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VIC milk processing explosion causes $3 million damage | Factory Equipment News

2012-02-22T15:16:00.002+11:00

VIC milk processing explosion causes $3 million damage | Factory Equipment News

IBS Now Offering Bolted Steel Silos

2012-01-25T12:07:00.002+11:00

Integrated Bulk Systems (IBS) has successfully provided Material Handling solutions for over 50 years. IBS was founded to purposely cater for the specific needs in the mining, resources and chemical industries.

With a team of specialist materials handling engineers, IBS has a wealth of experience and can provide solutions to meet every client’s individual materials handling needs from a range of specialised conveyors and transfer equipment; factory process systems, transfer and storage systems, batching weighing and mixing projects.

WAM Offers Protection for Silos

2012-01-25T09:08:00.005+11:00

VHS Pressure Relief Valves are the last safety net when abnormal pressure conditions endanger the silo structure. This is why sudden excess or suction pressure inside the silo must be dealt with instantly. Even though ideally a VHS Pressure Relief Valve should never have to go into action, it must be efficient and reliable if needed.

CPE Retractable Rotor Mixer

2010-07-06T11:40:00.004+10:00

Hygienic, fast and the ability to produce a quality mix, are just some of the features of the new RETRACTABLE ROTOR MIXER designed and manufactured by Chemical Plant & Engineering (CPE).

The CPE Retractable Rotor Mixer was designed in the interest of enhancing mixer performance and utilization. The unique design reduces downtime for cleaning between batches and minimizes the potential for cross contamination.

An easy to access mixing chamber and minimum trapping points for dust and foreign contaminants, ensures a more reliable and repeatable cleaning process and hygienic mixing environment. Body construction also provides the structural integrity with minimum stiffeners and trap points.

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Flexicon Conveyor Fits Tight Spaces & Cleans Easily

2010-07-05T09:51:00.002+10:00

A new Bulk Conveyor from Flexicon, with Tilt-Down Portable Base fits through tight spaces and provides easy access for removal of the flexible screw.

It features a reduced footprint that enables the castor-mounted frame to manoeuvre through narrow aisles and around corners. With the hopper, support boom and conveyor assembly tilted down, the unit fits through standard doorways and orients the conveyor tube horizontally, allowing the flexible screw to be removed easily for thorough cleaning and inspection.

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Nu-Con Release Next Generation Rotary Valves

2010-07-02T16:27:00.002+10:00

Nu-Con has now officially released the next generation of the Rotor Detection System (RDS2) for Rotary Valves. Nu-Con’s ‘Rotor Detection System’ is already extensively used by both food and infant formula manufactures when rotor scrapping must be immediately detected to prevent the contamination and downgrading of the product.

A rotor may come in contact with a valve housing, if a valve is incorrectly assembled, or if process conditions change and product temperature increase substantially causing expansion within the Valve. When fitted with Nu-Con RDS, a warning signal is sent to the operators via the plant SCADA System, allowing the valve to be automatically shut down, or even prevented from starting up, if a faulty condition exists after reassembly.

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Open Chute Box Tipper Introduced By Flexicon

2010-07-02T16:15:00.001+10:00

An all-new Open Chute Box Tipper from Flexicon offers a safe, low cost method of discharging bulk solid materials from boxes, totes and other containers when dust containment is not a requirement.

The tipper accommodates boxes from 915 mm to 1220 mm on a side and 990 mm to 1117 mm overall height.

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Evonik Degussa uses Shear Testing in Powders Liable to Caking

2010-07-02T16:11:00.001+10:00

A unique powder testing procedure has been developed by Evonik Degussa GmbH, a global supplier of specialty chemicals, using instrumentation from Stable Micro Systems, a world leader in powder flow assessment. The test, which is conducted with a newly-designed powder cartridge, allows Evonik Degussa GmbH to gauge more accurately the effects of its AEROSIL® and SIPERNAT® silica products on the caking and flow properties of powdered products in the food, feed, pharmaceutical and chemical industries.

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Major Spillage Problem Solved

2010-07-02T16:05:00.001+10:00

Recently a North Queensland ship loading facility conveying Lead Concentrate, replaced their existing skirting system with ESS 2000 Lay-In Skirting. The application required stainless steel materials to prevent corrosion due to the over ocean location.
With a capital outlay of approximately $7000 for the ESS-2000 Skirting system, the return on investment is expected to be only three and a half months, given that the clean up costs were $260 per hour.
Reduced spillage means that there is less wear and tear on components and a safer, sleaner, more productive bulk materials handling facility.

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Silo Monitoring Systems Eliminates Raw Material Shortages

2010-07-02T16:00:00.002+10:00

Silo Monitoring Systems were recently commissioned for Poly Products based in Regency Park, SA by Accuweigh’s Port Adelaide branch in South Australia. The silo monitoring systems ensure the company’s manufacturing processes are not likely to be disrupted by inadvertent shortages of raw materials.

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