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Armfield Limited are proud to present our new Chemical & Process Engineering Brochure! 🎓

Developed in close collaboration with our Scientific Advisory Board, this brochure has been shaped by listening to what teaching academics truly need.
The result is a streamlined, curriculum-mapped resource built around a structured approach to teaching and learning:

📚 Bloom's Taxonomy
🏛️ IChemE Learning Outcomes
📐 Curriculum Modules
📖 Relevant Theories & Laws
⚙️ Grouped by key Operating Characteristics

Our equipment doesn't just teach, it maps directly to how chemical and process engineering is assessed, accredited and delivered.
Download your copy via the link or please reach out to our sales team to get a copy delivered.

Link: https://armfield.co.uk/about-armfield-engineering/armfield-catalogues/

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A successful second Armfield seminar was held today in Bangkok, organized by our valued agents in Thailand, Applied Scientific Instruments.

We were delighted to present to a large audience of food R&D experts and university professors involved in teaching food science, creating an excellent opportunity to showcase Armfield Limited’s extensive range of educational and research equipment.

The seminar highlighted our solutions for teaching key engineering and food science disciplines, including process control, heat transfer, chemical engineering, and fluid mechanics, demonstrating how practical, hands-on learning can enhance student understanding and industry readiness.

Thank you to Applied Scientific Instruments Co., Ltd. Instruments for their excellent organization and to everyone who attended and contributed to the event’s success. We look forward to continuing our support of food science education across Thailand.

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A fantastic day in Bangkok on June 9th as Armfield Limited hosted a highly successful seminar at the Grande Centre Point Terminal 21 Hotel, organized by our longstanding Thailand agent, Applied Scientific Instruments Co. Ltd.

The event attracted a large and engaged audience from across the food and beverage sector, with presentations on UHT processing and carbonation generating significant interest and discussion. Attendees were particularly enthusiastic about the introduction of the Armfield FT102TT Tabletop Carbonator, which demonstrated its versatility and capability for beverage development, process optimization, and educational applications.

A sincere thank you to Applied Scientific Instruments Co., Ltd. for their excellent organization and continued partnership, and to everyone who attended and contributed to the event’s success. We look forward to building on the momentum and continuing to support innovation in food and beverage processing throughout Thailand.

🚀 Join Us in Bangkok for an Exclusive Food & Beverage Processing Seminar!
📅 9 June 2026
📍 Center Point Hotel, Bangkok

Discover the latest developments in UHT Processing and Carbonation Technology through practical insights and real-world applications using industry-leading Armfield equipment.

This seminar will cover:

✅ UHT processing principles and applications

✅ Product development and process optimization

✅ Carbonation technology for beverage innovation

✅ Demonstrations and capabilities of Armfield UHT and carbonation systems

✅ Q&A with industry experts

🎤 Featured Speakers
Mark Fillingham – Armfield
Andy Kay – Armfield

Whether you’re involved in food and beverage manufacturing, R&D, product innovation, or process engineering, this seminar offers valuable knowledge and networking opportunities.

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🌍 Bridging Engineering Education with Real Industrial Practice
The Armfield Limited UOP3CC Distillation Trainer has been designed to do more than demonstrate theory — it prepares students and trainees for real-world process engineering environments.

With both sieve plate and packed bed columns, fully integrated instrumentation, and advanced process control capabilities, the UOP3CC gives learners direct experience with the same principles and operational challenges found in modern chemical and process industries.

💡 Industrially Relevant Features:
• Dual-column configuration for comparative process analysis
• 8 sampling ports for live process evaluation
• ATEX-approved components for safe solvent operation
• Full instrumentation including 14 temperature sensors, pressure monitoring, and automated data logging
• PID and PLC integration for advanced control and automation studies

🏭 Industry-Focused Learning:
Students can investigate:
• Column efficiency and reflux optimisation
• Process control and instrumentation strategies
• Pressure drop and thermal profiling
• Vacuum and azeotropic distillation techniques
• Industrial safety procedures and operational troubleshooting

🎓 Supporting Bloom’s Taxonomy in Engineering Education:
The UOP3CC supports progressive learning from foundational understanding through to advanced analytical and practical application:
• Understand core distillation principles
• Apply engineering equations in live experiments
• Analyse process performance using real-time data
• Evaluate operational efficiency and control strategies
• Create and optimise process solutions using PLC and PID systems

By combining theory, experimentation, automation, and industrial relevance, the UOP3CC helps develop the practical skills and critical thinking required by today’s process industries.

🔧 Built for education. Inspired by industry.

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Rivers are constantly reshaping our landscapes through erosion, flooding, sediment transport, braiding, and scour—dynamic processes that define environmental systems and infrastructure resilience.

At the intersection of environmental science and engineering, open channel flow experimentation allows these complex behaviours to be studied in controlled, repeatable conditions. Using laboratory flumes, we can observe:
• Sediment entrainment and deposition
• Riverbank erosion and channel migration
• Flood flow dynamics and overbank behaviour
• Braided channel formation and instability
• Localised scour and flow–structure interaction

At Armfield Limited, our hydraulic and environmental systems are designed to inspire innovation in water engineering and environmental research bridging real-world river processes with hands-on experimental learning.

These tools support the next generation of engineers in tackling challenges in flood management, river restoration, and sustainable water infrastructure design. Armfield.com

Phreatic Surface Response in a Confined Aquifer with a Central Well

How does groundwater respond to localized abstraction—and how can we visualise it in real time?

This experiment investigates phreatic surface movement within a confined aquifer, demonstrating how pumping from a central well induces drawdown and alters hydraulic gradients within a saturated porous medium.

Using the Armfield S12 Hydrology System, students and researchers can observe:

▪️ Groundwater flow dynamics under abstraction

▪️ Formation of a drawdown cone and changes in hydraulic head

▪️ Interactions between permeability, recharge, and flow distribution

🌍 From Laboratory to Field Application

These principles underpin critical challenges in water resource management, including aquifer depletion, well design, and sustainable groundwater extraction.

Beyond aquifer behaviour, the S12 enables exploration of:

▪️ Infiltration and recharge processes

▪️ Sediment transport and channel dynamics

▪️ Erosion and scour mechanisms

📊 The diagram illustrates phreatic surface movement in a confined aquifer with a central well, while the experimental setup demonstrates these effects in practice.

A powerful platform for linking Darcy’s Law, groundwater hydraulics, and real-world environmental systems. armfield.com

A brilliant week bringing our global Area Sales Managers together at Armfield Limited HQ.

From aligning strategy and sharing ideas to filming videos in multiple languages and even running food technology trials here at HQ It’s been a packed and productive few days.

We also had hands-on training with new equipment coming soon, offering an exciting glimpse of what’s ahead.

Everyone flies home today, and we’re already missing the energy.
Until next time. 👏