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Grant Bechard Phones & Addresses

  • 116 Boulderwood Dr, Queensbury, NY 12804 (518) 792-5515
  • Glens Falls, NY
  • Auburn, ME

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Company: Andritz Position: Na product manager - dd washers, diffusers

Education

Degree: BSME School / High School: University of Maine 1980 to 1984 Specialities: Mechanical Engineering

Skills

Process Engineering • Paper Industry • Engineering • Pulp

Industries

Paper & Forest Products

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Na Product Manager - Dd Washers, Diffusers

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Location:
116 Boulderwood Dr, Queensbury, NY 12804
Industry:
Paper & Forest Products
Work:
Andritz
NA Product Manager - DD Washers, Diffusers
Education:
University of Maine 1980 - 1984
BSME, Mechanical Engineering
Skills:
Process Engineering
Paper Industry
Engineering
Pulp

Publications

Us Patents

Hinged Screen Plate For Drum Pulp Washer And Method For Cleaning The Plate

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US Patent:
7976682, Jul 12, 2011
Filed:
Sep 23, 2009
Appl. No.:
12/565060
Inventors:
Grant Bechard - Queensbury NY, US
Assignee:
Andritz Inc. - Glens Falls NY
International Classification:
D21G 3/00
US Classification:
162272
Abstract:
A pulp washer including: a cylindrical assembly of trays to receive pulp, wherein the assembly rotates the trays through at least one wash stage; a housing having a header to direct pulp to the trays and the at least one wash stage, wherein the housing has at least one access port aligned with one or more of the trays; a screen plate in each tray of the assembly, wherein the screen plate has apertures sized to retain pulp fibers and allow liquid to pass through the plate, and a screen hinge attached to a side edge of the screen plate and to the tray, wherein the screen plate pivots about the hinge to allow a cleaning spray to be applied to an outer screen plate surface and a back screen plate surface.

Cylindrical Bearing For Pressure Diffuser And Associated Method

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US Patent:
8157956, Apr 17, 2012
Filed:
Dec 11, 2009
Appl. No.:
12/635854
Inventors:
John Weston - Queensbury NY, US
Carl Luhrmann - Glens Falls NY, US
Keith Vogel - Queensbury NY, US
Grant Bechard - Queensbury NY, US
James Oropallo - Gansevoort NY, US
Mark Wilkinson - Huntington MA, US
Assignee:
Andritz Inc. - Glens Falls NY
International Classification:
D21C 9/04
US Classification:
162 60, 2103232
Abstract:
A bearing cylinder for a screen assembly of a pressurized pulp diffuser, the bearing cylinder including: a plurality of segments of the bearing cylinder wherein the segments are arranged side-by-side to form the bearing cylinder; and each of said segments includes a first region formed of a hard material resistant to damage from sand and rocks, and a second region formed of a soft material that thermally expands and conforms to bearing surfaces opposite to the bearing cylinder.

Distribution Of Dilution Liquor To The Discharge Of A Cellulose Pulp Digester

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US Patent:
61238082, Sep 26, 2000
Filed:
Dec 9, 1997
Appl. No.:
8/987772
Inventors:
Grant E. Bechard - Queensbury NY
John Hefele - Queensbury NY
Larry W. Laakso - Queensbury NY
Mark D. Barrett - Queensbury NY
R. Fred Chasse - Stratham NH
Assignee:
Ahlstrom Machinery Inc. - Glens Falls NY
International Classification:
D21C 714
US Classification:
162 18
Abstract:
In a pulp treatment vessel, such as a kraft pulp continuous vertical digester, a cellulose slurry is caused to flow in the vessel interior in a flow path. A substantially annular void is formed at at least one point along the flow path, and dilution or treatment liquor is introduced into the substantially annular void so that the liquor is substantially uniformly distributed about the periphery of or into the slurry. The annular void may be formed by a step out in the vessel, and the uniform introduction of dilution liquor may be accomplished utilizing one or more openings, such as a plurality of openings substantially evenly spaced around the substantially annular void, e. g. using a screen surface. The screen surface may be substantially vertical or conical.
Grant Edward Bechard from Queensbury, NY, age ~61 Get Report