Paducah, KY -- PEBCO worked closely with Black & Veatch in Kansas City and Strudes, Inc., of Quebec to develop a specially designed Mark 1 Cleveland Cascade Chute for Lafarge North America's Davenport, Iowa facility.

This particular chute is loading 250 short tons per hour of finished cement into barges. This chute features lightweight fiberglass cones with abrasion resistant steel liners, a heavy duty shroud, a cement adapter with material probes and a special dust enclosure attached to the bottom. The Cleveland Cascade Chute requires minimum maintenance and operates free of product spillage and dust leakage.

Two of the most difficult products to handle are alumina and finished cement. The solution to loading these products is the Cleveland Cascade Chute. This design chute has successfully handled a diverse range of dry bulk solids from finished cement and alumina to calcined petroleum coke, calcined lime, wheat, soda ash, potash, phosphate, lead oxide, etc.

The truncated, oppositely-inclined cones, supported by straps and covered by a wind shroud, enable material to be loaded in mass flow at low velocity. In this way, the bulk particles remain tightly packed together; thereby minimizing the release of small dust particles. Operating on the principle of mass flow at low velocity, dust emission is minimized without recourse to secondary extraction systems, while degradation and segregation are considerably reduced. This patented chute has applications in ship, barge, truck, railcar, and silo loading as well as conveyor-to-conveyor transfer.

PEBCO Inc. is widely recognized as an innovator in the loading of bulk materials. PEBCO purchased the patent rights from Cleveland Potash of England to manufacture and sell the Cleveland Cascade Chute in North and South America. For further information, please contact:

Mr. Ed Barker
PEBCO, Inc.
E-mail: barker@pebco.com
Web site:  http://www.pebco.com/
Phone:  270-442-1996
Fax:  270-442-5214

NEW ORLEANS, -- Drew-Wright, Inc. announced that it is acquiring Associated Terminal's members' interest in North American Crushing & Screening, LLC (NACS).

According to the Drew-Wright partner's, Robert Drew and Gilbert Wright, "with Drew-Wright acquiring one-hundred percent interest, the company will become better positioned to service the entire bulk commodity shipping community as an independent operator."

It is expected that Drew-Wright will reorganize NACS in order to expand the package of services that now includes contract crushing and screening, cargo reconditioning, C&D recycling and custom processing.

The principals in Drew-Wright have provided professional services to the international commodity shipping industry for over twenty years. Additionally, Drew-Wright was the founding partner in RMI Inspectorate, LLC, a cargo inspection and marine surveying company, which operated throughout the Americas.

For more information contact:
Mr. Gilbert Wright
North American Crushing & Screening, LLC
1050 South Jefferson Davis Parkway
Suite 315
New Orleans, LA 70125
Telephone:  504-865-7444
Fax:  504-865-7474
Email: info@nacsllc.com
Web Site: www.nacsllc.com

Pitman, NJ -- The K-Tron Feeder Group introduced the Company's new Shear Hopper at NPE 2003 in Chicago. A compact alternative to traditional mechanical feeder agitation, the shear hopper reliably prevents bridge building of cohesive materials. This special hopper can be used with all K2 Modular feeders in place of the standard 50 and 80 liter hopper choices.

The Shear Hopper consists of a flexible hopper liner fixed to the top and bottom of a standard hopper, with a ring mounted around the middle of the flexible hopper liner. A motor moves the ring in eccentric circles, thus agitating the flexible liner and preventing material bridging. The hopper motion is gentle on the bulk material and improves material flow for better accuracy.

The compact size and ease of cleaning of the Shear Hopper make it an ideal solution for use in feeding applications where cohesive materials require agitation, but short, specialized runs require frequent change over. It is often used in conjunction with K-Tron's new Quick Change Feeder for such short customized runs.

For more information contact:
K-Tron International
Routes 55 and 553
Pitman, NJ 08071
Telephone:  +1 856-589-0500
Fax:  +1 856-589-8113
Email:  info@ktron.com
Web site:  http://www.ktron.com/

ROCK HILL, SC -- ISL Cone Valve Technology, a manufacturer of powder handling equipment, has debuted a new touring mobile display and training center.

The new mobile training center is designed to provide customers and manufacturer sales representatives with new product demonstrations and training. Completed in early 2003, the trailer hosts a bevy of ISL Cone-Valve products including rigid bin systems, multiple cone valve configurations and controller designs and will begin touring the country this summer. A factory sales engineer will accompany the mobile center and assist customers and sales representatives with any questions or training needs.

"The best way for our customers to see our new technology is to bring it to their doorsteps," commented Steve Miles, Sales Manager of ISL Cone-Valve. "Once they see the features and benefits of our equipment, the next step is to provided a detailed testing analysis with their specific materials."

Developed over the past twenty years, cone valve technology combines the bin activator principle with dosing and a fail-safe shut off valve. The valve is positioned at the bottom of a Rigid Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) and is actuated to promote product flow. Features The 14-foot mobile center houses the complete product range of ISL Cone-Valve in a self-contained, self-sufficient traveling unit.

The interior of the trailer features a modern design with presentation materials and detailed explanations of how cone valve technology works. The displays are a combination of actual equipment, cutaways and graphics.

About ISL Cone Valve:  The company, founded by Ivan Semenenko, manufactures a variety of Cone Valve equipment and accompanying products such as discharge frames, hopper stations and flow aids. For more information about the new mobile center and an exhibition calendar, contact ISL Cone-Valve at: 803.324.7715 or email: islusa@conevalve.com

Source:  http://www.conevalve.com/

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