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IFAT (rescheduled for September
7-11, Munich, Germany; www.ifat.
de) is the world's leading tradefair for
water, sewage, waste- and raw-materials
management. More than 3,000
exhibitors are expected to participate,
presenting the latest products and
services spanning the environmental
sector, from sewage-treatment plants
to the use of comminution machines
in refuse treatment. The innovations
presented at IFAT aim to promote
the sustainable use of the available
resources in order to protect and improve
our quality of life and the state
of the environment.
A sample of some of the new products
being exhibited at IFAT 2020 is
presented below. More can be found
at www.chemengonline.com.
Auma Riester
Gebr. Lödige Maschinenbau
Flottweg
This smart actuator is
'as cunning as a fox'
Aimed at process and water applications
requiring fast and precise positioning,
flexibility and future-proof
interfaces, Profox actuators (photo)
combine high performance with new
features and an " excellent " cost-benefit
ratio, says the company. Built-in
intelligence makes Profox equally
suited for open-close duty and modulating
applications. Adjustable speed
ensures fast and precise positioning.
Operating costs are low, thanks to
high mechanical efficiency and low
standby consumption. Profox actuators
work with gate, butterfly, ball and
globe valves. There are multi-turn versions
for torques of 10-100 Nm and
partial-turn versions delivering 32 to
600 Nm. A linear actuator will follow
soon. The most common communication
protocols are supported. IP67
protection (IP68 optional) and the
company's unique corrosion protection
ensure that Profox actuators have
a long life, even under the toughest
process conditions at temperatures
from -30 to 70°C. Hall C2, Stand
141/240 - Auma Riester GmbH &
Co. KG, Müllheim, Germany
www.profox.auma.com
A versatile mixer for
chemical and thermal processing
The continuous Ploughshare mixers
of the KM series (photo) are
particularly suitable for environmen48
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engineering applications. This
low-maintenance mixer model is
intended for processing powders,
fibrous or granular solids, as well as
fluids and pastes. The continuous
mixer even performs granulating
processes with minimum retention
times. It is characterized by excellent
repeatability, maximum homogeneity
of the final product, short
retention times and great economic
efficiency. Beyond processing of
dry, powdered, granular or fibrous
solids, it can also be equipped for
numerous other mixing tasks. The
smallest model (with a drum volume
of 5 L) has a feedrate of 0.25 m3/h
based on retention time and degree
of filling. The feedrate of the largest
model to date (57,000-L drum volume)
is 1,300 ton/h. Hall A4, Stand
441 - Gebr. Lödige Maschinenbau
GmbH, Paderborn, Germany
www.loedige.de
High-performance, large-scale
machine for sludge treatment
The lower the sludge volume, the
lower the cost of transportation and
disposal. High performance in sludge
dewatering is therefore the decisive
criterion for reducing operating costs.
Since its launch in 2018, the Xelletor
series has achieved impressive results
in terms of throughput, polymer consumption
and energy requirements.
In comparison to other modern machines,
it offers up to 15% more
throughput, up to 2% higher dry-solids
content and up to 20% savings in flocculant
and energy consumption, says
the manufacturer. The company now
complements
its
product
portfolio
with the top-of-the range X7E (photo),
which is being launched at IFAT. This
newest Xelletor development has
a capacity of up to 130 m³/h and is
therefore suitable for medium to large
sewage treatment plants. At IFAT, the
company will also will demonstrate
what automation can offer operators
of municipal sewage-treatment plants.
The company provides a comprehensive
package for the full automation of
sewage-sludge dewatering and thickening.
Hall A1, Stand 550 - Flottweg
SE, Vilsbiburg, Germany
www.flottweg.com
n
Gerald Ondrey
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING WWW.CHEMENGONLINE.COM
APRIL 2020
http://www.ifat http://www.chemengonline.com http://www.loedige.de http://www.profox.auma.com http://www.flottweg.com http://WWW.CHEMENGONLINE.COM
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