Plant Engineers Rely on High-Quality Technologies – Including Engineering Support
In terms of complex production processes, manufacturers in a number of industries count on the expertise of plant engineers.
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Weighing Systems & Scales
Innovations in weighing systems for static and dynamic weighing of dry bulk materials
What weighing device is best for your application? How you transport the dry bulk material and the material characteristics are key factors. In addition, you will want to consider what you are looking to get from your weighing system. Weighing technology can be integrated into dry bulk material processing operations to ensure accurate material delivery. Gain efficiencies, improve effectiveness, and ultimately, run more profitable operations with the correct weighing technology. This Technology Zone offers an insight into the latest innovations in weighing systems & scales that are used for dry bulk material processing operations.
Articles about Weighing Systems & Scales
From Concept to Product – how Weighing Modules Novego Consistently meet Customer Requirements
With its weighing modules in the Novego range, Minebea Intec has experienced sustained success in recent years.
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Flowability And Physical Properties Of Feed Mixes: Pet Food And Aqua Feed
Variations in both density and flow property often occur in mixed meal types used for the animal, aqua and pet food productions, density variations above 15 % are not unusual – these variations possibly occur due to variations in the recipe and since meal can compact in bins.
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Efficient Pressure Compensation Improves Weighing Accuracy in Loss-in-Weight Feeders
Loss-in-weight (LIW) feeder performance is dependent on accurate weighing, which can be affected by a variety of influences, both internal and external to the feeder and feeder process.
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Acrison’s Model 260 Series Weigh Belt Weighers/Feeders Designed to Operate Wild-Flow or Closed-Loop Configurations
Acrison, Inc., an innovative global leader in dry solids metering and handling technologies for over 50 years, offers its various high capacity, heavy-duty Model 260 Weigh Belt Weighers/Feeders to accurately weigh and/or totalize the flow of dry materials in a “Wild-Flow” configuration, or to meter dry solid materials in a controlled, “Closed-Loop” configuration as a weigh feeder.
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Zemic Load Cells, Weighing Modules, and Electronics used for Silo Weighing
De IJsselmolen is a modern Dutch family business that produces raw materials for the food industry.
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Gerard van Schoten (Hethon)Gerard van Schoten worked under many different titles before reaching his current title of managing director, as well as providing technical advice. He is responsible for sales and technical support around the world. He has been working at HETHON since 2011 where he started as a mechanic, this is the strategy that the company pursues: to master all layers of the company. This is how people learn to think bottom-up. In his work, he travels all over the world for support and advice to customers and agents.
Technology, people, relationships and cooperation have always had his interest. The way of working with and supporting customers is always people-oriented. Gerard's great ability is to empathize with every layer that is needed in a process. He knows the working of the products through and through and is an expert in the field of difficult-flowing substances.
Like no other, he can translate customer challenges into HETHON-colleagues from Engineering and Sales. HETHON, together with his colleagues worldwide, has nearly 50 years of experience in powder and liquids handling.
Aristidis Melios (Vraykos Mechanical Limited)Aristidis Melios is the General Manager at Vraykos & Associates Mechanical Ltd. He holds a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from National Technical University of Athens, and has more than 30 years of experience in design, engineering and manufacturing of bulk materials handling systems in food industry in Greece and Balkans area. Mr Melios is an expert in managing industrial projects that concern mechanical or pneumatic conveying, weighing & dosing, mixing, dedusting, screening and storaging of food bulk products. He has the experience needed to create a cost efficient turn-key solution for every bulk materials industry. The last years leads the Vraykos company engineering team with success, inserting new ideas and technologies in the field of bulk materials handling systems.
Dieter Hense (Hense Wägetechnik GmbH)Weighing Expert at Hense Wägetechnik GmbH. Know-How and experience:
5 years field start up and commissioning of ultrasonic level measuring systems for silos und waste water treatment plants.
30 years of experience in development of different types of belt scales, solid flow meter and smart electronic systems for retrofit able weighing systems for silos on steal constructions and skirts.
Todd D. Messmer (Schenck Process Group)Todd Messmer is the Product Manager for the Schenck Process Weighing and Feeding Product Line in North America. He has 21 years of Applications Engineering experience customizing and designing Screw Feeders, Weighbelts, Vibratory Feeders, Flow Meters, and Bulk Bag Unloaders into customers’ processes. Todd has worked with a diverse range of companies in the Food, Plastics, Chemicals and Pharmaceutical industries and has written several articles for key industry publications. He holds degrees in both Electronics and Marketing and currently manages a team of Applications Engineers for Schenck Process. Expert in Screw Feeders, Weighbelts, Vibratory Feeders, Flow Meters, and Bulk Bag Unloaders.
Van Beek/Penko Emergency-Line For Transshipment Terminal
Van Beek has constructed an emergency-line for Bulk Powder Terminals which includes a Dino bulk truck loader and a Penko impact flowmeter.
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4 Tried And Tested Precision Dosing And Weighing Systems From PAYPER
When bagging a bulk product, the accuracy of the weighing system is of extreme importance. A wide range of products are of high value and, at the time of bagging, even the smallest deviation from the nominal content may result in significant economic losses.
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From Delivering Raw Materials To Checking Pre-Packaging, Minebea Intec’s Weighing Technology Ensures Optimum Productivity
A sealant manufacturer didn’t just want to rely on extremely precise weighing technology for their tank farm, they also needed a software solution for statistical process control. The result was both reliable weighing results and optimum productivity
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Weight Gain No Challenge for Thayer Scale’s Rotary Bucket Weighing System
Thayer Scale’s Accumulative Ingredient (Gain-in-Weight) Batch Scales are designed to accurately weigh solids and liquid materials ranging from highly fluid powders to corrosive chemicals and ores.
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