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Interesting news from the PMMI, they
cite an increase in packaging machinery sales in July. That
corresponds well with our overall pickup in "click throughs"
our web site sponsors received in July.
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We are pleased to announce that K-Tron
International Inc. has become a sponsor of Powder and Bulk Dot Com.
K-Tron
is a global leader in high-quality feeders, pneumatic conveying
systems and related process equipment and services.
Headquartered in Pitman, New Jersey
USA, K-Tron has more than 375 employees in the United States, Europe
and Asia. It is further represented by about 80 sales organizations
with 100 offices in 60 countries around the world.
K-Tron has complete control over the
design and manufacture of its weighing, mechanical and control
systems. They hold more than 35 patents for weighing, mechanical and
control technologies and their application to bulk solids handling.
K-Tron supports customers before and
after the sale with services to help them derive full value from
their purchases. The company’s total dedication to satisfying
processors’ needs has led to long-term relationships with these
customers. Through its people, as much as its technology, K-Tron is
able to deliver feeders and services that consistently provide a
high level of performance and long-lasting value.
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/
-- According to the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute's
Business Conditions Index (BCI), the packaging machinery sector
increased overall in the month of July, further indicating continued
growth in the packaging machinery market.
New orders for packaging machinery
increased 11.2 points, raising the index to 60. General business
conditions increased 8.2 points, to an index of 61.4. Shipments
dipped below the midpoint to 48.8 in July, reflecting a drop of 2.4
points. Quotations/proposal activities also experienced a dip of 1.8
points to 58.2, though they remain well above the midpoint.
An index of more than 50 indicates an
expansion in the period and an index below 50 indicates a slowdown
in activity.
The July BCI tabulates the input of
approximately 100 of PMMI's 500 PMMI member companies. The BCI is
based on PMMI's "How's Business" survey, a Page Two weekly
poll of member companies. PMMI's Business Conditions Index (BCI)
collects data on four business indicators: general business
conditions, new orders, shipments and quotations/proposal activity
on a weekly basis.
"Following a slow first half,
the double digit increase in new orders indicates a significant
number of consumer and industrial goods companies are eager to
purchase new machinery," comments Charles D. Yuska, president
of PMMI. "Companies know that the road to profits is through
efficient distribution of goods to the marketplace. Packaging
machinery manufacturers are dedicated to achieving the productivity
and profitability goals of their customers through automation.
Growth in New Orders is a solid sign of economic recovery."
Packaging machinery sales, quotation
activity, new orders as well as general business conditions are
leading indicators for consumer goods companies' consumer
confidence. If consumer products companies believe that demand will
weaken, they tend to not invest in new capital equipment. If,
however, they feel demand will pick up, they tend to invest in
machinery that will bring their products to market quickly and
efficiently.
The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers
Institute (PMMI) is a trade association whose 500 members
manufacture packaging and packaging-related converting machinery in
the United States and Canada. For more information on PMMI, visit http://www.pmmi.org/
.
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This Month's Ask Joe!
Article
Table Feeders: An Alternative for
Difficult Applications
Guest article by Samer Habash, Granulation Business Specialist for
LCI Corp.
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Multi-Port Diverter Now Available in
2" through 8" sizes
Salina, Kansas -- Salina Vortex
Corporation now offers their 3-way and 4-way Wye Line Diverter Valve
in larger 8" tube and pipe sizes.
The
Wye Line Diverter provides reliable diversion of air and dry
material in pneumatic conveying systems. Self-cleaning, reliable
sealing and user friendliness are a few of the Wye Line's many
features.
Multi-Port Diverters can be
custom-built to allow automated transfer of dry material from
multiple sources to multiple destinations resulting in more
efficient use of personnel as well as enhancing material processing
options.
Multi-Port Diverters eliminate hose
manifold stations and the safety hazards, material spills and errors
that exist when manually switching hoses. Salina Vortex applies
their valves based on twenty-five years of proven application
experience.
Salina Vortex Corporation builds
their dry material valves one at a time. This way the valve is
specifically designed to fit your particular application (unlike
companies who may offer you an off-the-shelf valve designed to
handle who-knows-what). Industries served range from plastics,
minerals and chemicals to grain, fibers and foodstuffs.
For more information contact:
Mr. Kevin Peterson Salina Vortex Corporation
3024 Arnold Ave.
Salina, KS 67401-8105
Telephone: 785-825-7177
Fax: 785-825-7194
Web site: Salina Vortex
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Pharmaceutical
Facility
Jarrow Opens Contract Manufacturing
Facility
Santa Fe Springs, CA.--Jarrow
Formulas ( www.jarrow.com )
formed Jarrow Industries Inc. and opened a 45,000-square-foot
contract manufacturing facility that will produce Jarrow Formulas
and private label products.
The new facility is as a Class 10,000
pharmaceutical facility to handle OTCs and pharmaceuticals. AP
Engineering provided design and build services for the process
building, layout, process design, procurement and construction
supervision of the equipment and systems including materials
handling and processing, air quality control and humidity controlled
HVAC, clean rooms and walk-in refrigerated storage rooms.
"The opening of Jarrow
Industries is another indicator of the company's considerable growth
and long-term commitment to quality, AP Engineering was a valuable
partner to achieve building a high class facility with considerable
cost savings." said Siva Hari, Ph.D., president of Jarrow
Industries.
AP Engineering custom designed and
manufactured sanitary stainless steel vacuum dense phase conveying
systems to transfer various mixed delicate powder and capsules.
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easy maintenance and safety in use.
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