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- New Feeder is "The Right Choice" For Cohesive Materials
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Valves
Up To 15-inches in Dia.
New Line of Iris Valves Introduced
Salina, KS - Salina Vortex
Corporation, manufacturers of slide gates and diverter valves for
handling dry bulk material, announce their new Iris Valve.
The
Salina Vortex Iris Valve offers customers a reliable valve to
control the gravity discharge of free-flowing bulk materials from
bins, bulk bags, chutes and hoppers.
The IP (infinite position) Model
offers customers infinitely adjustable positioning between fully
open and fully closed by rotating the handle through a 180 degree
arc. It is available in lightweight aluminum construction with
bronze control ring or all stainless steel construction in 4",
6", 8" 10" and 12" sizes.
The QL (quick lock) Model offers
customers rapid multiple set positioning through a trigger-type
handle lock. It is available in 4", 8" and 12" sizes
in lightweight aluminum construction with self-lubricated, hard
polymer control ring and handle.
A 15" size is available in
lightweight aluminum construction with Teflon coated aluminum
control ring and handle. (The 15" size is ideal for bulk bag
applications.) A form-fitted fabric sleeve (urethane coated for FDA
requirements) provides a dust tight seal without damage to the
product being handled. An anchored wire sleeve frame eliminates
sleeve slippage that is associated with traditional iris valves.
Optional sleeve material for both
models as well as "double sleeving" for the QL Model is
available for difficult or custom application requirements.
For more information contact:
Mr. Kevin Peterson
Marketing Manager Salina VORTEX Corporation
3024 Arnold Ave.
Salina, KS 67401-8105
Telephone: 785-825-7177
Fax: 785-825-7194
Web site: Salina
Vortex
Sponsored
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Course
on Aboveground Storage Tanks
There is still time to register!
Vincent
Carucci will present a course on the Design and Maintenance of
Aboveground Atmospheric Storage Tanks on 14-16 November, 2001 in
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The Northern Alberta Subsection of
ASME is sponsoring the course. For additional information and
registration, go to the ASME Northern Alberta Subsection web site at
http://www.engineer.ca/asmenorthern/api650.htm
The course is comparable to Carmagen
's Course Number 607, an outline of which is posted on Carmagen's
web site. Hope to see you there!
Carmagen Engineering offers
engineering consulting and training services to the process
industries. They specialize in mechanical and materials engineering,
piping systems, storage tanks, pressure vessels, fired equipment,
heat exchangers, reliability and maintenance, process engineering,
process safety and risk assessment, project technical manning and
cost engineering.
For more information contact: Carmagen Engineering, Inc.
4 West Main Street
Rockaway, NJ 07866
Phone: 973-627-4455
FAX: 973-627-3133
Web site: http://www.carmagen.com/
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New Feeder is "The Right
Choice" For Cohesive Materials
Whitewater, WI - "Compact,
robust and feature rich: are the terms being used to describe the
new Low-Range Coni-Steel MECHATRON feeder.
Featuring
a spun conical, stainless steel feed-hopper, 2-stage material
agitator, dual load cell weigh-section and output rates up to 23
cubic feet (650 liters) per hour, the "LS" Model MECHATRON
is designed specifically for food, plastics, chemical and
pharmaceutical applications involving cohesive materials.
Successes to date include soy flour,
Kevlar, talc, dried egg powder, wood flour and color pigments. Like
all MECHATRON feeders, the "LS" features:
Industrial and sanitary construction levels. "Mechatronic" integrated, pre-wired, volumetric or
gravimetric control packages. The ability to disassemble, clean,
reconfigure or service from the non-process side. 1 ft3, 2.25ft3 and
3 ft3 spun, conical stainless steel extension hoppers. 360 degree
connection clamps to eliminate material leakage. Small 15" x
25" (380mm x 635mm) foot print (feeder only) Profibus,
DeviceNet, Modbus or Ethernet communications interfaces (optional)
Wash-down and explosion-proof motors and controls (optional)
Overall, the MECHATRON family of Coni-Flex
(flexible walled) and Coni-Steel (all stainless steel) feeders are
available in a variety of configurations capable of handling most
dry materials at feed rates from 10 grams per minute to 1100 cubic
feet per hour.
AccuRate, A Unit of SCHENCK AccuRate,
is a global supplier of bulk solids metering equipment and systems
including MECHATRON Volumetric and Gravimetric Screw Feeders, DEA
Weighfeeders, Multicor Mass Flow Meters, SacMaster Bulk Bag
Discharging Systems and DISOCONT Control Systems.
For additional information contact: AccuRate
Sales Department
Telephone: (800) 558-0184
Fax: (262) 473-4384
e-mail: mktg@sarinc.com Web site: http://www.sarinc.com/
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With
Spray Fluidizer
Advanced Drying System for Food
Additives
October 2001- Niro has supplied a new
SPRAY FLUIDIZER™ for food additives to Cheminova Agro A/S,
Denmark. The plant is used for the continuous production of a dry,
cooled, granulated product from a liquid phase.
The
benefits of this special drying concept include the resulting
product properties:
-Compact Free-flowing Dust free
and Mechanically strong
-The SPRAY FLUIDIZER system is
operated with energy saving features and in a complete closed
cycle nitrogen loop.
-Elimination of oxygen in the
closed loop ensures safe operation and prevents air pollution.
Cheminova Agro and Niro were working
closely together during installation, process optimization, and
plant commissioning. The new dryer was handed over according to
schedule in May 2001, and a high quality product was obtained right
from plant start-up.
Cheminova Agro recently expressed
their satisfaction with the stability of the Niro SPRAY FLUIDIZER
system with respect to production rate, product quality, and
granulometry.
Niro A/S specializes in the design
and supply of spray dryers, fluid bed dryers, membrane filtration,
extraction, heating and cooling plants for processing liquid,
particulate and solid materials. Niro also has special activities
within environmental engineering, where Niro's core technology is
used in air pollution control and waste management.
For more information contact: Niro A/S
Gladsaxevej 305
P.O.Box 45
2860 Soeborg
Denmark
Telephone: + 45-39-545454
Telefax: + 45-39-545800
E-mail: niro@niro.dk Web site: http://www.niro.com/
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. Pesiri wants to
pneumatically convey aluminum powder:
Our process is in need of a
conveyance system to move from five to fifty pounds of aluminum
powder per day in a controlled atmosphere.
We are considering either pneumatic
of vibratory options, and must move the material fifteen feet
horizontally and roughly seven feet vertically. We are ready
to purchase a turnkey system that can handle flammable material with
minimal mechanical stresses on the powder.
The conveyance system will run from a
six inch dump valve to a vibratory sifter and must be compatible
with inert gas (nitrogen) or a nitrogen/oxygen mixture. Gas
recycling will be a high priority.
We are looking to have this system
operational in November, so lead time is critical. Any
reasonable option will be considered.
(Click
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I need equipment suppliers for two
unit of traveling scraper reclaimer 120 feet length that can handle
200 tons per hour of soybean meal.
I have a proposed 150,000 sq. ft.
flat warehouse with a capacity to store 60,000 tons of soybean meal.
Dimension of the warehouse is 260 feet width by 500 feet
length.
The reclaimers are hanged on top of
the roof framing and will travel the whole length of the 500 feet
warehouse.
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This
week's homepage photo is of a Mavi heavy-duty vibratory conveyor in
operation at Latin America's most advanced foundry, LuK in Mogi
Mirim, Brazil. Thirty tons per hour of castings are being conveyed
and simultaneously cooled from 150 to 50 Celsius.
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to: news@powderandbulk.com
PT. Rekayasa Industri. Leading EPC
contractor in Indonesia has just bought a Spanish solid processing
equipment manufacturer.
Position available: One Fresh
Engineer to be positioned in our Technology Division.
Responsibilities: Create ,propose,
lead research project in solid processing (granulation, drying,
storage, classification etc). Involved in our solid processing
projects (EPC).
Requirement: Indonesian
citizen, Obtained MSc or equivalent in chemical
engineering/mechanical Engineering with specialization in
particulate processing technology/particle technology, Self
motivated, creative, good leadership, Not older than 27, MS degree
from recognized European/American/Japan/Australian university.
Experience not required
Send application and cv immediately
to:
Ir. Andreas Widodo MSc PT. Rekayasa Industri
Menara Kadin Lt. 25
JL. HR. Rasuna Said Block X-5 Kav. 2-3,
Jakarta 12950 Indonesia
Fax: 31-21-57903619
PH: 31-21-57903615 ext. 2221 or 2220
Email: andreas@rekayasa.co.id
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