Pentad Associates is beginning a new program to advertise the factories that we represent, the Factory of the Month for April is Critical Fuels! Critical Fuel Systems is a division of BFS Industries, LLC. Critical Fuels has engineered their product line to provide standard diesel fuel equipment that can be easily applied to most any project design. Modular fuel systems, which critical fuel systems specializes in, provides the building owners flexibility in system design as well as affording for future system augmentation by simply plugging in new modules as required to meet changing system demands.

Coming soon is the 2016 DUG conference! With many key-note speakers like Jim Volker, Greg Hill, and Heath Mireles, you will learn about optimizing completion techniques with improved frac designs and new technologies and streamlining logistics. The conference will be held at the Colorado Convention Center March 9 through 11. Whether it’s “lower for longer” or a “faster-than-expected recovery,” the innovative spirit that launched America’s shale revolution will be at DUG.

For more information, or to register for the show, email us at admin@pentadassoc.com!

New Flue Gas Collector options for LMV52 available as of October 17th, 2016.

Incorporating all of the features of the LMV51, the LMV52 Linkageless Burner Management System offers high impact options including O2 Trim, Variable Frequency Drive control, and additional actuator control possibilities. The LMV52 provides the ultimate flexibility to safely meet control needs, improve process control and reduce energy costs.

Graver Water Systems can now provide solutions to meet the more stringent EPA regulations related to the new effluent limitation guidelines (ELGs). 

Graver’s experience enables them to provide systems that meet the new removal requirements for arsenic, selenium and mercury.

We would be happy to discuss Graver’s capabilities with you.  Please contact us for further information.

Ant Man hit theaters July 17th with Paul Rudd playing hero Scott Lang. Ant Man is a character from the Marvel Universe who can shrink to the size of -you guessed it – an ant. Along with his ability to shrink, he has super human strength. He truly is the tiniest protector of the Marvel Universe. The tiny protector in the ’Boiler Universe is called resin.

Resin is a collection of tiny beads that are negatively charged and are located inside a water softener. Their purpose is simple: to protect your boiler. They do this by filtering the water before it enters your boiler. If these tiny protectors were not present, the minerals in the water would cause pitting and scaling in your boiler which greatly reduce heat transfer efficiency.

Resin plays a pivotal role in keeping your water clean. It is something that you typically don’t see but is at the heart of your water softener. Without it, the feedwater to your boiler would be filled with impurities that would significantly reduce the useful life of your boiler.

So how does it work?

Water enters the water softener ’hard“.’ Hard is another way of saying that it is full of minerals and dissolved solids. These minerals are positively charged. When they flow through the water softener and across the negatively charged resin beads, an ION exchange occurs and the minerals attach themselves to the beads. This allows clean soft water to pass through to your boiler system.

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