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Charles Ross & Son
verse-lift model DPM-100 mixers (photo)
were recently built for a single end user.
Two interchangeable mixing vessels are
supplied with each machine to form a
semi-continuous mixing operation. Double
Planetary Mixers can process both
wet (pastes and slurries) and dry (granulations
and powder blends) applications,
including semi-solids (gels and doughlike
materials). The 100-gal mixers feature
an elaborate clean-in-place (CIP)
system, which includes a total of five
ports with rotating spray nozzles directed
at the gearbox, agitators and vessel.
Each mixer is controlled from a NEMA
4X stainless-steel purged panel (Class I,
Div 1, Group D). The entire fleet of eleven
machines is explosion-proof. - Charles
Ross & Son Co., Hauppauge, N.Y.
www.mixers.com
An ultra-high capacity
bag-filling system
Flexicon
Vibra Screw
A new sanitary bulk-bag filling system
(photo) features dual Swing-Down fillers
fed by high-capacity weigh hoppers,
achieving fill rates of up to 40
bulk bags per hour. The patented filler
design simultaneously lowers and pivots
each fill head into a vertically oriented
position that places the inflatable
spout connection collar, inflator button,
and four bag-loop latches within reach
of an operator standing on the plant
floor. This significantly increases the
safety and speed of connecting bulk
bags, because the operator can connect
each bag loop and the bag spout
without having to stand on a ladder or
reach over equipment to secure the
bag. The all-stainless-steel system
is finished to sanitary standards and
equipped with a NEMA 4X controls
enclosure,
allowing wash-down. -
Flexicon Corp., Bethlehem, Pa.
www.flexicon.com
Partners launch a smart
belt-cleaning monitor
Together with partner Uptake (Chicago,
Ill.; www.uptake.com), this
company recently introduced Flexco
Elevate
Belt Conveyor Intelligence,
ystral
a realtime belt-cleaner monitoring
system that harnesses the power of
predictive analytics to remotely gather
critical insights that optimize belt conveyor
productivity and heighten operational
efficiencies. Flexco Elevate
allows for the remote monitoring of
belt cleaners via a wireless platform.
Data collected from belt cleaners are
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transferred into insights, delivered to
an intuitive cloud-based dashboard.
The easy-to-use platform is designed
to simplify and accelerate belt maintenance
using its powerful, data-driven
engine. - Flexco, Downers Grove, Ill.
www.flexco.com
Spiral elevating conveyor
handles hot catalyst
This company is providing an 18-in.
spiral conveyor (photo) for the elevated
transfer of various hot (~400°F)
catalysts extrusions coming off a rotary
calciner. The heat of the material
causes severe maintenance problems
when using a bucket elevator,
resulting in unacceptable downtime.
This Spiral Conveyor moves material
vertically, solely through the action
of twin external vibrators with no
internal moving parts. It eliminates
the heat-related maintenance problems
of the bucket elevator with its
many parts and also helps cool the
material prior to the next process
point. This machine is fabricated of
316 stainless-steel material-contact
surface and includes a heat-resistant
paint finish on external steel parts. -
Vibra Screw, Inc., Totowa, N.J.
www.vibrascrew.com
Achieve complete wetting
without forming agglomorates
The Conti-TDS (photo) achieves the
complete wetting and optimum dispersion
of powder particles, both in
liquid and viscous media. It is used,
for example, in the manufacture of all
solvent-based and watery coating suspensions.
The powder is added via a
suction hose from bags or directly from
containers. The powder only comes
into contact with the liquid in the dispersion
zone (photo). The dispersion
takes place under a massive shearing
action and vacuum. The Conti-TDS
generates its suction effect directly in
the liquid. This means that contact between
the operator and the materials
is completely avoided. - ystral GmbH,
Ballrechten-Dottingen, Germany
www.ystral.de
This solids-dosing system is
accurate and flexible
The new modular, multi-dosing system
(photo, p. 19) from this company
is suitable for accurate powder dosing
of
active pharmaceutical ingredients
(APIs) and excipients in the process of
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