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T
Paul O. Abbe
he biennial International Powder
& Bulk Solids (iPBS) Conference
& Exhibition will be held
October 6-8 (rescheduled from
April 28-30) at the Donald E. Stephens
Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill.
The event features an expo hall with
over 425 exhibitors and a conference
session offering a variety of technical
sessions, as well as hands-on demonstrations
showcasing pneumatic
conveying, storage and feeding best
practices. The technical conference includes
four dedicated session tracks:
Material Flow and Storage; Bulk Solids
Conveying; Dust Collection and Safety;
and Solids Processing and Quality.
This Show Preview highlights a small
selection of iPBS exhibitors.
Dynamic Air
Sanitary ribbon blenders with
many built-in features
This company offers a sanitary ribbon
blender with a stainless-steel,
washdown, servo-actuated cover lift
(photo). The blender includes a bombbay
valve or a patent-pending sanitary-orifice
gate valve with no dead
area. The blender is constructed fully
of stainless steel, which is polished
on the inside and glass-bead blasted
on the outside. Other features of the
blender include a low-maintenance,
hollow-bore drive, an optional spray
bar, dimpled heating jacket and
NEMA-4X protected stainless-steel
controls. Sizes ranging from 10 to 400
ft3 are available. Booth 2321 - Paul
O. Abbe, Wood Dale, Illinois
www.pauloabbe.com
Posi-Flate
Tailor-made pneumaticconveying
systems
This company's custom-designed
pneumatic-conveying systems provide
options for 16 different pneumatic-conveying
concepts to handle
a wide variety of dry bulk solids. A
fully operating dense-phase pneumatic-conveying
system (photo) will
be showcased at iPBS. Each system
is custom-designed to achieve optimum
performance characteristics at
high efficiencies. In addition to pneumatic
conveying, the company provides
mixers, bag-handling systems
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and vibratory equipment. Booth 1307
- Dynamic Air Inc., St. Paul, Minn.
www.dynamicair.com
Use these butterfly valves in
severe-service applications
Series 585 and 586 inflatable seated
butterfly valves (photo) are designed
for the most severe of applications.
The new heavy-duty seat has been
designed for high operating pressures
and temperatures. Standard valve sizes
range from 2 to 24 in. (50 to 600 mm)
and fit both ANSI and metric flanges. A
full line of actuators, limit switches and
controls are available to suit individual
applications. Housing material options
include: cast iron, stainless steel, aluminum,
nickel-plated cast iron, epoxycoated
cast iron and nylon-coated cast
iron. As the valve rotates into the closed
position, the disc makes only casual
contact with the seat, reducing friction,
wear and torque requirements. After
the valve is closed, the seat inflates
against the disc, providing more sealing
surface and an even pressure distribution
against the disc. Before the valve
opens, the seat is first deflated. The
disc is then free to rotate to the open
position. Booth 1008 - Posi-Flate, St.
Paul, Minn.
www.posiflate.com
Use this conditioner system for
smoother material transfer
The new Material Master bulk-bag
conditioner (photo) is a hydraulic system
featuring a rotary-lift platform,
which quickly and safely returns solidified
materials in bulk bags to a
free-flowing state. The operator loads
the bulk bag into the unit via forklift
and activates a PLC-controlled
conditioning sequence. Twin pivoting
conditioning arms with extended
travel penetrate deeply into the material
for effective results. The rotary-lift
platform positions the bulk bag during
the conditioning sequence, ensuring
the bag is thoroughly conditioned
from top to bottom. A patented design
returns even severely agglomerated
materials to a free-flowing state.
The operator interface allows control
of all conditioning parameters, including
recipe management, system
status and manual mode controls.
Units are custom designed for application
requirements. Booth 3317
- Material Transfer & Storage, Inc.,
Allegan, Mich.
www.materialtransfer.com
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