OPW Engineered Systems: Ethanol Handling Solutions
For more than 60 years, OPW Engineered Systems has been the leader in systems designed to load and unload ethanol products from railcars and tank trucks. Not content to rest on its laurels, OPW ES continues to strive to provide reliable, innovative solutions for the safe and efficient loading and unloading of ethanol, regardless of feedstock.
OPW Engineered Systems’ extensive line of ethanol-compatible products and systems includes loading arms, floating suction and roof-drain systems, swivel joints, sight-flow indicators, pressure measurement and monitoring instrumentation, quick and dry-disconnect systems, and safety breakaways, all of which have been designed to handle applications ranging from the simplest drum-filling operation to high-volume loading and unloading of chemicals.
Product Groups
- Sight-Flow Indicators
- Loading Arms
- Dry Disconnects
- Swivels
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- ISO Rings
- Couplers
- Adaptors
- Floating Suction and Roof Drains
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Products-To-Applications
| In-Plant Applications |
Products |
Benefits |
- Fermentation
- Distillation
- Filtration
- Loading
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Sight Flow Indicators |
- Reliable flow-rate verification
- Monitor fluid color and clarity
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| Pressure Isolation Rings |
- Ensure accurate pressure readings
- Isolate gauges/switches from solids
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| Loading Arms |
- Smooth, easy operation
- Enviable horizontal range
- Varied drop-pipe lengths
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| Vapor Recovery |
- Custom-design capabilities
- CAD optimizes vapor recovery
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| Swivels |
- Easy movement in any direction
- Tight seals don’t hinder swiveling
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| Dry Disconnects |
- Avert accidental spills
- Minimize fluid loss
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| API Couplers |
- Tight connection to truck adaptor
- "Drip-less" design and construction
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| Rack Monitors |
- Can monitor many compartments
- Use standard optic-signal format
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| Transportation Applications |
Products |
Benefits |
- Cargo Tank Trucks
- Railcars
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Dry Disconnects |
- Avert accidental spills
- Minimize fluid loss
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| Quick Disconnects |
- Prevent accidental releases
- Quick and easy to use
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| Transloading Applications |
Products |
Benefits |
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Sight Flow Indicators |
- Reliable flow-rate verification
- Monitor fluid color and clarity
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| Loading Arms |
- Smooth, easy operation
- Enviable horizontal range
- Varied drop-pipe lengths
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| Dry Disconnects |
- Avert accidental spills
- Minimize fluid loss
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| Quick Disconnects |
- Prevent accidental releases
- Quick and easy to use
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