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Assets
Acquired
SCHENCK AccuRate Acquires the Assets
of SolidsFlow
Whitewater, WI – In a move aimed at
expanding product offerings and strengthening market position,
SCHENCK AccuRate, Inc. announced it has acquired the assets of its
former competitor, SolidsFlow, Inc.
Since
1975, South Carolina-based SolidsFlow, Inc. has been marketing dry
material feeders, bin dischargers and material spreading systems
based on louvered vibratory technology. Today, SolidsFlow products
are especially well known for their ability to handle stranded
fiberglass, abrasives and friable (easily damaged) materials.
Greg Fream, President and CEO of
SCHENCK AccuRate commented, “The move demonstrates our commitment
to growth through both internal and external resources. We expect
the addition of SolidsFlow products and know-how to substantially
increase our ability to serve customers in a number of important
industry sectors including plastics compounding and drywall
manufacturing. We’re excited and convinced we can make 1 + 1 = 3”.
Currently, efforts are underway to
move inventory, manufacturing and material testing functions for the
SolidsFlow products to SCHENCK AccuRate’s headquarters in
Whitewater, WI. A sales & service office will be maintained in
South Carolina.
The SolidsFlow name will continue to
be used as a product family name. The various products will be sold
by both the AccuRate and SCHENCK Weighing Systems units of SCHENCK
AccuRate, Inc.
SCHENCK AccuRate, Inc. is a global
supplier of bulk solids metering equipment and systems including
MECHATRON Volumetric and Gravimetric Screw Feeders, DEA & DMO
Weighfeeders, Multicor Solids Flow Meters, SacMaster Bulk Bag
Discharging Systems, BEMP Belt Conveyor Scales and DISOCONT Control
Systems.
For more information contact: SCHENCK Weighing Systems
81 Two Bridges Rd., Bldg. II
Fairfield, NJ 07004
Telephone: 973-882-4650
Toll Free: 800-401-9702
Fax: 973-882-3796
Web site: http://www.sarinc.com/
Available
in Sizes up to 10" Dia.
New
Cross Over WYE Line Diverter
January, 2002, Salina, KS - The
unique patented design of the Salina Vortex Multi-Port Wye Line
Diverter allows it to be modified to perform in various applications
where a flapper or tunnel style diverter could not be utilized. One
such modification is the "cross over" design.
The
Cross Over Wye Line Diverter allows the added flexibility of being
able to pneumatically convey material from either or both of two
origins to either or both of two destinations.
Think of it in this manner: There are
two sources, A and B. There are two destinations, C and D. You can
convey from source A to either of destinations C or D. You can
convey from source B to either of destinations C or D. You can
convey from A to C and from B to D at the same time. You can convey
from A to D and from B to C at the same time. Imagine the
possibilities this valve presents for your application!
Cross Over Diverters are available in
2" through 10" tube and pipe sizes with stainless steel,
aluminum or carbon steel metal material contact components.
Salina Vortex earned the
"Innovation in Powder/Bulk Solids Technology Award" in the
Materials Handling Division for their Multi-Port Wye Line Diverter
in 1998. This modification to that award-winning technology provides
another winning product for the dry bulk handling industry.
For more information contact:
Mr. Kevin Peterson Salina Vortex Corporation
3024 Arnold Ave.
Salina, KS 67401-8105
Tel 785.825.7177
Fax 785.825.7194
Email: vortex@svortex.com
Web site: Salina
Vortex
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A company that knows how to solve
your serious feeding problems from their long experience. The
Circle Feeder uniquely designed to feed sticky sewage sludge with
moisture of 70-80% provides you with a opportunity to solve your
serious problems with feeding.
Since
it was developed more than 15 years ago in Japan, a lot of feeders
have been delivered for many municipal sewage treatment plants. The
Circle Feeder's unique features thanks to simple, but sophisticated
mechanical structures including:
Elimination of arching, bridging,
even wet powders or ultra fine powders.
Discharge of high moisture
materials like sludge from sewage system, hard-to-feed
materials, like fiber, cotton, flakes and large size lump
materials.
Exact mass (plug) flow
No segregation
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Now that the new year has started, we
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1/22/02-1/23/02 - Course No. 807 -
"Introduction to Refining Materials, Corrosion, and Failure
Analysis"
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Mr. Alexander needs help with
clumping:
We are experiencing clumping together
of needles of an organic salt in big bags. The result is that large
and quite firm lumps up to 1m in diameter can form at the bag outlet
and blocking it. It has been suggested that the water content is a
key parameter has anyone experienced this themselves and solved the
problem?
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I am looking for a pack for up to 15
kg of a product with a bulk density of 0.5 pounds per cubic foot.
It must be easy to fill, handle and empty. The emptying
should not be a manual operation i.e. as in sacks.
The container can be rigid or
flexible and I envisage a pack which 'plugs into' an emptying
device.
This
week's homepage photo is of the MARS, Metal Automated Removal
System, that automatically removes all types of tramp metal
from bulk conveyors without stopping the belt.
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