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T&T Technology Becomes a Powder
and Bulk Dot Com Sponsor
We are pleased to announce that
T&T Technology has become a sponsor of Powder and Bulk Dot Com.
T&T
Technology - Separator Division is a globally recognized
manufacturer and system integrator of separation technology for the
plastics, glass, textile, lumber, rubber and tobacco industries.
Its parent company, Technology and
Trade, Inc. was incorporated in 1990 in Chicago. It has built a
leadership position in its core markets and focuses on the vertical
system integration of its separators which include:
Fines Separators - aspirators
& dedusters All-Metal Separators - metal detectors Iron Separators - rare earth magnets
Operating under a program management
system T&T's capabilities include the latest in computer-aided
hardware and software. The software files can be shared with its
customers, making it possible to exchange data electronically
throughout the design process of the product or integrated system.
Product purity and machinery
protection are the T&T separators' prime benefits.
For more information, contact: T&T Technology
Separator Division
734 North LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL 60610
Telephone: 312-266-7414
Fax: 312-266-3005
Email: info@eSeparators.com Web site: http://www.eseparators.com/
Hauppauge, NY -- The Ross MegaShear
is an Ultra High Shear inline mixing, dispersing, emulsifying,
homogenizing and particle size reduction device with significantly
improved performance over existing conventional and high-performance
rotor/stator mixer technology.
The
MegaShear design consists of a high tip-speed rotor (11,000+
feet/min) with several stages of semi-cylindrical grooves machined
on the vertical faces of the rotor, running within the confines of a
fixed stator with similar grooves on its vertical faces. As fluid
enters the center of the stator, it is subjected to high velocity
pumping vanes that motivate the product into the section with the
grooves.
Within this section, the product is
accelerated in the rotor and stator grooves, but in opposite
directions, the result being an opposed flow collision that imparts
tremendous shear forces upon the product.
The MegaShear has been proven to
produce sub-micron dispersions and emulsions, however, its most
impressive characteristic is its ability to disintegrate solids,
such as polymers and elastomers, into extremely small particles, in
a single pass. The high-energy Ross MegaShear represents a quantum
leap over existing rotor/stator mixer technologies and is available
in flow rates from 1 to 500 gallons/minute.
For more information contact: Ross Mixers Inc.
710 Old Willets Path
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Telephone: 800-243-7677 or 631-234-0500
Fax: 631-234-0691
Email: sales@mixers.com
Web site: http://www.mixers.com/
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This Month's Ask Joe!
Article
Table Feeders: An Alternative for
Difficult Applications
Guest article by Samer Habash, Granulation Business Specialist for
LCI Corp.
You can read Samer's article at: http://www.powderandbulk.com/pb_services/askjoe.htm
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Bulk
Bags and More
Bulk Handling Australia Buys Visy
Industrial Textiles
Melbourne, Australia -- Following the
last year’s purchase of South Australia company, Bulkers,
Melbourne based Bulk Handling Australia (BHA) has now acquired part
of Visy Industrial Textiles.
In
a recent announcement Howard Riley, BHA’s managing director said,
“We are dedicated to developing and manufacturing world class
industrial packaging products which are effective, reliable and
durable. The purchase of Visy’s bulk bag business makes BHA the
king pin in the bulk bag category with a market share of 60% and a
broad product range”.
The acquisition is a good strategic
fit for BHA as it brings with it a number of new premium bulk bag
products. These include products certified for dangerous goods as
well as the new Nautilus range of knock-down designs for liquid
packaging.
Two former Visy staffers, Maureen
Behnke and Steve Howison, have joined BHA. Maureen is in sales
administration in the Queensland distribution centre and Steve
Howison has joined the BHA management team as Technical Manager.
Steve has over sixteen years experience in bulk bag design and
applications. He is also one of Australia’s leading experts on
flexible intermediate bulk container design, so we can expect to see
some exciting new product developments at BHA.
Servicing the manufacturing,
transport, mining, building, agriculture and food industries, BHA
has manufacturing facilities located in Australia and overseas with
distribution branches throughout Australia and New Zealand.
For more information contact:
Mr. Howard Riley Bulk Handling Australia Pty Ltd
11 Nicole Close Bayswater
Victoria 3153 Australia
Telephone: +61 3 9729 9777
Web site: http://www.bha.com.au/
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Gypsum Used
National Gypsum Plant Wins
Environmental Award
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- National Gypsum
Company's Shippingport, Pa., wallboard plant has won the 2002
Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence. The award was
presented at a special ceremony this morning at the Capitol in
Harrisburg, Pa. National Gypsum is one of the world's largest
producers of gypsum wallboard.
The
Shippingport Plant uses byproduct gypsum from nearby First Energy's
Bruce Mansfield Plant to manufacture wallboard. The byproduct gypsum
is produced as the power plant scrubs its high-sulfur coal
emissions.
Traditionally, the wallboard
production process starts by crushing gypsum rock, heating it to
remove moisture, and then adding water to form a stucco slurry. The
stucco is sandwiched between two layers of paper and dried in a
kiln, producing a durable wall panel with fire-resistant properties.
Instead of using gypsum rock, the
Shippingport operates around the clock and uses 100 percent
byproduct gypsum at a rate of 70-80 tons per hour. This material
formerly was disposed of in First Energy's Little Blue Run landfill.
The byproduct gypsum is transferred from the power plant to the
wallboard plant by a 1.5-mile conveyor system.
As in other National Gypsum plants,
the Shippingport operation recycles in several other areas as well.
Waste wallboard goes back into the system, and trimmings from paper
rolls are sent to the company's paper product plants for recycling.
And, National Gypsum produces its wallboard facing papers from
recycled paper at its four paper mills.
Process wastewater is recycled,
resulting in zero discharge. All storm water generated at the
Shippingport site is treated in sedimentation ponds prior to
discharge. Dust collected in the facility's baghouse system is
recycled into the process. The state-of-the-art baghouses are
designed for particulate removal efficiency greater than 99.9%.
Parts washing solvents used in maintenance activities, waste oils,
spent vehicle batteries, and scrap metal are sent to third-part
recyclers.
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., the
company has a network of 31 plants in North America and employs
approximately 2,700 employees.
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the measuring principle of the Multicor-K is not affected by the
same external forces that affect the measuring accuracies of other
flowmeters.
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