Introduction The mixture of sugar dust and oxygen is a potential explosive. The tragical accident of Port Wentworth’s Imperial Sugar plant in 2008 is the most known incident of sugar causing an explosion that caused lethal injuries. With 14 … Read more
Assessment of Dust Explosions in the Sugar Industry with regard to Screening Technology
Primasonics Acoustic Cleaners Solve The Problems Of Material Bridging, Ratholing And Cross Contamination Within Silos
Indeed some of Primasonics most challenging but successful applications were within silos which contained dry materials such as cement. Primasonics have solved cement storage silo problems in over 40 countries worldwide. The two main problem areas … Read more
Coperion K-Tron Supplies Feeding Systems for Continuous Production at Pfizer Manufacturing Deutschland GmbH
The Coperion K-Tron feeding systems are a key part of the new continuous production concept. At Pfizer, the compact arrangement of pharmaceutical feeders supplied by Coperion K-Tron accurately deliver ingredients into the continuous mixing process, … Read more
BPS Vibratory Feeders Designed For Tough Jobs
Available in electric or air-operated models, BPS heavy-duty vibratory feeders are designed with above-, below- or side-mounted drives and can be arranged for base mounting or overhead suspension. Feeders come in custom vibrating trough lengths; … Read more
New Innovation in Static Earthing Protection
Not only does an electrostatic ignition hazard present a health and safety risk, it can cause significant disruption to business operations, in some cases leading to site closures, and result in negative publicity for the company that has suffered … Read more
Brabender Technologie Revolutionizes Fiber Feeding
Problem with product bridging Waste of 40 percent waste causes considerable financial loss. Shredding these panels produces flakes and fibers that when mixed together make feeding extremely difficult. Most natural fibers have similar flow … Read more
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Dec to Present Innovative Blending Solution at Powtech 2017
The blend occurs exclusively through circulation at low speed, so that physical product characteristics are retained. The system therefore particularly fulfills the requirements of the pharmaceutical
Elevators and Explosion Risk – Prevention is the Better Cure
An important next step in this process is monitoring to make sure continuity is guaranteed. Considering elevators are enclosed systems, knowing what is going on inside the elevators is a must. After
MXC6700 – Batch Mixers with Fully Extractable Rotor Shaft
The two mixers have a useful capacity of 4.500 liters each, are built in stainless steel AISI 304 and are equipped with fully extractable rotor shaft. This innovative solution enables the operator
Avoid Costly Heat and Energy Loss with Elfab’s Thermally Insulated Explosion Panel
For many safety critical applications, it is critical the temperature and energy within the vessels are maintained making Elfab’s thermal insulation panel an obvious choice as it combines reliable
Poeth Announces the AirConveyor for 40% more Energy-Efficient and Maintenance-Free Transportation of Powders and Granulates
The air-supported conveying system from Poeth is suitable for damage-free transportation of bulk goods over short or extremely long distances. The AirConveyor generates low noise emissions and is
Your Rotary Valves Need Options
We’ve skewed this quote to our advantage to talk to you about valves. If you half-ass your effort in choosing a valve that’s right for your material, you might end up replacing it sooner, and continue
ISO certification for Dinnissen Process Technology
In addition to continuously innovating customer-centred products and solutions, Dinnissen has worked hard in recent months and achieved its goal of full ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO
12 Keys to Designing the Perfect Tank Scale
Weighing is typically the best technology for inventory control in tanks, silos, vessels, reactors and hoppers. As manufacturer of such equipment, you want to do more than just provide the right
In-line powder testing and powder transportation from GEA at Interpack
In Düsseldorf, Germany, GEA will be exhibiting beyond the food package industry and displaying process equipment, solutions and services for the bakery, confectionary, dairy, beverage, and pharma
Coperion Supplies IonPhasE Oy with a Complete System for Processing Antistatic Polymers
The scope of supply included the entire system – from raw material handling through conveying, feeding and processing the dissipative polymers up to handling the finished products. Inherently
WPC/NFPC/PPC and more – Efficient Mixing of Fibre Compounds
In the first step all raw materials are prepared to a compound in a heating/cooling mixer which allows for considerably more efficient processing in the following extrusion stage as a second step. The
Why You Should Never Under Estimate the Importance of Accurate Weighing
One area that can often be improved upon is weighing accuracy. A tiny over fill in one day may not be considered too impactful, however, if this tiny overfill consistently occurs over a year, it
MHEA Launches Excellence Awards For 2017
Free to enter, the awards are open to member companies or individual members who have made an outstanding contribution to the bulk materials handling industry - from ports, power and mining to steel
Enormous interest in interpack 2017
Around 2,700 exhibitors can therefore be expected again from 4 to 10 May 2017, coming from about 60 different countries. As before, another trade fair will be running in parallel, entitled components,
SOLIDS Basel 2016 – Learn about the latest trends and brush up on your knowledge!
At this year’s SOLIDS Basel, advanced technology and Industry 4.0 will be at your fingertips: Companies from a variety of sectors will show their newest developments so you can find out about
