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Hosokawa Alpine
New Products
resistant materials. The aluminum
IP66 housing and process connection
are unaffected by aggressive
and wet media. The devices have
been used in sewage-sludge and aggressive-saltwater
applications. The
lot systems offer a 4-20-mA signal
and also communication via Modbus
or Profibus DP. - UWT GmbH,
Betzigau, Germany
www.uwt.de
Size reduction for small batches
- with containment
This company has extended its picoline
series with the launch of the picocont
(photo), for small-batch size
reduction with containment. In the
picocont system, the established picoline
platform was replaced by an
isolator housing made from stainless
steel. The new approach adheres to
the principle of strict separation of
process and technical components.
Now located below the unit, the
technical components are not integrated
into the platform, but separated
from the process chamber in
the isolator, and therefore protected
from contamination. - Hosokawa
Alpine AG, Augsburg, Germany
www.hosokawa-alpine.com
A new radar sensor for
bulk-solids level measurement
The new Vegapuls 69 is available
in two versions (photo) - with
simple and light plastic antenna of
polypropylene (PP) and with a lens
antenna integrated in a flange. The
level-measuring instrument operates
with a frequency of 79 GHz,
which enables a much better focusing
of the transmission signal. This
is especially important in vessels
and silos with many internal components.
Products with poor reflection
properties that were previously
difficult to measure, such as plastic
powders or wood chips, can now be
measured reliably. With a measuring
range up to 120 m and an accuracy
of ±5 mm, the device has
enough power reserves even for unusual
assignments, such as in mine
shafts or for distance measurement
in conveyor systems. - Vega Grieshaber
KG, Schiltach, Germany
www.vega.com
Vega Grieshaber
Lödige Maschinenbau
Quickly blend materials with
this efficient batch mixer
Designed for the preparation of
bulk material, the Ploughshare
batch mixer FKM 2000 (photo)
features a low-maintenance mixer
that delivers short mixing times,
good mixing quality and high batch
reproducibility. Even pumpable materials
can be processed using this
versatile machine. The batch mixer
operates by mechanically generating
a turbulent fluidized bed. In the
horizontal, cylindrical drum of the
FKM 2000, Ploughshare shovels
arranged on a shaft rotate as the
mixing elements. In this manner,
the powdery, granular or fibrous
bulk materials are subjected to a
three-dimensional movement and
the entire product is continuously
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