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 Concetti: Automatic Bulk Bag Filling and Closing of Single Loop Bulk Bags Bastia Umbra (PG), Italy – Concetti has launched an automatic big bag (Fibcs) weighing, filling and closing system which is operated by one single employee. The new net weighing and filling station for single loop big bag can fill up to 150/BB per hour, ensuring an high productivity and flexibility. The system allows the auto…read more
Product News Kason’s Centri-Sifter M1 addresses Labor Shortage Costs Millburn (NJ), United States – Kason’s new Centri-Sifter M1 is a centrifugal sifter specially designed to help address the high costs associated with maintenance and recruiting, training and retaining skilled labor. read more
Product News Schenck Process announces newly designed Plug Single Tunnel (PST30) Diverter Valve Darmstadt, Germany – Shenck Process PST30 Diverter Valve introduces new features such as internally shim-able positive stops, inflatable pneumatic seals at each port, position indication from the tunnel itself, and external tunnel position indication.read more
Product News Sterling Systems & Controls: Bulk Bag Unloading and Weighing System Sterling (IL), United States – Sterling Systems & Controls, Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of its line of bulk bag unloading systems. These customized unloading systems can include bulk bag discharging, material weighing and batch dispensing, along with the controls required for automatic operation. Just such a syst…read more
Company News WAMGROUP: Polymer Granules on the Banks of the Dnieper Ponte Motta-Cavezzo (MO), Italy – To upgrade their twenty-year old plant, in 2011, KONKORD, from the Russian city of Smolensk on the Dnieper River, decided to invest into a polymer granules processing system, the company’s main product being copper-core electric cables. Previously to the investment, KONKORD had to purchase cable i…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 Martin Engineering expands Operations in UK and Scandinavia Neponset (IL), United States – Martin Engineering has expanded its UK and Scandinavian operations, allowing it to offer wider service, faster equipment delivery and extensive employee training to customers. Martin Engineering’s new facility located near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire includes a new office, training centr…read more
Product News Russell-Finex: Vibrating Screener for Coffee Granules Feltham, United Kingdom – The Russell Compact Sieve delivers high-capacity removal of oversize material during the processing of coffee granules To ensure the quality and consistency of food and beverage products as well as compliance with weights and measures regulations, final products such as powders and granules are of…read more
Company News Rulmeca Starts Drum Motor Shell Production in Wilmington (NC), USA Almè (BG), Italy – Rulmeca Corporation began drum motor shell production at its Wilmington, NC facility in October 2017. Director of Operations, Jay Graham, said “The ability to make Motorized Pulley shells at our Wilmington plant is the logical next step in our company’s growth. Our CNC lathe enables us to…read more
Company News Schmersal/ROXON: 24/7 Belt Condition Monitoring Wuppertal, Germany & Hollola, Finland – At the recent Solids 2023 in Dortmund, Germany, Schmersal presented a fully automated online condition monitoring system for conveyor belts, the HX170, through its system partner ROXON. The HX170 is based on optical condition monitoring of the surface profile, which detects all potential damage to j…read more
Project News BASF breaks Ground on Polyethylene Plant at Zhanjiang Verbund site in China Hong Kong Island (Hong Kong), China – BASF has broken ground on a polyethylene (PE) plant at its Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China. The new plant with a capacity of 500,000 metric tons of PE annually will serve the fast-growing demand in China. The plant is scheduled to start up in 2025. read more
Company News BEUMER Acquires The Hendrik Group Inc. Somerset (NJ), United States – With the acquisition of one of the leading companies for air supported belt conveyors, The Hendrik Group Inc., the BEUMER Group is expanding its portfolio in the field of bulk material transport. In particular, the handling of alternative fuels and raw materials (AFR) confirms BEUMER's commitment to…read more
Product News Munson Machinery: Rotary Continuous Bulk Solids Mixer for High Volume Applications Utica (NY), United States – A new sanitary Model RCM36X9SS Rotary Continuous Mixer from Munson Machinery blends dry bulk solids with or without liquid additions, in-line at low cost over long production runs. Intended for dust-free mixing of bulk materials in large volumes, it blends primary bulk ingredients, minor ingredients…read more
Product News BEUMER Group supplies robust and reliable Packaging Lines for the Petrochemical Industry Beckum, Germany – Machines used in petrochemical plants must be especially reliable and robust. Because if breakdowns occur, the owner can face costs in the millions. The BEUMER Group supplies complete packaging lines, from bagging to packing. At ACHEMA in Frankfurt, the system provider informed visitors about the ne…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 thyssenkrupp to deliver conveyor system for new underground copper mine in Mongolia One of the richest underground copper deposits in the world will soon be accessed with the help of high-capacity gearless driven conveyors from thyssenkrupp. As one of the leading global providers of mining systems, the Industrial Solutions business area has won a contract to supply a material handl…read more
Company News Fagus-GreCon acquires shares of Döscher Microwave Systems Tigard (OR), United States – With effect from July 1, 2017, Fagus-GreCon holds 24.5% of the company shares of Döscher Microwave Systems. Following Mr. Kai Greten, managing partner of Fagus-GreCon, interesting growth potentials result from the combination of technical expertise in the field of microwave moisture measurement of …read more
Market News POWTECH and PARTEC 2019: Powerful Process Engineering Duo in Nuremberg Nürnberg, Germany – New formats and unrivalled technical breadth proved to be the recipe for success. This year too, POWTECH impressed once again as a leading international fair for the powder and bulk solids industries. Over three days, some 14,200[1] visitors enjoyed a first-class trade fair programme and made useful…read more
Product News Twin Tilt-Down Flexible Screw Conveyor on Mobile Base built to 3-A Standards Whitstable, United Kingdom & Bethlehem (PA), United States – New from Flexicon is a Twin Tilt-Down Flexible Screw Conveyor system with dual hoppers on a common mobile base, constructed and finished to 3-A sanitary standards. Ready to plug-in and run, the self-contained system can fill two vessels with the same material simultaneously, or convey two diffe…read more
Company News BEUMER Group commissions Germany's highest Bucket Elevator Beckum, Germany – BEUMER Group has successfully delivered, installed and commissioned the highest bucket elevator in Germany at HeidelbergCement AG in Schelklingen near Ulm. The order is part of a project by thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions, with the objective to extensively modernise the cement plant and comply wit…read more
Product News Martin Engineering: Powerful Railcar Vibrators Deliver High Force, Low Weight Neponset (IL), United States – A global leader in industrial vibration technology has introduced a portable vibrator that activates the free flow of bulk materials from closed-top hopper railcars. With one of the highest force to weight ratios available in the marketplace, the Martin ® IMP3 Impacting Railcar Vibrator delivers th…read more
Company News Coperion presents Continuous Extrusion of Battery Materials at Battery Show Europe Niederlenz, Switzerland – At the Battery Show Europe 2018, taking place in Hanover, Germany, from May 15 to 17, Coperion will be exhibiting application solutions for its highly productive ZSK twin screw extruders for the continuous production of cathode and anode masses, as well as separator film, at Booth 212.read more
Company News Coperion Middle East celebrates opening of new Service Center Stuttgart, Germany – Coperion Middle East Co., Ltd., Al Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, opened a new facility in the Jubail 2 district with a two day customer event in early February 2018. With this new facility, with a footprint of over 1400 square meter including a over 800 square meter workshop, Coperion Middle East…read more
