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3,000 Exhibitors

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2002--Top management at Canon Communications is eagerly anticipating February 19-21, 2003, when they expect to make trade show history on the West Coast. That is when, in a bold strategic maneuver, the company will take its WestPack show -- a stand-alone fixture in the region for over half a century -- and place it alongside four other expositions in the Anaheim Convention Center.

WestPack will be part of an event that features more than 3,000 exhibiting companies and 40,000 professionals, through its co-location with Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West, Pacific Design & Manufacturing, Electronics West, and the PLASTEC West Pavilion.

"Most West Coast packaging professionals have not participated in an event of this size and scope," said Diane O'Connor, Trade Show Director for Canon Communications LLC. "WestPack has evolved from a stand-alone show to an integral part of a comprehensive event serving all aspects of design, manufacturing, and packaging. No other event on the West Coast offers such `front-to-back-end' coverage."

The exposition will include suppliers in every category, including: Machinery & Machinery Components, Closures, Containers, Materials and Services. WestPack will also feature product pavilions in Cosmetic & Personal Care Packaging, Pharmaceutical & Nutraceutical Packaging, and Material Handling/Logistics. In addition, WestPack will also offer a full conference schedule for original equipment manufacturers.

Information about WestPack, including online registration and comprehensive conference sessions, is available at www.westpackshow.com 

April 10 - 11, 2003

Manchester, UK -- This years Materials Handling Engineers Association (MHEA) Seminar will be focusing on the UK Strategic Rail Authority's aim to reduce environmental pollution by a move away from the road transport of bulk & powdered materials.

As always, design technology is the heart of the annual MHEA Technical Awareness Seminar. Environment related issues arising from the fuels used in thermal power stations and recycling will figure prominently in the BULK2003 program. There will be a new value-engineering look at contract maintenance.

Topics include: Road to Rail, Design Technology, Bioenergy Projects, Co-Firing for Power Stations, Optimum Maintenance & Recycling.

Please respond to the MHEA Secretariat before the 15th November 2002 with your request to present a paper. Chosen papers will be included in the formal program.

A 75 word Synopsis will be required by 10th December 2002 and, final proofs by the 10th February 2003.

For more information contact:
Dr. H. Wright
Materials Handling Engineers Association
19 Marrick Road
Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland
TS18 5LW, UK
Tel/Fax:- +44 1642 570045
Email:  hw@mhea.co.uk
Web site:  http://www.mhea.co.uk/

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Canadian Goverment

Peterborough, Canada, September 12, 2002 -- The Milltronics Accumass BW500 belt scale integrator has received Electronic Indicator/Totalizer approval from Measurement Canada, a federal government agency within Industry Canada. The BW500, in conjunction with a Milltronics Multi-Idler belt scale (MMI), can now be used in legal-for-trade applications in Canada where the value of the commodity does not exceed $150 per tonne (metric ton).

The integrator exceeded all performance tests for linearity, repeatability of the indicator, momentary power interruption, voltage, electromagnetic susceptibility, susceptibility of span to temperature, and stability of zero to temperature. Similar approval applications are now pending in the US (NTEP), South Africa (SABS), UK (OIML), and Australia (NSC).

First launched in 1999, the BW500 is widely used in industries using belt scales on their belt conveyors, especially the cement, aggregate and mining industries.

Siemens Milltronics Process Instruments Inc. is a Siemens company that designs and manufactures sophisticated measurement instruments used by the water and wastewater, aggregate, cement, mining, chemical, petrochemical, oil and gas, milling, food and other process industries. Principal product lines include level measurement, dry solids flow measurement, and process protection devices. Products are available worldwide through a network of sales offices, representatives and distributors.

For more information contact:
Siemens Energy & Automation
Process Instrumentation
734 W. North Carrier Parkway
Grand Prairie, TX 75050
Phone:  972-522-4500
Fax:  972-522-4501
E-mail: tsg@sea.siemens.com
Web site:  http://www.sea.siemens.com/ia

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Columbia, Maryland -- Niro Inc., a leader in drying technology, is now actively marketing its new compact spray dryer. The plant design will benefit operators all over the world in the pharmaceutical, chemical and food industries, because the dryer requires less space, makes less noise and consumes less energy than its predecessors.

The new Integrated Filter Dryer - IFD - features air filters placed inside the drying chamber. This not only reduces plant size requirements and noise levels, but also improves powder quality and overall profitability by enabling operators to recover powder particles in the drying chamber itself.

Based on the widely successful Fluidized Spray Dryer (FSD) principle, the IFD concept also includes an integrated fluid bed dryer. This gives operators control of product properties resulting in better and more profitable end products.

Prototype testing has shown that the IFD spray dryer is suitable for a long range of food, chemical and pharmaceutical applications. We expect that the IFD spray dryer will be approved and available for the 3A/USDA dairy applications around August 2003.

For more information contact:
Mr. Fred Shaw
Niro Food & Chemical Process Systems
Tel.: 410 997 8700
Email:  info@niroinc.com
Web site:  http://www.niroinc.com/

Help Forum

People post their requests for help and offer their suggestions to others in our open forum.

Mr. Del Carlo wants toll dryer for animal food:

I am looking for contract drying facilities that can dry animal based food ingredients in a USDA certified facility.  Does any one know of facilities that can do this?  (Click here to post a reply)

Dave Del Carlo
Proliant Inc.
dave.delcarlo@proliantinc.com

Mr. Frates needs to clean up his resin silo:

I need to know where I can get a procedure for cleaning a bulk storage silo that we store plastic resin in. (Click here to post a reply)

Jerry Frates
Textron
jfrates@adsg.textron.com

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Photos Wanted

This week's homepage photo is of a Schenck Multicor-K flowmeter.  By using direct weighing technology without a counterbalancing system the measuring principle of the Multicor-K is not affected by the same external forces that affect the measuring accuracies of other flowmeters.

Photo courtesy of Mike Karas of AccuRate

We would love to have your photo of a bulk materials process, packaging, conveying or handling "action shot" for our home page.  Send your photograph and description to:  news@powderandbulk.com

Jobs

Senior Chemist-- With Encapsulation Experience Wanted

I am looking for a Senior Chemist with encapsulation experience.  The 'official job description,' and requirements is as follows:

Initial duties for this position include:
--Learning and developing an understanding of core encapsulation technology, and ultimately applying that understanding in support of the focus areas of the department (Actual responsibilities assigned will vary depending on the skills and qualifications of the person in the job and the evolving needs of the department's customers)
--Analyzing Issues/Establishing Plans
--Fostering Teamwork/Driving for Results
--Showing Work Commitment/Using Creativity
--Demonstrating Adaptability/Time Management

Job Requirements, the successful candidate will have:
--An excellent educational record and an advanced degree in chemistry; PhD highly preferred
--Work experience (2-5 years) that demonstrates an in-depth comprehensive knowledge of scientific methods; publications, patents, etc. a VERY strong plus
--A solid understanding of scientific principles and methodology is required
--Experience with experimental design is a plus
--Excellent writing skills
--Strong technical knowledge

Key terminology includes: encapsulation, spray dry, fluidized beds.  Any assistance you may be able to provide with this candidate search would be great!

Please respond to:
Ms. Janet Rodriguez
Research Associate
FPC of Boise
Telephone:  208-343-5190
janet@fpcboise.com

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