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- Ultrasonic Sensors Ideal for
Sensing Plastic Pellet Levels in Large Silos
- MTS
Introduces New Materials Handling Products Products
- Top Picks at Amazon.com
- Ask Joe Column!
- New Feeder for
"Hard-to-Discharge" Materials
- Powder and Bulk Dot Com had over 20,000+ visitors in May!
- New Patterson-Kelley MVP
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Non-Contact
Level Measurement
Ultrasonic Sensors Ideal for
Sensing Plastic Pellet Levels in Large Silos
LOGAN, UT – Scientific Technologies
Inc., Automation Products Group, offers two ultrasonic sensors
ideally suited to sensing plastic pellet levels in large silos.
Ultrasonic level measurement provides accurate, non-contact level
indication on a continuing basis. Ultrasonic sensors have no
mechanical moving parts - mechanical devices have moving parts that
clog and breakdown.
US-50
Ultrasonic Sensors are self-contained and feature a built-in
four-digit display that is used for programming, as well as a
display of level or volume measurement. They offer an adjustable
4-20 mA analog output and two solid-state form "A" relay
switches. A NEMA 4X rating allows this sensor to be mounted in
outdoor environments.
The UC/UT Controller/Sensor
combination is used when a remote display is necessary. The
controller has a four-digit LCD display and can be located up to
2000 ft. away from the sensor. The display can be programmed to read
the level from the top, or the volume of the product in the tank.
The sensor is powered from the controller, so only one 24v DC or
110/220v AC power supply is needed. Outputs from the UC controller
include a 4-20 mA analog output, and four solid-state form
"A" relay switches.
Both the US-50 and the UT/UC sensors
have 42kHz transducers that provide a measuring range up to 35 ft.
in plastic pellet and resin applications.
STI has been selected twice by Forbes
and three times by Business Week as one of the "world’s best
small companies." STI’s Automation Products Group serves the
factory automation, semiconductor, transportation, oil and gas,
consumer and food processing industries with a diversified offering
of sensing technologies. Products include level, flow, pressure
sensing, positioning transducers, vehicle separation, profiling and
ultrasonic sensors and controls.
For more information contact: Scientific Technologies Inc.
Automation Products Group
429 South Main Street
Logan, UT 84321
MTS
Introduces New Materials Handling Products Products
Bulk Bag Conditioning System
Material
Transfer & Storage, Inc. announces the availability of a new
Bulk Bag Conditioning System. Unit hydraulically compresses bulk
bags to break up material which has hardened or developed lumps
during transport and/or storage. System provides safe and economical
means of improving flowability of your materials. Equipment can be
custom engineered to accommodate your specific application
requirements.
Intrinsically Safe Low Level
Portable Drum Dumper
Designed to discharge 55 gallon drums
of sodium powder into a receiving pipe at 12" above floor
level. Unit features the MTS Lift & Seal System(TM) which
hydraulically seals the drum to the 304 stainless steel pour cone
for dust-tight operation. A 60° discharge angle, a 10"
diameter orifice gate, and a pneumatic linear vibrator promote full
product discharge. Units can be custom engineered to your
application requirements. System enhances plant safety, improves
material handling, and promotes a clean working environment.
Material Transfer & Storage, Inc.
offers container and drum dumpers, tilters, inverters, and lifts, as
well as bulk bag filling and discharge systems. We specialize in
custom solutions to your product or container handling needs.
For more information contact:
Mr. Thomas J. Hofman Material Transfer & Storage, Inc.
Material Transfer & Storage
P.O. Box 218
1214 Lincoln Rd.
Allegan, MI 49010
"Reports a
cross-section of equipment and techniques to address problems
of material not flowing from hoppers and silos, which are used
in many process plants."
"..presents a set of
design tables for use in the design of circular concrete
tanks. These tables can also be used in the analysis of silos,
pipes, or any circular-cylindrical shell subjected to
arbitrary axi-symmetrical loading and support
conditions."
"For people working in
industries that deal with granules or powders, discusses the
problems of caking and lumping."
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Lunch 'n Chat with Joe Marinelli
You are cordially invited to attend
the first, live, online "bull session" hosted by our own
Joe Marinelli in Powder and Bulk Dot Com's new "Break
Room".
When: Friday, June 22,
2001, 12:00 noon, US EST (daylight savings) Where:The
Break Room (Click the hyperlinked name to go there.)
Yoshikawa Corporation have been a
leading feeder manufacture in Japan market for the last 15 years.
The "Circle Feeder" is a patented product to feed very
hard-to-discharge materials.
Now
offering you a very unique, and effective system of feeding and
discharging powders and bulk solids. Supported by many installations
in various kinds of fields including chemicals, foods, medicine, etc
both domestically and overseas. Yoshikawa's products widely
known and recognized today.
More than 4,000 Circle Feeders have
been produced and delivered in the past 15 years to both domestic
and overseas markets ,which has established ourselves one of the
most reliable suppliers of successful feeding system.
The Circle Feeder's unique features
thanks to simple, but sophisticated mechanical structures include:
Elimination of arching and
bridging- even with wet powders
Dischargeable of high-moisture
filter cakes
Discharge of hard-to-feed fibrous materials including cotton, incinerated garbage ash, pulverized
paper & plastic bags
Discharge of large-size lumpy
materials like gypsum, limestone, coke, clay, shells and even
plastic bottles
Available in volumetric and
loss-in-weight configurations
Where there is a problem, there is
the Circle Feeder to consider as one of the most effective ways for
solution.
For more information about the Circle
Feeder contact.
Mr. Takaharu Sakata Yoshikawa Corporation
360-31 Minato-cho,
Sendai City, Kagoshima Pref.
899-1924 Japan
Powder and Bulk Dot Com
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our web site last month? That's almost 1,000 people per business
day! They are looking for companies, equipment and services they
need! Banner advertising is a great way
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Sanitary
Powder Processing
New Patterson-Kelley MVP
The ultimate in blend
uniformity...plus production flexibility and contained powder
processing in the P-K MVP. The P-K Twin Shell® Blender with
intensifier is considered by powder processing professionals around
the globe to be the best mixer for difficult jobs. By combining its
excellent processing capabilities with the material transport
features of a post lift, it has solved some of the major issues
facing sanitary powder processing today...containment and flexible
production. The blending suite is revolutionized when this unique
blending system is employed.
Blend
Uniformity: The P-K Twin Shell with an intensifier has decades
of experience proving its ability to handle difficult mixing
requirements.
Flexible Production: Every MVP
can accommodate vessels of varying working capacities. And each
vessel is transportable on its own cart. Multiple blending rooms are
now longer necessary.
Containment: Precise
maneuvering of the lift and blender, accomplished with a ball screw,
can dock the blender's sanitary valve to any contained environment
or enclosure.
Process Control: Based on an
Allen Bradley PLC and Wonderware® software, a "Smart Blender™
Control System" is provided for the ultimate in user friendly
access, batch records, recipe control and other state-of-the-art
features.
For more information contact:
Patterson-Kelley Co.
P.O. Box 458
100 Burson Street
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
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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Jobs
From the Job Fair
Plant Superintendent
Seeking individual to train and
supervise plant production personnel. Responsibilities include
production & maintenance scheduling, compliance to customer
service shipping schedules, implementation & enforcement of
company policies and MSHA compliance.
Strong mechanical knowledge of
operations & maintenance of a broad range of processing
equipment. 5 years supervisory experience in an industrial
manufacturing environment.
Facilities are located in Morgan
City, LA and New Iberia, LA Competitive salary. Excellent benefits
to include paid holidays, vacation, sick. Medical, Dental, Life
& Disability insurance, 401(k).
Excalibar Minerals Inc.
15425 North Freeway Suite 370
Houston, Texas 77090
Web site: http://www.excalibar.com/
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Material
Transfer & Storage, Inc. announces the availability of a new
Bulk Bag Conditioning System. Unit hydraulically compresses bulk
bags to break up material which has hardened or developed lumps
during transport and/or storage. System provides safe and economical
means of improving flowability of your materials. Equipment can be
custom engineered to accommodate your specific application
requirements.
