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Ever heard of "nano"
materials? I have and just received information of some new
materials coming to the market with that characteristic. Check
out our story from Nanomat, Inc. below!
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PITTSBURGH, Pa. (June 27, 2002) -
Talc and calcium carbonate have a new face and promise for the
paper, plastics, paint and cosmetics industries. In the form of
ultrafine nanopowders, talc and calcium carbonate possess unique
chemical, mechanical and physical properties. Very chemically
active, they have extremely large specific surface areas, and
produce stronger, more ductile materials.
Nanomat,
Inc., is the first nanomaterials manufacturing company worldwide to
develop and produce NanoTalc and NanoCalc for commercial paper,
paint, cosmetics and plastics applications.
"It's time for these industries
to exploit the vast potential offered by nanomaterials so they can
achieve their maximum growth potential," said Srikanth
Raghunathan of Nanomat.
With a specific surface area (m2/g)
of 270 (compared to 20 for typical commercial talc), NanoTalc
produces higher paper opacity, excellent runnability for coating,
better gloss and printing quality, and significantly less powdering.
NanoTalc-based paints and cosmetic pigments produce better gloss,
smoother surfaces, improved resistance to water and cracking, and
have less filler and extender content.
NanoTalc also improves plastics
through higher strength and stiffness, better thermal and creep
resistance, and through reduced filler loadings, water and gas
permeability. The product is useful for a wide range of plastics
technologies, including polyolefins, ABS, acetal, TPEs, SMC and PVC.
NanoCalc's benefits are very similar,
and in addition to the before-mentioned industries, also can improve
products in the pharmaceuticals, rubber, sealants, adhesives, and
printing ink industries.
Sample quantities of NanoTalc and
NanoCalc are available to qualified contacts.
For more information contact:
Mr. Srikanth Raghunathan Nanomat, Inc.
1061 Main Street
North Huntingdon, Pa. 15642-7425
Phone: 724-861-6120
Fax: 724-861-6119
Email: sraghunathan@nanomat.com
Web site: http://www.nanomat.com/
Uses
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New, Low Cost, Semi-Automatic Bag
Placer
Indianapolis,
IN -- American-Newlong's new, low-cost, Model 3CM-6KH semi-automatic
bag placer bags up to 1200 bags/hour using a vacuum generator for
function instead of a motor.
The unit minimizes product filling
time and provides high-speed operation. It costs about 1/3 the price
of fully automated systems and requires a minimum amount of space.
Has a 200 empty bag capacity. Uses virtually all kinds of
multiwall paper bags. A scale discharge chute is optional.
American-Newlong established for more
than half a century is a developer and supplier in the field of
packaging equipment. Its proprietary technology and development
capability is highly evaluated both in American and overseas
markets.
"...topics
include regulatory aspects, materials based on paper and board
and their use in pack security systems, glass containers,
plastic, metal, closures and closure systems."
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DMN-Westinghouse Appoints New
Managing Director
Ing. Marcel de Vlieger has been
appointed recently as a Managing Director of DMN-Westinghouse, based
in The Netherlands. As a Managing Director he will be responsible
for the worldwide activities regarding Sales, Marketing, R&D and
production.
Marcel
de Vlieger has been working with DMN since July 2001 as the person
in charge of the Dutch Sales office and the production facilities in
The Netherlands and Germany. From 1 July 2002 he will also be
responsible for the subsidiary offices in Germany, Italy, the U.K.
and the U.S.A. as well as the worldwide Marketing and R&D
activities.
DMN have been designing and
manufacturing rotary valves, diverter valves and other related
components for the bulk solids handling industry for more than 30
years. Offering tailor made solutions for chemical, food, plastics
and pharmaceutical industries,
DMN-Westinghouse products are
distributed world-wide. Besides an extensive range of standard
components, USDA approved sanitary versions and explosion-proof
models are supplied. An extensive network of subsidiaries,
distributors and representatives ensures a high level of service and
support all over the world.
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remote inventory levels, making inventory management, scheduling,
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Levelwatch.com
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view level data and respond to changing raw material supplies. It is
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virtually any bulk material, including grain, petroleum, specialty
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can anticipate demand and optimize delivery schedules.
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continuous production, without running out or emergency deliveries.
Remote level monitoring reduces costs, saves staff time traveling to
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business system. This maximizes people and capital resources for
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Levelwatch.com offers site data
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units as desired, including volume using the standard Siemens
Milltronics Volumetric Tank Conversions.
Siemens Milltronics Process
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sophisticated measurement instruments used by the water and
wastewater, aggregate, cement, mining, chemical, petrochemical, oil
and gas, milling, food and other process industries. Principal
product lines include level measurement, dry solids flow
measurement, and process protection devices. Products are available
worldwide through a network of sales offices, representatives and
distributors.
People post their requests for help and offer their
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I am trying to find test equipment
that is available to determine the segregation potential of bulk
solids. There are several mechanisms that cause segregation
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We are using stainless steel conical
bottom silos of 25 m3 capacity for storing dry pharmaceutical
powder. The silos are mounted on six cylindrical equispaced pipe
supports of 250mm diameter connected to the silo at a height of 3
meter from the ground (just at the end of conical portion and the
start of cylindrical portion). The nominal gross loading of
the silo is 20 tonnes.
We are looking for clamp-on type load
cells which can be mounted without cutting the legs or any change in
the foundation and can give an accuracy of +/- 1% or better.
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Indianapolis,
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bag placer bags up to 1200 bags/hour using a vacuum generator for
function instead of a motor.
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