PowderProof : Professional Solution For Sampling Powders

Lorrach, Germany -- The battery-powered PowderProof can be used to obtain a representative multi-layer sample of powders and granules from any type of container quickly and effortlessly.

Depending on the particular application, the modular design allows different lances and spiral screws with a length of 30-120 cm to be attached and exchanged easily and without any problems. Cleaning can also carried out simply, quickly and without leaving any residues.

For taking samples the lance is pushed into the sack or container with the spiral screw rotating. The sample is transferred directly into a sample bag or bottle. Excess sample material can be simply returned to the sack by pressing a button to reverse the direction of rotation of the spiral screw.

All parts coming into contact with the sample are made from V2A stainless steel. Burkle also offers a wide range of useful accessories, such as bottle baskets, sample bags and close-it control seals, which makes simple and safe sampling even easier.

For more information contact:
Burkle GmbH
Basler Straβe 83
D-79540 Lorrach
Germany
Phone +49/7621/9331-15
Fax +49/7621/9331-31
Email: info@buerkle.de
Web site: http://www.buerkle.de/

Screening : ROTEX Opens New Office in Germany

Wavre, Belgium -- Only a few weeks after setting up a new branch office in Tokyo, global provider of process equipment, ROTEX has recently opened a new office in Dusseldorf Region, Germany, with Mr Andreas Damm being appointed to the position of new Sales Manager for Germany.

Rotex Europe's Managing Director Martin Hawley says, "We have been serving the German market for many decades from our offices in the United Kingdom and Belgium. The creation of this new office will enable us to improve our service and support to our extensive and established customer base in this important market, and also demonstrates our commitment to developing our business and relationship in the whole of Germany and in surrounding German-speaking regions.

Mr. Damm, who will be based in the new office, will bring with him a wealth of technical and sales experience, providing a highly proactive and responsive service to the market."

Rotex provides screeners, conveyors and feeders for a number of industries including bulk food, animal/pet food, chemicals, mining, quarrying, fertilizer, glass, plastic, recycling, rubber, salt, sugar, wood, etc.

Rotex also demonstrates its willingness to meet all bulk industries' requirements by adding new equipment to its long standing product offering. After the new Plastic Pellet Screener and the new Minerals Separator, Rotex has recently launched the new Centrifugal Sifter.

For more information contact:
ROTEX Europe Ltd.
Avenue Lavoisier, 18b
B-1300 Wavre
Belgium
Tel: 32 (0) 10 41 61 71
Fax: 32 (0) 10 41 41 28
Email: info@rotexeurope.be
Web site: http://www.rotex.com/

Goodyear : U.S. Conveyor Belt Production Up

MARYSVILLE, OH -- Bucking the perception that U.S. jobs are migrating to other countries, Goodyear's conveyor belt plant here has added production capacity, along with more jobs.

Nearly 100 jobs have been added at the plant this year, increasing the workforce by more than 35 percent to handle growing demand from stepped up global mining activity, while utilizing expanded production capabilities created when the company transferred manufacturing equipment from one of its Canadian plants.

The Marysville plant is currently producing one of the largest orders in the plant's 37-year history to be shipped to Latin America. The eight miles of Goodyear Flexsteel ST3600 steel-cord conveyor belt weighs 1,300 tons and is one of many production projects underway at the plant.

When completed, the order will be shipped to one of the world's largest open-pit mines located in the Atacama Desert of Chile, producing copper, gold and silver.

According to Dennis Hare, business manager for Goodyear's conveyor belt products, the overland belt will transport crushed ore four miles to the mine's processing plant for separation of metals.

Using a patented system to evenly tension and space 95 steel cords running the length of each belt segment -- enough cord to stretch from the Marysville plant to Jacksonville, Fla. -- the 63-inch-wide belt boasts an operating tension capability surpassing 3,000 pounds-per-inch-width. "Consistent tension on all cords during manufacturing provides longer belt life expectancy," said Hare.

The Flexsteel ST3600 is also manufactured with Goodyear's premium grade cover compounds with cut-and-gouge protection on the top cover and low rolling resistance on the bottom.

Adding to the belt's protection is Goodyear's Sensor Guard 2000 rip-and- tear detection system that uses a patented technology to monitor embedded electronic sensor loops. The loops pass by detectors and transmit impulses that stop if damage occurs, automatically shutting down the conveyor system.

Goodyear manufactures heavy-duty and lightweight conveyor belts for material and package handling. For more information, visit http://www.goodyearcvb.com/

PITMAN, NJ -- Chemical Processing, a Putman Media trade journal serving the North American chemical process industries, recently recognized K-Tron as the “Best provider of technology” in the category of Feeders by awarding their 2004 Readers Choice Award for Feeders to K-Tron.

Over 20,000 chemical industry professionals were invited to participate and asked to identify suppliers they recognized as providing the best technology. The survey was fill-in-the-blank and covered 40 categories of equipment. Without any visual aid or other prompts, hundreds of readers shared their opinions.

Readers were asked to participate only with those technologies with which they have experience. Each category accepted only one vote; in other words, every company named in the results was voted #1 by a specific percentage of respondents.

In the category of Feeders, 22 % of the readers named K-Tron as the best technology provider.

For more information, contact:
K-Tron Feeder Group
Routes 55 and 553
Pitman, NJ 08071
Phone +1 856-589-0500
Fax +1 856-589-8113

In Europe, contact K-Tron Switzerland, Industrie Lenzhard, CH-5702, Niederlenz, Switzerland, Phone +41 62 885 71 71, Fax +41 62 885 71 80  Send e-mail to info@ktron.com , or visit K-Tron’s Web site at http://www.ktron.com

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Pulp mill wants to remove small stones and rocks:

Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd. (DMI), operates a Kraft pulp mill in Peace River, northern Alberta, Canada. Recently the mill has switched to in-bush chipping, which utilizes portable wood chippers operating in the forest and Super B-train trucks to haul the chips to the pulp mill. One of the unforeseen consequences has been a dramatic increase in the amount of small stones contaminating the pulping process and causing considerable equipment wear.

At certain times of the year, small stones become embedded in mud, snow and ice, which are stuck to the undersides of the chip trucks. When the chip trucks are emptied on end-tipping truck dumpers, vibrators are used to shake the trucks to ensure the trucks empty completely. Unfortunately, a considerable amount of mud, snow and ice containing small stones is also shaken off and end-up in the chip flow to the paved, outside chip storage piles. Wood chips are reclaimed from the piles, screened in a chip thickness screening system and conveyed to the pulp mill.

DMI has a study underway with Sandwell Engineering Services Limited (SESL) to determine the extent of the problem and to find ways of eliminating the stones from the chip furnish.

If, as is suspected, the rock contamination problem is universal, it is conceivable that a working group could be established to investigate the problem on an industry wide basis.

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Eivind Hestdalen
DAISHOWA-MARUBENI INTERNATIONAL LTD.
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Email: EHestdalen@PRPDDMI.com

Paul Janzé
SANDWELL ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
Tel: 604-638-4628
Email: pjanze@sandwell.com

Mr. Rollason needs to debag granules:

I have recently been offered a contract to deconsolidate 3,500 tons annually of granules. They will arrive in 25kg bags, we need to debag the product and fill 20' shipping containers and then redeliver using our pneumatic conveyor equipped tipping trailer.

Can I buy a system in Australia to slice the bags open and fill the hopper? I know we will need a couple of silos so they can operate 24/7.
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David Rollason
Trojan Transport Services
david@trojantransport.com.au

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Regional Sales Manager - Prater-Sterling

Since 1925, Prater-Sterling Inc. has been known in the powder and bulk solids industry as the premier provider of material processing equipment. We are a manufacturer of components and systems that enable our customers to grind, sift, and meter products in a wide variety of food, chemical, and mineral applications throughout the world. Our product offering includes PLC based solutions for batch, micro ingredient handling systems, and complete processing automation.

We have an immediate opening for a Regional Sales Manager to be based out of our home office located in Chicago's western suburbs. This person will work with manufacturer's representatives to generate new business to both current and new customers in our North American market. Responsibilities will also include the development of key accounts and coordination with the Prater-Sterling Inc. project team. This position requires 35-40% travel.

Qualifications/Requirements:
-Minimum 5+ years of systems sales experience; either direct or as an RSM
-Knowledge of the Powder/Bulk Solids and or Pneumatic Conveying Market
-Understanding of PLC based applications
-Proven track record of exceeding aggressive sales quotas
-Successful track record penetrating new accounts and markets
-Strong strategic selling skills
-Goal oriented, high energy with strong values
-Strong communication skills
-Strong prospecting and negotiations skills
-Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
-Frequent travel within assigned territory
-Bachelors degree required

We offer a competitive salary and benefits plan, which includes vacation, 401K, medical and dental insurance. Please forward your resume with salary history/ requirements to jturnbull@praterindustries.com

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