Ajax Equipment awarded screw conveyor contract for world class DuPontSA terephthalic acid production facility
Solids handling and processing equipment specialist, Ajax Equipment is supplying screw conveyors to engineering company Aker Kvaerner, as part of expansion of the DuPontSA pure terephthalic acid production facility at Wilton, Cleveland, in a contract worth over £250,000.
The DuPontSA Wilton Site is a world scale and world class facility for manufacturing over 550ktpa of pure terephthalic acid (PTA) - a key intermediate in the production of polyester. PTA is a fine white powder manufactured by reacting paraxylene in air. This reaction produces a crude terephthalic acid powder, which is purified at high temperatures and pressures in water to form PTA.
In total Ajax Equipment is supplying six, high capacity, screw conveyors ranging from 400 to 850 mm screw diameters to transport wet PTA cake and dry PTA powder between processes. The screw conveyors have been designed by Ajax to fit within the space constraints of the existing PTA production plant. The 850 mm diameter unit is ATEX compliant to Zone 22 and offers enhanced production capacity. Associated plant including inlet and outlet pipework and divertor valves for switching feed to the conveyor offers greater plant flexibility.
“We are delighted to have been awarded this technically challenging contract,” said Mark Waters, director, Ajax Equipment Ltd., “Screw conveyors are an important part of the DuPontSA production process. Our expertise in powder handling will ensure the conveyors will handle both wet and dry PTA powders efficiently.”
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DuPont Sabanci Polyester (Europe)
DuPont Sabanci Polyester (Europe), known more generally as DuPontSA, was formed in January 2000 as a result of the merger of the European polyester businesses of both Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS of Turkey and EI DuPont de Nemours and Company (DuPont). The businesses encompass the full range of polyester production - fibres, resins, intermediates and Bottles.
Sabanci is one of the two largest industrial conglomerates in Turkey. It employs over 30,000 employees and has existing joint ventures with many major blue chip multinationals. DuPont, founded in 1802 in Wilmington, DE in the USA is the largest chemical company in the world, employing over 90,000 employees in its operations in 65 countries.
Ajax Equipment Ltd
Ajax Equipment Ltd is a specialist manufacturer of solids handling and processing equipment, incorporating Lynflow technology. It has over 30 years experience in the design and manufacture of equipment for a wide range of organisations involved in food and confectionery processing, pharmaceutical, fine chemicals and all industries using bulk solids at both massive and minute scales.
Based in Bolton, Ajax Equipment is widely recognised as an innovator in solids handling. It is highly regarded for its expertise in powder flows and is often employed to advise and solve solids handling problems. The company’s range of solids handling and processing equipment includes screw feeders, conveyors and elevators, continuous mixers, and heating and cooling conveyors, bin systems, lump breakers and other solid processing devices.
Ajax Equipment is a member of SHAPA – the Solids Handling and Processing Association, and an active member of powder handling technical committees of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, European Federation of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Lynflow technology combines an extensive range of concepts, patents, developments, innovations and design techniques, based on the fundamentals of powder behaviour and many years of practical experience at solving solids flow and handling problems.
(Mr. Lyn Bates, Managing Director of Ajax, is also a regular contributor to the "Ask Lyn..." column on The Powder/Bulk Portal website.)
Ajax Equipment Awarded Screw Conveyor Contract
Ajax Equipment awarded screw conveyor contract for world class DuPontSA terephthalic acid production facility
Solids handling and processing equipment specialist, Ajax Equipment is supplying screw conveyors to engineering company Aker Kvaerner, as part of expansion of the DuPontSA pure terephthalic acid production facility at Wilton, Cleveland, in a contract worth over £250,000.
The DuPontSA Wilton Site is a world scale and world class facility for manufacturing over 550ktpa of pure terephthalic acid (PTA) - a key intermediate in the production of polyester. PTA is a fine white powder manufactured by reacting paraxylene in air. This reaction produces a crude terephthalic acid powder, which is purified at high temperatures and pressures in water to form PTA.
In total Ajax Equipment is supplying six, high capacity, screw conveyors ranging from 400 to 850 mm screw diameters to transport wet PTA cake and dry PTA powder between processes. The screw conveyors have been designed by Ajax to fit within the space constraints of the existing PTA production plant. The 850 mm diameter unit is ATEX compliant to Zone 22 and offers enhanced production capacity. Associated plant including inlet and outlet pipework and divertor valves for switching feed to the conveyor offers greater plant flexibility.
“We are delighted to have been awarded this technically challenging contract,” said Mark Waters, director, Ajax Equipment Ltd., “Screw conveyors are an important part of the DuPontSA production process. Our expertise in powder handling will ensure the conveyors will handle both wet and dry PTA powders efficiently.”
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DuPont Sabanci Polyester (Europe)
DuPont Sabanci Polyester (Europe), known more generally as DuPontSA, was formed in January 2000 as a result of the merger of the European polyester businesses of both Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS of Turkey and EI DuPont de Nemours and Company (DuPont). The businesses encompass the full range of polyester production - fibres, resins, intermediates and Bottles.
Sabanci is one of the two largest industrial conglomerates in Turkey. It employs over 30,000 employees and has existing joint ventures with many major blue chip multinationals. DuPont, founded in 1802 in Wilmington, DE in the USA is the largest chemical company in the world, employing over 90,000 employees in its operations in 65 countries.
Ajax Equipment Ltd
Ajax Equipment Ltd is a specialist manufacturer of solids handling and processing equipment, incorporating Lynflow technology. It has over 30 years experience in the design and manufacture of equipment for a wide range of organisations involved in food and confectionery processing, pharmaceutical, fine chemicals and all industries using bulk solids at both massive and minute scales.
Based in Bolton, Ajax Equipment is widely recognised as an innovator in solids handling. It is highly regarded for its expertise in powder flows and is often employed to advise and solve solids handling problems. The company’s range of solids handling and processing equipment includes screw feeders, conveyors and elevators, continuous mixers, and heating and cooling conveyors, bin systems, lump breakers and other solid processing devices.
Ajax Equipment is a member of SHAPA – the Solids Handling and Processing Association, and an active member of powder handling technical committees of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, European Federation of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Lynflow technology combines an extensive range of concepts, patents, developments, innovations and design techniques, based on the fundamentals of powder behaviour and many years of practical experience at solving solids flow and handling problems.
(Mr. Lyn Bates, Managing Director of Ajax, is also a regular contributor to the "Ask Lyn..." column on The Powder/Bulk Portal website.)
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