Material Handling
MATERIAL HANDLING CASE STUDIES, WHITE PAPERS, & APPLICATION NOTES
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![Granulating With High Quality]( "Granulating With High Quality")
Granulating With High QualityUnipetrol assigned the design and implementation of the new solution to its trusted supplier company INELSEV, holder of the Sivacon Siemens Technology Partner certificate. New control systems came into use at different points in the production process.
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![Figure1BucketImage]( "Improving Gravimetric Feeder Performance")
Improving Gravimetric Feeder PerformanceHow can I improve my screw feeder’s gravimetric performance? In order to get material to feed better volumetrically, understanding material characteristics of what we are trying to feed must be analyzed first.
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![vacumax cover]( "Pneumatic Conveying System Makes Cap Handling a Snap")
Pneumatic Conveying System Makes Cap Handling a SnapSunSweet Growers, a north California bottler, was thrilled as its number one client hit soft drink pay dirt with line after line of specialty beverages.
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![VacumaxCleaningSystem]( "Case Study: Advanced Industrial Vacuum Cleaning Systems Integrated into Production And Processing Systems Are Paying Dividends By Increasing Productivity, Improving Safety and Protecting Worker Health")
Case Study: Advanced Industrial Vacuum Cleaning Systems Integrated into Production And Processing Systems Are Paying Dividends By Increasing Productivity, Improving Safety and Protecting Worker Health VAC-U-MAX has developed an innovative way of handling wastewater treatment chemicals, including Potassium Permanganate and Alum, both widely used to neutralize the smell of wastewater in municipal and industrial treatment facilities -
Select A Powder Induction Mixer That Can Serve Multiple Mix Tanks Of Virtually Any Size
Rotor/stator mixers specially designed to generate a powerful vacuum within the mix chamber are capable of inducting a wide variety of solids, from fine powders to friable pellets.
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High Speed Mixers For Paints, Inks & Coatings
This white paper provides an overview of the different types of high speed mixers utilized in the manufacture of paints, inks and coatings. These machines accomplish a range of processing objectives which sometimes overlap.
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![kevinw3]( "Pneumatic Conveyor Provides Competitive Edge For New Bio Based Detergent Expansion")
Pneumatic Conveyor Provides Competitive Edge For New Bio Based Detergent ExpansionSticky powders present manufacturers and processors with unique material conveying challenges involving volumetric auger fillers that dispense powders, granulars, and flakes for packaging. This article demonstrates how a proprietary vacuum conveying design prevents a sticky material handling problem.
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![bagdumpstation]( "Bag Handling, Check Sieving, Weigh System")
Bag Handling, Check Sieving, Weigh System In this installation, materials are received in 50-pound bags and semi-bulk bags and are security screened for foreign objects while being conveyed to a weigh hopper, where they are automatically hatched in predetermined weights and discharged into process drums -
![EfficientPowder.jpg]( "Efficiencies In Powder Dispersion For Manufacturers")
Efficiencies In Powder Dispersion For ManufacturersUniformly dispersing powders into a liquid batch in a practical amount of time is a common problem for F&B manufacturers. This white paper explores five tips for dispersing powders more efficiently.
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![VacuumConveyingSystem]( "Case History: Vacuum Conveying System Integral To 2000% Growth Strategy Of Food Additives Supplier")
Case History: Vacuum Conveying System Integral To 2000% Growth Strategy Of Food Additives Supplier Automated material handling, including vacuum conveyor system, is the key to Piasa reaching twenty-fold growth, equaling the production capacity of all major competitors combined. By VAC-U-MAX -
![CharlesRoss]( "Improve Safety In Your Mixing Room")
Improve Safety In Your Mixing RoomIn the processing world, safety management cannot be overemphasized. The mixing room, in particular, is a source of many potential health and operational hazards.
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![KeyAspectsofPneumaticallyConveyingDifficultMaterials]( "Key Components Of Pneumatically Conveying Difficult Materials")
Key Components Of Pneumatically Conveying Difficult MaterialsFine-tuned flow promotion devices, suitable filters and filter placement, as well as vacuum receiver design ensure peak performance in a system.
MATERIAL HANDLING VIDEOS, AND PODCASTS
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Sanitary Powder Feeder is Designed for Sanitary Processes Video
The Schenck Process PureFeed® AP-300 feeder was designed specifically for sanitary processes that include the following customer driven features: quick and easy disassembly, a dual arm agitation system for maximizing material handling versatility, and an FDA compliant EPDM feed hopper that is disposable and recyclable. That means simpler, shorter cleaning cycles and virtually, no chance of cross contamination when moving from one material to another. The PureFeed® AP-300 is available in volumetric and gravimetric configurations with feed rates from 0.5 to approximately 150 Kg / hour.
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![drumquick]( "Video: DrumQuik® PRO Dip-Tube And Connector System")
Video: DrumQuik® PRO Dip-Tube And Connector System DrumQuik® PRO is an easy-to-use dip-tube based connector system that can be used with common pumps to safely extract liquids from rigid containers (jerrycans, drums, and IBCs). The closed-system design virtually eliminates chemical and fume exposure to personnel and the environment while protecting the integrity of the chemical or food grade liquid being pumped. -
SacMaster® Bulk Bag Unloader Video
The SacMaster® is a versatile and safe bulk bag unloading system designed specifically to include important features and functions identified by bulk bag manufacturers and users in multiple industries. Bag tensioning, hoist or forklift loading, height adjustability and the patented “Posi-Flow” agitation system, which fluidizes even the most compacted materials make SacMaster® the right choice for unloading starch, lime, aluminum dioxide, pigments, plastic pellets, and a wide range of other bulk materials.
MATERIAL HANDLING PRODUCTS
Anton Paar has a deep understanding of analytical method results in precise instruments with excellent performance and reproducibility. Openness towards customer requirements and attention to new market trends are the source of new ideas which meet the needs of customers.
SacMaster® isn’t just another bulk bag frame – it’s a bulk bag discharge system designed to include important features and functions identified by bulk bag manufacturers and users throughout the industry.
MATERIAL HANDLING NEWS
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![Ross-Test-&-Development-Cen]( "Ross Expands Mixer Testing Capabilities")
Ross Expands Mixer Testing Capabilities Technical Director Ken Langhorn announces the addition of new mixing and blending equipment at the Ross Test & Development Center located at the company’s headquarters in Long Island, NY. The new additions include a 1-cu.ft. -
New Blade Design Gives Double Planetary Mixer An Edge With Viscous Applications
In this age of technological marvels and Internet madness, it's refreshing to see an innovation that isn't the product of an exotic new technology.
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![860IntcptRev2010002.jpg]( "New! VAC-U-MAX Model 860/02 Industrial Vacuum For Combustible Dusts")
New! VAC-U-MAX Model 860/02 Industrial Vacuum For Combustible Dusts The VAC-U-MAX Model 860/02 is perfect for managers who want to eliminate drum handling, and collect and discharge their powders in a safe, dust-free & convenient way. -
![saw]( "Charles Ross Announces Ultra-high Shear Homogenization And Particle Disintegration")
Charles Ross Announces Ultra-high Shear Homogenization And Particle DisintegrationThe Ross MegaShear Ultra-High Shear Mixer is designed for homogenizing dispersions and disintegrating large solid particles or droplets suspended in liquid. A unique inline rotor/stator design, the MegaShear’s mixing head (US Patent No. 6,241,472) turns at tip speeds well over 11,000 ft/min and generates extremely complex flow patterns without sacrificing throughput
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![clip_image002]( "New System For Efficient And Large-Scale Dispersion Of Bulk Solids")
New System For Efficient And Large-Scale Dispersion Of Bulk SolidsRoss offers complete mixer packages for fast and efficient dispersion of bulk solids in large batches. Pictured is a 1000-gallon Dual-Shaft Mixer with Inline Solids/Liquid Injection Manifold (SLIM) and Recirculation Skid. At the heart of the process is the SLIM Technology which utilizes a specially engineered rotor/stator that generates a powerful vacuum for drawing solids into the mix chamber.
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![Charles Ross & Son Company Announces Patented Ultra-high Shear Mixer]( "Charles Ross & Son Company Announces Patented Ultra-High Shear Mixer")
Charles Ross & Son Company Announces Patented Ultra-High Shear Mixer The Ross PreMax is an ultra-high shear mixer featuring the patented “Delta” rotor/stator assembly. The unique geometry of the Delta rotor/stator generator produces a double vortex that draws batch material from both the top and bottom of the mix chamber, accelerating dispersion and producing rapid turnover rates. -
![Ross-PowerMix-Planetary-Dis]( "Ross Offers New PowerMix Planetary Disperser For No-Charge Testing")
Ross Offers New PowerMix Planetary Disperser For No-Charge TestingRoss Technical Director Ken Langhorn announces the addition of a new 10-gallon PowerMix Planetary Disperser to the Ross Test & Development Center.
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![Ross Offers Special Paddle Mixer]( "Ross Offers Special Paddle Mixer")
Ross Offers Special Paddle Mixer Charles Ross & Son Company recently completed a special vacuum mixer for slow speed blending of medium to high viscosity materials...
