Joy Global Acquires Continental Global

MILWAUKEE, WI -- Joy Global Inc., a worldwide leader in high-productivity mining solutions, reported today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with NES Group, Inc. to acquire Continental Global Inc., a world-wide leader in conveyor systems for bulk material handling in mining and other industrial applications.

Continental designs, manufactures, installs and services highly engineered conveyor solutions for customers on six continents and has manufacturing facilities in the United States, United Kingdom, South Africa and Australia. Continental's 2007 sales of conveyor equipment are expected to be approximately $340 million. The purchase price will be $270 million to be funded through available liquidity sources pending completion of permanent financing.

The transaction is structured as a purchase from NES Group of the stock of NES Investment, Co., the parent holding company of Continental, and is expected to be accretive to earnings in the first full fiscal year following the acquisition. All businesses of NES unrelated to conveyor equipment, including the company's axle products business, are being retained by NES Group.

Completion of the transaction is subject to the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions and is expected to occur during the first calendar quarter of 2008.

"Continental Global expands the range of products and services we can deliver to our customers, and is consistent with our strategy of adding related and highly synergistic product lines," stated Mike Sutherlin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Joy Global.

Sutherlin continues, "Continental's conveyor systems fit closely with our surface and underground businesses, allowing us to leverage our strong global presence in both segments. Integrating conveyor systems into our Life Cycle Management programs will extend the impact of these programs to deliver the highest reliability in equipment and systems that are mission critical to our customers. This enhances the efficiency of our existing mine site operations, and is even more important as our customers look to green field projects for future expansion. We are very pleased to welcome the Continental family to Joy Global."

Joy Global is a world-wide leader in manufacturing, distributing and servicing equipment for surface mining through P&H Mining Equipment and underground mining through Joy Mining Machinery.

Source: http://www.joy.com/

CEMA : Equipment Sales Up 11% in November

NAPLES, FL -- The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association reported that its November 2007 Booked Orders Index was 145 up 21 points or an increase of 17% from October 2007's Index of 124 (1990=100). The November 2007 Index represents an increase of 11% from the November 2006 Index of 131.

November Booked Orders Indexes were 185 for Bulk Handling Equipment* and 132 for Unit Handling Equipment*(1990=100).

The Twelve-Month Index for Booked Orders was 156 in November. Index in November represents an increase of 1% from October 2007's Twelve-Month Index of 155.

The CEMA Billed Sales (shipments) Index was 131 in November. Index in November is down 9 points or 6% from October 2007's Index of 140. The November 2007 Index represents an increase of 4 points or 3% from the November 2006 Index of 127.

November Billed Sales Indexes were 180 for Bulk Handling Equipment* and 126 for Unit Handling Equipment*(1990=100).

The Twelve-Month Index for Billed Sales was 146 in November. Index in November is unchanged from October 2007's Twelve-Month Index of 146.

* Since Bulk Handling Systems booked and billed sales are reported quarterly, they are averaged back to the two preceding months to enable a running monthly index.

Source: http://www.cemanet.org/

Spiroflow to exhibit at Process Technology Expo South

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Spiroflow Systems, Inc. will be showing and demonstrating a working Bulk bag discharger, flexible screw conveyor and aero-mechanical conveyor in what the company calls its ‘One Man Band’ exhibit at the Process Technology Expo South at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina on March 19-20, 2008, Booth 605.

In the working exhibit, Spiroflow will show how the flexible screw conveyor collects the material, delivers it to a round-the-corner aero-mechanical conveyor and returns it back in to the top of the bulk bag discharger.

At the show, Spiroflow will showcase its complete line of bulk bag dischargers, bulk bag fillers, flexible screw conveyors, aero-mechanical conveyors and vacuum conveying equipment. Information on Spiroflow’s comprehensive range of Conveying and Big Bag Handling Equipment will be available.

Flexible screw, aero-mechanical and vacuum conveyors available from Spiroflow typically offer the lowest cost, simplest, most hygienic and easiest to clean means of conveying products from free flowing salt to sticky lumps of broken chocolate, chemicals or minerals.

About Spiroflow

Spiroflow Systems specializes in mechanical and pneumatic conveying and the filling and discharging of dry bulk solids from bulk bags. The company offers nine discharger types ranging from simple bag support frames to sophisticated models offering “total containment”. The company also supplies a wide range of both standard and custom powder handling equipment.

For more information contact
Spiroflow Systems
Telephone: 704-291-9595
Fax: 704-291-9594
Email: info@spiroflowsystems.com
Web site: http://www.spiroflowsystems.com/

Kason : New Screener-Fluid Bed Dryer System

MILLBURN, NJ -- A new self-contained Circular Vibratory Screener-Fluid Bed Dryer System from Kason Corporation removes oversize and undersize material, and dries on-size material.

The pre-packaged system scalps and de-dusts 2500 to 3000 lbs (1134 to 1361 kg) of bulk material per hour using a double-deck, 30 in. (762 mm) diameter circular vibratory screener, and then dries the material in a 40 in. (1016 mm) diameter circular vibratory fluid bed processing system.

The screener is equipped with an imbalanced-weight gyratory motor that vibrates the screening chamber which is suspended on springs. Oversize particles travel in controlled spiral pathways from the center of the upper screen to a spout at the screen's periphery where they are discharged for reprocessing.

On-size particles falling onto the lower screen travel in controlled spiral pathways to an extended spout at the screen's periphery that leads to the fluid bed drier. Undersize material passes through the lower screen onto an integral metal chute and through a third spout for reprocessing.

The circular fluid bed dryer is reportedly half the size and weight of a rectangular fluid bed dryer of equivalent capacity and allows consolidation of all primary system components. Inherent strength of the circular processor eliminates the need for heavy-gauge walls and cross braces otherwise required to withstand continuous vibration, allowing vibratory motors to be downsized.

The circular unit also requires only one air inlet and outlet and has fewer weld seams, reducing overall size and construction cost, especially when finished to 3-A, FDA, and BISSC sanitary standards. Cleaning time is cut by more than 50 percent due to the reduction in interior seams and accessibility afforded by a quick-disconnect housing.

The company also manufactures other types and sizes of circular vibratory screeners and fluid bed processors, as well as centrifugal screeners for scalping and dewatering applications.

For information contact:
Kason Corporation
67-71 East Willow St.
Millburn, NJ 07041
Telephone: 973-467-8140
Email: info@kason.com
Web site: http://www.kason.com/

I

HAZEMAG : New Line of Sand Impactors The new Series Impactors are ideally suited for the production of sand from limestone, dolomite and gravel.

Retrofitting Dust Collectors for High-efficiency
The efficiency and economy of a dust collector depends decisively on the choice of the filter media.

Aerocon Conveyor Transfers up to 18 cuft/min Aerocon’s new Bottom Drive Aero-Mechanical Conveyor is designed for high through put of semi-free flowing powders.

More headline news...

 Free : Powder and Bulk Dot Com Video Center

Share your videos with everyone.  We have over 200+ industry-related videos that have been watched over 90,000+ times.  You can watch, upload and share industry videos on our Video Center, free!  Its a great way to promote your company, product or service.

People post their requests for help and offer their suggestions to others in our open forum.

Mr. Bolhasani needs a telescoping chute:

We have an inquiry for a telescopic chutes to be used in a sulfur bulk storage. Equipment must be comply classified area of Zone 21.

If anyone has experience for supplying of such goods, please give their email address for further discussion.
 (to post reply, click here)

Thanks,
M. T. Bolhasani
mtbolhasani@yahoo.com

Mr. Crespo wants to dry bread for animal food:

I am designing an installation (4 t/h) to recover bread (tin bread) in order to make a powder for animal food.  I want to reduce its size to 3-30mm, dry it and then send it to a mill to get a final powder.

I am doubting about using a trommel dryer or a flash (pneumatic) dryer.  Both purchasing prices and energy costs are important, since we are both the designers and the end users.  (to post reply, click here)

Thank you in advance for your help,
Antonio Ferragud Crespo
Dulcesol
antonio.ferragud@dulcesol.es

Click here to share your expertise with others in our Help Forum.

Sales Representatives Needed

Eastern Instruments, specializing in accurate mass flow measurement solutions, is looking for Sales Representatives in the following areas: North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Arkansas, Northern Mississippi, Eastern Pennsylvania, Virginia, North and South Carolina and New York.

Please see our website for more information about us and our products: http://www.easterninstruments.com/

If interested, contact the Sales and Marketing Department at:

Eastern Instruments
416 Landmark Drive
Wilmington, NC 28412
Email: sales@easterninstruments.com 
Telephone: (910) 392-2490

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.

© 1998-2008 Powder and Bulk Dot Com
Home page:  http://www.powderandbulk.com/

Joseph Taylor, Editor
Powder and Bulk Dot Com Newsletter
3948 South Third Street, No. 121
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250

Phone: 904-280-4656
Fax: 904-273-1399

Email:  jtaylor@powderandbulk.com

Powder and Bulk Dot Com's Newsletter is a 100% opt-in e-mail list of information for the materials handling professional.  Do you have company news, a new product, new service or other information you would like to share with our subscribers?  Please submit articles via e-mail, only to: news@powderandbulk.com

10th Anniversary

This is our 10th year in business, we hope you have enjoyed the first ten years of Powder and Bulk Dot Com, both the web site and newsletter.  Its been fun and exciting.  We look forward to spending the next 10 years with you! Read on!

With over 5,900+ subscribers, our goal is to provide information to improve your business by using the resources available on the Internet.

Very Truly Yours,
Joe Taylor, Editor
jtaylor@powderandbulk.com

• Homepage

• Buyers Guide
  & Industry Directory

• Video Center

• The News Center

• Help Forum

• Job Fair

• Powder and Bulk Weblog

• Ask Joe! Column

• Banner Advertising

• Newsletter Ads

• Archived Newsletters

Solid-Liquid Filtration and Separation Technology
by Y. A. Rushton, etal
Paperback, 539 pages, 1996

.

Screw Conveyor 101
by Michael P. Forcade
Spiral-bound, 260 pages, 1999

.

Circular Storage Tanks and Silos
by A. Ghali
Library Binding, 352 pages
2nd edition, June 2000

.

Find more books for the materials handling professional online, visit our Reading Room.

The Design of
Loss-in-Weight Feeders
Guest article by Mike Page
of Rospen Industries

We Need Your
Guest Articles!
Do you have an area of expertise in bulk materials, have you solved a difficult materials problem? Share your knowledge with others and promote yourself by contributing an article to the Ask Joe! Column.

For more information, please contact Joe Marinelli.

Past Ask Joe! Archived Articles

More case histories...

How can you reach the world's bulk materials handling and processing top executives, engineers, managers and service personnel?

By placing a banner ad on the industry's most popular web site. Powder and Bulk Dot Com is your strategic link to the precise audience interested in your products and services.  Both nationally and internationally.

Rates are reasonable - and results are more than satisfying!

Want a Rate Card now?

Email:  rates@powderandbulk.com

Click here for more
Advertising information

This week's homepage photo is of Triple/S Dynamics' Slipstick conveying cereal in a manufacturing plant.  Built in lengths from 4 feet to 200 feet, the Slipstick horizontal motion conveyor is the most productive advance in horizontal conveying equipment since the invention of vibrating conveyors. 

Photo courtesy of Mr. Jim Tatum of Triple/S Dynamics.

Send us your photos:  We would love to have your photo of a bulk materials process, packaging, conveying or handling "action shot" for our home page.  Send your photograph and description to: news@powderandbulk.com