Perry Buys and Sells Plants

The Perry Group has been at the centre of the used plant and equipment world for more than 80 years. Perry doesn’t just buy and sell individual pieces of equipment; we have the buying power to purchase and sell complete process plants and lines.  We can source almost any type of process line or plant, no matter how specialised it is.

View all plants & lines available online now

 
Meet the Plant Team:

Anne Moat – Plant Co-ordinator. Anne deals with complete plant sales on a global basis. With over 22 years of experience, it is safe to say that Anne is well acquainted with the process of plant sales from plant sourcing through to removal and shipping.

Dan Smith – Junior Plant Co-ordinator. Dan has recently been appointed as Junior Plant Co-ordinator. He will mainly deal with sourcing plants, purchasing and advertising, leading to plant sales.

Maria Crawford – Plant Assistant. Maria’s role within the Plant Team is to handle all marketing, quotations and business development within the division.



ASU Unit and Liquefaction Plant 120MT/Day.

ASU Unit and Liquefaction Plant 120MT/Day.

Selling your Plant with Perry:

Perry can assist with every step of your project: offering a personal, customer-led plant disposal package.  The services to you can include valuation, inventory reporting, global marketing, site visits, auctions and logistics.  

Read fully about the Services online.

 

The Benefits of Buying a Used Plant:

• Reduced Lead Times: Transporting a used plant from one site to another is much quicker and more efficient than commissioning a new line, which involves waiting for it to be manufactured, assembled and installed.
• Increased Revenues: The reduction of lead times allows production to commence in a fraction of the time, meaning that you are able to begin generating cash quicker.
•     Cost Savings: The cost of buying a used plant is significantly lower than purchasing a new line or plant.
•     Environmental Benefits: Reduced emissions, less usage of raw materials and waste all ensure that your company’s environmental targets can be met.

 

Perry has a wide range of used industrial plants available for sale, including chemical, pharmaceutical, food and alternative fuels. If you wish to discuss a plant requirement, please call our Plant

Co-ordinator, Mrs Anne Moat, on Tel: +33 555 63 55 86 or email: amoat@perryvidex.com.

 

Read All About: Heat Exchangers

What is a Heat Exchanger?

A Heat Exchanger is a piece of equipment built for efficient heat transfer from one medium to another. Heat exchangers are used for the transfer of heat or cold between two fluids for the purpose of heating the process, cooling the process or condensing vapours during the process. Heat Exchangers can also be known as Condensers, are pressure and temperature rated and can be horizontally or vertically orientated. They are widely used in space heating, refrigeration, air conditioning, power plants, chemical plants, petrochemical plants, petroleum refineries, natural gas processing, and sewage treatment. The classic example of a Heat Exchanger is found in an internal combustion engine in which a circulating fluid known as engine coolant flows through radiator coils and air flows past the coils, which cools the coolant and heats the incoming air.

There are several different types of Heat Exchangers in the process industry. These include: shell and tube, plate, spiral and air cooled and compoblock Heat Exchangers. A shell and tube Heat Exchanger has an external cylinder called a shell with internal tubes that run the length of the shell. There are tube sheets on each end of the tubes sealing the shell around the tubes and there are covers on each end called heads which can come in several configurations. Basic principal of operation is that one fluid flows through the tube and the other fluid flows around the tubes; the large number of tubes in the bundles offer extensive contact surfaces which facilitate quick and efficient thermal transfer. The fluid inside the tubes can flow in a single pass or multiple passes using baffles in the heads. Another type of heat exchanger is the plate Heat Exchanger. One is composed of multiple, thin, slightly separated plates that have very large surface areas and fluid flow passages for heat transfer. This stacked-plate arrangement can be more effective, in a given space, than the shell and tube Heat Exchanger.

There are three primary flow arrangements with Heat Exchangers: counter-flow, parallel-flow, and cross-flow. In the counter-flow exchanger, the fluids enter the exchanger from opposite sides. This is the most efficient design because it transfers the greatest amount of heat. In the parallel-flow version, the fluids come in from the same end and move parallel to each other as they flow to the other side. The cross-flow Heat Exchanger moves the fluids in a perpendicular fashion.

Heat Exchangers at Perry:

Perry Process Equipment Ltd are the largest stockists of used Heat Exchangers and Condensers for use in the chemical, pharmaceutical and food industries and can save you up to 70% when compared to the cost of a new unit. We have been buying and selling used equipment for over 80 years, so you can trust our expertise.



Used CICR Heat Exchanger - Stock number: L1056-01



We have 100s of used Heat Exchangers in stock including air cooled, fin tube, plate type, karbate, scraped surface, shell & tube, spiral heat, tube in tube, alloy, carbon and stainless steel. Our Heat Exchangers are available in horizontal or vertical orientation, in many diameters, dimensions and capacities.

You can find a wide range of high quality Heat Exchangers at our Newton Aycliffe site, from manufacturers including Aset, Thies, APV, Johnson Hunt, SSC, Zeta, Applied Fusion, Alfa Laval and Canzler.

View our inventory online or call us now on: +44 (0) 1325 315111

To learn more about NEW Heat Exchangers manufactured by our affiliate, Perry Products Corp, whether in stock or fabricated to your specifications, click here to go to the Perry Products site.

Letters From Aspiring Children

In June 2013, our fourth school visit took place. Supporting the CIEC programme headed by Joanne Rout, in association with University of York, Timothy Hackworth School in Shildon were guests of our Newton Aycliffe site for the day. Today we received a selection of letters from the Year 6 children, thanking us for inviting them to our site. They have said that they “enjoyed learning about the mixing machines” and taking part in process experiments using our equipment. Each child was advised what each piece of equipment does in manufacturing and production sites across the globe, which they found to be educational and inspiring.

The children have been studying science in the classroom but their visit to Perry Process has enabled them to see how the experiments they perform translate into real-world situations. A number of children have also noted that they enjoyed the part where their teacher swung “a bucket of water upside down, nearly splashing herself with water” as if you “swing a bucket really fast” it won’t spill. The letter from Lilly-Rose is our favourite, as she went away and tried to conduct the same safe experiments at home.

By making their day fun and informative we have inspired the youth of today to consider a future career in science and engineering.

(Click below to read a selection of the letters we received)

 

Save Time & Money By Buying Used Equipment

The advantages of buying used equipment from Perry Process Equipment Ltd have recently been highlighted in an article by Engineer Live. We always advise our customers of the many benefits and now they have been reiterated by one of our customers. Read the main points from the article:

‘Since 1965, Lionel Hitchen Essential Oils (LHEO) has grown and diversified into one of the UK's main manufacturers of natural concentrated oils, steam distilled oils, alcoholic extracts, flavours, oleoresins and dispersed herb and spice extracts.

Recently, the company purchased a second hand vessel from Perry Process Equipment Ltd, the pre-owned plant specialist. The 1200 litre stainless steel vacuum vessel with jacket is used in the citrus oil distillation process. According to their Engineering Manager, the decision to use a second hand solution was driven by two main considerations -- availability and cost.

In terms of availability it is a big advantage if you can pick up something similar to what you need in a short period of time, he explained. Generally speaking if we were going down the new plant route we would need to draw up specifications and tender documents for vessel manufacturers then invite tenders and so forth and would normally have a minimum twenty week lead time.

Including seal modifications and production of a full technical document suite, the used jacketed vacuum vessel provided by Perry was available in six weeks -- two weeks before it was needed on site. "Overall we spent around 50 per cent of the cost of a new vessel with equivalent accessories,” noted the Engineering Manager.

Over the years, LHEO has enjoyed good service from Perry. “In the event of us undertaking any new projects we will definitely consider second hand again,” he concluded.’

We can save you time and money on your process equipment. Plus, if we don’t have what you are looking for at our site, we will find the right piece of equipment for you.

Click here to view our full inventory

(Full Article - "Making the most of buying second hand plant equipment" as per Engineer Live)

Read All About: Centrifuges

What is a Centrifuge?

Centrifuges are machines used in laboratories, medical facilities, and industries to separate suspended material from the mediums they are mixed with. This is done by spinning closed containers of the mixture very quickly around a fixed, central point. The centrifugal force generated by this motion forces the denser material in the suspension against the walls of the container, effectively separating it from the solution. These devices are used to separate solids from fluid suspension mediums.

How They Work
 

The core principle of centrifuge operation is centrifugal force. If a bucket half-filled with water is spun quickly in a circle, over the head and back down to the ground, centrifugal force created by the rotation of the bucket forces the water towards the bottom. This is what keeps the water in the bucket even when it's upside down.

Most centrifuges harness this force in a similar way, and consist of a casing with a lid and a driven central rotor. The rotor spins at high speed and the centrifugal force causes any matter in the solution denser than the liquid to be forced against the outer walls of the tubes, separating it from the fluid in the process.

Centrifuges at Perry

Used Ferrum Type DSZ-0-800 316L SS
Basket Centrifuge, Stock # L0771-078A

Perry Process are stockists of used centrifuges for use in the chemical, pharmaceutical and food industries and can save you up to 70% when compared to the cost of a new unit. 

We have over 600 used centrifuges in stock from manufacturers including; Krauss Maffei, Dorr Oliver, Basco, Rousellet, Carr, Tolhurst, Alfa Laval, Humbolt Weday, Sharples, Heinkel, Ellerwerk, Broadbent, Ferrum, Westfalia, Andritz, Comi Condor and Carl Padberg.

The types of centrifuges we have in stock include: stainless steel, batch or continuous centrifuges, solid bowl or perforated basket centrifuges, peelers, pushers, conical decanters and separators.

Perry has been buying & selling used process plant & equipment worldwide for over 80 years.  

View our inventory of used centrifuges online now. 

If you would like to speak with a member of our team, please call us on +44 (0) 1325 315 111.

Inspiring The Next Generation

Here at Perry we understand that the next generation of scientists and engineers are very important, so every year we invite school children to our site to conduct experiments. Rather than children aspiring to become the next One Direction or Mila Kunis, we need young aspiring Marie Curie and Bill Gates wannabes.

June 2013, our fourth school visit took place. Supporting the CIEC programme headed by Joanne Rout, in association with University of York, Timothy Hackworth School in Shildon were guests of our Newton Aycliffe site for the day. The Year 6 children met our Sales Managers and Engineers and they were shown the structure of our business. They took part in process experiments using our equipment and were advised what each piece of equipment does in manufacturing and production sites across the globe.

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The children have been studying science in the classroom but their visit to Perry Process has enabled them to see how the experiments they perform translate into real-world situations. For example, the children were shown how a Centrifuge separates suspended material from the mediums they are mixed with. We explained to the children that this separation process is done by spinning closed containers of the mixture very quickly around a fixed, central point, then as the centrifugal force generated by this motion forces the denser material in the suspension against the walls of the container, it effectively separates it from the solution. These devices are used to separate solids from fluid suspension mediums, so we poured a container of dirty water into our Centrifuge to show the children that the machine can separate the water and dirt.

By making their day fun and informative we hope we have inspired the youth of today to consider a future career in science and engineering. We have even sourced equipment recently for Durham University and Hartlepool College, which they use for educating and training the next generation.

Perry Process Equipment Ltd considers training to be an important factor for our staff to progress. Two members of our staff are Apprentices and we have also employed two international undergraduates, from Germany and Turkey, as interns over the summer period. This gave them valuable experience within our industry. By virtue of this, we won the "Employer of the Year 2012" award from S&D training. Perry understands that the success of its business depends on having a good training program for its employees. Everyone is encouraged to partake. Even our MD is studying French to enable better business connections with our French customers and partners. In 2012, our Junior Buyer, Greg Lyons successfully passed the BTEC National Certificate in Operations and Maintenance Engineering. Currently, Nigel Thornton is attending Darlington College to gain his BTEC Certificate. All engineering and warehousing staff have completed recognised national qualifications, so that our standard of service to our customers is maintained at a high standard.

We can be hopeful that the youth of tomorrow aspire to become scientists and engineers.