Mechanical Conveying
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KWS Hires Collins as Vice President
July 19, 2010Bill Mecke, co-owner of KWS, one of the largest screw conveyor manufacturers in North America, has announced that Jim Collins has joined the company as vice president of sales and marketing. In this position, Collins will work with clients and staff to facilitate future growth opportunities....
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Thern Winch Provides Lift for Conveyor Maintenance
July 15, 2010A coalmine operation needed to lift a 50-tn conveyor counterweight during routine maintenance of the conveyor. The counterweight is housed in a take up tower at the end of the conveyor where it is suspended, using gravity to maintain tension to on the belt. To perform the scheduled conveyor...
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Right Stuff Equipment to Represent Hapman
July 12, 2010Right Stuff Equipment has added Hapman’s line of powder and bulk solids handling equipment to processors in Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Arizona. “We’re looking forward to Right Stuff Equipment representing Hapman to processors in the Western states region,” said...
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Updated Hapman Web Site Offers More Information, Easier Access to Powder & Bulk Solids Solutions
July 1, 2010Hapman has updated and expanded its Web site, www.hapman.com, to provide visitors with more information and access to its broad line of powder and bulk solids handling equipment. “Today’s recommenders and purchasers of processing equipment are using the Internet more and more for...
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Screw Conveyor Discharges Pellets from Water Softening Process
July 1, 2010Van Beek has engineered and produced two steel tubular conveyors for RWB Water Services from Almelo as a solution for the fast and simple transport of pellets. These pellets are produced as a waste product when softening water. RWB Water Services works both in the field of drinking and process...
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United Conveyor Corp. Awarded Turnkey Contract for Dry Sorbent Injection at PPL Montour
June 25, 2010United Conveyor Corp. (UCC) has been awarded a turnkey contract at PPL’s Montour power plant in Washingtonville, PA, for two Dry Sorbent Injection (DSI) systems. The announcement follows United Conveyor Corp.’s recent acquisition of O’Brien & Gere’s Dry Sorbent Injection...
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MPI Builds 90-Foot-Plus Beltless Magnetic Conveyor
June 16, 2010Magnetic Products Inc. (MPI) recently announced that it shipped what the company believes is the world’s longest beltless magnetic conveyor to the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, MO, operated by Alliant Techsystems. Traditionally, beltless magnetic conveyors range in...
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Spiroflow Systems Acquires Dynamet
June 3, 2010Spiroflow Systems, a worldwide leader in bulk materials handling equipment, has announced its acquisition of Dynamet, a Michigan-based manufacturer of bulk materials handling equipment with more than three decades of experience in the industry. Dynamet designs and manufactures a full range of...
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QC Industries Introduces Customer and Distributor Education Event
April 27, 2010QC Industries is introducing QC Days, an intense customer and distributor education event that will take place May 10-June 4, 2010. During the month-long event, the company will be introducing a new version of their intelligent Conveyor Configurator software where customers can configure entire...
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Belt Conveyors
April 19, 2010These belt conveyors are capable of carrying a variety of products in large and small capacities at the required speeds for the application. Common materials handled include chemicals, plastics, and grain. Five different belt conveyor types are offered, from simple frames consisting of channels...
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