Bulk Solids Handling & Processing Innovations
Many kinds of mechanical conveying systems are available and are used according to the various needs in dry material processing operations. Selecting the best mechanical conveyor for an application is essential to processing success and for business profits. Mechanical conveyor systems, for instance belt conveyors, (flexible) screw conveyors, vibrating conveyors, bucket conveyors (and elevators), aero-mechanical conveyors, spiral conveyors and cable & tubular drag conveyors are often the lifeline to a company’s ability to effectively move its bulk product in a timely fashion. This Technology Zone offers an insight into the latest innovations in mechanical conveying solutions for dry material processing industries.
Conroe, TX – Frazier & Son introduces its new easy-to-clean Incline Conveyors featuring robust stainless steel, sanitary construction with an innovative quick release fold-out side board and belt lifter system for fast toolless washdown.
Read moreFlexible screw conveyors offer efficiency and versatility, conveying bulk materials ranging from large pellets to sub-micron powders — both free-flowing and non-free-flowing — with no separation of blended products.
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RWE Generation’s Eemshaven power plant is the largest coal and biomass power plant in the Netherlands. Covered conveyor belts ensure dust-free transport of the coal from ships to the power plant or the storage yard.
Read moreAlvibra® manufactures vibratory conveyors in different executions. Alvibra® conveyors are driven by conventional vibration motors or with electromagnetic drives – and because of several good reasons, our conveyors are often chosen with VibraDrive™ technology.
Read moreThayer Scale’s conveyor belt weighing systems are designed for a range of accuracies: high accuracy loading and unloading systems, custody transfer and NTEP-approved applications (0.10% – 0.125%), inventory control and processing needs (0.25% – 0.5%), and various stone and aggregate applications (0.5% to 1%).
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Brad Vos (SPEC Engineering)Brad Vos is the Director of Automation at SPEC Engineering, a process engineering company located in Plainfield, Illinois. Brad has over 10 years of experience in plant process design, mechanical design, electrical design, and automation. Working alongside SPEC’s engineering team, the Automation department provides solutions for quality control, data collection, process stability and plant or machine automation utilizing PLC and HMI control systems. Brad holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Doan Pendleton (VAC-U-MAX)Doan Pendleton is Vice President of VAC-U-MAX located in Belleville, New Jersey. With over 20 years of professional experience in the design, engineering, manufacturing and marketing of dry bulk material transfer systems, Doan’s experience includes strong application knowledge of bulk ingredient handling systems for the food, pharmaceutical and chemical industries, as well as extensive experience with portable and central industrial vacuum cleaning systems. Mr. Pendleton holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing/Marketing Management from Suffolk University. As Executive Manager, Mr. Pendleton manages Global Sales and Marketing.
Chris Brennan (Spiroflow Ltd)Chris has been working at Spiroflow for over 10 years and is currently in the role of technical sales manager. He handles all the technical drawings and specifications during the sale and aides our drawing office while the equipment is designed, he also assists the manufacturing department with the build. His vast knowledge of powder handling and mechanical design is why he is involved in every aspect of designing our powder handling solutions.With the first installation of its new, modular conveyor system in Indonesia, Siwertell shows that innovation is a welcome aspect of the bulk handling industry.
Read moreDARMSTADT – Schenck Process MoveMaster® Chain Conveyors and Bucket Elevators are well known in the material handling industry for smooth, gentle and economic conveying.
Read moreTipTrak” Monocoque continuous bucket elevators enable the safe movement of explosive materials, either vertically or horizontally.
Read moreGeneral Kinematics Vibrating Spiral Elevator takes your process to new levels.
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Designers and manufacturers of magnetic separation equipment for metal fragment control and food safety. Certified by HACCP International.
SPEC Engineering offers custom, turnkey engineering solutions, providing the latest technology to manufacturers in the food, beverage, plastics, and chemical industries. SPEC is ‘Process Engineering Simplified’.
For over 60 years we have provided protection solutions that can suppress, isolate and vent combustible dust or vapor explosions in process industries.
Progressive Products specializes in abrasion resistant products. Stop Wear
Rotolok are global leaders in the manufacture of Rotary Valves and other high quality engineered powder processing & bulk materials handling equipment.
Process automation systems for receipt-to-process bulk material transfer and Industrial Vacuum Cleaning Systems for high volume recovery of many materials including combustible dusts.
Individual advice and efficient solutions for the whole weighing technology process
Newson Gale; Manufacturers of static control equipment and solutions for hazardous area explosion protection in industrial processes.
WAMGROUP offers the one-stop-solution for Bulk Solids Handling & Processing and Waste Water Treatment Equipment.
We have successfully provided bulk material engineering solutions for over 55 years
Sturtevant, Inc. is the leading family-owned manufacturer of material processing equipment.
High-performance rotary valves and airlocks for metering, feeding, and airlock in bulk material processing and pneumatic conveying applications. Fully NFPA and OSHA compliant.
Eastern Instruments feeders allow for both accurate, real-time flow measurement, as well as very precise control of flow rate and total for nearly perfect batching or blending.
REMBE® is a safety specialist in explosion safety and pressure relief. It provides customers in all industries with safety systems for their plants and equipment.
Coperion and Coperion K-Tron are system and equipment suppliers, including extruders, feeders, pneumatic conveying and components, who understand the importance of process efficiency.
Klinkenberg BV is specialized in internal transport and bulk handling using screw conveyors
International specialist in the world of bulk materials and process technology
Flexicon equipment conveys, conditions, discharges, fills, dumps and/or weigh batches powder and bulk materials dust-free.
Dec is a leading global provider of powder handling systems and process containment technologies. It has been supplying the pharmaceutical, chemical, food and cosmetic industries for over 30 years.
Spiroflow, a global leader in powder handling and dry solids processing and an emerging leader in control systems integration.
