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The Vortex Seal Tite Diverter Offers Many Unique Features

The Vortex Seal Tite Diverter Offers Many Unique Features

15 November 2022
The Vortex Seal Tite Diverter offers many unique features and significant advantages over alternative flap diverters.
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CHDV Mixer - Design Excellence for Optimised Hygienic Processing

CHDV Mixer – Design Excellence for Optimised Hygienic Processing

10 November 2022
With the exceptional growth of the dairy industry, many producers are facing the challenge of having to improve their product...
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Ajax Equipment Develops Hybrid Mixers for Global Chocolate Producers

Ajax Equipment Develops Hybrid Mixers for Global Chocolate Producers

10 November 2022
Solids handling equipment specialist, Ajax Equipment, has developed and supplied a leading global confectionary producer with two heated mixers on...
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This Flex Tube Diverter features a 304 stainless steel body with 316 stainless steel material contact areas. Additionally, material contact components are 2B (32RA) finished. The valve includes 150# ANSI flanges on both the inlets and outlets. The air cylinder is epoxy coated with A2 stainless steel fasteners.

ATEX Rated Flex Tube Diverter Handling Fluffy Powder

10 November 2022
A nutrition manufacturing company in Ireland selected a 200mm (8”) Vortex Flex Tube Diverter to feed Microcrystalline Cellulose from a...
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Minimize the Most Prevalent Types of Damage During Transport

Minimize the Most Prevalent Types of Damage During Transport

10 November 2022
A Stretch Hooder is a packaging method where the pallets are being packed to ensure stable transport and protect the...
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Efficient Seed Filling With The Model L Automatic Open Bag Machine For Soybean Seeds

Efficient Seed Filling With The Model L Automatic Open Bag Machine For Soybean Seeds

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Safety and Precision in Explosive Environments: Hazardous Area Weighing Solutions for Bulk Solids Handling

Safety and Precision in Explosive Environments: Hazardous Area Weighing Solutions for Bulk Solids Handling

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Vortex Titan Slide Gate for Extreme Material Handling

Vortex Titan Slide Gate for The Toughest Material Handling Environments

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The Vortex Loading Spout transforms loading operations across multiple industries.

The Vortex Loading Spout Transforms Loading Operations Across Multiple Industries

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Belt Scales with Cloud-Based Mobile App

Belt Scales with Cloud-Based Mobile App

10 November 2022
Belt-Way Scale’s conveyor belt scales provide a simple, yet versatile design that fits any conveyor width. They can be installed...
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The Advantages Of Cook-Chill & Vacuum Mixing

The Advantages Of Cook-Chill & Vacuum Mixing

9 November 2022
With the growing demands of food processing, from ready meals to the new fad of plant based proteins, the need...
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Smart Culture: Machines Labor. Employees Analyze.

Smart Culture: Machines Labor. Employees Analyze.

7 November 2022
Sensors and software automate manual processes to unlock the potential of Industry 4.0. and create a satisfying Smart Culture.
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What is a pneumatic conveying system?

What is a Pneumatic Conveying System?

6 November 2022
STOCKPORT - A pneumatic conveying system transfers dry bulk materials or powders through an enclosed conveying pipeline using pressure differential...
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Silo Lines for Abrasives Employ Deflection Elbows

Silo Lines for Abrasives Employ Deflection Elbows

4 November 2022
Chemco Systems is employing deflection elbows in its silo feed lines that convey powdered activated carbon, pebble and hydrated lime,...
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An often-cited example is a painted metal drum which stands on an insulating wooden pallet and is filled with either flammable bulk or liquids. In the moment the filled material hits the inside of the metal drum, a charge exchange takes place between the two materials which cannot be reversed if the filling speed is too high. During the filling process, the charges accumulate and discharge in a spark when a grounded object (e.g., a wrench or a person) approaches or if the breakdown voltage of the surrounding air is exceeded. The same effect applies to filling processes of various other containers such as IBC, buckets, canisters and also ungrounded parts of the plant. Picture: TIMM_IBC in industrial environment Favoured by high filling speeds (> 1 m/s) and very low conductive materials, potential differences of up to several thousand volts can occur, which can in turn lead to spark discharges with ignition energies in clearly double digit mJ range within the explosion hazardous area. To prevent this danger and according to international IEC-standards, all conductive materials, process equipment and objects need to be grounded or connected with ground potential. In practice, this often means simple grounding cables and clamps which are directly connected to the potential equalisation rail. The grounding clamp is than connected to the object to be grounded, e.g., the metal drum, and the electrostatic charges are discharged via the grounding cable to the rail. A much safer, but often more expensive option are monitored grounding control devices, which actively monitor the grounding connection and can interrupt filling processes in case of an unsafe situation. These explosion-proof devices like the TIMM EKX-products are often used during the filling of large objects, such as trucks, railcars or FIBC and have several advantages: 1.No uncertainty by continuous monitoring and displaying the grounding quality 2.Tamper-proof and failsafe due to integrated object detection and diagnosis 3.Automatic interruption of filling processes via integrated control outputs But despite all these safety critical advantages, monitored grounding control devices are only rarely used in filling processes with smaller containers. There are several reasons for this, but mostly it’s a matter of costs or a subjective (under)estimation of the explosion risks of the filling operation. However, one should be aware, that a grounding connection is only as good as the quality of its weakest link. For unmonitored cables and clamps, this means on the one hand that the grounding cables are subject to wear, which can significantly limit or even completely eliminate the conductivity. Common examples are torn off cable cores at the clamps, crushed cables, (partially) broken ring terminals at the rails or broken copper cable cores. On the other hand, incorrect use of the grounding cables, such as clamping it to a painted or dirty surface, can significantly reduce the conductivity, even without the operator noticing it. To close the gap between the unmonitored grounding clamps and cables and the safer, but only rarely used monitored grounding devices, we developed the TIMM SMART BITE LED ground indicator. This battery-powered device plugs into any two-pole cable and signals the quality of the grounding connection via three leds. This allows the operator to instantly see whether the grounding connection meets the standards and the electrostatic charges are safely dissipated. The SMART LED is built completely intrinsically safe and the integrated battery can be exchanged by the operator on site. Picture SMART LED The device can be used for all metal connection points and objects as well as mobile or stationary in a variety of combinations (clamp – clamp, clamp – ring terminal, ring terminal – ring terminal). Typical areas of use are the monitoring of connections between objects, such as IBC, drums, or canisters and earth rails, the connection between two objects and the connection of individual plant parts with the earth rail. Besides the advantage of improving existing, unmonitored grounding cables it can also reduce the effort for the regular checking of the grounding cables as the SMART LED always signals whether the cable meets the quality requirements – without someone actively measuring by hand. Picture TIMM_IBC in industrial environment It can therefore be stated that there are three different levels of grounding in hazardous areas, which differ significantly in terms of the level of safety achieved. And especially with unmonitored grounding cables, the step to the next higher safety level should be considered, since grounding indicators, such as the TIMM SMART LED, can be used to safely and cost-effectively avoid typical grounding problems.

Three Safety Levels of Grounding in Ex-Zones – SMART LED Fachbeitrag

4 November 2022
Manny filling and decanting processes in industrial environments lead to electrostatic charging of the material and the process equipment. What...
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Automated moisture measurement of anthracite coal - saving time and costs through optimised sampling

Automated Moisture Measurement of Anthracite Coal – Saving Time and Costs Through Optimised Sampling

3 November 2022
Our customer is a leading manufacturer of process carbons. More than 70,000 tonnes of dry coke, anthracite, blown coal and...
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