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Trainer Spotlight: Pete Hutwelker

November 4, 2021 | Company News

You may know Pete Hutwelker from his previous company ES2, which has now become apart of NSI. Or you may have even attended one of his trainings! Pete teaches a variety of training courses: gas feed system design, service & safety: chlorine, ammonia and sulfur dioxide, basic electricity, troubleshooting control systems, instruments and controls, PLCs & basic programming, process control, instrumentation. 

Pete teaches 2 certified PADEP training courses:

Chlorine Gas Feed Systems Operation, Maintenance & Safety  (3) hours

This course is designed to provide water and wastewater treatment plant operation and maintenance personnel with an understanding of chlorine gas feed systems, controls and accessories. The course is designed for presentation to both beginners and experienced operation and maintenance personnel. Upon completion of the course, students will have a clear understanding of how chlorine is transferred from the cylinder, into the water and everything in between. The slide presentations and actual equipment demonstrations help students relate to real world conditions. System operation, maintenance and safety are covered in detail. Short version of Course #2133.

Instruments and Controls for Water & Wastewater Treatment (3) hours

This course is designed to provide water & wastewater plant operation & maintenance personnel with a general understanding of Process Instrumentation and Controls. The course is designed for presentation to both beginners and experienced operation and maintenance personnel. Upon completion of the course, students will have a better understanding of how the instruments and control systems in their facility operate and how to identify and troubleshoot problems. Electrical safety is covered in detail.

Interested in training with Pete? Let us know




Exciting News: Expansion of J.M. Canty Territory!

October 27, 2021 | Company News

Neal Systems Inc. is happy to announce that our territory has expanded for our J.M. Canty line! The NSI territory now includes Virginia and will be covered by our territory managers Bob Pinkerton and Ed McGinn.

J.M. Cantyhas been a leader in the industry developing groundbreaking technologies used by the US Navy, Canadian Armed Forces, ORNL and NASA!

Canty offers vessel lights, sight glasses, vessel closures, process cameras, particle sizing systems, as well as software and hardware. These products are a perfect match for the industries Neal Systems serves, including: Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical & BioTech, Food & Beverage, Chemical, Glass Manufacturing, Pulp & Paper, Mining & Aggregate, and Foundries & Metal Production.

Interested in learning more? Visit J.M. Canty’s website here!




Trainer Spotlight: Dexter Vilar

October 25, 2021 | Company News

You might know Dexter Vilar as one of the faces of Neal Systems! Dexter is our lead application engineer and has been a staple trainer for Neal Systems from the start. He has an electrical engineering degree from Penn State, and extensive application engineering and technical support background in instrumentation, controls, drives, and recorders. His specialties at NSI are:

  • Draeger Gas Detection
  • Eurotherm Controls and Data Acquisition
  • Foxboro Temperature, Pressure, and Flow Meters
  • Control Valves
  • Intrinsic Safety Wiring Practices
  • Explosion Proof Wiring Practices

Most recently, Dexter presented a course entitled Toxic and Combustible Gas Leak Detection in the Water Industry at the American Water Works Association’s 2021 New Jersey Section Annual Conference. If you are interested in this course or others in Dexter’s areas of expertise, please contact us directly to arrange having this presentation and more delivered to you and your facilities staff personally. This can be accomplished on-site at your facility; virtually; or at our recently expanded Newtown, PA facility, which features a 16-person Training Classroom and Instrument Wet Lab.


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