Things To Look Out for in 2014

We are happy to announce that, even in an economic downturn, Perry Process Equipment Ltd had a successful business year in 2013. We had an increase in profits, hit our sales targets, employed new staff and acquired high quality stock. We have also created new relationships within the industry to strengthen our position as the largest global dealer of quality used process equipment. 

We are going to strive to make 2014 a successful year for ourselves and our customers.

1. In the first week of business in 2014, our Buyer Paul Cook visited sites in Ireland and Norway in order to purchase more high quality equipment to bring stock into our 50,000 sq.ft warehouse facility. Once this equipment reaches our site we will notify our subscribers. Click here to subscribe to our weekly broadcasts!

2. This year, we will feature in all four editions of Elements magazine, as a member of Chemicals North West. We will keep readers up-to-date on offers, potential funding and current news. To sign up to receive a copy of Elements magazine, click here.

3. If you have any upcoming projects in 2014, contact us directly for any advice you require or questions you may have. You may be able to receive funding for your project if:

• You are an existing HSBC customer and you are wanting to purchase an asset but lack a sufficient deposit, and
• You are creating additional employment or you will retain jobs that could have otherwise been lost within 12 months.

Click here for further information about the RGF Assisted Asset Purchase Scheme.

4. Perry looks to the future - Perry understands that internships and apprenticeships have the potential to create a wealth of new talent within UK businesses, whilst giving young people the work experience and training that they need to grow within the industry. This year, we are taking on an intern, so that they can gain valuable experience as part of their Business course. We also currently employ an apprentice in our Engineering department.

5. Perry’s training programme – 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. This year, our Marketing team will partake in staff training to gain extra qualifications in Marketing. Our admin staff are continuing their training in IT to gain their ECDL. Our Engineering department staff will also continue their training in Engineering.

6. Perry continue to raise money for Butterwick Hospice – Last year, Perry raised over £300 for Butterwick Hospice Care, a local charity that helps children and adults living with a life limiting illness. Perry Process Equipment is now an official Butterwick corporate sponsor! Throughout 2014, the staff at Perry Process will continue to raise funds for this worthy charity by partaking in organised events and hosting our own fundraising day. Watch out for our updates. You can also partake in events yourself. View all of Butterwick’s future events here.

7. Perry exhibits globally – We are exhibiting at three exhibitions this year:

§  Plant & Asset Managment, Birmingham, April

§  Expoquimia, Barcelona, September

§  POWTECH, Germany, October

If you are already set to attend or would like to attend any of these exhibitions then please let us know. We can arrange an appointment with you prior to the exhibition and advise you of free ticket offers.

8. Perry teaches the next generation - In June, staff at Perry Process will welcome a class of students from a local school to our Newton Aycliffe site. The children are studying science in the classroom but their visit to Perry Process will enable them to see how the experiments they perform translate into real-world situations.

9. Perry expands with new facilities – This month, Perry Process have the builders in! We are expanding our main office as well as building a new state-of-the-art conference room to host meetings with our customers.

10. Last but not least – Perry starts blogging. In February 2012, we began our Perry Process blog to inform our loyal customers of important events and our latest deals.

We would like to thank our customers for their business in 2013 and we are looking forward to working with everyone in 2014.

Let’s make 2014 a year to remember, from all at Perry Process!

Read All About: Fluid Bed Dryers

What is a Fluid Bed Dryer?

A Fluid Bed Dryer is found in batch and continuous processes, using gas or heated air to dry certain products. The equipment effectively forces the products to behave like a fluid as they move through the machine from the feed inlet to an outlet which discharges the dried and finished products. Different zones can allow for heating and cooling as needed, with each zone controlled by the process.

Used equipment can cut costs for companies looking to acquire a fluid bed dryer. Manufacturers can use a fluid bed dryer for an activity like preparing powder, where the device dries and separates the power before cooling it at the end of the process to allow packaging.

The equipment includes a large processing chamber with a perforated plate through which heated air or gas can pass. As products are fed in, they float on the gas, receiving maximum surface contact with the heat so they dry quickly and evenly. Some machines also have heater bars to increase the temperature and speed the process still further. Materials in the fluid bed dryer behave similar to a boiling liquid, bubbling along the length of the chamber until they reach the far side, where they can be discharged. The product flows across a perforated bed while hot air blows through the bed. Continuous dryers vibrate to move the product while batch dryers use agitators. Production is measured typically in Kg/Hr.

Fluid Bed Dryers at Perry Process Equipment Ltd:

Perry Process Equipment can save you up to 70% on a used or refurbished dryer compared to the cost of a new dryer. We stock a wide range of dryers on site including spray dryers, rotary dryers, fluid bed dryers, freeze dryers (lyophilizers) and drum dryers to work in a wide variety of processes including direct or indirect, atmospheric or vacuum, and continuous or batch drying processes. You can find 100s of high quality dryers at our Newton Aycliffe site, from manufacturers including Niro Aeromatic, Calmic, Glatt, Edwards, Cogeim, Comber, Guedu, Mitchell, Rosenmund, Stord, Atlas, Andritz, Pfaudler, De Dietrich and Krauss Maffei.

We offer a large inventory of used dryers for the food, dairy, beverage, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. Our dryers are available in many diameters, dimensions and capacities.

Call us now on: +44 (0) 1325 315 111 and we will answer your process queries or you can view our inventory online.

Please also take a look at our other used process equipment categories – Centrifuges, Heat Exchangers, Mixers, Reactors, Tanks. 

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.