Mechanical Conveying
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Habasit America Opens New Building in Georgia
April 22, 2009Habasit America, a worldwide leader in the conveyor belt manufacturing industry, held the official ribbon cutting ceremony for its new 340,000-sq-ft North American headquarters on April 21. In attendance were Congressman John Linder and vice president, Economic Development & Partnership of the...
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Martin Engineering's Swinderman Elected President of CEMA
March 30, 2009Martin Engineering’s R. Todd Swinderman has been elected president of the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA). Founded in 1933, CEMA is the trade association of leading North American conveyor equipment manufacturers and engineering firms. Swinderman was elected to his new...
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Mechanical Conveying Spotlight - April 09
March 30, 2009Skirt Board Sealing System An improved version of the APRON SEAL skirt board sealing system provides two wear surfaces on a single elastomer sealing strip, which is installed along the bottom of the skirt board in a belt conveyor loading zone....
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Enclosed Conveyor Reduces Lost Product
March 30, 2009PIAB’s C5602-800 conveyor Unilever Polska S.A. recently searched for a new conveying solution to transport tea in one of its packaging facilities. “Over the years, we...
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Flexible Screw Conveyor
February 25, 2009The AERO-FLEX flexible screw conveyor provides an economic method of metering product from bulk bag unloaders, bag dump stations, and storage vessels. Available in a range of popular sizes, the unit transfers powders over distances of up to 40 ft and rates to 10 tn/hr for materials with a bulk...
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Conveyor Belt Repair Kit
February 25, 2009The Flexane belt repair kit is a ready-to-use, off-the-shelf solution for making fast, permanent emergency repairs to damaged conveyor belts, rubber rollers, or other rubber or elastomeric components. Each kit contains two units of Flexane 80 putty (enough to cover up to 188 sq in. at a thickness...
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Bag Flattener Conveyor
February 25, 2009The Model 4215 bag flattener is an in-line belt conveyor designed to present uniform shaped bags to the palletizing station. This conveyor utilizes a top and bottom conveyor to press and shape the bag. The conveyor has two independent drives, spring loaded height adjustment for multiple size bags....
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Conveying Control System
February 25, 2009This series of control systems for conveying plastics raw materials can be readily expanded to include dozens of additional receivers, as well as pumps and purge valves, yet can be operated without special training. The FlexMaster is also unique for its ability to be remotely accessed via Ethernet...
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Aero-Mechanical Conveyors
February 25, 2009These aero-mechanical conveyors are ideal for transporting material from 10 to 85 ft at rates of up to 120 tn/hr. Benefits include low energy requirements, dust-free transport with minimal product degradation, and virtually no separation of mixtures. Besides total batch transport, the units offer...
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Interactive Design Guide Available for Slipstick Conveyor System
February 24, 2009Triple/S Dynamics, creator of the Slipstick horizontal motion conveyor, has released a new interactive design guide covering the functions and options of the conveying system. The design guide can also be downloaded. Available in electronic format, the guide allows viewers to navigate...
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