds of thousands of dollars were at stake, they consulted Snell to find out what was wrong. Snell by analyzing tests, and checking on the farm, was able to prove that the taste— Product Application—A Snell client in actually toxic—was due to a new type of the paper industry, for whom we had insecticide sprayed on the fields hundreds developed a fine additive, wanted to of yards away on a windy day long before explore uses in other fields. Unfortunately, the harvest! their highly qualified staff's experience was limited to the one field. Snell, with Engineering—A large midwestern firm experts in practically every product field, desired to produce its own brand of instant coffee, to possess outstanding found the new product has potentialities flavor, body, and bouquet. They engaged as both a good emulsifier and a paint Snell to design their extraction line, which plasticizer. Only the very largest manu is now economically producing a superior facturing companies can duplicate the product, and have since doubled capacity. breadth of experience and background Since that time, two additional plants the Snell "brain-trust" of technical ex have been modified under our supervision perts can offer you! to increase production and improve prod uct characteristics. Product Improvement — One Snell client found their product, an adhesive What's Your Product Problem?— bandage, slipping in quality. Tape was Whatever it is, and whatever your prod going gooey in storage on druggists' uct field—chemicals, chemical specialties, shelves. Snell research helped this client personal products, pulp and paper, pro bring his product quality up to equal the tective coatings, plastics, textiles, foods, best on the market, and retain his share petroleum, rubber—Snell has men who "know the score" in that field, and who of sales. can work with you creatively and profit ably in developing, producing, protecting, Product Evaluation—A Snell brewery client wanted to expand production and and marketing new ideas. This broad take advantage of a more efficient pro experience can be decisive in protecting not only your ideas, but also the thou duction technique but feared the taste of the beer might suffer. Snell food tech sands of dollars you spend developing nologists, taste panels, and engineers them. And the cost of Snell service is less than you might imagine! Half the jobs checked the new process and hundreds of samples of beer made under new and old we do cost less than $1000! systems, recommended the switch to the SEND FOR more profitable modern process. The — 1 change went unnoticed by the customers, FREE BOOKLET and sales continued to climb. On Research Development & ^^| Testing "SERVICES FOR YOU." It tells you how Snell YOU Market Research—A Snell client with can serve YOU! No obliga - β ' a waste product had briefly considered tion, of course. Foster D. building a plant to use it to manufacture Snell,Inc.,Dept. 1-11, 29 W. 15th Street, N. Y. 11. Ν. Υ. — 1 another product; but had given up after their own brief survey showed the new product to be already overproduced. When they consulted Snell for checking, how ever, Snell predicted there would be a New York, Ν. Υ. shortage within three years. The client Baltimore, M d . waited two years, built the plant—and Bainbridge, Ν. Υ. now has a profitable new product instead Worcester, Mass. of a waste ! —A few years ago Snell was retained to develop new products, applications, and markets for sugar. Extensive research and development work by Snell resulted in the creation of a new synthetic deter gent—based on sugar!
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Gasoline Plant Refrigeration. Illus trated bulletin presents careful study of design, equipment, and operation of re frigeration systems in modern gasoline plants. Bulletin 172, Dept. IEC, Clark Bros. Co., Olean, Ν. Υ. 55 Paraffin W a x Plant. Eight-page bro chure highlights Atlantic Refining's new M E K wax plant in Philadelphia. Dept. IEC, Badger Mfg. Co., 230 Bent St., Cambridge, Mass. 56 Diaphragm Pump. Bulletin 148 de scribes diaphragm pump for handling hard-to-handle fluids. Dept. IEC, T. Shriver & Co., Inc., 810 Hamilton St., Harrison, N. J. 57 Free Piston Pump. Four-page folder describes new air-operated pump that handles a wide variety of liquids from molten metals to ice cream. Dept. IEC, Crossley Machine Co., 308 Mon mouth St., Trenton 9, N. J. 58 Proportioning Pump. Compact, lowcost proportioning pump for boiler treatment chemicals is subject of Bulle tin 1107.20-1. Illustrations, dimen sions, engineering data, features, and a list of chemicals handled are included. Dept. IEC, B-I-F Industries, Inc., 345 Harris Ave., Providence, R. I. 59 Vertical Turbine-Type Pump. Shortcoupled, vertical, turbine-type pumps for a wide range of applications are de scribed in Bulletin 08B9409. Dept. IEC, Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co., Box 512, Milwaukee 1, Wis. 60 Glass-Lined Reactors. Bulletin 971 discusses latest improvements in design of Series Ε vessels with capacities from 50 to 2000 gallons. Dept. IEC, The Pfaudler Co., Rochester 3, Ν. Υ. 6 1 Gas Scrubber. High-efficiency, directcontact gas scrubbers for removal of particulate matter and absorption of gases and vapors are described in Bul letin 203-C. Dept. IEC, Peabody En gineering Corp., 232 Madison Ave., New York, Ν. Υ. 62 Glasteel Chemstor Tanks. Bulletin 975 includes descriptive data, typical applications, and physical specifications of glass-lined steel storage tanks. Dept. IEC, Advertising Dept., The Pfaudler Co., 1097 West Ave., Roches ter, Ν. Υ. 63 Control Valve. Catalog sheet de scribes Atlas 235-1 adjustable cam,
