Schenck Process Acquires Stock Equipment Company

Darmstadt, Germany -– Schenck Process announces agreement on the acquisition of Stock Equipment Company (“Stock”). This acquisition further strengthens the position of Schenck Process as the leading global supplier of weighing, feeding, screening, and automation solutions throughout the process industries.

Stock, together with its Redler and Solvera products is the global leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of highly engineered bulk material handling systems and electronic controls for coal-fired power plants and other process industries.

Founded in 1929, Stock has the most extensive bulk material handling product offering in the industry, which includes feeding systems, chain conveyors, specialty valves, electronic controls, and other accessory products.

Headquartered in Chagrin Falls, Ohio and with operations in China, India, Japan, and the United Kingdom, Stock is well positioned to serve both its international customer base and growing markets. Employing around 270 people worldwide, in 2005, Stock created revenues of approximately 65 million US dollars.

Dr. Jochen Weyrauch, President of Schenck Process, said, “Following the recent MBO of Schenck Process from Carl Schenck AG, the acquisition of Stock confirms our strategy to grow Schenck Process with greater focus and efficiency. In addition to other benefits, the acquisition of Stock facilitates this growth by allowing us to strengthen our position in servicing the highly attractive coal-fired power industry. We are delighted to have been able to bring such a strong brand as Stock together with its management team into the Schenck Process family."

"Over the last few years," Dr. Weyrauch continues, "Stock’s management has successfully grown the company internationally. Stock and Schenck Process equally stand for high quality, reliability, and service and therefore perfectly fit together. The compatibilities that exist between Schenck Process and Stock Equipment Company in terms of business models, customer base, and markets will enable us to further extend our solution capabilities and strengthen our position of being the supplier of choice for best-in-class solutions to customer’s weighing, feeding, screening, and automation needs.”

Mr. William E. Downs, President of Stock Equipment Company, said, “The integration of Stock into the Schenck Process family offers the combined organization new and exciting growth opportunities. By leveraging the synergies and utilizing the extensive global reach we will be able to deliver even more innovative products and solutions to customers.”

Schenck Process is organized along International Business Segments (IBS) of which the acquisition of Stock Equipment Company creates the 5th segment, namely - Power: Coal-fired power plants and associated industries.

Schenck Process, with headquarters located in Darmstadt, Germany, is a global market leader of solutions in measuring and process technologies, industrial weighing, feeding, screening, and automation. Schenck Process develops, manufactures, and markets a full range of solutions, products, and turnkey systems based on combining process engineering expertise, reliable components, and field-proven technology.

For additional information on Schenck AccuRate products, contact us at 800-558-0184, by fax at (262)473-2489 or visit our Web site at www.accuratefeeders.com

New : ScrewDisc Feeder Featured at NPE 2006

Mississauga, Ontario -- The new Brabender ScrewDisc feeder is a loss in weight feeder with a unique metering technique particularly developed for pellets and free flowing ingredients. The design features a vertical metering screw interconnected with a horizontal rotating disc.

This feeder assembly is secured to a single load cell mounted on a support bracket. A compact, Panasonic AC 9115/230v) servo motor provides a 100:1 screw speed range. Speed control is motor mounted, varied by RS485 serial communication from the controller.

Stop by our Booth # 2532 and see the new ScrewDisc Multi Component Feeder Station.

Brabender Technologie, a worldwide leader in feeder technology, has been providing feeding equipment for over 40 years. An innovator with a proven track record for quality and reliability Brabender has equipment operating all over the world with hundreds of feeder systems in North America alone.

For more information on the new ScrewDisc Feeder please contact:
Glenda Ogley
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Martin Systems Improve Railcar Unloading

Neponset, IL -- Unloading bulk solids from railcars is often a difficult and "dirty" job. It can be slow, fitful, labor-intensive, inefficient, messy, noisy, and unsafe.

Martin Engineering offers a number of systems to improve the unloading of bottom-dump railroad hopper cars. Used individually or in combination, these Martin Products make the process of railcar unloading cleaner, safer, and more productive.

Components of the Martin Railcar System include:

• Boot-Lift Railcar Connectors to connect a car to the under-track conveying system quickly and easily, without requiring personnel to crawl under the car.

• Martin Railcar Openers to open hopper car gates efficiently, without requiring “strong-arm” tactics.

• Martin Railcar Vibrators to boost the rate of material flow out of cars, making unloading faster and more efficient.

For more information on the Martin Engineering Railcar Unloading Systems, contact your Martin Engineering representative, or visit the Railcar Unloading section of Martin Engineering’s web site.

Founded in 1944, Martin Engineering is a world leader in making bulk-materials handling cleaner, safer, and more productive. Headquartered in Neponset, Illinois, the company has operations in Marine City, Michigan and Kirkland, Washington, as well as Germany, France, United Kingdom, China, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, Turkey, and South Africa. Martin® Products are also available from authorized representatives around the world.

Source: http://www.martin-eng.com/

Grinding : Union Process Produces Custom Attritor

Akron, OH -- Union Process recently produced a custom dry grinding attritor, designed and built to meet the specific needs of one of its customers. Union Process, known globally as a manufacturer of grinding and dispersing equipment as well as related services, manufactures attritors and small media mills for a broad range of industrial applications.

As a manufacturer of ceramic products, the customer needed to grind ceramic materials, specifically alumina and zirconium, in a metal-free environment. After reviewing and analyzing the customer's specifications and requirements, Union Process recommended a dry grinding SD-100 Attritor to achieve the desired end product.

The SD-100 Attritor is versatile and easy to maintain. To maximize efficiency for this specific application, the mill was automated to run in batch mode with pneumatically operated discharge valves. Featuring a gross tank capacity of 155 gallons, the custom SD-100 was equipped with tungsten carbide sleeved arms and a ceramic-lined tank to provide a complete metal-free system. The SD-100 Attritors are produced with motors from 60-125 HP depending on the application.

For more information on SD Series Attritors or any of the other equipment in the full line of Attritors and small media mills, contact Union Process Inc., or visit the Union Process web site at www.unionprocess.com

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