A Joint Venture For Spiroflow

Spiroflow has entered into a joint venture with Horizon Systems of Lawrence, Kansas, USA to create a company called Spiroflow-Horizon Systems to market Horizon's expertise in designing process systems for handling dry bulk materials throughout Europe.

Through a broad range of product offerings, Spiroflow-Horizon Systems will offer the full range of lean phase pneumatic conveying (pressure and vacuum). A Test Centre has been installed within the Spiroflow Technology Centre at Clitheroe, Lancashire to demonstrate the capabilities and benefits of their equipment to customers.

While there will be access to the full range of mechanical conveyors and bulk bag handling systems manufactured by Spiroflow, Spiroflow-Horizon Systems can design, project manage and install systems that not only include its own product lines, but also include processing equipment such as mills, mixers, sifters and micro/minor batching systems.

Steve Remmers, managing director of Spiroflow-Horizon Systems, commented: "We are excited to have this opportunity to work with Spiroflow. There is much synergy between the two companies with proven technologies that will bring benefits to customers in Europe. Spiroflow brings their well established European sales and marketing capabilities to the table, their expertise in the areas of ATEX and CE compliance and, also, an established base from which we can operate."

Spiroflow US based sister company, Spiroflow Systems has acquired Dynamet, a Michigan, USA based manufacturer of bulk materials handling equipment with more than three decades of experience in the industry.

Dynamet designs and manufactures a full range of powder handling equipment including tubular chain drag conveyors, flexible screw conveyors, bulk bag dischargers, manual sack tip stations, and pneumatic tilt tables for a variety of industries including food, chemical, pharmaceutical, packaging, and plastics.

With the acquisition of Dynamet, Spiroflow will shortly expand its range of equipment in the USA, Europe and beyond so that they will be able to offer one of the largest selections of conveyors and other powder handling equipment in the industry.

"We are excited about the Dynamet acquisition, the new equipment lines we'll be able to offer and the additional talent that their team will bring to Spiroflow," commented chairman, Michel Podevyn. He continued: "Bob Sutton, the founder of Dynamet, has over 40 years in the powder handling industry and is well known in the USA for his experience and knowledge."

SOURCE: Spiroflow