Aurora, IN -Optional apron heaters and air cannon are now available on Grand Slam impactors from Stedman. Customers can tailor the impactor for specific high moisture applications.

The apron heaters with temperature controller included, can be installed on both the primary and secondary aprons of the impactor, making it ideal for use in wet and sticky applications such as clay, shale, fertilizer and chemical to minimize buildup. The air cannon located between the aprons discharges a blast of air into the crushing chamber to quickly and easily dislodge material buildup in the crushing chamber. The air cannon also significantly reduces cross-color contamination.

Together the heaters with the air cannon and elimination of ledges and minimal ribbing allow for faster crushing chamber clean out and increase efficiency.

Stedman Grand Slam impactors operate as both a primary and secondary crusher and deliver up to a 30:1 material reduction for more properly sized materials the first time through. The impactors are available in capacities ranging in size from 5 to 800 TPH and can be customized for specific applications.

About Stedman Machine Company

Stedman is the originator of the cage mill and is a leading manufacturer of size reduction equipment for the aggregate, chemical, fertilizer, brick and clay and recycling industries, among others. The company offers a full range of high efficiency impactors, hammer mills, cage mills, crushers, lumpbreakers and fine grinders for crushing, pulverizing, fine grinding, blending or delumping tough, wet and dry materials. Stedman markets its products worldwide and has installations throughout the world.

For more information contact
Mr. Joe Bennett
Stedman Machine Company
129 Franklin Street
Aurora, IN  47001
Telephone:  800-262-5401 or 812-926-0038
Fax:  812-926-3482
E-mail:  pbdcpr@stedman-machine.com
Website: www.stedman-machine.com

Waalre, Netherlands -- Goudsmit Magnetic Systems presents a fully automatic rotating clean-flow magnet which removes ferrous particles from milk powder.  This new magnet type for continuous production processes can be cleaned automatically.. Moreover, the company supplies the magnet in combination with their metal detector so the product is finally checked just before loading and no metal contamination is left in the milk powder.

Substances which are sticky and irregular in shape, as for instance milk powder, form a bridge over the magnet rods as they are mounted above each other in a staggered position. The rotating movement prevents the product from sticking on the rods.

The system is suited for 40 m3 powder per hour and is of course executed in an extremely hygienic version.

For more information please contact:
Mr. Guy Mutsaerts
Goudsmit Magnetic Systems BV
P.O. Box 18 NL
5580 AA Waalre
The Netherlands
Tel.: +31-40-2213283
Fax: +31-40-2217325
E-mail: guy.mutsaerts@goudsmit-magnetics.nl
Web site:  http://www.goudsmit-magnetics.nl

NAPLES, FLORIDA – The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) reports that new orders and billed sales (shipments) were down for the conveyor industry for the second consecutive year in 2002.

CEMA estimates that new orders totaled $4.6 billion for 2002, and shipments totaled $5 billion. Shipments outpaced new orders by 9%. CEMA President, Lee Schomberg announced the results at the Association’s annual meeting in Marco Island, Florida, in March.

CEMA tracks new orders and shipped sales volume in seven classes of unit handling equipment and five classes of bulk handling equipment.

The executives representing CEMA member companies who attended the annual meeting felt confident that new equipment orders and shipments would begin to see recovery in 2003.

Founded in 1933, CEMA is the trade association of leading North American conveyor equipment manufacturers and engineering firms. CEMA also makes available to both member and nonmember companies, safety labels for all types of conveyor equipment as well as useful technical information and manuals.

For further information on CEMA or its member companies, or to order safety labels or technical information, visit our web site at http://www.cemanet.org 

Ultrafine Dispersion : New Buhler Bead Mill Sets Standards

Uzwil, Switzerland -- Buhler has launched its newly developed R60 bead mill, setting new standards in terms of grinding capacity, process reliability and availability for production.

The R60 will be presented to the public for the first time at the European Coatings Show 2003. presented to the public for the first time at the European Coatings Show 2003.

Buhler is launching a novel bead mill for ultrafine dispersion applications. It is the ideal solution for processing liquid printing inks, industrial paints and coatings and has been specially designed for operation in the recirculation mode. Its distinguishing features are maximum grinding capacity thanks to intensive cooling, easy operation through a sophisticated user interface, and unique user-friendliness as a result of its innovative handling concept.

The R60 will set new standards in terms of availability, breadth of application, flexibility and low operating costs. By launching the new R60, Buhler is continuing its series of well-known high-capacity bead mills. The R60 will be presented for the first time to the specialist public from April 8 - 10 at the European Coatings Show 2003 in Nürnberg, Germany – at Buhler Stand 439 in Hall 4.

Buhler is a global Technology Group and System Partner for plant and equipment and for process expertise in the fields of Food Processing, Chemical Engineering, and Die Casting, with a worldwide payroll of about 6,400.

Web site:  http://www.buhlergroup.com/

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Mr. Mack needs help transferring bulk sugar:

I am currently working on a project which involves the transfer of material from one rail car to another. We have tried to use a dry bulk transfer truck which did not work. Right now we are using a wet/dry vacuum truck (an air mover) with a cyclone attachment.

The cyclone is mounted on top of the rail car so that (theoretically) the material will pass through the cyclone and drop into the rail car. We are having a major "blow by" problem. The material is so fine that only a small amount will drop into the cyclone and into the railcar. The majority of the material is continuing through the cyclone and into the truck's debris box. We have adjusted the vacuum hose size, the timing of the cyclone valves, and several other ideas; none seem to work.

I would greatly appreciate any input that you may have.
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C J Mack
cjmack73@yahoo.com

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Can you advise if it is better to use a single vibrator on a lime silo versus two. In other words is less better?  (Click here to post a reply)

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P DaSilva
pdasilva@ch2m.com

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All stainless steel product contact parts with casing flanged and sealed.  Two speed, 22 kW explosion proof motor (460 VAC/60/3).  Die plates with 3 mm holes and pressway lengths from 2-6 diameters are available from LCI's Test Center.  Includes special tools for easy disassembly of the pellet press.  Click photo for more details

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Distributors for Canada and USA Wanted

Young-Massa SRL, an Italian company based in Milan, produces components for pneumatic and mechanical bulk material handling since 1972. Our range of products includes also rotary valves, slide valves, screw conveyors, double flap discharge gates and filter receivers.

We are looking for Canadian and US distributors for above products. If you are interested please reply to info@youngmassa.it

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Young-Massa SRL
www.youngmassa.it

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