Mechanical Conveying
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Flexible Screw Conveyors
April 19, 2010These flexible screw conveyors feed powder and bulk materials to and/or from packaging lines, bulk bag unloaders/fillers, processing equipment, weighing equipment, and storage vessels, all dust-free. They transport large pellets to sub-micron powders including free-flowing and non-free-flowing...
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Large-Diameter Tubular Drag Conveyors
April 19, 2010These tubular drag conveyors range in size from 3 to 12 in. in diameter. A single tubular drag conveyor can convey from multiple inlets, in multiple directions, and transfer material over 400 ft at over 50 cu ft/min. The units are totally enclosed for clean operation and are engineered with a...
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Conveying Systems
April 19, 2010Bulk, package, and pallet conveyors are operating within a wide range of industrial and agricultural applications. Multiple standard conveyor designs include flat and troughed, slider and roller bed frames. Belting with smooth or patterned surfaces is utilized for horizontal and incline...
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Ted Beaty Announces Retirement from Tapco
March 17, 2010Ted W. Beaty, vice president and co-founder of Tapco Inc., St. Louis, retired as of January 1, 2010. Beaty and partner, Paul D. Taylor, founded Tapco (Ted And Paul COmpany) on October 8, 1974. In the ensuing 35 years, Tapco has grown to be one of the largest manufacturers of elevator buckets in the...
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Hapman Offers 24-Hour Customer Service
March 1, 2010Customer service technicians are available 24/7 on Hapman’s hotline – 800-427-6260 – to offer free technical assistance on its conveyors and material-handling systems. “Many of our customers are running leaner than ever and often require additional technical...
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Secondary Tensioner
January 27, 2010The Duo-Spring secondary tensioner utilizes a patent-pending mounting plate that allows the cleaning blade to be spring tensioned in either a pull-up or push-up position. This specially designed configurability features two different mounting options that leave extra clearance above or below the...
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Key Technology Appoints Randy Unterseher Senior Director of Marketing
December 3, 2009Key Technology has announced the appointment of Randy Unterseher as senior director of marketing. In his new position, Unterseher is responsible for leading worldwide marketing activities for Key’s automated inspection and sorting systems, specialized conveying, and processing equipment....
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ASGCO Promotes Gibbs to President
November 30, 2009ASGCO “Complete Conveyor Systems”, a leading manufacturer of proprietary bulk conveyor components and accessories, has announced that Aaron Gibbs has been promoted to president. Previously, Gibbs was vice president in charge of ASGCO’s Manufactured Products and Lightweight...
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CEMA Shoots Conveyor Safety Video at Martin Engineering's Headquarters
November 23, 2009The latest segment of a safety training video produced by the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) has completed filming at Martin Engineering’s global headquarters in Neponset, IL. Filming as part of CEMA’s continuous effort to improve safety for those who work on or...
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Jervis B. Webb Co. Announces Bulk Material Handling Contract with U.S. Silica Co.
November 16, 2009Jervis B. Webb Co., a subsidiary of Daifuku Co. Ltd. and leading provider of material handling solutions, has announced a $290,000 contract with U.S. Silica Co. to manufacture eight belt conveyors. Webb will engineer and manufacture 800 feet of 24-, 30-, and 36-in. conveyors, which will move sand...
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