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Powder and Bulk Dot Com Newsletter
"For the materials handling & processing professional...."
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Vol. 2, No. 40, April 10, 2000
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN): 1526-9051
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Joseph Taylor, Editor, mailto:jtaylor@powderandbulk.com
Copyright 1999-2000, Powder and Bulk Dot Com
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for the materials handling professional. The Newsletter is
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Joe Taylor
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Contents:
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> Press Releases, Show Announcements and Industry News Wanted!
> Your Company's Ad Could Be Here For Only $100
> Hoover Acquires Plymouth Manufacturing
> Waeschle Opens Service Center
> Top Picks From Amazon.com
> Ask Joe Column!
> Westfalia Technologies Announced Latest Innovation
> We had over 19,000 Visitors in March!
> GreCon Moves US Headquarters Into New Millennium
> Hot Messages from the Help Forum
> Call For Photographs!
> From the Job Fair
> Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Sponsorship & Archive Information
> ReferWare
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Press Releases, Show Announcements and Industry News Wanted!
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Do you have company news, a new product, new service or other
information you would like to share with our subscribers?
We give full credit to contributing authors.
DEADLINE for the next issue is April 5th.
Please try to submit articles via email. If you have
photographs to be included with article, post the photo on
your web site and include the URL of the photo with your
article. (Though we do want "action-shots" for our home page!)
mailto:news@powderandbulk.com
...or visit our news and information submission page at:
Click here to submit a press release
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Hoover Acquires Plymouth Manufacturing
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Combination Strengthens Hoover’s Position in IBC Segment
ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Hoover Materials Handling Group, Inc.
announces the acquisition of Plymouth Manufacturing.
Located near Hoover’s Beatrice manufacturing plant, Plymouth
Manufacturing has fabricated agriculture equipment and a
wide range of dry bins and associated material handling
systems for over two decades. In addition, Plymouth has
recently begun manufacturing a full line of stainless and
carbon steel liquid tanks marketed under the brand name
Sure Drain‘. Through the acquisition, Plymouth Manufacturing
has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Hoover Materials
Handling Group.
“The metal tank business is an important segment of the
intermediate bulk container (IBC) business in a sense that
many products can only be shipped in high quality steel
containers,” says John R. Redmond, Hoover president and
CEO. “By acquiring Plymouth Manufacturing, Hoover will now
be able to provide a wider range of metal tanks for liquid
and dry flowable products at competitive prices.”
“Hoover’s industry knowledge and experience coupled with
Plymouth’s design innovations will enable the new company
to deliver some of the most exciting enhancements to metal
tank packaging in decades,” Redmond continued.
“The message that we hope to send to the marketplace by this
acquisition is that Hoover is committed to providing the
widest range of packaging solutions and ‘one stop shopping’
convenience for our customers,” Redmond said.
Hoover Materials Handling Group Inc. is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Hoover Group Inc. North America's largest
manufacturer of intermediate bulk containers, Hoover
delivers packaging solutions for chemical, petroleum and
food processing operations.
For more information contact
Hoover Materials Handling Group Inc.
2001 Westside Parkway
Suite 155
Alpharetta, GA 30004
Telephone: 770-664-4047
Fax 770-664-2850
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Waeschle Opens Service Center
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Waeschle Inc. has raised the standard of customer satisfaction
to the highest bar by establishing one-stop shopping for
every part and accessory needed to keep your plant up and
running. Their new Service Center provides single source
availability for the dependable, reliable, and economical
equipment you’ve come to expect from the leader in material
handling technology and systems production.
Waeschle’s buying power translates into the most competitive
pricing on virtually every conveying component, part, and
accessory in any industry. We carry ALL major brands,
including the broadest line of rotary and diverter valves,
blower packages, filter receivers, piping, silos and
accessories, blenders, instruments, conveyors, standard
maintenance products, and even custom fabrication with
quick turn-around.
Waeschle's Service Center is fully staffed with experienced
industry professionals ready and eager to help with your
conveying needs.
For more information contact:
Waeschle Inc.
230 Covington Dr.
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
Phone (630) 539-9100
Fax (630) 539-9196
mailto:info@waeschle.com
Web site: http://www.waeschle.com/
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Top Picks From Amazon.com
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Top picks from Amazon.com this week are:
"Packaging: Specifications, Purchasing, and Quality
Control"
by Edmund A. Leonard
Hardcover, 4th Rev edition
"Food Packaging
Technology"
by G. Bureau (Editor), J.-L. Multon (Editor)
Hardcover, November 1995
"Corrugated Shipping Containers: An Engineering
Approach"
by George G. Maltenfort
Hardcover, revised edition, May 1996
We thank you for your continued support of the Reading Room.
Do you need a book? Can you suggest a book you love, that we
should have in the Reading Room? Let me know and we will
try to include it!
Thank you for your continued support of Powder and Bulk Dot
Com and for our Reading Room. You can visit the Reading Room at:
http://www.powderandbulk.com/pb_services/readingroom.htm
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Ask Joe Column!
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GUEST ARTICLES
Do you have an area of expertise in bulk materials, have you
solved a difficult materials problem? You too, can be an Ask
Joe! guest author!
Share your knowledge with others and promote yourself (the
old publish or perish is true!) by contributing an article
to the Ask Joe! Column.
For more information, please contact Joe Marinelli at:
mailto:shtech@fmtc.net
THIS WEEK'S ARTICLE
"Toll Processing, is it for you?"
Guest article by Rick Ritter, Bill Mitchell, Dennis Sarno
& Dan Bopp of Wedco Inc.
You can read Wedco's article at:
http://www.powderandbulk.com/pb_services/askjoe.htm
PAST Ask Joe! ARCHIVED ARTCLES
Web Address for Ask Joe Archive is:
http://www.powderandbulk.com/pb_services/ask_joe_archive/toc.htm
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Westfalia Technologies Announced Latest Innovation
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York, Pennsylvania —Westfalia Technologies, Inc. announced
the addition of an automatic bag palletizer to its line of
bag packaging and pallet handling equipment. The addition
of the automatic bag palletizer, available this year, enables
Westfalia to be a single source for complete supply chain
management systems.
“This is very significant for us in terms of meeting industry
and customer needs,” said Westfalia President, Dan Labell.
“As a one-stop-shop for bag packaging and pallet handling
equipment, and automated storage and retrieval systems
(AS/RS), our customers benefit by eliminating the added
expense and time incurred when purchasing through multiple
sources.”
The model 870 palletizer, like other innovative solutions
from Westfalia, can claim its’ share of cutting edge
technology. According to Mr. Labell, “We’ve developed a
unique encoder-controlled sweeper and stop design,
allowing for exact positioning of bags in virtually any
pattern.” He adds, “The timing belt, that drives the
sweeper arms, allows for zero slippage and low noise,
producing a smoother overall movement.”
The model 870 palletizer will be available in early
February coinciding with the time Westfalia moves into
a new corporate building in York, PA. The 77,000 square
foot facility includes a showroom where the model 870,
along with other Westfalia products, will be available
for demonstration.
For more information contact:
Ms. Allison Kapalka
Manager of Business Development
Westfalia Technologies, Inc.
20 Conway Street
York, PA 17402
Telephone: 717-764-1115
Fax: 717-764-1118
mailto:akapalka@westfaliausa.com
Web site: http://www.westfaliausa.com/
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GreCon Moves US Headquarters Into New Millennium
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GreCon, Inc. moved its US Headquarters to Tigard, Oregon.
The new 10,000 square foot facility currently under construction
will accommodate more efficient production and testing areas
for GreCon Spark Detection & Extinguishment Systems and
quality assurance Measuring Equipment. According to Executive
Vice President, Hermann Staats, the move to the new facility
is primarily in response to new technology, and to be able to
offer additional customer service benefits.
"With new technological advances and the increase in market
demand, we needed to expand our facilities," says Staats.
One of the new customer service offerings from GreCon will
be Direct Modem Contact. This will allow customers immediate
on-line technical support, troubleshooting, and upgrades to
their system. Customers will also be able to participate via
modem during the testing phase and to inspect the system
during the final production phase.
GreCon also plans to offer individual training to customers
on their own gauges during the testing phase at the new
location. "This is important," says Staats, "because all of
our equipment is customized for the specific application
and requirements of our customers. Involving the customer’s
QC Manager or Technicians in the early phases of building
and commissioning the gauge helps GreCon Technicians to
better meet the customer’s specific needs, as well as
allowing the customer to take ownership of the product
early on."
For more information contact:
Ms. Dee Moberg
Grecon, Inc.
15875 SW 74th Avenue
Tigard, OR 97224
Telephone: 503-641-7731
Fax: 503-641-7508
mailto:dmoberg@grecon-us.com
Web site; http://www.grecon-us.com/
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Hot Messages from the Help Forum
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People post their requests for help and offer their suggestions
to others in our open forum.
Dr. Tsivilis needs help with fine grinding:
Concerning a Ph.D. thesis, we have to grind 20 kg metakaolin
(thermally treated kaolin). The product must contain at least
50% weight with particle size less than 10 micron. We have a
ball-mill (D=400mm, L=500mm - material capacity 5-7 kg) with
controlled revolution speed and a gyratory crusher with an
attached screen of 110 micron. a) I would be very pleased to
hear ideas, how we can perform the grinding with the above
equipment (perhaps using small grinding media and low
revolution speed). b) Are there any companies that provide
grinding services (with payment)?
Thanks in advance
Dr. S. Tsivilis Assist. Prof. NTUA
phone: 30-1-7723262
mailto:stsiv@central.ntua.gr
A Dutch student needs help with IBC's:
I'm a student logistics, I planning to write a article
about Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container. I would like
to know more about the advance, disadvance, facts, way of
filling and unfilling of a FIBC. Who can help me?
Please email me.
Yours Sincerely,
K.Lo student
mailto:960048.stud@nhtv.nl
Mr. Hasklar needs peat compaction and packing equipment:
We are looking for equipment to pack peat at 20% to 40%
moisture content into bales of 55 ft3, 3.8 ft3, and 1 ft3.
We are also looking for equipment to load bulk carriers
with compressed peat. Please forward performance specs,
price, availability, and nearest major port of shipment.
Hasklar
mailto:hasklar@hotmail.com
Mr. Losada wants to remove stones from sulphur:
How can I detect a particle, like an stone, in a
conveying stream of sulphur.
The conveying form is mechanical and the width of the
stream is 5 cm. The mean particle diameter is 8 mm.
Thanks
J. Losada
Siemens
mailto:jlosada@cmi.siemens.es
Mr. Clive needs help with rotary valves:
I am looking for a means to improve the efficiency of a
rotary valve by installing a nozzle in a positive pressure
pneumatic conveyor. My idea would be to create a venturi
effect and a lower pressure at the point of powder loading.
Can anyone help with the supply or design of such a nozzle?
H. Clive
mailto:cliveh@za.sappi.com
The Help Forum is open for everyone to use. Share your
expertise with others, you can find these & other messages at:
http://www.powderandbulk.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl
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Call For Photographs!
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This week's photograph is the new Samson 800 Series Surface
Feeder for inclusion in an Australian ore handling facility
to receive solar-dried nickel ore direct from dump trucks
discharging to an existing overland conveyor.
Photo courtesy of B&W Mechanical Handling Limited
Web site: http://www.bwmech.co.uk/
We would love to have your photo of a bulk materials process,
packaging, conveying or handling "action shot" for our home page.
If you have a favorite photograph of bulk materials handling
at its best, please email us a jpeg or gif of the photo with
a description of what is in the photo for our home page.
Full credit and the description of the photo will be given.
Photographs are be changed every two weeks to give everyone
a chance to be included.
Send your photograph and description to,
mailto:news@powderandbulk.com
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From the Job Fair
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SALES ENGINEER - PNEUMATIC CONVEYING
Waeschle is the global leader in the design and production of
bulk material handling equipment and systems. We are currently
seeking a proven team player as an addition to our Systems
Sales Division. This position requires a mechanical
engineering degree with a minimum of 5 years of pneumatic
conveying experience, preferably within the plastics industry.
The person we are looking for must have excellent communication
skills and the ability to interact on a technical level with
customers and project/process engineering. In addition, the
ideal candidate should have the ability to grow and develop
a customer base, provide solution driven concepts, and satisfy
customer requirements. Position requires approx. 40% travel.
In exchange, Waeschle offers a competitive salary, and
excellent array of benefits, and opportunities for personal
and professional growth. Send resume with salary history and
requirements to
Vice President of Sales
Waeschle Inc.
230 Covington Dr.
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
Phone (630) 539-9100
Fax (630) 539-9196
mailto:info@waeschle.com
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Poly Hi Solidur has an immediate opening for a mechanical
engineer that will be responsible for the design and
installation of TIVAR 88 liner installations in bins and
hoppers. The position will provide direction for departmental
efforts pertaining to technical customer service, technical
database maintenance, product application and market
development.
Candidate should have a minimum of five years domestic sales
and engineering experience in the bulk material handling
industry in dealing with distributors, engineering firms,
OEMs and end users. International experience a plus.
Position will be located at the company world headquarters
in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
For confidential consideration please contact:
Mr. Joe Wolfcale
Manager of the Bulk Material Handling Business Unit
Poly Hi Solidur
PO Box 9086
Fort Wayne, IN 46899
Tel: (219) 479-4100
Fax: (219) 478-1074
mailto:58woljoe@menasha.com
Website: http://www.polyhisolidur.com/
The Job Fair is a free service of Powder and Bulk Dot Com.
You can post job opening for managers, engineers, sales, reps
or other talented people you need. ...Or one can post their
resume for companies who are looking to add talented people
to their staff.
Do you have a position you need to fill, visit the Job Fair:
http://www.powderandbulk.com/jobs_toc.htm
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