LOS ANGELES -- Canon Communications reports extremely positive results -- specifically a surge in machinery sales -- for companies that exhibited at its recent WestPack show. Held at the Anaheim Convention Center, the three-day exposition and conference program attracted a record 14,579 buyers seeking the latest in packaging machinery, equipment, materials, and supplies.

One of many highlighted areas at this year's WestPack event was machinery. Exhibitor Bob Shelly, president of CVC Technologies, discussed his show experience: "We go to a majority of the main shows in the United States and around the world and I've seen more serious buyers and more success at this show than any other," said Shelly. "We sold our entire line of equipment off the show floor."

Tom Misik, International/Medical Sales Manager of Belco Packaging, agreed, "WestPack is vital to our bottom line. Customers walking the show floor were able to compare our machines with others on the market -- ultimately allowing us to confirm machinery orders worth $450,000. We are so pleased with these results, that we've enlarged our booth at EastPack this June and are eagerly anticipating WestPack in 2004!"

This year marked the first time WestPack exhibited with co-located events Medical Design & Manufacturing, Electronics West, Pacific Design, and the PLASTEC West Pavilion. The entire event brought in an astounding 38,763 attendees in total.

Next year's WestPack -- which is already 70% sold out -- will return to the Anaheim Convention Center, January 6-8, 2004. More information about the 2004 show can be found at www.westpackshow.com

Additionally, packaging professionals interested in gaining exposure in the Southeast market should attend SouthPack, April 30-May 1 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. And EastPack, June 2-4 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York will offer expanded coverage of the Northeast packaging market.

Produced and managed by Canon Communications LLC, WestPack is part of Canon's worldwide family of trade events that includes the SouthPack, EastPack, and MidPak packaging shows. Information about them can be found at www.canontradeshows.com , or by calling 310-445-4200.

KANSAS CITY, MO - BHA announced that it has achieved a milestone in the industrial filtration market by manufacturing the one-millionth PulsePleat pleated filter element.

PulsePleat filter elements are one-piece pleated filter designs for use in industrial fabric filter dust collectors. PulsePleat filters replace traditional bags and cages and offer up to 3 times more filtration area in the same housing. These filters are available in a variety of media and construction options, and are custom manufactured to fit all types of pulse-jet dust collector designs. BHA produces PulsePleat elements from its plants in the United States and Europe.

QIT, located in Quebec, Canada, received a commemorative “golden PulsePleat” in recognition of the steel company’s PulsePleat order that put BHA over the one million mark. Louis Palazzo, senior environmental engineer at QIT said, “PulsePleat filters have been an excellent upgrade for our dust collection systems. We enjoy working with the people at BHA and we congratulate them on this achievement.”

Jim Thome, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of BHA, said, “BHA has a long history of producing innovative products. The PulsePleat line is not just innovative, it’s revolutionary. Since the mid-90’s when we first introduced it, we have constantly tested and improved the product to meet customer demands for efficiency and performance. Reaching the one million milestone is a compliment to the product, the BHA people who manufacture it, and to our customers who have adopted it. We thank our customers, suppliers, and employees who continue to be part of the PulsePleat success and we now look forward to reaching the two million unit milestone.”

The most recent innovation to the PulsePleat line is the iPLAS™ pleat retention system. This uses an extruded polymer instead of fabric straps to keep the pleats evenly spaced and maintain filter integrity during use. According to Thome, “The iPLAS technology is a major advancement in the pleated filtration market. It puts PulsePleat elements way ahead of any other competing product. iPLAS helped us achieve our one million goal this year.”

BHA Group, Inc., the primary subsidiary of BHA Group Holdings, Inc. , is the world’s largest replacement parts manufacturer and service provider for industrial air pollution control systems. BHA serves customers in more than 50 different industries and has manufacturing and service facilities worldwide.

Source:  http://www.bha.com/

Parsons, Kansas -- Taylor Products’ easy to operate TE100 Small Electronic Packing Scale is designed for 20-125 lb. weightments of free-flowing materials and fits into the same space as most mechanical beam scales.

Dependable, rugged...one TE100 scale packaged over 9,000,000 pounds of corrosive fertilizer and other agricultural products in one season...without a breakdown. The same unit has operated for over 8 seasons with very little service and only minor repairs. Providing reliable, trouble-free operation day in and day out with the additional bonus of improved productivity.

Easy to operate...simply set the weight and hang the bag. The TE100 clamps the bag in place, fills, checks the weight and drops the filled bag. Uses open mouth and pinch bottom bags of paper, fabric or plastic.

The TE100’s unique baffled product flow system assures consistent product flow. The bulk and dribble flow gate is a standard design feature. Its electronic weighing components perform multiple functions, such as Over/Under, Reject and Weight-Trac, providing precision weighing in an economical, reliable system.

Taylor Products is a division of Magnum Systems, a single source supplier for bulk material handling and packaging systems for process plants. Other divisions: Smoot Co., a leader in pneumatic conveying; and Avatar Packaging Systems, an innovator in vertical-form-fill-seal bagging equipment.

For more information contact:
Mr. Mike Johnson
Taylor Products
2205 Jothi Avenue
Parsons, Kansas 67357
Telephone:  888-443-5559 or +1-620-421-5550
Fax:  620-421-5531
E-Mail:  mjohnson@taylorproducts.com
Web site:  http://www.taylorproducts.com/

Push of a Button : Quadro Ytron Powder Inductor Disperser

Waterloo, Ontario -- The Quadro Ytron Powder Induction Disperser (PID) is designed to convey and disperse difficult-to-wet powders into solution in a single pass with the push of a button. The PID can be used continuously as part of an in-line process or as part of a batch process.

The PID uses a combination of two technologies to incorporate and disperse powders into liquid. The first technology is the use of a powder inductor to convey and pre-wet the powders prior to dispersion. The second stage uses Quadro Ytron's proven ZC technology to disperse the powder into solution.

Benefits of the PID

• Convey powders with a wand, from a bag dump station or bulk bag unloader without auxiliary equipment.

• Single pass dispersion of the most difficult to disperse powders. Cleanability from batch to batch.

• No powder build up in the eductor or in the disperser housing.

The PID product discharge has a 3:1 turndown capability that allows the concentration of the powders to adjusted. Operator friendly, complete skid package. Principle of Operation PI and ZC Reactor The PID consists of a high pressure supply pump, Powder Inductor, ZC disperser reactor head and positive displacement discharge pump. The fixed speed high pressure supply pump increases the supply pressure through the venturi of the PI creating a negative pressure to draw in the powders.

The powder / liquid slurry passes through the ZC reactor head ensuring a homogeneous mix of the two components, which is then discharged via the discharge pump. Shear is applied to the product by pre-wetting the powders in the PI with a highly atomized liquid and then subjecting them to intense mechanical shear as they pass through the close tolerance high speed multiple tooth rotor/stator in the ZC reactor housing ensuring a maximum yield, lump free solution.

For more information contact:
Quadro Engineering Inc.
613 Colby Drive
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada N2V 1A1
Phone: 519-884-9660
Fax: 519-884-0253
Web site:  http://www.quadro.com/

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I am working with a client who has two locations that receive 150,000 to 250,000 TPY of pebble lime via pneumatic truck. We believe that bottom dump trucks would save a considerable amount of time and money for the trucking contractor.

I am trying to locate companies that have experience in providing covered drive-over dumping and conveying facilities with appropriate dust control equipment. If you know of such firms or installations, I would appreciate the contact.  (Click here to post a reply)

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The Application: Fine solids/sand mixture is discharged from a gas/solids separator into a sump via an inclined chute. The chute is fitted with two slide valves which open and close alternately (according to a control cycle) when level in the separator gets too high. The solids drop into the sump where they are slurried with water. The gas is chlorine and must be contained for obvious reasons. At present this is achieved by maintaining a level of solids in the separator to act as a seal.

The problem is when solids are dumped from the separator into the sump, dust, and some chlorine gas entrained in the solids, is released. The sump lid is not airtight. An extraction/scrubber system is fitted but struggles to contain all emissions.

I could upgrade the scrubber system but believe the root cause is the rapid descent of the solids and subsequent displacement of air. The lower of the two slides can't go any lower to limit the height of fall and, while a rotary valve would control the feed rate, it seems it may not be sufficient to contain chlorine sufficiently.  (Click here to post a reply)

Any suggestions?
Jason Cullen
jason.cullen@tiwest.com.au

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