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Powder and Bulk Dot Com Newsletter
"For the materials handling & processing professional.."
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Vol. 1, No. 5, August 2, 1999
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN): 1526-9051
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Joseph Taylor, Editor, mailto:jtaylor@powderandbulk.com
Copyright 1999, Powder and Bulk Dot Com
This is a 100% opt-in newsletter with information for the
materials handling professional. We have 289 subscribers at
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Thanks, Joe Taylor
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Contents:
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> What Does "100% Opt-In" Mean?
> Contributors Wanted!
> Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura presents Ted Christianson
with "World Trader of the Year" Award
> MAC Equipment Names New CEO
> This Weeks Top Picks From The Reading Room
> Centrifugal Separator Operates In-Line with Pneumatic Conveyors
> Ask Joe Column!
> More Web Site Traffic - Generates More Leads and Sales!
> Hot Messages from the Help Forum
> Call For Photographs!
> Indian Seminar on Bulk Solids Handling & Processing
> From the Job Fair
> Subscribe & Unsubscribe Information
> ReferWare
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Contributors Wanted!
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company news, a new product, a new service or other
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If so please send it to,
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We give full credit to contributing authors.
Thank you, Joe Taylor, Editor
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Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura presents Ted Christianson
with "World Trader of the Year" Award
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As part of the annual World Trade Week recognition event and
World Trade Conference and Expo, Minnesota Governor Jesse
Ventura presented this year's World Trader of the Year award
to Ted Christianson at a luncheon on Tuesday, May 4, 1999 at
the Minneapolis Convention Center.
The World Trader of the Year recipient is selected by World
Trade Week Inc., a non-profit organization with representation
from international business, education and government export
service providers and has sponsored the annual recognition event
and forum for discussing international trade issues since 1976.
Ted Christianson, president, Christianson Systems of Blomkest, MN
has increased the company's focus on international sales with
great success. Christianson has been an advocate of the U.S.
government's export promotion programs and was among six
companies invited to testify before Ex-Im Bank's Small Business
Advisory Board on behalf of small business exporters.
Christianson Systems is a leading manufacturer of ship unloaders
and pneumatic conveying systems for bulk materials, such as
grains, feeds, fertilizers, and plastics. Christianson's
equipment serves the agriculture, commercial bulk handling,
and marine port industries in the USA and internationally.
You can visit Christianson Systems web site at:
http://www.christianson.com
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MAC Equipment Names New CEO
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Monday July 26, 1999: MAC Equipment, Inc. has named Gary L.
Cavey president and chief executive officer of the leading US
supplier of pneumatic conveying and air filtration systems.
The announcement was made by Sam Freitag, chairman of the
board of MAC Equipment.
Cavey brings nearly 25 years of experience working in the sales
and marketing arena. He most recently was president and chief
operating officer of the industrial products group of Valmont
Industries, Valley, Neb., an international irrigation equipment
manufacturer and provider of equipment for communications,
lighting/traffic and utility industries.
A 20-year veteran of Valmont, Cavey grew the Industrial
Products Group into the leading producer of engineered
metal structures and provided other products, components and
services to various industries including communications,
lighting/traffic, utility and industrial OEMs. Cavey focused
on being the low-cost provider, superior distribution system,
fast-track introduction of new products and global expansion.
He succeeds Wesley Kuhl, who recently resigned.
"We are fortunate to have someone of Gary’s talent join MAC
Equipment,” Freitag said. “He has the vision, the leadership
and the energy to build this company into a major player in
this industry. He understands how to grow a business by working
with employees, independent reps, customers and suppliers.
This change offers tremendous opportunities to all who are
associated with MAC.”
Cavey joined Valmont in 1981 as national sales manager and
grew up through the ranks to become president of a major
division, a role he held for four years. Prior to Valmont,
he was with the Lithonia Lighting Division of National Service
Industries. He holds an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of
Nebraska, Omaha. He and his wife, Sharon, have two sons,
Scott and Keith.
MAC Equipment offers customers technology-driven solutions
to air filtration and material management challenges.
Specializing in pneumatic conveying and dry air filtration
systems, MAC has more than 30 years of experience working
with customers to create innovative solutions. Supported
by the MAC Service Center providing components and replacement
parts, along with two state-of-the-art test facilities, an
in-house process controls group, and a professional project
management team, MAC Equipment focuses on delivering superior
results driven by quality workmanship and a focus on
understanding and solving customers’ needs.
You can visit MAC Equipment's web site at:
http://www.macequipment.com/
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This Week's Top Picks From The Reading Room
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The top three books from the Reading Room are:
"Pneumatic Conveying Design Guide/With Abbreviated Guide"
by David Mills
Hard Cover, September 1990
"Sampling for Analytical Purposes (abridged)"
by Pierre Gy & A. G. Royle (translator)
Hard Cover, 153 pages, July 1998
"Plant Layout and Material Handling"
by Fred E. Meyers
Hardcover, January 1993
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!
You can visit the Reading Room and view the selections we
have made for you at:
http://www.powderandbulk.com/pb_services/readingroom.htm
Joe Taylor, Editor
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Centrifugal Separator Operates In-Line with Pneumatic Conveyors
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A new centrifugal separator (sifter) manufactured by Kason
Corporation operates in-line with dilute-phase pneumatic
conveying systems, eliminating the need for cyclone separators
and rotary air locks. Rated for positive pressures to 14.9
psig or negative pressures to 14 inches vacuum, the unit
separates virtually all free-flowing materials transported
by the conveyor, at equivalent capacities.
Rotating helical paddles within a cylindrical screening chamber
continuously propel and accelerate incoming particles through
apertures in the screen. The paddles, which do not contact the
screen, also serve to break-up agglomerated materials. Oversize
particles accumulate immediately upstream of a manually- or
automatically-actuated valve, which is opened periodically to
eject the trash into a sealed, quick-release receptacle.
Cylindrical screens are available in woven nylon, monofilament
or stainless steel, and in stainless steel wedgewire, to
accommodate a wide range of materials and capacities.
The sealed units offer a large inspection door for two-minute
screen changes and thorough wash down of all smooth interior
surfaces, and are available to 3A, USDA, FDA, BISSC and other
sanitary standards.
A wide range of sizes and configurations are offered including
low-profile models, twin configurations, and gravity-fed units
for sifting, scalping and de-dusting, as well as de-watering and
de-lumping applications.
Other bulk processing equipment manufactured by the Kason
includes circular vibratory screeners, circular fluid bed
dryers/coolers/moisturizers, and specialized separation equipment
of numerous types for sifting, scalping, classifying, de-dusting,
de-lumping and de-watering, as well as agglomerating and powder
coating.
For more information contact:
Kason Corporation
67-71 East Willow St.
Millburn, NJ 07041-1416
Tel. (973) 467-8140
Fax (973) 258-9533
mailto:info@kason.com
You can also visit Kason Corp's web site at:
http://www.kason.com/
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Ask Joe Column!
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What's the difference between uncooked and cooked feathers?
Find out in this week's Ask Joe! Column by John Stoltzfus
of J. S. Machines. His article is entitled "Cooked Feathers,
Cooked the Conveyor!"
You can read John's tortured tail at:
http://www.powderandbulk.com/pb_services/askjoe.htm
Ask Joe Archive
Many of you have asked to read the past ramblings of Joe
Marinelli and articles from our guest authors. You asked for
it, so here it is, the Ask Joe Archive. Articles are listed
chronologically by the year and month it appeared.
Web Address for Ask Joe Archive is:
http://www.powderandbulk.com/pb_services/ask_joe_archive/toc.htm
Guest Articles
Do you have an area of expertise in bulk materials
....or have you solved a difficult materials problem?
Share your knowledge with others by contributing an article
to the Ask Joe! Column. We welcome guest articles in the
Ask Joe! Column.
If you have a 400-500 word article and illustrations in the
form of .jpg or .gif files send it to us.
For more information, please contact Joe Marinelli at
his email address,
mailto:shtech@fmtc.net
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Hot Messages from the Help Forum
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It's been a busy week in the Help Forum and we have a number
of interesting postings to share with you!
The On-Line Materials Handling Help Forum is one of our
busiest pages. People post their requests for help and offer
their suggestions to others in an open forum.
From Mr. Rory Ong Yiu of Celebes Agricultural Corp.
Our company is looking for a used or remanufactured belt
dryer with size of 8-feet wide x 60-feet or longer which
we need to process desiccated coconut. Can you supply us?
Regards,
Rory Ong Yiu
Celebes Agricultural Corp.
No. 60, Lapu-lapu Avenue
San Antonio Village
Lahug Cebu City 6000
Philippines
Tel. No. + 63 85 815-9888
Fax No. + 63 85 815-1888
mailto:rory@celebes.com
Mr. Yallard (We guess thats his name!)in Canada is
looking for a separator:
We are searching for a separation system which can separate
small spherical particles (90% weight) from angular
particles (10% weight). Both have the same size range
(20µm to 150µm).
home: "mailto:yallard@avantage.com"
work: "mailto:multi.p@sympatico.ca"
fax: 1-418-878-1340
Mr. Andrew Lanham of Incitec Limited in Australia asks:
I have read in some publications about the Peschl Split
Level Shear Tester RO-200, and I am interested in its
availability. Do you know who distributes these instruments
and could you please put me in touch with them. I would
greatly appreciate any help you could offer.
Sincerely,
Andrew Lanham
Incitec Ltd.
mailto:Andrew.Lanham@incitec.com.au
Can you offer your assistance? If so, please feel free to
contact our Forum members directly.
The Help Forum is open for everyone to use and is located at:
http://www.powderandbulk.com/default.htm
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Call For Photographs!
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We would love to have your photo of a bulk materials process,
packaging, conveying or handling situation for our home page.
If you have a favorite action shot 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 in
the image tag under the photo! An image tag is the message
that pops up when one passes their mouse pointer over the
image on the web page.
Photographs will be changed every two weeks to give everyone
a chance to be included. Also, there is talk that we may
archive photographs with full-text description, photo
credit and a hot link to the photograph's owners home page.
Send your photograph and description to,
mailto:news@powderandbulk.com
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Indian Seminar on Bulk Solids Handling & Processing
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This seminar aims at dealing various aspects of the technology,
including the dissemination of plant experiences & problems.
New developments in the material handling equipment and related
products shall also be covered. Design engineers, manufacturers
of such equipment & user industries can all benefit by attending
this seminar.. Presentation of technical papers shall be
by the experts in the field.
Numbers of processing units handle bulk solids including powdery
or granular materials. Their storage, handling, transportation
and processing pose tricky problems and nuisances.
Processing in a continuous or automated operating plant
can be disturbed due to lack of understanding of bulk solids
handling. Power plants, mineral processing units, cement plants,
complex fertilizers plants, pharma units and many others face
these problems and are charged for not meeting their full
capacity production expectations or the pollution control
requirement. The solution to all these lies in better understanding
of the bulk materials being processed in their plants.
Date: 21st August, 1999
Time: 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Venue:
Hotel Express
RC Dutt Road
Vadodara- 390005
India
Ph. 0265-337001
Fees: Rs. 1200 (Rs One Thousand Two Hundred only) per participant,
which is inclusive of providing supporting literatures, tea, coffee
and lunch.
Expert Faculty: Mr. N. K. Roy; Mr. R. J. Singh
Registration:
Send in the names of participants on your letterhead along with
DD/Cheque drawn in favour of Gramya Research Analysis Institute,
payable at Vadodara, addressed to;
Conventions Division
Gramya Research Analysis Institute
P.O. Box 4016
8 , Manusmriti
14 , J.P. Nagar
Old Padra Road
Vadodara- 390015.
Phone: (0265) 338309, 341457
Fax: (0265) 338309
mailto:grai@pi.zaverchand.co.in
or.... mailto:gramya_research@hotmail.com
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From the Job Fair
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The Job Fair has been "busy as a beehive" this past week and
we have a number of new career openings to share with you from
two companies, Sympatec, Inc., a US subsidiary of a German-based
company and B&W Mechanical Handling Ltd., a UK firm.
TECHNICAL SALES - CANADA
Technical sales position with responsibility for Canada and
other export markets. Particle size analysis instrumentation
for R&D, QC/QA and Process applications. Sympatec specializes
in high-tech, quality instrumentation for the discerning and
demanding customer. Already recognized as offering the "Mercedes"
of particle size instrumentation, Sympatec's expansion is
based on the exemplary growth seen in 1998.
Contact:
Peter Faraday, VP.
Sympatec Inc.
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: 609-734-0404
Fax: 609-734-0777
mailto:PeterFaraday@Sympatec.com
Web site: http://www.sympatec.com/
TECHNICAL SALES - SOUTH-CENTRAL US & MEXICO
Technical sales position with responsibility for the Central South
of the USA and Mexico. Particle size analysis instrumentation for
R&D, QC/QA and Process applications. Sympatec specializes in
high-tech, quality instrumentation for the discerning and
demanding customer. Already recognized as offering the "Mercedes"
of particle size instrumentation, Sympatec's expansion is based
on the exemplary growth seen in 1998.
Contact:
Peter Faraday, VP.
Sympatec Inc.
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: 609-734-0404
Fax: 609-734-0777
mailto:PeterFaraday@Sympatec.com
Web site: http://www.sympatec.com/
TECHNICAL SALES - SOUTHEAST US
Technical sales position with responsibility for the Southeast
USA. Particle size analysis instrumentation for R&D, QC/QA and
Process applications. Sympatec specializes in high-tech, quality
instrumentation for the discerning and demanding customer.
Already recognized as offering the "Mercedes" of particle size
instrumentation, Sympatec's expansion is based on the exemplary
growth seen in 1998.
Contact:
Peter Faraday, VP.
Sympatec Inc.
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: 609-734-0404
Fax: 609-734-0777
mailto:PeterFaraday@Sympatec.com
Web site: http://www.sympatec.com/
SALES & APPLICATIONS SPECIALIST - PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION
Technical sales/application position with North America
responsibility. Particle size analysis instrumentation for
Process applications. Sympatec specializes in high-tech,
quality instrumentation for the discerning and demanding
customer. Already recognized as offering the "Mercedes" of
particle size instrumentation, Sympatec's expansion is based
on the exemplary growth seen in 1998.
Contact:
Peter Faraday, VP.
Sympatec Inc.
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: 609-734-0404
Fax: 609-734-0777
mailto:PeterFaraday@Sympatec.com
Web site: http://www.sympatec.com/
CONTRACTS MANAGER
Primarily an office-based position but must be prepared to travel.
Knowledge of the industry and current legislation is important.
Visit our web site for further information about B&W Mechanical
Handling Ltd. and our products.
Reply to:
Andrew Mitchell, Managing Director
B&W Mechanical Handling Ltd.
Lancaster Way,
Ely, Cambridgeshire,
England, CB6 3NP.
Phone: 01353 665001
Fax: 01353 666734
mailto:andrew@bwmech.co.uk
Web site: http://www.bwmech.co.uk/
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or other talented people you need. ...Or one can post their
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