Product News Munson Machinery: Stand-Alone Lump Breaker Utica (NY), United States – Munson Machinery has introduced a new De-Clumper Lump Breaker modelread more
Product News Munson Machinery: Variable Intensity Continuous Blender for Pastes, Slurries Utica (NY), United States – Munson Machinery has introduced a Variable Intensity Blender model VIM-124-SS with six injection ports, allowing liquid additions in small to large volumes to be combined with bulk food, chemical or pharmaceutical materials to produce pastes and slurries at high rates. Constructed of stainless stee…read more
Product News Flexicon: Mobile, Sanitary Conveying System for IBC Unloading Whitstable, United Kingdom – The Flexicon Mobile Sanitary IBC Unloading and Conveying System transfers contamination-sensitive bulk solid materials from Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) to downstream processes, dust-free. read more
Market News POWTECH 2023: Highlights and new Features in the diverse Supporting Programme Nürnberg, Germany – The supporting programme for POWTECH 2023, the international processing trade fair for powder, bulk solids, fluids and liquids on 26–28 September 2023, is more diverse than ever. A VDMA Special Show, which focuses among other things on resource-conserving solutions, will make its debut at the even…read more
Company News DW Prouty joins BinMaster Network Lincoln (NE), United States – Dwight W. Prouty Company has been serving a diverse base of industrial manufacturers and power plants since 1969. The company will now offer the full line of BinMaster sensors and software solutions. The Mobile, Alabama-based company provides integrated industrial solutions for the chemical, food, p…read more
Company News Duravant to acquire Sorting, Conveying and Processing Equipment Company Key Technology Global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider Duravant LLC has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Key Technology, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of digital sorting, inspection, conveying and processing equipment.read more
Product News MTI-Mischtechnik: New laboratory mixer for the foodstuffs and pharmaceutical industries Detmold, Germany – Detmold, Germany, August 2017 – At Powtech 2017, MTI Mischtechnik presents an all-new line of laboratory mixers developed for the pharmaceutical and foodstuffs sectors. The design corresponds to these industries' very exacting hygiene requirements; the systems can nevertheless be flexibly adapted …read more
Product News Kason: Twin In-Line Pneumatic Centrifugal Sifter cantilevers for quick Cleaning Millburn (NJ), United States – A new Model Twin XOB-PS-SS Pneumati-Sifter Ultra High Capacity dual centrifugal sifter from Kason de-agglomerates and screens bulk materials in-line with dilute-phase pneumatic conveying systems at ultra-high rates. Rated up to 1 barg positive pressure and 356 mm vacuum, it delivers the capacity of …read more
Market News IPB China 2018: Powder & Bulk Solids Processing Conference and Exhibition ends on a high Note Nürnberg, Germany – The International Powder & Bulk Solids Processing Conference & Exhibition (IPB), held in Shanghai on 17-19 October 2018, once again demonstrated the professionalism of the POWTECH World family of events in the areas of powder and bulk solids. IPB China continued its 16-year history of success with s…read more
Product News Flexicon: Mobile Screener-Conveyor Handles Non-Free-Flowing Materials Whitstable, United Kingdom – A new BEV-CON™ Mobile Flexible Screw Conveyor with Round Vibratory Screener by Flexicon removes oversize particles and reduces soft agglomerates before conveying on-size bulk materials from powders and large pellets that flow freely, to non-free-flowing products that pack, cake, seize or smear due…read more
Product News Munson Machinery: Abrasion-Resistant Lump Breaker Utica (NY), United States – A new model Rotary Lump Breaker from Munson Machinery breaks chunks of agglomerated abrasive or friable materials that have compacted during storage or shipment, conditioning them for downstream processing or conveying.read more
Product News Flexicon: Drum Tipper mates with low-height Receiving Vessels Whitstable, United Kingdom – A new TIP-TITE® Drum Tipper for 115 to 200 liter drums manufactured by Flexicon features an elongated discharge cone that mates with the gasketed inlet of low-height receiving vessels, allowing dust-free transfer of free-flowing bulk solid materials. Housed within a three-sided safety enclosure wit…read more
Product News Minebea Intec: The Combics industrial scale with a measuring accuracy of 60,000 increments Hamburg, Germany – A new resolution level of 60,000 d is set to enhance the Combics industrial scales product range of Minebea Intec with immediate effect. By offering this extra level of precision, the global provider of industrial weighing and inspection technologies is specifically aiming to respond to the increasi…read more
Product News DMN-Westinghouse: New MZC-II Rotary Valve offers improved Functionality, Hygiene, Safety and Maintenance Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands – DMN-WESTINGHOUSE introduced a new rotary valve for the food processing dry bulk industry which is intended for dosing products and ingredients. With the new MZC-II rotary valve, the company claims it is setting a new standard in terms of functionality, hygiene, safety and maintenance.read more
Personal News Process Components announces KEMUTEC Expansion into the Netherlands with new Vice President Bristol (PA), United States – Process Components has announced the expansion of subsidiary company a href="https://edir.bulk-online.com/profile/8724-kemutec-group.html">Kemutec in Europe, with the long-established manufacturing brand opening a new office in the Netherlands. The move forms a key part of its global strategy to ext…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Product News Vibrators for Hire – A new Service for the Users of Screens and Scalpers Neponset (IL), United States – A global leader in engineered vibration for bulk material handling has introduced a new rental program for its line of industrial vibrators, designed for vibratory screens such as shale shakers and other solids separation equipment thus ensuring that customers are protected from surprise repair cost…read more
Product News Flexicon: Bulk Bag Discharger with Dual Flexible Screw Conveyors Whitstable, United Kingdom – A new Flexicon Bulk Bag Unloader with Dual Flexible Screw Conveyors feeds two downstream processes dust-free. The BULK-OUT® BFF Series Discharger features top-mounted receiving cups and a removable bag-lifting frame for forklift loading of bulk bags. Z-CLIP strap holders allow rapid, secure inserti…read more
Product News Flexicon (Europe): Bulk Bag Discharger with Safety Cage Whitstable, United Kingdom – A new Flexicon BULK-OUT® Model BFF Bulk Bag Discharger features a steel safety cage to prevent contact with moving parts during operation and automated unloading of bulk bags. The enclosure features externally-mounted controls and full height doors with an Intrinsically Safe Relay (ISR) that halts …read more
Product News EDEM: Powder Calibration Report with Guidelines for DEM Simulation of Powder Handling Processes Edinburgh, United Kingdom – EDEM®, a market leader in Discrete Element Method (DEM) technology for bulk and granular materials simulation, has published a key report providing a comprehensive review of the latest research and advances in the field of powder calibration alongside guidelines for realistic simulations of powder…read more
Company News Brabender Technology at FAKUMA 2017 Duisburg, Germany – Brabender Technologie is commissioning its new Technical Center in Duisburg in time for FAKUMA. CEO Horst Vohwinkel explains the benefits of these new facilities: “This gives us entirely new opportunities, in terms of both the quantity and quality of the tests we conduct. To date we have suffered …read more
Product News Kason: High capacity Cone Mill for sticky, moist, fragile Materials Millburn (NJ), United States – A new 750 mm diameter cone mill, Kason model CGM 750, gently grinds fatty, heat sensitive, sticky, moist or fragile materials into uniform particle sizes with minimal fines at rates to 32 t/h. read more
Product News EDEM: Solving Powder Handling Issues using Granular Material Simulation Edinburgh, United Kingdom – Understanding powder behavior is critical for minimizing these problems, ensure manufacturing efficiency and avoid product quality issues. Numerical modelling tools can help understand processes better and provide key insight into operations. Using a DEM tool such as EDEM software means engineers ca…read more
Company News Schenck Process Group acquires UK-based Process Components Ltd. Darmstadt, Germany – The Schenck Process Group has acquired Process Components Ltd. and its subsidiaries – including Kemutec Group Inc. in the US – with its brands kemutec, KEK-GARDNER, mucon and PPS Air Classifier Mills, from EPIC Private Equity. Process Components is a UK-based designer and manufacturer of po…read more
Product News Flexicon: High Capacity Tipper for mobile Bins Whitstable, United Kingdom – A new open-chute High-Lift Bin Tipper from Flexicon hydraulically raises and dumps mobile bins into a hopper that feeds an integral flexible screw conveyor operating under loss-of-weight control. Bins weighing up to 1350 kg are rolled into a three-sided pen, where a lifting tongue centred inboard of…read more