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Plate Heat Exchangers for Power Plants, Petrochemical, Pharmaceutical and Process Industries

Our partner for Plate Heat Exchangers is Tranter, having worldwide assembly plants and manufacturing in Sweden. In the UK Plate Heat Exchangers are assembled at the facility near Manchester and supply many of British leading companies in the Power, Chemical, food and mechanical engineering industries. Our fast computerised quotation service offer firm delivered prices and is backed up by our ability to manufacture frames, assembled from stock, regasket plates and provide complete on-site service support all within the UK. Together with Tranter and other partners IPC has the capability to optimise cooling systems. In particular Engine cooling systems can be optimised by balancing flows and temperatures of Closed circuit Radiators and Plate Heat Exchanger to offer the lowest cost solution and maximise the total system design.

The Alfa Laval Group:

Part of the multi billion Euro Alfa Laval Group who is a leading global provider of specialised products and engineering solutions. The equipment, systems and service are dedicated to assisting customers in optimising the performance of their processes. The company helps their customers to heat, cool, separate and transport products such as oil, water, chemicals, beverages, foodstuff, starch and pharmaceuticals. Alfa Laval is a global market leader with its three key technologies - Centrifugal Separation, Heat Transfer and Fluid Handling. Alfa Laval sells its products to more than 20,000 customers and employ around 10,000 people globabally. Alfal Laval's products are also used in power plants, aboard ships, in the mechanical engineering industry, in the mining industry and for wastewater treatment, as well as for comfort climate and refrigeration applications. Alfa Laval's worldwide organisation works closely with customers in nearly 100 countries to help them stay ahead in the global arena. Alfa Laval is listed on the Nordic Exchange, Nordic Large Cap, and, in 2006, posted annual sales of approximately SEK 20 billion (approximately 2.2 billion Euro). More information can be found on the Alfa Laval website at www.alfalaval.com

The creativity, technical expertise and dedication of Tranter's people have resulted in the world's most comprehensive range of plate-type heat exchangers. As world leaders within this field, Tranter continues to push the frontiers of heat exchanger technology forward in order to consistently offer its customers superior performance, economy and service.

Design and Computer Programs:

Computer programmers use the very latest technology in developing our products and design systems. Complex computer programs are in operation for single-phase flow, condensing and evaporating duties, as well as advanced CAD methods for production. The theoretical thermal calculations have been verified by extensive testing in the laboratory and at customer installations.

Materials of Manufacture:

Tranter plates are manufactured as standard in:- Stainless Steel grade 304 and 316, titanium and Hastalloy. Gaskets are available in NBR (Nitrile), EPDM, and Viton. Frames are fabricated in painted mild steel or stainless steel with threaded, flanged liners or hygienic connections as required. Compact brazed units are available in Stainless Steel.

Design Codes:

Tranter plate exchangers may be mechanically designed to ASME, ADM and British Standards. All standard designs are TUV approved. Brazed designs have approvals from TUV (Germany), SA (Sweden), Kjelkontrollen (Norway), CSEA (Canada) and UL (USA).

Product Range:

The Tranter range covers the following connection sizes:- Plate exchangers (PHE) 1.0 inch (25 mm) to 12 inches (300 mm). Brazed exchangers (CBE) 0.50 inches to 4.0 inches BSP/NPT/Flanged.