On May 2nd, 1878, the catastrophic event known as the Washburn A Mill Explosion occurred in Minneapolis, MN. Now the site of Mill City Museum, the Washburn A Mill devastating explosion is a [...]
Do you have more than one liquid, slurry, or gas in your process? Do they all have different properties? Does your process involve high temperatures and drastic pressure changes? If this sounds [...]
Consumer health is fundamental for each of us. Regulations are becoming more stringent. Ensure customer peace of mind in terms of cleanability, hygiene, and compatibility with the Apex sanitary [...]
Across the United States, craft beers and craft breweries are increasingly in demand. A craft brewery, defined as a small and independent brewery, can fall into one of six market segments: [...]
A little over a year ago Mike Monti, Business and Operations Manager, also wore the hat of product blender. He would manually load 160 pounds of raw polymer powder into a 55-gallon rotary drum [...]
You’ve seen them in boiler systems, on pipelines, and even in your house. But what is a PRV? A PRV, or Pressure Reducing Valve, is used to reduce the pressure of steam, liquid, or gas in a [...]
Are you sitting on a source of wasted energy? Is your steam system not operating at its highest potential energy efficiency? Do you need a way to add a boost to your steam system? Apex has [...]
You can’t track what you don’t measure! No matter what size operation you have, you can save time and money by installing level instrumentation devices in our bins or silos. Level measurement [...]
We are more than just a catalog sales company. Our team is made up of people with many years of experience (over 150+ years) in all the industries we serve. We also heavily invest in training and [...]
Sweeping or blowing of fugitive dust during housekeeping is widely discouraged by OSHA and the NFPA for nearly all industries. Seemingly benign, dust creates an assortment of hazards. The use of [...]