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Assets of Boxmag-Rapid
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II, Flameless Explosion Venting from Fike
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Merges
Two Leading Suppliers
Eriez Magnetics Acquires Name and
Assets of Boxmag-Rapid
Eriez has acquired the "Boxmag-Rapid"
brand from Boxmag-Rapid Limited, based in Birmingham, United
Kingdom, together with the assets of Boxmag-Rapid Limited relating
to vibration, separation, industrial and mineral extraction magnets.
The
operation which was Boxmag-Rapid Limited has now changed its name to
Antar Equipment Limited and will continue to manufacture Boxmag-Rapid
brands for Eriez for the remainder of this year. Antar Equipment
Limited will also manufacture their own products to include concrete
batching equipment.
According to Paul Fears, Eriez' Sales
Director, the acquisition merges two of the world’s leading
suppliers of magnetic separation equipment and will further
strengthen Eriez' global position. Eriez and Boxmag-Rapid customers
stand to gain from an unrivalled level of technical support and an
improved range of equipment.
John Curwen, formerly Business
Manager of Boxmag-Rapid, has joined Eriez Magnetics at its European
headquarters in South Wales, United Kingdom, to ensure continuity of
the high level of customer support previously provided by Boxmag.
For more information contact:
Mr. Paul Fears
Sales Director Eriez Magnetics Europe Ltd. Eriez
Magnetics
Phone: 44-29-208-68501
Fax: 44-29-208-51314
E-Mail: eriez@eriezeurope.co.uk
Eliminates
Need for Vent Ducts
FlamQuench
II, Flameless Explosion Venting from Fike
Blue
Springs, Missouri, July 1, 2001 - Fike Corporation announces
FlamQuench II, flameless explosion venting devices, the latest
extension to Fike's "Total Concept Explosion Protection"
product line. The original FlamQuench has been marketed exclusively
in Europe since 1992, and was tested by Dr. Ing. Bartknecht.
Re-designed for the global market, Flamquench II will be
particularly useful for venting explosions indoors.
Applied in combination with Fike's
round explosion vents, this device extinguishes the heat and flame
from a vented explosion and eliminates the need for explosion vent
ducts. After successfully venting an explosion, Flamquench II is
easily refurbished in the field. Refurbish kits consist of
replacement filter assemblies, are available within 24 hours, and
can be ordered along with a replacement vent.
For more information contact:
Mr. Bill Copelin
Fike Corporation
704 South 10th Street
PO Box 610
Blue Springs, Missouri 64013
Telephone: 816-229-3405
Fax: 816-228-9277
Email: fmpsales@fike.com Web site: http://www.fike.com/
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Improvements in belting and drive technologies have allowed
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The Cadbury company is expanding its
chocolate factory in Port Elizabeth (South Africa) by adding a
production line for milk chocolate and white chocolate. Following
the construction of its Enigma chocolate plant in Russia, Cadbury
again chose Buhler.
Prior
to the project in South Africa, Cadbury conducted tests in the
Enigma chocolate factory. The knowledge gained there was
incorporated in the new project for a production line for milk
chocolate and white chocolate in South Africa.
Line for milk chocolate
The two-stage refining line produces
about three metric tons of milk chocolate per hour. It is equipped
with a pre-refiner and two automatic five-roll refiners. The
existing five-roll refiner was retained by the factory to serve as a
standby machine. The variable speed of the refiner’s intake roll
enables the employees of Cadbury to produce various chocolate masses
with an end fineness of 18 to 22 microns with a high degree of
flexibility. One of the two five-roll refiners is equipped with a
product film thickness gauge allowing online measurement of the
product film thickness on the fifth roll. This guarantees a
consistent fineness with maximum throughput, even when product
recipes change. The line is automated and is linked with a master
control system.
Line for white chocolate
Buhler Johannesburg overhauled the
existing pre-refiner and retrofitted it with a new homogenizing
screw. In addition, Cadbury added a used five-roll refiner to the
production lines as well as various belt conveyors for transferring
the material to the existing conches.
Handling of sugar and milk powder
The special climatic conditions
prevailing in this coastal region (high air temperature and
humidity) pose complex challenges in terms of the sugar and milk
powder conveying technology. In the new production line, the
pneumatic conveying system feeds the vacuum drying and mixing vessel
with sugar and blends of up to four different milk powder types.
Great care was taken to prevent cross-contamination of the different
recipes in the conveying lines. This is accomplished by a pipe
cleaning system which reliably detaches even strongly adhering milk
powder from the pipe walls of the conveying system each time a
recipe is changed. Buhler also designed the powder handling control
system, integrating it within the overall plant control system. The
two control systems log all values and operations related to
weighing and conveying, enabling them to be retraced whenever the
need should arise. An “In-Touch” visualization system displays
the process operations of the plant. This allows the personnel to
check all operations without having to use the programming software
of the programmable logic software.
Close partnership with the
customer
When handling a project, the process
and control engineering specialists from Buhler are always in close
contact with the customer’s technologists. This proved yet again
to be the key to success in implementing the Cadbury chocolate
project. The company has its operators regularly undergo continuing
education by Buhler specialists, resulting in a high production
standard.
Buhler is the global technology
partner for efficient production systems, engineering solutions and
the associated services in the food processing industry, in chemical
process engineering and in die casting.
For further information, please
contact:
Mr. Roman Salzmann, Manager
Corporate Communications Bühler AG
CH-9240 Uzwil
Switzerland
Telephone ++41 71 955 33 99
Fax: ++41 71 955 38 51
Email: roman.salzmann@buz.buhler.ch
Web site: http://www.buhler.ch/
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Easy
To Clean
K-Tron Introduces Pharmaceutical
Feeder
PITMAN, NJ - K-Tron International
introduced a feeder designed specifically for use in the
pharmaceutical industry at the May 8-10 Powder and Bulk Solids Trade
Show in Chicago,. This Pharma feeder (model K-PH-CV-KT20) was first
introduced in Europe, where it has received wide acceptance, with
over 100 units sold.
The
stainless steel twin-screw feeder is available in both volumetric
and gravimetric models and offers clear separation between the
production area and the drive. It is designed according to GMP
guidelines, easy to clean and can be disassembled without tools. The
feeder offers the option of a stainless steel cover for the motor
and gear box and can be integrated into a wall to offer further
sanitary control. It can also outfitted for Clean in Place (CIP).
Common applications for this feeder
include feeding into a jet mill for micronization plus feeding in
extrusion and tablet press operations.
For more information contact:
Kathy Hunter K-Tron International
Routes 55 and 553
Pitman, NJ 08071
Telephone: 856-589-0500
Fax: 856-589-8113
Email: feeders@ktron.com Web site: K-Tron
International
Help
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Hot Messages from the Help
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People post their requests for help and offer their
suggestions to others in our open forum.
Mr. Smith needs thawing bulk
rail cars:
I am looking for a fast way (24
hours) to thaw frozen rail cars (100 ton covered gondolas)
containing phosphate rock concentrate (12% moisture) after 5 to 7
days in transit at -30 to -40 Celsius. Conventional thaw sheds take
4 to 5 days. Direct infrared heating has been suggested as an
option. Does anyone have any experience with this method?
I need one mass flow hopper design
that will work for 7 similar powders. The powders are PE and have
similar flowing properties. I can send samples of each for testing.
I also need someone to recommend a suitable feeding device
underneath the hopper.
This week's homepage
photo is Nerak "Double-Z" continuous bucket conveyor.
Nerak bucket conveyors offer gentle handling of delicate products
such as food, chemicals and pharmaceuticals as well as highly
abrasive and impacting materials ranging from sand and gravel to
ores and crushed rock.
Photo courtesy of Mr.
John Hellier of Nerak Systems
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Promical - over 30 years in the
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handling systems: Railcar Unloading; Film/Sheet/Profile (Extrusion)
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Better yet, sell lucrative system
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3921 E. La Palma Suite M
Anaheim, CA 92808
Telephone: 714/688-1195
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Blue
Springs, Missouri, July 1, 2001 - Fike Corporation announces
FlamQuench II, flameless explosion venting devices, the latest
extension to Fike's "Total Concept Explosion Protection"
product line. The original FlamQuench has been marketed exclusively
in Europe since 1992, and was tested by Dr. Ing. Bartknecht.
Re-designed for the global market, Flamquench II will be
particularly useful for venting explosions indoors.
"...addresses
the significant advances in the technology of belt conveyance.
Improvements in belting and drive technologies have allowed
longer flights and higher lifts."
"...step-by-
step explanation is oriented towards building a new
plant...the information is also applicable to redesigning
facilities"
