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Beumer Group
discharges into an enclosed flexible
screw conveyor for dust-free transfer
of free-flowing and non-free-flowing
materials to an elevated destination.
- Flexicon Corp., Bethlehem, Pa.
www.flexicon.com
System lets you fill, package
and palletize bulk-solids bags
This company supplies complete
packaging lines that carry out filling,
packaging and palletizing in a
single, integrated system. The Paletpac
(photo) creates precise, stable,
space-saving bag stacks, handling
bags made of different paper and
plastic materials and designs (such
as flat-valve bags or valve-bottom
bags). The Paletpac can be installed
quickly, is intuitive to use, provides
easy access for maintenance and
can be flexibly adapted to different
packing patterns, says the company.
It can be equipped with a clamp-type
turning device or a twin-belt turning
device, to ensure gentle, fast, precise
positioning of the bags. - Beumer
Group GmbH & Co. KG, Beckum,
Germany
www.beumergroup.com
The Witte Co.
Netzsch Premier Technologies
Pneumatic cover lift provides
safe access for dryer cleaning
The vibrating fluid-bed dryer (photo),
which is designed for fine particle
drying, has an integral baghouse dust
collector, and now offers an optional
pneumatic cover lift that automatically
raises the cover with just the push of
a button. This provides easy access
and allows one person to roll the
dryer forward on rails, out from under
the dust collector, providing easy
access for inspection and cleaning.
This new feature eliminates the need
for an overhead crane or other costly
lift system, says the company. - The
Witte Co., Washington, N.J.
www.witte.com
GEA Group AG
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Circulating grinding system
offers multi-pass operation
The Grinding System Zeta (photo) is
designed to maximize size-reduction
volume throughput without overheating
the product. It uses extremely
small (0.1- to 3-mm dia.) grinding
media, and ensures reproducible
product quality, says the company.
The closed horizontal agitator bead
mill is designed for the highest product
throughput rates and has a peg
grinding system that provides extremely
high grinding intensity. The
horizontal
orientation
guarantees
a homogeneous fill of the grinding
media in the grinding tank, says
the manufacturer. For precise temperature
control, the agitator mill is
equipped with an optimized cooling
system. The forced conveyance
of the product through the grinding
media fill guarantees a uniform load
inside the mill, while the dynamic
separation system retains the grinding
media in the grinding zone. This
enables extremely high throughput
rates without pressure buildup and
allows
for multipass operation. -
Netzsch Premier Technologies LLC,
Exton, Pa.
www.netzsch.com
Compact spray dryer boasts
increased throughput
The Mobile Minor MM-100 spray
dryer (photo) has a compact footprint,
and is equipped with a new
and highly efficient cyclone, dubbed
the Cyclone Extra Efficiency (CEE).
The CEE offers a higher separation
efficiency than standard cyclones,
over a range of particle sizes, air
flows and powder loadings, which increases
the yield and reduces emissions,
according to the manufacturer.
The Mobile Minor MM-100 can operate
with process gas flowrates of up
to 100 kg/h at an inlet temperature
of 200°C, which, for many products,
means a 30% increase in powder
production compared to the previous
version. Higher-capacity HEPA filters
are available, and powder-collection
glasses in sizes from 250 to 3,500 mL
can be supplied as standard. - GEA
Group AG, Düsseldorf, Germany
www.gea.com
Single unit provides mixing and
pumping of ingredients
The Hybrid Powder Mixer (photo; p.
17) is designed to accomplish several
key functions - mixing and pumping
of both wet and dry ingredients
to produce a homogeneous blend
- using only a single motor drive;
conventional systems can require
up to four separate electric motors,
consuming a lot of energy. This unit
can reduce power consumption by
50% compared to the conventional
approach, and fewer components
helps to reduce maintenance requireCHEMICAL
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