“When we redesigned Oseco.com in late 2011, we wanted to create an excellent visitor experience regardless of how familiar visitors are with our product,” said Aaron Cunningham, Oseco’s brand communications manager. “The judged website functions were all things we had to take into account when we made the site.” Oseco also recently added shopping functionality at store.oseco.com.

The WMA judged more than 2,000 entries from 96 industry categories in 42 countries for its 2012 WebAward Competition. Entries were judged on design, copy writing, innovation, content, interactivity, ease of use and technology.

Broken Arrow, Okla. (December 20, 2012) – Oseco has opened an online store to offer customers in the plastic extrusion and transportation industries a fast and convenient way to order railcar rupture discs and burst plugs for plastic extruders. The shop offers a same-day lead time and quantity discounts on all items available for purchase online.

The online shop, store.oseco.com, features pressure-relief products for plastic extrusion machines and transportation rupture discs that protect railcars and over-the-road tankers from overpressure. In addition to saving time and money, the online store gives customers easy access to past orders, so reprinting invoices and re-ordering supplies is easier than ever.

Oseco is offering customers free shipping on their first order by using coupon code “freeship1112.” For more information on Oseco’s full line of pressure-relief products, call 800-395-3475 or visit the company’s website at oseco.com.

Broken Arrow, Okla. (February 17, 2012) – Oseco’s new PRO+KRGL reverse buckling rupture disc for gas or liquid applications provides a best-in-class Kr value (used to determine the frictional flow loss through a rupture disc and holder) for improved flow, which permits the use of smaller piping. The disc is designed for use in safety relief valve isolation, primary pressure relief or in conjunction with a safety relief valve as secondary pressure relief.

Oseco’s new PRO+KRGL reverse buckling rupture disc.

The disc has a 95% operating ratio, allowing users to operate their processes near capacity without fear of the disc bursting prematurely, decreasing downtime for maintenance. The PRO+KRGL is non-fragmenting, making it an ideal reverse buckling disc for safety relief valve isolation.

Oseco also offers the industry’s best Kr value with its FAS rupture disc, a forward acting non-fragmenting rupture disc designed for safety relief valve isolation.

Oseco’s new website lets visitors choose products by their application.

The new website organizes Oseco’s full range of rupture discs and explosion vents into industry and application groups. Visitors can select their industry or application, and see a list of recommended products. In instances where there are many options, the site will narrow the selection based on additional visitor criteria. The new site also includes a section to highlight Oseco’s custom engineered pressure relief devices.

Visitors can schedule a lunch & learn for on-site rupture disc and explosion vent training, or request a quote with 24 hour response time (or by Monday afternoon for weekend submissions).

The redesign was created with the user in mind, to make the experience as visitor friendly as possible. Since launching the website, Oseco has recorded a 53% increase in the time visitors spend on the site, and a 43% increase in average page view per visitor.

Oseco’s FAS and PRO+ discs, on display at The Chem Show booth 729.

The FAS and PRO+ have the industry’s best KR values, a measurement used to determine the frictional flow loss through a rupture disc and holder. The FAS has the lowest available KR of any forward acting rupture disc, and PRO+ offers a best-in-class KR for reverse buckling discs. The low KR values of the two discs guarantee an efficient flow, less pressure drop and faster emergency pressure relief. Both discs are commonly used for safety relief valve isolation and are designed to be non-fragmenting.

Broken Arrow, Okla. (September 2, 2011) – Oseco’s Express Vent Stocking Program features a 2 day lead time on Oseco’s high performance MV explosion vents. The program is designed to reduce inventory on-hand for users and manufacturers of baghouses, dust collectors and bulk storage units that must maintain NFPA 68 compliance.

Oseco’s Express Vent Stocking Program includes the MV-RD.

Oseco’s MV explosion vents meet the requirements of NFPA 68, which requires that facilities have provisions for venting dust deflagrations within an enclosure, thereby reducing the danger to personnel and equipment caused by an explosion.

The Express Vent Stocking Program provides on-demand, quick delivery of Oseco’s MV explosion vents. The program includes Oseco’s MV-RD explosion vent for dust collectors. The MV-RD’s high performance characteristics result in extended service life and lower maintenance costs. Also included is the MV-RF for applications requiring a flat vent that can withstand the low vacuum conditions of bulk storage units or sanitary applications where product build-up may be a concern.

Oseco will feature its FAS rupture disc at ChemInnovations booth 3301.

Oseco’s FAS rupture disc is a fail-safe, non-fragmenting rupture disc commonly used for safety relief valve isolation. It features the industry’s best KR or flow coefficient value, which ensures efficient flow, less pressure drop and faster emergency pressure relief. The FAS is available in corrosive resistant materials and capable of withstanding temperatures up to 900° F, making it ideal for performance in harsh conditions.

The company will also display its full line of rupture discs and explosion vents, for use in protecting people and equipment from explosions caused by over-pressurization.

For more information on Oseco’s line of pressure relief devices, visit booth 3301.

Broken Arrow, Okla. (June 9, 2011) – Protecting personnel and equipment during deflagrations in high cycling/ high vacuum applications, Oseco offers the new MV-RD explosion vent.  The vent provides extended in-service life, lower burst pressure (pstat) in smaller sizes, and an industry-first two-year warranty.

Oseco’s new MV-RD explosion vent for operation in high vacuum environments.

The MV-RD explosion vent is designed for high cycling applications, such as in dust collectors and bag houses that experience vacuum pressures up to 12 psig/ 24.4 inHg.  The vent mounts on enclosures where dust explosions may occur, and will activate to safely relieve pressure in the event of a deflagration, thereby preventing a large explosion.  The MV-RD can also be used on bulk storage units and in ductwork applications requiring a square explosion vent.

Oseco’s newest vent features a high vacuum rating (-12 psig/24.4 inHg) to help extend the life of the vent in applications where high vacuum pressure exists.  Its lower burst pressures give users the ability to reach required relief area without having to go up in vent size.  Unlike other domed vents, the MV-RD can operate in temperatures up to 450 °F.

The MV-RD meets the requirements of the OSHA Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program and NFPA 68.  It offers industry-best performance tolerances of ± .25 psig and an operating ratio of 80%.  The MV-RD is also the first product in its class to offer a two-year warranty.

Broken Arrow, Okla. (May 20, 2011) – Delivering protection against dangerous over-pressurization in industrial processes, Oseco will feature its line of explosion vents at the National Fire Protection Association’s 2011 Conference and Expo.  The show will take place from June 12-14 at the Boston Convention Center in Boston, Mass.  Customers can learn more about Oseco’s explosion vents, and get information on dramatic changes to Oseco’s explosion vent stocking program at the company’s booth 485.

Oseco’s explosion vents on display at NFPA booth 485.

Oseco’s explosion vents are designed to vent deflagrations that occur as a result of combustible dust.  Common applications at risk of dust explosions include baghouses, dust collectors, bulk storage units, conveyance systems and ductwork.  As the NFPA and OSHA continue to enforce the regulations set forth in NFPA 68, it is imperative that processes involving explosive dust are properly vented in case of an explosion.  Oseco’s explosion vent stocking program focuses on common sizes and applications to help customers’ plants quickly and easily comply with NFPA and OSHA regulations.  The program features a lead time of only three days on orders of Oseco’s most widely used explosion vents.

Broken Arrow, Okla. (April 21, 2011) – Leading rupture disc manufacturer Oseco has helped the cast from the TV show MythBusters test the feasibility of a popular movie myth.  In its fifth appearance for a myth entitled “What is Bombproof?” the show used Oseco’s rupture discs to determine the protection everyday objects offer the human body against an explosion.

An Oseco rupture disc rig hides behind a car to help the MythBusters determine “What Is Bombproof?”

The Discovery Channel’s MythBusters puts myths found in urban legend and movies to the test under real world conditions, to see if they are “Confirmed,” “Plausible” or “Busted.”  In the latest episode, the show placed Oseco rupture discs behind wooden tables, cars, dumpsters and brick walls to test how well these objects could shield the discs, and thereby a human from a blast.  The myth comes from a common movie scene, where characters dive behind everyday objects and are protected from a nearby explosion.

The MythBusters cast used discs calibrated to burst at 13psi and 75psi, which are the amounts of force the human body can endure before experiencing injury and certain death.  First, discs were placed at intervals around a charge of 3lbs of C4 plastic explosive to establish injury and death zones at 20 and 10 feet from the epicenter without protection.

Having control data, the cast then tested wooden tables, cars, metal dumpsters and brick walls.  Each object was placed at 10 and 20 feet from a 3lbs charge of C4, with an Oseco rupture disc shielded behind the object. In a surprising conclusion, the cast confirmed that all objects prevented the blasts’ shockwaves from causing injury at 20 feet and death at 10 feet.  The most effective barrier, the brick wall, was able to protect against both death and injury at 10 feet.  However, the MythBusters did note that their experiments did not take the damage caused by flying shrapnel into consideration.

In the past, the MythBusters cast has turned to Oseco when they needed help measuring the destructive effects of explosions.  In previous episodes, Oseco’s discs were used to determine the protection water provides from explosions, and to test whether a person could be exposed to a blast that would “knock your socks off” without experiencing a deadly amount of force.