Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- The Malvern Insitec Voyager, on-line particle size analyzer, with Malvern Link automation software, has been named winner of the Most Innovative Product category in this year's Asia Pacific Coatings Show awards. Winners were announced and awards presented at the show held on 21 & 22 May 2003 in Kuala Lumpur.

Commenting on the decision of the judging panel, David Vaughan-Lee, editor of Asia Pacific Coatings Journal, said: "The judges felt that Malvern Process Systems should win the award because the design of the patented Insitec system offers significant improvements in productivity together with savings in raw materials, labor and energy costs for powder production processes. This has been rewarded by rapid sales growth in the Asia Pacific region."

On being presented with the winner's trophy, Dr George Crawley, Business Development Manager for Malvern Process Systems, the on-line particle sizing division of Malvern Instruments, said: "I am delighted that Malvern's Insitec system has been recognized with this award. Malvern Process Systems has not only invested in R&D for its products, importantly it has also focused on making sure that the teams that sell and support on-line particle sizing systems fully understand and can meet the needs of our customers throughout the world. With manufacturing industry now focused on process optimization and process intensification, on-line measurements that bring process understanding and real-time control are of increasing value. It is our aim to provide the effective service and comprehensive product range that the market needs."

The Insitec Voyager is a mobile system that can be attached to fixed sampling ports at a variety of points in a production line, or can be used to sample from several different production lines. It is a fully integrated unit with all the necessary fittings to allow the system to function automatically.

Malvern Process Systems focuses on the development, production and implementation of intelligent process solutions for particulate systems.  Solutions encompass real time sensors, wet and dry on-line particle sizing, full automation and advanced control systems – delivering process knowledge that goes far beyond simple in-process quality control

Source:  http://www.malps.com/

RICE LAKE, WS -- Rice Lake’s Paramounts system offers superior weighing accuracy for applications involving expansion, contraction and vibration in harsh environments. Uniquely designed mounts and hermetically sealed stainless steel load cells work together as a system to provide the ultimate in convenience and control for light to medium capacity tanks and hoppers, mixers and blenders, and in-process measurement and control.

The fixed pin mount acts as the vessel’s primary reference point while enabling rotation of the top plate. A single side stop mount is paired with the fixed pin mount to permit mechanical expansion and contraction in one direction. With the addition of one or more free sliding mounts, the vessel then becomes a high-accuracy weighing device. The combination of these three mount designs offers the free motion necessary to eliminate unwanted mechanical side loads. Paramounts are also self-checking in applications involving temperature fluctuation and vibration.

In comparison to other mount assembly systems, Paramounts come standard with matched outputs and field-replaceable load cell cable, which reduces installation time and service costs.

Rice Lake Weighing Systems, an ISO 9001-registered company, has been the leader in the industrial scale and process-control weighing industry for over 50 years. We design, manufacture, and distribute equipment through a worldwide network of independent scale distributors, and offer over 20,000 products —the largest selection of quality weighing products available—and the best customer service in the business.

Source:  http://www.rlws.com/

Manufacturers of deck board, railings, spindles, molding, window, and door trim who utilize wood-fiber plastics in their processes must have equipment that is durable and versatile enough to make quick changes yet maintain consistent accuracies.

AccuRate's Mechatron feeders offer manufacturers of wood-fiber composites the ability to disassemble, clean, and reconfigure from the non-process side all in a matter of minutes. This enables users to change materials or recipes without typical time consuming procedures that are characteristic of many dry bulk material feeders.

In addition to versatility, the Mechatron feeders accuracy in feeding colorants is critical for maintaining color consistency in wood-fiber plastic composite products. If the amount of colorant going into a process varies from one production run to the next, color matching or constancy of product becomes difficult to maintain. With the gravimetric accuracies of ± ¼%, based on the material's characteristics, the Mechatron feeder helps maintain the consistent color quality from one production run to the next.

Mechatron feeders are offered in low range, mid range, and high range models with feed rates spanning from .058 to 1,100 cubic feet (1.6 to 31,152 liters) per hour. The feeders also feature both flexible wall (Coni-Flex) and all stainless steel, rigid wall (Coni-Steel) feed hoppers.

AccuRate, a Unit of SCHENCK AccuRate, is a global supplier of bulk solids metering equipment and systems.  For additional information on AccuRate products contact them at (800) 558-0184, by fax at (262) 473-2489 or visit  http://www.accuratefeeders.com/

Expand your knowledge in the Summer of 2003!  Here are a few book suggestions for you, made by your peers.  These are the 15 most popular books purchased from our Reading Room.  Who would have guessed Perry's would be number one?

1. Perry's Chemical Engineers Handbook (Platinum Edition)
2. Pneumatic Conveying of Solids
3. Screw Conveyor 101
4. Sands, Powders and Grains: The Physics of Granular Materials
5. Handbook of Mechanical Engineering Calculations
6. Hopper and Silo Discharge: Successful Solutions
7. Manual on Test Sieving Methods (ASTM)
8. Dust Collection with Bag Filters & Envelope Filters
9. Handbook of Batch Process Design
10. Dust Explosions in the Process Industries
11. Mixing of Solids
12. Belt Conveyors for Bulk Materials
13. Plant Layout & Flow Improvement
14. Silos: Fundamentals of Theory, Behavior and Design
15. Statics and Kinematics of Granular Materials

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Joe Taylor, Editor

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Mr. Jenkins needs help with dust collection:

I am looking for better technology for collecting fine particles and dust that my plant currently produces.

Currently I have many bag houses and find that they consume a lot of compressed air (which makes the electrical bill soar) and the bags are expensive and need to be changed frequently and changing the bags is not an easy task.

Any help would greatly be appreciated.
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Mr. Illias needs cooling a centrifuge:

I have a small problem that I need to be solved. We have a centrifuge of Ellerwerk type 736 U-A.

We are having a problem that we are unable to run it continuously. It gets stuck . We know that this problem can be resolved by supplying N2 gas for cooling purpose. It already has the points for feeding the gas.

But the problem is that we don't know the specifications of cooling system i.e., what should be the temperature & what should be the flow etc.

Can anybody help?  I am sure there must be people out here in the forum who are using this centrifuge or have used it in the past.
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Ali Illias
ali@hubpak.com
Hub-Pak Salt Refinery

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We are looking for a distributor in USA for our brand of dosing systems and machines, twin screw  feeders single screw feeders pneumatic conveyer vacuum loaders empty big bag, valve and more other we are in direct competition with others feeder companies.

I will be in Boston area in July, if you are interested an a meeting, please send me an e-mail at immini@dsem.it or call me at 0039 329 09 77 283

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Product Manager Area

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