Beers-Reineke Takes Over As Sweco's New President

Florence, KY -- Brenda Beers-Reineke succeeded Max Richey as President of Sweco. Max, after four years as President, has been promoted to the new role of Vice President of Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Sales within M-I L.L.C., Sweco's Houston-based parent company. This move will allow Max to continue to work closely with Sweco on a daily basis.

Brenda began her career at Sweco in April, 1977, holding various positions of increasing responsibility since that time. After twenty-five plus years in the fields of sales and marketing, she moved into an operational role in May of 2005, and has most recently served as Vice President – Operations, The Americas and Asia.

Brenda holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Thomas More College, as well as, a Juris Doctorate from Salmon P. Chase College of Law.

Sweco is the world leader in particle separation and size reduction solutions. They have over 100 service offices surrounding the globe. With this type of global commitment, you can be assured that Sweco will provide you with the best service in the industry, no matter where you are located.

For more information visit: http://www.sweco.com/

New High-Temperature Powder Cooling System

Calgary, Canada -- Bulkflow Technologies Ltd has introduced a new high temperature bulk powder cooling system with an innovative tube exchanger that minimizes thermal stresses and accommodates thermal expansion.

The new high temperature model cools bulk solids with temperatures up to 1000 degrees C. For these very high temperatures, Bulkflow developed a system using horizontal water-cooled tubes as the heat exchange surface. Bulk powder flows via gravity over the cooling tubes while indirectly cooled. The geometry of the tube is perfectly uniform with even temperatures throughout the tube wall to avoid hot spots and high local stresses.

Applications:  Several industries process very high temperature bulk solids, such as pyrometallurgical processes for metal recovery, reactor discharges in the petrochemical industry and boiler ash in fluid bed combustion chambers.

Equipment Details:  The tubes are arranged in a serpentine design connected to manifolds at the top and bottom of each section. The tubes penetrate the front and back wall of the exchanger, with all welded connections outside of the product flow. The tubes are not welded to the front and back wall to allow full movement. A product seal where the tube penetrates the front and back wall prevents product leakage. The front and back wall is typically refractory lined on the inside (product side) to keep the temperature of the walls low minimizing thermal expansion.

The Bulkflow Advantage:  The technology combines zero emissions, lower energy consumption and lower capital costs with exceptional results. Benefits include a gentle, improved product flow to prevent product attrition, prevention of potential caking in storage and slower degradation and speed time to packaging. Safe and compact, the system easily integrates on line to existing equipment.

For large capacities, the heat exchanger can be of modular construction with multiple banks mounted directly in series to achieve the full thermal duty. A combination unit with plate design is also optional for lower temperature.

About Bulkflow Technologies

Bulkflow was formed in 1999, but their patented heat exchanger technology was created almost 20 years before in 1986, when an engineer at the Cominco Fertilizer plant near Calgary, Alberta, Canada invented a better way to cool granular fertilizer. With headquarters in Calgary, Bulkflow Technologies has subsidiary operations in Germany and Belgium to serve the European market. In North America, the technology is distributed through a network of strategically located sales representatives.

For more information contact:
Mr. Denis Piche
BulkFlow Technologies Ltd.
3122-114 Avenue S.E.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2Z 3V6
Tel: (403) 254-3500
1-866-379-3500
Fax: (403) 254-3501
Web:  http://www.solexthermal.com/

University Engineers Forge Links with China

Medway, UK -- Senior academics from a Chinese university have been visiting the internationally renowned centre of excellence in particle handling at the University of Greenwich at Medway.

The delegation from Tianjin University of Technology toured the university’s Ј1 million new Wolfson Centre research facilities and laboratories – part of the University of Greenwich School of Engineering.

The centre specializes in researching and developing technologies for a wide range of industries requiring the storage and movement of powder and granular solids.

It has undertaking more than 270 research and consultancy projects for national and international companies during the past nine years and recently relocated to the new laboratories, at Chatham Maritime, from Woolwich.

The University of Greenwich School of Engineering has been working with Tianjin University of Technology to develop a research masters degree for students from the Chinese University. Now plans are being made for a delegation from the University of Greenwich to visit Tianjin to develop further academic and research links between the two universities.

Richard Farnish, consulting engineer at the Wolfson Centre, said: “Tianjin University of Technology is based in an area with a major port and developing manufacturing industries”.

“The engineering skills and training available through the Wolfson Centre, and the University of Greenwich School of Engineering, meet the needs of their local industries and we are looking forward to working more closely with Tianjin University of Technology in the future.”

Professor Alan Reed, University Director of Regional Liaison for Kent and Medway, says: “The Wolfson Centre is a world leader in its field providing research, consultancy and pilot testing facilities to industry.

“We are delighted that representatives from Tianjin University of Technology have been able to visit our campus and talk about our research and education capabilities in depth. I am sure that this will be a continuing and highly productive relationship between the two universities.”

Web site: http://www.gre.ac.uk/about/campus/medway.htm

Allgaier Group's New "Type VRS" Screener

Uhingen, Germany -- The circular vibratory screening machine Type VRS is suitable for the use of fractionating, protective and control screening, and de-dusting, as well as being used for wet screening and dewatering of a variety of bulk solids.

Through the strict use of standardized components and design, companies have available a notably inexpensive alternative for simple screening projects. The Type VRS is produced in four (4) sizes: 600mm, 1000mm, 1200mm, and 1500mm screen diameters and screening areas from 0.28 to 1.59 square meters with 1 to 3 screen decks.

The Type VRS incorporates Allgaier’s proven technology and construction details for quick access to the screen inserts. This includes the internal screen frames, having the clamping screw design, to assure the highest quality of dust enclosure.

The clamping screw design is preferred over the conventional tensioning belts because it provides for a more stable machine behavior and facilitates assembly characteristics. Robust rubber elements on the mounting frame support the Type VRS and achieve a performance that is mostly vibration free with very low noise levels. An additional feature is the flanged-type unbalanced motor underneath the machine allowing for adjustments to the vibration intensity.

Permanently installed lifting lugs ensure easy transport of the Type VRS.

Option features include a ball cleaning system and the supply of flexible connections to the feed inlet and product discharge outlets.

For more information contact:
Allgaier Werke GmbH
Postfach 40
73062 Uhingen
Germany
Telefon: +49 7161 301-0
Telefax: +49 7161 32452
Web site: http://www.allgaier.de/
 

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Hoover Materials Handling Group, Inc. has signed Solid Solutions, Inc. to be a manufacturer's representative for Hoover's line.

Material Master - Bulk Bag Discharger with Delumper A Sure-Seal pneumatic spout clamp system ensures dust-tight operation, while a Flo-Master™ massaging system and material delumper ensure positive material flow.

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I work in a pilot plant that uses both a 1 and 6 drum reactor.

The problem I'm having is with charging solid materials to them. In the past we would just pour the raw materials through the 8-inch handway.

Due to a recent accident in another one of our plants, this is no longer allowed because the possibility of the dust being explosive. Inerting with nitrogen is not possible due to the products needing oxygen while being processed.

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* 2-year technical degree or certificate of completion from an accredited designer/drafter course (or equivalent) is preferred,

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* Design experience in machine design, conveyors systems, bridge cranes, hoists, transfer and handling of heavy equipment. Design of shielding casks or flask, transport pigs, hot cells, manipulator application, glove boxes and related systems; including understanding of nuclear radiation shielding. Prepare flow diagrams for pneumatic and hydraulic systems.

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