Multi-Point Density Array

VEGA Americas is proud to offer the solution for fixed point interface profiling measurements, the Multi-Point Density Array (MDA).  Providing high resolution and an unparalleled method of measuring interfaces - especially those with emulsion layers - the MDA is designed to operate in the most difficult of applications.

Applications

Processes with smaller vessel dimensions, high temperature, emulsion layer of varying thickness and low maintenance requirements are perfect for the VEGA MDA System.  These applications include desalters, free water knock-out drums, seperators and treaters in the oil and gas industries, where the processing of heavy crude creates more emulsion in these vessels.  The MDA is also applicable in other interface applications where emulsions are present.

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Jack Rodgers, VP of Business Development
VEGA Americas, Inc.

Jack Rodgers serves as Vice President of Business Development for VEGA Americas, Inc., located in Cincinnati, OH. He has been with the company over 14 years, initially as General Manager of field service operations and later Vice President of Nuclear Business worldwide. For his past 10 years with VEGA, he has focused his efforts almost entirely on refinery projects, including coke drums and difficult interface measurements.

As an undergraduate of the University of Pittsburgh, he received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1973. Shortly afterward, he started his career at Westinghouse in its nuclear energy program. Then, in 1980, he obtained his professional engineering license.

Mr. Rodgers later went on to work at the local sales office for Fisher Controls, where he spent 16 years in various sales, application engineering, and management roles. During this time, he received his Master’s in Business Administration from Xavier University in 1983.

His work history in combination with his current tenure at VEGA Americas, gives Mr. Rodgers nearly 39 years of professional experience in the field of instrumentation.

Tom Collins, VP of Electrostatic Process Division
Forum Energy Technologies

Tom Collins is Vice President of the Electrostatic Process Division at FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES in Pasadena, Texas. His responsibilities include technical sales, process review, desalter design, troubleshooting, training, optimization, and business development. Earlier in his career Tom started in the Technical Service Department at Petreco in 1980, servicing desalters worldwide. He has spent his entire career in the field of desalting, and has over 30 years experience in this area. He has authored and co-authored papers on desalting for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and has been active in the NPRA for over 20 years.

 
Mark Smithdorf, President
Heavy Oil Consulting Services Ltd.

Mark Smithdorf, the Founder & President of Heavy Oil Consulting Services Ltd., is a well known figure in Calgary and a leading specialist in the design and optimization of SAGD surface facilities & operations.

Mark has been directly involved in hundreds of crude oil facility designs throughout the world both onshore and offshore.  Almost every SAGD surface facility design in Alberta’s oilsands has been influenced by Mark’s experience and input.  His expertise is sought after by many countries that are developing their heavy oil reserves, which up until recently were thought to be too difficult to exploit.  Since early in Mark’s career, he has contributed to R&D activities in order to further develop concepts first tested in the late 1960’s & 70’s.  Mark has travelled to almost every oil producing nation on the planet and has hands on experience with the equipment and facilities that he designed.  His knowledge and experience is second to none when it comes to the design, operation, optimization and rationalization of upstream processing of heavy crude and bitumen.