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Powder and Bulk Dot Com Newsletter
"For the materials handling & processing professional...."
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Vol. 2, No. 48, June 5, 2000
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN): 1526-9051
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Joseph Taylor, Editor, mailto:jtaylor@powderandbulk.com
Copyright 1999-2000, Powder and Bulk Dot Com
This is a 100% opt-in newsletter with news and information
for the materials handling professional. The Newsletter is
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Summer is here...and welcome. We hope all of you have a great
time with friends and family.
Just a reminder, if you have a company press release or great
story for our newsletter, send it to us. We love to hear about
what you and your associates are up to.
Our goal is to provide information to improve your business
by using the resources available on the Internet.
Thanks,
Joe Taylor
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Contents:
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> Press Releases, Show Announcements and Industry News Wanted!
> Improving Pigment Grinding
> Expanded Eriez Program Offers Next-Day Shipping Over 40 Products
> Top Picks From Amazon.com
> Ask Joe Column!
> Mixer Emulsifiers Built for Vacuum or Pressure Operation
> We had over 18,000 Visitors in May!
> Stainless Steel Valves Food and Chemical Industries
> Hot Messages from the Help Forum
> Call For Photographs!
> From the Job Fair
> Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Sponsorship & Archive Information
> ReferWare
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Press Releases, Show Announcements and Industry News Wanted!
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Do you have company news, a new product, new service or other
information you would like to share with our subscribers?
We give full credit to contributing authors.
DEADLINE FOR THE NEXT ISSUE IS THURSDAY, JUNE 8TH.
Please try to submit articles via e-mail. If you have
photographs to be included with article, post the photo on
your web site and include the URL of the photo with your
article. (We do want "action-shots" for our home page!)
mailto:news@powderandbulk.com
...or visit our news and information submission page at:
Click here to submit a press release
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Improving Pigment Grinding
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The German paint factory Lackfabrik Osnatol relies on long-term
partnerships when it comes to expanding its paste production
facilities.
That is why it is counting on the services of the global
Buhler Technology Group, which now also offers solutions in
the field of paint manufacture. One of the machines that has
been in service in this plant since recently is a new bead
mill, which helps improve the quality of the company’s products.
Osnatol produces solvent-based paints for a large number of
industries. The pigment pastes are highly concentrated, which
means that their pigment content is very high. Osnatol’s
partnership with Buhler has enabled it to produce even more
highly pigmented pastes within a short time allowing it to
further expand its range of products. In addition, flexibility
has been increased, supply times have been reduced, and costs
have been cut.
NEW BEAD MILL
Not least among the reasons for these improvements is the new
Buhler K60 conical bead mill, which achieves a throughput of
up to 150 kilograms per hour in processing pigment pastes.
One improvement gained by applying this model, for example,
is that one or two grinding passes can be eliminated. It
took company owner Hans-Jürgen Bartels only a short time to
notice that the color strength had increased by about 30
percent: In the case of specialty products, the color strength
was even doubled. Bartels is also satisfied with the increased
product fineness, which has been appreciably improved by the
new machine.
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRODUCTS
Thanks to the lower cross-contamination of different products,
it has proved possible to reduce the cleaning times, and
solvent consumption has dropped by as much as 50 percent:
This allows us to help protect the environment, says Bartels,
who already has other plans: In order to satisfy the current
environment-related requirements, we are testing the
application of the Buhler machine for water-based paints.
In the future, we want to produce more water-based paints
and effect finishes, for which we have just recently built
a new production hall.
EXTENSIVE TRAINING
The correct operation and application of the machines and a
solid general know-how are crucial for ensuring the success
of an expansion strategy such as the one systematically
pursued by Osnatol. Thanks to the extensive training of
Osnatol’s operators at Buhler’s engineering laboratory in
Uzwil, Switzerland, operation of the machine has been
optimized, which pays off in the form of outstanding
production results.
TWO MODERN FACTORIES
The company Osnatol-Werk GmbH & Co. KG operates two modern
production facilities in Germany for making high-quality paints.
The company headquarters are in Belm-Vehrte near Osnabrück;
a branch factory is located in Steglitz near Magdeburg.
Thank to its own state-of-the-art research and development
department, which cooperates closely with Buhler, Osnatol
is prepared to meet the challenges of the future.
Buhler, with a payroll of almost 7000 and annual sales of
1.6 billion German marks, is a global technology partner
for dispersion technology, but has world-class capabilities
also in areas of process engineering, in chemical engineering,
in food processing, and in die casting.
For more information 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
mailto:roman.salzmann@buz.buhler.ch
Web site: http://www.buhler.ch/
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Expanded Eriez Program Offers Next-Day Shipping Over 40 Products
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ERIE, PA -- Eriez Magnetics has expanded its EriezXpress
product offering to include five new products that are
available to immediately solve product purity and material
handling and conveying problems. Now, with more than 40
products always in stock and available for next-day shipping,
Eriez has added:
-SafeHold® Model EPL-122 Permanent Lift Magnet, which can lift
up to 1300 pounds
-Magnet Load Monitor-Series FS, which alerts the operator when
it’s time to manually clean the face of a suspended electromagnet
-Pull Test Kit to measure magnet strength and monitor magnet
performance
-CP-2080 Self Cleaning Suspended Permanent Magnet to automatically
remove large amounts of ferrous contamination from nonferrous
materials conveyed on practically all conveyors and chutes
-SP-6330 Suspended Permanent Magnet to remove unwanted ferrous
metal from heavy burden depths of nonferrous materials
Upon credit approval, orders received by 4:00pm at Eriez will
be processed and shipped the next business day.
Eriez, recognized as "world authority in advanced technology for
magnetic, vibratory and metal detection applications," designs,
develops, manufactures and markets advanced technology equipment
for magnetic separation, metal detection and materials feeding,
screening, conveying and controlling applications.
Eriez, recognized as "world authority in advanced technology
for magnetic, vibratory and metal detection applications,
"designs, develops, manufactures and markets advanced
technology equipment for magnetic separation, metal detection
and materials feeding, screening, conveying and controlling
applications
For more information contact:
Mr. Keith Jones
Eriez Magnetics
P.O. Box 10608
Erie, PA 16514-0608
Telephone (toll free): 800-345-4946
Outside the United States: 814-835-6000
Fax: 814-833-3348
mailto:eriez@eriez.com
Web site: Eriez
Magnetics 
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Top Picks From Amazon.com
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Time to advance your skills over the summer, check into these
great books to broaden your processing knowledge.
"Primary Cereal Processing: A Comprehensive
Sourcebook"
by Bernard Godon, Claude Willm (Editor)
Hardcover, April 1994
"Stacking Blending Reclaiming of Bulk Materials (Series on Bulk
Materials Handling, Vol 1, No 5)"
by Reinhard H. Wohlbier (Editor)
Hardcover, January 1977
"Bakery Technology: Packaging, Nutrition, Product
Development"
by Samuel A. Matz
Hardcover, March 1989
We thank you for your continued support of the Reading Room.
Do you need a book? Can you suggest a book you love, that we
should have in the Reading Room? Let me know and we will
try to include it!
Thank you for your continued support of Powder and Bulk Dot
Com and for our Reading Room. You can visit the Reading Room at:
http://www.powderandbulk.com/pb_services/readingroom.htm
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Ask Joe Column!
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GUEST ARTICLES
Do you have an area of expertise in bulk materials, have you
solved a difficult materials problem? You too, can be an Ask
Joe! guest author!
Share your knowledge with others and promote yourself (the
old publish or perish is true!) by contributing an article
to the Ask Joe! Column.
For more information, please contact Joe Marinelli at:
mailto:shtech@fmtc.net
THIS WEEK'S ARTICLE
"Wear in Lean-Phase Pneumatic Conveying Pipelines"
Guest article by Richard Farnish, Consulting Engineer
The Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology
You can read Richard's article at:
http://www.powderandbulk.com/pb_services/askjoe.htm
PAST Ask Joe! ARCHIVED ARTCLES
Web Address for Ask Joe Archive is:
http://www.powderandbulk.com/pb_services/ask_joe_archive/toc.htm
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Mixer Emulsifiers Built for Vacuum or Pressure Operation
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Ross Series 500 Mixer Emulsifiers are built for service in
critical manufacturing environments that require vacuum
and/or internal pressure operation. The mixers are built
with either single or double mechanical seals carefully
selected to match the clients specific process requirements.
Double seals are supplied for either conventional lubricated
operation or for dry running operation for particularly
sensitive applications such as in the pharmaceutical industry.
The Series 500 model is available in sizes from 1.5 through
100 hp. All wetted surfaces, except the shaft support bushing
are of type 316 stainless steel construction. The bushing
is normally supplied in bronze or Teflon however several
additional materials are available to meet each process
requirement. For high solids applications special bushing
lubrication systems supply a continuous lubrication to
the bushing location. All stator heads are available for
use with this model.
For more information contact:
Charles Ross & Son Company
Box 12308
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Telephone within U.S.: 800-243-7677
Telephone international: 631-234-0500
Fax: 631-234-0691
mailto:sales@mixers.com
Web site: http://www.rossmixing.com/
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Stainless Steel Valves Food and Chemical Industries
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PEBCO is recognized world-wide as a leading manufacturer of
standard or customized gates, valves and diverters for powder
and bulk solids handling. This equipment can be manufactured
in complete stainless steel for the chemical, food and
pharmaceutical applications. Seal materials available are
viton, UHMW, white neoprene or Teflon.
In addition to food and chemical industries, PEBCO products
are used in various applications such as: mining, cement,
chemical, power generation, waste incineration, lime,
fertilizer, sand and gravel, alumina, bauxite, clay, and
dewatered sludge.
PEBCO’s engineering team treats each application individually
and custom tailors 80 percent of products to exacting customer
specifications. As a result, PEBCO has patented products
that demonstrate the ingenuity of the company in the field
of moving, storing, and weighing bulk solids. The patents
are in the following areas: ROLLING BLADE Gate, Mass Flow
Feeder control technology, Uni-Load Chute and Cleveland
Cascade Chute.
PEBCO’s capabilities range from application engineering,
CAD design, manufacturing, start-up services, and a complete
customer support program.
Call on the professionals at PEBCO for your dry bulk solids
equipment manufacturing needs.
For more information contact
Mr. Tony Langley
PEBCO, Inc.
P.O. Box 7506
Paducah, KY 42002-7506
Phone: 270-442-1996
Fax: 270-442-5214
Web site: http://www.pebco.com/
mailto:tlangley@pebco.com
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Hot Messages from the Help Forum
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People post their requests for help and offer their suggestions
to others in our open forum.
Ms. Chabut needs help with adhesives:
I would like to find some theorical books about the adhesive
systems. Moreover I am looking for some suppliers for mixing
and filling equipment. If you have some information you can
join me at
Barbara Chabut
mailto:barbara.chabut@spit.com
Mr. Nieuwoudt needs cleaning bins:
I'm looking for a cleaning tool for the remove of buildups
(rat holes) in a limestone bin +/-25000 ton capacity. Can you
please supply me with a web site or e-mail address.
Regards,
Cor Nieuwoudt
Engineering Assistant Mechanical
PPC Cement
Dwaalboom, South Africa
mailto:cnieuwoudt@ppc.co.za
Ms. Rios needs milling and process equipment:
I am looking for ball mills, roller mills crushers, air
separators and powder transportation. If you have some
information or directions to help me, you can join me
at
Gabriela Rios
mailto:riosmg@supernet.com.bo
The Help Forum is open for everyone to use. Share your
expertise with others, you can find these & other messages at:
http://www.powderandbulk.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl
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Call For Photographs!
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This week's photograph is of the use metal detectors to identify
metal contamination problems before major damage occurs to
downstream equipment can protect product purity and maintain
the productivity of the processing line. Here, individual
chocolate bars are run through Eriez Magnetics' E-Z Tec® Metal
Detector to protect against contamination. Photo courtesy
Keith Jones of Eriez Magnetics:
Eriez
Magnetics
We would love to have your photo of a bulk materials process,
packaging, conveying or handling "action shot" for our home page.
If you have a favorite photograph of bulk materials handling
at its best, please e-mail us a jpeg or gif of the photo with
a description of what is in the photo for our home page.
Full credit and the description of the photo will be given.
Photographs are be changed every two weeks to give everyone
a chance to be included.
Send your photograph and description to,
mailto:news@powderandbulk.com
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From the Job Fair
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OUTSIDE SALES
Dynamic and growing manufacturers representative group based
in Chicago area is seeking outside salesman to add to staff.
Ideal candidate will have 2-5 years sales experience.
Candidate will be responsible for growing companies bulk
bag and equipment business, and will be responsible for
assigned territory. Candidate will be provided salary,
and incentive as well as all business related expenses paid.
Respond to:
Allen/Davis Technology
P.O. Box 428
Batavia IL 60510
http://www.allendavistech.com/
mailto:sales@allendavistech.com
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