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The PMMI, the packaging guys, see
continued improvement in machinery sales, could bulk materials
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ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/
-- According to the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute's
Business Conditions Index (BCI), the packaging machinery sector grew
in September, with each of the four measures indicating expansion.
It is the first time since the May report that all four measurements
show expansion.
General Business Conditions increased
to 54.6, up 0.3 from last month. New orders for machinery increased
by 2.8 points to 54.6. Quotations for packaging equipment dropped
5.1 points, but closed at 54.0, within expansion parameters.
Shipments increased 5.5 points to move to 52.
An index of more than 50 indicates an
expansion in the period and an index below 50 indicates a slowdown
in activity. The September BCI tabulates the input of approximately
125 of PMMI's 500 PMMI member companies. The BCI is based on PMMI's
"How's Business" survey, a weekly poll of member
companies.
PMMI's Business Conditions Index
(BCI) collects data on four business indicators: general business
conditions, new orders, shipments and quotations/proposal activity
on a weekly basis.
"This is the first time since
the May Business Conditions Index that all four measures point to
expansion within the packaging machinery sector," comments
Charles D. Yuska, president of PMMI. "PMMI is cautiously
optimistic that many consumer and industrial goods companies are
looking to increase productivity through the purchase of new capital
goods."
Packaging machinery sales, quotation
activity, new orders as well as general business conditions are
leading indicators for consumer goods companies' consumer
confidence. If consumer products companies believe that demand will
weaken, they tend to not invest in new capital equipment. If,
however, they feel demand will pick up, they tend to invest in
machinery that will bring their products to market quickly and
efficiently.
The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers
Institute (PMMI) is a trade association whose 500 members
manufacture packaging and packaging-related converting machinery in
the United States and Canada. For more information on PMMI, visit http://www.pmmi.org/
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Features
a Cutter Blade Wiper
Eriez Cross Belt Sampler Success
The addition of Birtley cross belt
sampling technology to the Eriez-Europe product portfolio in early
2000 has been signaled as a major success in the coal and power
generation industries. Orders have been placed by new and existing
clients in UK and export markets.
One
of the more recent orders was from existing customer Burrows
Brothers (Sales) Ltd for installation on a mobile conveyor for
operation at their Moorhouse Coal and Fireclay site, nr Wakefield
(UK). The Cross Belt Sampler will be taking a representative sample
of coal from a moving conveyor belt and discharge this to the side
of the conveyor into a collection chute.
The Eriez Cross Belt Sampler was
chosen because of its ease of installation, particularly within a
mobile plant, and its cost effectiveness to operate and maintain
relative to the importance of its role in monitoring the quality of
the conveyed coal. Site operators will use this sampling technology
to verify that quality parameters and customer standards are being
met.
The Sampler features an uncomplicated
design that features a cutter blade wiper which moves in one
direction only and a cam activated limit switch to regulate the
speed and stopping positions of the cutter. The sample cutter is of
stainless steel construction and comprises parallel side plates and
a back plate positioned to prevent material being retained inside
the cutter at the discharge point. The speed of the cutter is always
in excess of the conveyor belt speed but will be set to suit the
individual location.
The Eriez Cross Belt Sampler is
suitable for most types of trough belt, including deep trough types.
Installation is simple with minimal work required, particularly in
retrofit installations. The Cross Belt Sampler is suitable for open
and enclosed locations as well as mobile cross belt sampling.
Eriez cross belt and rotary sampling
technology applies to plants handling particulate solids and
slurries and can be supplied as individual units or as turnkey
systems. The technology is simple, reliable and cost effective to
maintain.
For more information contact:
Mr. Keith Jones Eriez Magnetics
P.O. Box 10608
Erie, PA 16514-0608
Telephone (toll free): 800-345-4946 or 814-835-6000
Fax: 814-833-3348
Email: eriez@eriez.com
Web site: Eriez
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Expansion of GEA Filtration in Europe
Following the successful integration
of the different GEA membrane filtration business units into one
organization - GEA Filtration are proud to announce the next phase
of our growth plan for cross-flow membrane filtration.
The
European structure of GEA Filtration will be substantially expanded
to cover the following market segments - dairy, food & beverage,
biotech & pharmaceutical and process wastewater. The local GEA
sales network will be expanded with dedicated GEA Filtration
personnel.
Niels E. Olsen has been appointed
Division Manager, responsible for the complete GEA Filtration
organization in Europe. He comes with 11 years of experience within
GEA and has successfully held various management positions in
Southeast Asia, China, and the USA.
The existing GEA Filtration division
of GEA Liquid Processing Scandinavia A/S (Skanderborg, Denmark) will
continue to handle the dairy, pharmaceutical and biotechnology
industries. Additional investments will be made to expand the
existing pilot plant fleet in Skanderborg. Other resources are
scheduled to further build on the success obtained in the
pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Strong synergies will be
realized with the system supplies from the existing GEA process
engineering divisions.
GEA Wiegand GmbH (Ettlingen, Germany)
has established a new GEA Filtration division to cover the food,
industrial and wastewater segments. A substantial investment is
being made to enlarge GEA Wiegand's existing test facility to
include membrane filtration and new staff with specific membrane
filtration experience has been hired. The adding of the GEA
Filtration division will compliment the existing thermal evaporation
technology division of GEA Wiegand.
GEA has expertise in building systems
for concentration, separation, and purification of process streams -
these include: thermal evaporation; freeze concentration; and
mechanical separation. The increased focus on membrane filtration
reinforces GEA's technology leadership position in separation and
concentration applications, and enhances the synergies obtained
between the individual technologies and business units within GEA.
GEA Filtration in Hudson, WI, USA,
will remain the worldwide center of excellence for all cross-flow
membrane filtration activities.
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One
of the more recent orders was from existing customer Burrows
Brothers (Sales) Ltd for installation on a mobile conveyor for
operation at their Moorhouse Coal and Fireclay site, nr Wakefield
(UK). The Cross Belt Sampler will be taking a representative sample
of coal from a moving conveyor belt and discharge this to the side
of the conveyor into a collection chute.
"the Chemical
Engineer's Bible...The electronic CD makes it even easier to
use - a very useful tool to any traveling engineer. I wish I
had the CD version in college."
"...one
of the best books of its kind. ...comprehensive and
detailed explanation on types, design and applications of
every single part in a screw conveyor"
Unique
in the industry, the Handbook Of Crushing is regarded as a basic
reference on crushing among power plants, prep plants, mines, cement
plants, process industries, quarries, and wherever minerals or other
materials require size reduction.