AFS Societv’s Florida Meeting /

T he beginning of next month sees

many involved in and interested in

filtration and separation heading to

Tampa, Florida, USA, to attend the AFS

Society’s annual technical conference and

exposition. This year promises over 150

presentations by speakers from around the

world. In this month’s issue we provide a

sneak preview. Beginning on p. 34 we take

a look at this year’s exposition, listing

many of the companies that will be

exhibiting. Each listing comprises contact

details and web addresses, plus

information on what the companies will

have on show. In addition we are featuring

the preliminary programme of the

technical conference, along with details

on the traditional filtration basics short

strive to maximise filtering efficiency. A

common problem with such media,

however, is that the binders, which are

required for their manufacture, can often

adversely affect the filter’s prrformance.

On p.26 John F Baker of BBA Filtration,

USA, explains how its StarWeb, a 100%

polyester substrate can be used to make

composites without the addition of such

binders.

Staying on the topic of media, why not

go to p. 10 to find out about The Filtration

Society’s upcoming one-day conference,

which has the rather intriguing title of

Filter Media Science or Black Art?.

course.

A major focus of Aprils’ issue is filter

media, an essential component of any

filtration system. The filter media industry

has experienced a significant amount of

consolidation over the last few years,

along with a number of innovative

developments in material technologies.

On p. 24 Ken Sutherland reports on these

changes and what they mean for the

market.

Finally this month we take a look at

the essential steps needed to ensure the

correct selection of a centrifuge for a

particular application. Thomas Broadbent

& Sons Ltd provides the checklist.

We also touch on the topic of

composite media, which have grown in

popularity over recent years, as engineer’s

Heather Johnstone

Editor

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