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3rd World Flexible Intermediate Bulk
Container 2002
Congress & Exhibition
6 & 7 November 2002
Antwerp, Belgium
Millennium Conferences International
has pleasure in announcing the 3rd World Flexible Intermediate Bulk
Container 2002 Congress & Exhibition. The event is supported and
endorsed by the relevant associations including the European
Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container Association (EFIBCA), US FIBCA
and Australia FIBCA.
Over
the years the two-day event has proven to provide the industry with
an international forum for discussion. It offers considerable
benefit to end-users, manufacturers, suppliers and those who are
considering using Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers (FIBCs) for
the first time.
FIBCs - also known as bulk bags or
big bags - started to gain acceptance in the mid-1970s. Designed to
transport bulk materials safely in unit loads usually of between 500
and 1500kg, they soon showed significant cost savings as well as
logistical advantages over traditional methods of moving powders and
granules in palletized 25kg or 50kg sacks.
In recent years the market share of
FIBCs has grown at the phenomenal rate of more than 10% per annum.
Throughout this time the industry has enjoyed an excellent safety
record and in order to maintain and improve this it is increasingly
important to educate and inform users about current safety
recommendations and legislation.
The conference will highlight market
issues, implications of new regulations, manufacturing, purchasing,
usage and disposal of FIBCs. The Congress offers a rare opportunity
- in an informal and congenial atmosphere - to establish and develop
contacts for the exchange of ideas, information, discussion and
experience.
Organizations can enhance and raise
their profile by taking a leading role at the event by sponsoring
various events and conference material. The conference will be
supported by an exhibition which will be an excellent marketing
opportunity and will also provide a meeting place to discuss
services with new and existing clients.
For further information contact: Millennium Conferences International Ltd
"Chantry House"
156 Bath Road
Maidenhead, Berkshire
SL6 4LB, United Kingdom
Telephone +44 (0)1628 580 246
Facsimile +44 (0)1628 580 346
Web site: http://www.millenniumconferences.com/
Email: FIBC2002@millenniumconferences.com
...Valve
Dismantles by Hand
Introducing the K-Valve for Sanitary
Applications
Middlesex, NJ -- The sanitary K Valve
is designed to USDA and FDA guidelines eliminating threads, keyways,
and crevices where residual product can get potentially trapped.
A
unique feature of the K-Valve is the split body design that allows
the K-valve to be completely disassembled, by hand without tools.
Standard quick clamps allow fast installation and removal as well as
quick and easy inspection and cleaning.
Gemco Valve designs and manufactures
high quality reactor feed valves, hopper valves and blender loading
and unloading systems. Visit our product page for the widest range
of solutions for powder flow control.
Get more information on the K-valve
and see an animated 3D model of the K-valve, visit Gemco's web site.
For more information contact:
Mr. Jim Lenihan Gemco Valve Company
301 Smalley Ave
Middlesex, NJ 08846
Telephone: +1-732-752-7900, Ext 305
Fax: 732-752-5857
Web site: Gemco
Valve Company
Email: sales@gemcovalve.com
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...Blending
of Ultrasonics and Electric Drives
HyBrute 18 Increases Screening
Capacity of Fine Materials
Cleveland, OH -- The Cleveland
Vibrator Company, uniting with HK Technologies of Salem, Ohio, is
proud to introduce the HyBrute 18. The new vibratory screener is a
blending of ultrasonics and rotary electric drives, the result is a
high-capacity, fine powdered-materials screener.
The
HyBrute 18 Screener incorporates the low maintenance, high volume
material flow rates of a "brute force" vibratory feeder
and the high precision characteristics of an ultrasonic screener.
The resulting "hybrid" screener brings together the best
of both types of vibratory units, low maintenance, large capacity,
and precision screening for fine materials.
Product is transported across the
screen surface via vibration produced by twin rotary electric
vibrators; the screening action is enhanced by ultrasonic vibration
applied to the screen section. This joint effort results in:
Higher sieving efficiency
Higher production rates
Screening to 20 micron
Consistency with less blinding
Since 1923 The Cleveland Vibrator
Company has manufactured equipment for industries such as recycling,
chemical, sand and gravel, plastics, glass, foundry, mining, and
special effects.
For more information contact:
Mr. David Strong Cleveland Vibrator Company
2828 Clinton Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44113
Telephone: 800-221-3298 or 216-241-7157
Fax: 216-241-3480
Web site: http://www.clevelandvibrator.com/
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"...Frequency
Modulated Radar"
New Instrument Measures Level Through
Dust
SPRINGHOUSE, Pa., May, 2002 - Siemens
Energy & Automation, Inc. has released the new SITRANS LR 400
radar instrument for reliable continuous level measurement in
difficult, long-range applications on dusty solids, as well as in
liquid storage.
The
instrument's ability to penetrate dust makes it ideal for
applications on cement, flour, fly-ash, carbon black, petroleum
coke, and other dusty materials. When applied in various
applications through out the cement industry. SITRANS LR 400
provides reliable level information for improved plant efficiency
and reduced operating costs.
The 4-wire power and 24 GHz high
frequency allows superior performance for long-range applications up
to 45 m (147 ft.) in cement, power, chemical, petrochemical, and
other industries. The technology used is frequency modulated,
continuous wave (FMCW) radar, with advanced echo-processing
capabilities including Auto False-Echo Suppression.
The SITRANS LR 400 is also ideal for
measuring liquids in storage vessels. It is especially effective on
low dielectric liquids such as solvents, petrochemicals, oils or LPG
(liquefied petroleum gas) - even without a still-pipe. It is
virtually unaffected by vapors, high pressure, or extreme
temperatures that are often found in chemical and petrochemical
industries.
Non-contacting technology means
maintenance is minimal. There are no cables or weights that may
break or fall into the vessel. Installation is easy, usually without
interruption to the process. Configuration is simple, with
auto-setup in as few as eight, menu-driven steps. The operator can
select parameters from the multilingual menu using the special
finger-activated, optical-input keys. SIMATIC™ PDM can be used for
easy remote programming using HART or PROFIBUS-PA. Built-in
self-calibration ensures repeatability.
For more information contact: Siemens-Milltronics
709 Stadium Drive
Arlington, Texas U.S.A. 76011
Telephone: 817-277-3543
Fax: 817-277-3894
Email: tsg@sea.siemens.com Web site:
http://www.sea.siemens.com/ia
Help
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Hot Messages from the Help
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People post their requests for help and offer their
suggestions to others in our open forum.
Mr. Lianjie needs help bagging
TiO2:
We have problems in valve bagging a
rutile product, IE TiO2, at 85 degrees C to 110 degrees C into 25 kg
bags sized 160 mm x 360mm x 600mm.
The product is aerated, containing
air more than 20% with volume weight of 0.4 to 0.6 ton/m3. Its size
is 325 mesh. The permeability of the bag is poor. It is required
that the product be not compacted.
The packing rate is 2 bags per
minute. The packing accuracy is 25kg plus or minus 100g while an
error of any successively total weightment of 40 bags should be a
positive value.
Mr. Troen needs help cleaning
his pneumatic conveyor:
We have a vacuum transport system
based on dilute/lean phase powder conveying in a multi-product
plant. We are looking for a system to clean the pipelines to avoid
clogging and cross-contamination in the transport system.
We are very reluctant on introducing
water/liquids into these pipes and are thus looking for a non-liquid
based system which enables us to in an easy and sanitary way clean
the inside of the pipes.
Share your expertise with others in the Help
Forum.
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decontamination systems, and jet-bag air filtration equipment.
Photo courtesy of Mr.
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