Biotech / Pharmaceutical
Even though biotechnology is commonly associated with the manufacture of specialized medicines, it also plays a major role in agriculture, bio-leach mining, industrial and waste municipal treatment and bio-nano engineering. The FDA closely oversees all activities within the biomanufacturing facilities and R&D laboratories. The clinical phase 1, 2 and 3 trials are a major portion…
Chemical / General Industry
Almost everything we run across in our daily lives, has been influenced in one way or another by one of the products that we represent. It may be the formica on your kitchen counter that was developed from a polymer that was agitated by a mixer, or the inks and dyes that were mixed and/or…
Electronics Manufacturing
Northern California is often considered the birthplace of the modern electronics industry and is still home to many of the leading companies in the industry. There are many diverse products manufactured within the electronics industry with equipment that Milton S. Frank Company represents being used for a variety of services. These include equipment for industrial…
Food & Beverage
Since almost any crop can be grown in California, the food industry is as diverse in California as anywhere in the world. Fruits to nuts, corn to sugar beets, are all grown and processed in our state. California is far and away the world’s largest producer of processed tomatoes, accounting for nearly half of the…
Mineral & Ore Processing
Nevada was formed as a mining state with mining districts for gold, silver and copper found all over the state. In 2001, Nevada’s mines produced 8.125 million ounces of gold making Nevada the world’s third largest gold producer. Mine sites are extremely difficult environments that require machinery with robust designs and simple maintenance.
Municipal Water & Wastewater Treatment
California’s ongoing population growth will require continued municipal treatment plant expansions and completely new facilities to be built. Older plants will have to be upgraded to meet increased drinking water standards and cleaner wastewater effluent requirements. Let us bring our expertise to bear, whether at the plant maintenance level or design engineering phase, with these…
Power Generation
Power generation in Northern California, with the exception of hydro and windmills, is achieved by steam turbines turning electric generators. With the exception of Calpines Geysers, power plants create steam by boiling water. The fuel that is burned to heat the water varies from methane gas at wastewater treatment plants, to rice hulls in cogeneration…
Refinery
California is the largest gasoline consumer in the United States and ranks second in jet fuel consumption. California, a major refining center for West Coast petroleum markets has a combined crude oil distillation capacity exceeding 1.9 million barrels per day, ranking California the third highest in the nation. Refinery applications require high-end equipment to maintain…
Wine
California, which accounts for over 90% of total U.S. wine production, had 2001 wine sales estimated at 450 million gallons. California has approximately 847 operating wineries and an estimated 570,000 acres of wine grapes. Flowserve pumps, including Durco, Worthington, Ingersoll Dresser and many other brands are used in all types of fluid transfer. Flowserve mechanical…