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Processing Magazine
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May 2013
Volume: 26
Edition: 5
What's holding up the revolution?
Mobility users reliant on VPN connections often struggle with limited capabilities
May 1, 2013
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About 70% of maintenance personnel have at least some mobile access to maintenance data, according to a just-released survey of more than 200 executives in industrial companies. But only a minority is doing work in enterprise software from a mobile device.
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Genius, social intelligence and loop-powered process instrumentation
Incremental innovation instanced in loop-powered, tri-colored, HMI-compliant digital meter
May 1, 2013
To your mind, what’s more important — what’s more epoch-making, if you will — “individual genius” or “social intelligence?” The answer is that “no man is an island.”
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Years-long effort radically reduces seal maker delivery time
General manager says waste elimination equals speed; plant proves him good as his word
May 1, 2013
Whether it’s reducing energy use, recycling waste materials or designing more energy-efficient products, “green” manufacturing is on everyone’s minds.
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Processing professionals can reap benefits from both classroom & show floor ‘learning’
May 9, 2013
It seems that whenever I have discussions with processing professionals about their biggest challenges, the need for ongoing education and training always ranks near the top.
The romance of stainless steel explicated at Interphex
May 1, 2013
When this editor was stationed in the engineering department some years ago, the mechanical engineers, and especially the engineering director, used to get a bit dreamy-eyed when the subject turned to stainless steel.
Slide Gate Valves
April 29, 2013
Mucon’s new range of pneumatic and manually actuated double-flanged In-Line Slide Gate Valves include a robust, complete, shut-off solution that is ideal for powders, granules and pellets.
Heavy Duty Butterfly Valve
May 1, 2013
Posi-flate’s unique butterfly valve design uses air pressure to expand the seat against the disc, providing even pressure distribution for bubble-tight seals.
OEM Parts and Valves
March 12, 2013
For more than 17 years, Taiwan-based BOLA-TEK has manufactured high-quality OEM parts (balls, stems and castings), valves (gate, glove and check) and ball valves (one-, two- and three-piece).
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Extendable Multi-port Valve Blocks
March 13, 2013
With GEMÜ multi-port valve blocks made of durable plastics, valve interfaces in piping systems can be implemented in an extremely compact and customized manner.
Weigh Modules
April 29, 2013
The SWB505 MultiMount™ weigh module offers built-in safety features, including the SafeLock™, to ensure easy installation.
Versatile Dry Material Feeder
April 2, 2013
The Schenck AccuRate MECHATRON® dry material feeder has all the unique design features that manufacturers require for their processing applications.
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Screw-style Feeder
January 1, 2013
Hapman’s new screw-style U-Trough feeder is designed to efficiently measure ingredients and consistently deliver material to the process.
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Stainless Steel Drum Scale
April 3, 2013
The DeckHand™ Portable Floor Scale from Alliance features stainless steel construction and is ideal for drum weighing applications where the risk of chemical spills are present or frequent wash-downs are required.
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Volumetric Screw Feeder
August 28, 2012
The PPS Volumetric Screw Feeder (VSF) serves the bulk material handling industry as a medium- to high-capacity feeder that meets 3-A sanitary standard 81-00. With auger diameters from 4
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Blow-Through Feeder/Airlock
April 9, 2013
The BT Series Blow-Through Feeder/Airlock from ACS Valves is designed to ensure optimal bulk density and throughput of hard-to-convey materials such as fine powders and flakes that, in high-pressure pneumatic conveying applications, can easily over-aerate and reduce material feed efficiency.
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Micro-ingredient Feeder
April 8, 2013
The interchangeable twin to single screw feed modules provides versatility to handle a broad range of materials from powders to granular materials.
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ATEX/IECEx LED Linear Fitting with Integrated Power Supply
April 10, 2013
Dialight's new stainless steel linear LED fitting is designed to reduce maintenance needs in hazardous areas as a replacement for conventional Ex fluorescent fittings.
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Integrated Venturi Scrubber Packages
April 8, 2013
Bionomic Industries, Inc.'s Series 7000/8000 venturi scrubbers are fully integrated pre-engineered packages complete with recirculation pumps, piping networks, instrumentation and automated controls -- all factory-assembled and tested to drastically lower engineering, installation and project costs while reducing lead times for quicker installation and on-time operation.
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Aluminized Rust-preventive Weldable Coating
April 1, 2013
Bloxide® aluminized rust-preventive weldable coating is used to protect steel surfaces from rust, especially where extended periods of outside storage are anticipated.
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Wireless Monitoring and Alerting System
February 5, 2013
Quick Talk™ RQT is an industrial-grade radio transmitter with sensor inputs and voice recording storage that automatically alerts radio-equipped personnel when plant conditions change.
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Low-profile Safety Light Curtain
April 3, 2013
Ideal for hazardous point protection and single-sided access protection, SICK's deTec4 Core safety light curtain features a sleek, low-profile design for easy machine integration.
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Emergency Gas Shutoff
February 20, 2013
Halogen’s Terminator emergency shutoff system sequentially closes 150 lb. cylinder valves containing toxic gas in less than three seconds when activated from remote sensors and switches.
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Horizontal Motion Conveyor
February 7, 2013
The Triple/S Dynamics Slipstick® Horizontal Motion Conveyor has become the conveyor of choice for many of the world’s leading dry bulk producers, where dust control and downtime carry significant costs.
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Horizontal Motion Conveyors
April 10, 2013
Eriez® offers a variety of mechanical conveyors engineered to move large amounts of bulk material for plastics processing operations.
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Dense Phase Vacuum Conveying
April 2, 2013
Volkmann Multijector Vacuum Conveyors are designed to optimize material flow from the supply side to the downstream packaging operation.
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Pneumatic Conveying Vacuum Receivers
May 1, 2013
K-Tron vacuum sequencing central receivers are designed to high-quality standards for pneumatically conveying pellets, powders and granular materials for the bulk material handling industries.
Automated Material Conveying System
April 10, 2013
Designed specifically for fully automated handling and processing of highly abrasive, non free-flowing metal flake material, this NBE, self-contained bulk material conveying system ensures reliable, repeatable material supply to integrated feeders that meter material for introduction to an inline briquetter.
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Progressing Cavity Pump for High Solids Content Materials
October 31, 2012
The Moyno® 2000 Model G3 Progressing Cavity Pump is ideal for handling semi-dry, high solids content or caked substances. It features a series of finger mechanisms mounted on two
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Bulk Bag Conditioner
October 11, 2012
The new BLOCK-BUSTER Bulk Bag Conditioner from Flexicon features a hydraulically actuated, variable-height turntable for automated in-frame bag rotation and conditioning of bulk bags at varying heights. The number
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Slide Gate Valve for Heavy Duty and Abrasive Material Handling
January 1, 2013
The Vortex Titan Series TSG Valve is designed to meet the most demanding applications when handling heavy-duty abrasive materials such as sand, gravel, coal, whole grains, metal powders or minerals.
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Portable Drum Discharging System
April 10, 2013
Portable drum discharging system safely and efficiently empties drums of various dry materials into your process.
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Drives for Basic Applications
March 21, 2013
Siemens’ single-axis Sinamics V20 drive for basic applications features short commissioning times, easy operation and excellent cost and energy benefits.
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