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- Press Releases, Show Announcements and Industry News Wanted!
- Plant Engineering and MRO Trade Shows
Come To Your Hometown
- Smiley
Monroe PU Conveyor Components Certified For Underground
Use
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- Ask Joe Column!
- New Conveyor Ideal for Compactible
Materials
- Powder and Bulk Dot Com had over 38,000+ visitors in August!
- V-SLAM™ Impactor Delivers Size
Reductions With Less Fines
- Hot Messages from the Help Forum
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Over
30 Shows Across the US
Plant Engineering and MRO Trade Shows
Come To Your Hometown
(BUSINESS
WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2001--Plant Engineering & Maintenance Show and
Material Handling Shows across the US
These
regional trade shows and conferences are designed to provide a forum
for facility management, plant engineers, maintenance professionals,
and warehouse management for keeping commercial/industrial
operations running at optimum efficiency.
Click on the "hyperlinked"
city closest to you for more details about a show in your area.
Admission to both the trade shows and
conferences are FREE to qualified personnel.
For more information, please contact:
Mr. Gene Petre Professional Trade Shows, Inc.
Web site: http://www.proshows.com/
Telephone: 800-385-5600
Both
Fire and Surface-Electric Resistant
Smiley
Monroe Polyurethane Conveyor Components Certified For Underground
Use
Maze, Northern Ireland - Polyurethane
(PU) components in fire retardant impact bars manufactured by Smiley
Monroe have been cleared for use on underground conveyor systems
following rigorous and independent tests for fire and electrostatic
resistance.
In
tests by Cerberus (Mining Acceptance Services) of Burton on Trent at
the School of Chemical, Environmental and Mining Engineering of the
University of Nottingham PU components used by Smiley Monroe were
certified as meeting the fire resistance and surface electrical
resistance criteria of the former British Coal Acceptance Scheme for
the Use of Non-Metallic Materials and Substances (the Non-Metallic
Scheme). The scheme remains the safety benchmark for the use
of non-metallic materials in underground mining and other
operations.
Cerberus was asked by Smiley Monroe,
in July, to test Smiley Monroe PU C60 and C95 materials, developed
by the company’s R&D unit in conjunction with the Polymer
Processing Research Centre at Queen’s University, Belfast and,
which are used in its impact bars for underground conveyor systems
against the scheme’s rigorous criteria. The tests found that
Smiley Monroe PU materials were well within the requirements laid
down in the Non-Metallic Scheme in terms of both fire and surface
electrical resistance.
Referring to the use of Smiley Monroe
PU in contact with moving parts, the assessment said: "The
results for both products were well within the value of 3 x 108 ohms
considered acceptable for use underground and thus appropriate for a
unit such as this in constant and intimate contact with a moving
conveyor belt."
The PU bars are used in conveyor belt
impact modules, which consist of approximately seven units, each
between 1240 and 1500mm long and 100mm wide and up to 75mm deep.
Each unit consists of a fabricated steel base beneath a layer of
Smiley Monroe PU C60 which acts as a shock absorber. To the upper
surface of the PU C60 is bonded a layer Smiley Monroe PU C95 which
acts as a low friction wear resistant surface.
Commenting on the assessment, Vaughan
Monroe, Smiley Monroe’s managing director, said: "We asked
Cerberus to carry out the tests because a number of mining companies
have expressed interest in our impact bar modules which have proved
their durability and reliability, over many years, in the most
exacting quarrying and surface materials handling operations.
"The PU used in our products has
now been certified as complying with the rigorous safety standards
laid down in the scheme. We are confident that the performance of
the materials in these rigorous tests will encourage underground
operators to consider the benefits of our spillage control products.
"It means that our proven spillage control systems can be
installed at underground transfer points and will extend the
benefits experienced by surface conveyor equipment to these
operators," he added.
Smiley Monroe is a leading United
Kingdom manufacturer of spillage control and screening products for
the materials handling industry. The company, which operates from a
network of depots in the Midlands, the North of England, Scotland,
Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, also exports its
products to clients in Europe and the US.
For more information contact:
Vaughan Monroe Smiley Monroe
Cross Lane
Maze, Northern Ireland
BT28 2TH
Tel: + 44 (0)28 9262 1146
Fax: + 44 (0)28 9262 1967
Web site: http://www.smileymonroe.com/ E-mail: sales@smileymonroe.co.uk
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Dallas, Texas - For handling
difficult-to-convey materials that tend to cake or compact while
being conveyed, Triple/S Dynamics introduces the Slipstick Conveyor
with a patented system for breaking up compacted dry materials.
At
controlled intervals, the surface of the horizontal conveyor is
arched upward to break up accumulated material, allowing it to
continue moving down the length off the conveyor. The trough of the
conveyor, which may be covered and clamped for dust control, is
lined with a UHMW sheet. UHMW exhibits excellent abrasion resistance
and release characteristics and works even better when it is
distorted to break up accumulations of caked fines.
The arching motion is induced in the
UHMW liner by inflating a collapsed tube that extends along the
length of the conveyor, beneath the UHMW liner. A timer is used for
controlling the interval at which compressed air is alternately fed
into the tube and then released after the accumulated material bed
is broken up for conveying.
For horizontal conveying of green
foundry sands or other sticky or compacting materials, the Slipstick
Conveyor provides a better solution for tackling difficult material
handling problems.
For more information contact:
Jim Tatum Triple/S Dynamics
1031 S. Haskell
Dallas, Texas 75223
Phone: 214-828-8600
Toll Free: 800-527-2116
Fax: 214-828-8688
Web site: http://www.sssdynamics.com/ Email: sales@sssdynamics.com
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Uses
Less Horsepower
V-SLAM™ Impactor Delivers Size
Reductions With Less Fines
AURORA, INDIANA - The V-Slam™
vertical shaft impactor from Stedman Machine Company offers
industrial producers more final product on the first pass, a low
initial investment and the opportunity for lower operating costs
throughout the crusher's life. The V-Slam's impact crushing creates
fewer fines, reducing machine component wear and maintenance costs.
The
V-Slam efficiently crushes minerals, ores and chemicals with up to
15:1 reduction ratios and works well in industrial applications such
as glass, slag, bottom boiler ash, iron-ores and scrap tungsten
carbide pieces. With rotor speeds of up to 15,000 feet per minute,
the V-Slam has production capacities ranging from 8 to 100 TPH. The
wide receiving tube funnels material up to 2" in size into the
feed opening. An open, bottom discharge eliminates screens on the
machine and reduces clogging. The machine utilizes less floor space
than other crushers with comparable production capabilities.
In addition to offering a low initial
investment, the machine's design can reduce a company's long-term
operating costs. The impactor's single drive uses less horsepower
per ton when compared to dual-drive systems. This design also
incorporates fewer drive components, which can reduce maintenance
costs. Motor sizes to operate the V-Slam™ are custom-designed to
fit an operation's production requirements, so customers can save
money throughout the life of the impactor by not powering larger
motors than what the application calls for.
The impactor's standard table shoes
and anvils are made of heavy-duty, high-chrome metallurgy for
superior wear life. Easy height adjustment of the feed tube evenly
distributes material over the shoes and maximizes flow through the
crushing chamber. A 3-stage, anvil ring indexing system offers
vertical anvil adjustment for precise product gradations. Their
square design allows anvils to be rotated 180°, extending wear
life. The tapered wedge lock system allows for simple anvil
replacement. Optional alloys are available for both the shoes and
anvil.
The user-friendly V-Slam features a
hydraulically opening top cover that allows unimpeded access to the
crushing chamber. By simply removing the top clamps, operators can
easily inspect or replace shoes and anvils and clean the crushing
chamber. The V-Slam's™ support table utilizes exchangeable bearing
cartridge assemblies that can be quickly replaced and rebuilt by
Stedman in the future. An automatic lubrication system circulates
oil through the top and bottom bearing assemblies during operation.
This system reduces maintenance requirements by eliminating the need
for manual lubrication through zirc fittings.
As with all Stedman size reduction
technologies, the customer is encouraged to test the application
before purchasing the V-Slam. By providing a sample of the material
to be crushed, Stedman's full-size test-lab can assist in
identifying the right machine for the application. Stedman Machine
Company, the originator of the cage mill, is the leader in providing
solutions to size reduction needs. Stedman's full range of equipment
includes vertical and horizontal shaft impactors, cage mills,
lumpbreakers and fine grind mills.
For more information contact:
Joe Bennett Stedman Machine Company
P.O. Box 299
Aurora, IN 47001
Telephone: 800-262-5401 or 812-926-0038
Fax: 812-926-3482
E-mail: sales@stedman-machine.com Website:
www.stedman-machine.com
Help
Forum
Hot Messages from the Help
Forum
People post their requests for help and offer their
suggestions to others in our open forum.
Mr. Van der Veken needs any
easy to clean conveyor:
We are looking for a system to
transport batches from 80 kg to a blender, the problem is that it
have to be a system which is easy-to-clean, because we change many
times from colors, and from formula to formula.
Thanks for every idea.
Jan Van der Veken info@randc.be
Mr. Loeffler needs help
calculating conveyor horsepower:
I need an equation to determine the
amount of horsepower or belt tension when using a plow to side
discharge from a flat belt. I am conveying potatoes on a slider bed
conveyor with 6" sides. For the most part the potatoes are
single layer.
This
week's homepage photo is of Triple/S Dynamics' Slipstick conveying
cereal in a manufacturing plant. Built in lengths from 4 feet
to 200 feet, the Slipstick horizontal motion conveyor is the most
productive advance in horizontal conveying equipment since the
invention of vibrating conveyors.
We would love to have your photo of a bulk materials
process, packaging, conveying or handling "action shot" for our home
page. If you have a favorite photograph of bulk materials handling at its best, please e-mail us a jpeg or gif of the photo
with a description of what is in the photo for our home page.
Full credit and the description of the photo will be
given. Photographs are be changed every two weeks to give
everyone a chance to be included. Send your photograph and description
to: news@powderandbulk.com
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"...a
good book for mineral dressing"
The
V-Slam efficiently crushes minerals, ores and chemicals with up to
15:1 reduction ratios and works well in industrial applications such
as glass, slag, bottom boiler ash, iron-ores and scrap tungsten
carbide pieces. With rotor speeds of up to 15,000 feet per minute,
the V-Slam has production capacities ranging from 8 to 100 TPH. The
wide receiving tube funnels material up to 2" in size into the
feed opening. An open, bottom discharge eliminates screens on the
machine and reduces clogging. The machine utilizes less floor space
than other crushers with comparable production capabilities.