Featured Equipment
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Screening, Classifying, & Separation Focus - October 08
Classifier The Alpha classifier was developed for the production of fine products from 150 down to 6 µm and is especially suited for dry powders—both mineral and chemical. Depending on the fineness required, this equipment can be fed by...
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Technology Review
Sanitary V-Blenders The V-Blender design is most often used for dry blending of free-flowing solids. The solids being blended in these units can vary in bulk density and in percentage of the total mixture. Materials being blended are constantly...
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Editor's Choice
Enhanced Secondary Horizontal Shaft Impactor The Grand Slam secondary horizontal shaft impactor now features a new grinding path and apron adjustment system. This impactor series uses high-chrome metallurgy to increase the wear life of machine...
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Protecting Product Purity
By Kent Potter Bunting Magnetics Co. Kent Potter Foreign matter are dirty words in the food production industry. Meticulous detail must be maintained throughout production and...
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Sieve-Testing Standards, Certification, and Calibration
By Arthur Gatenby Mesh-certified sieve Sieving in its most elemental definition is the separation of fine material from coarse material by means of a meshed or perforated surface. The...
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Things You Should Know Before Splicing Your Belt
By Kevin Finnegan FSK skiver Belt skivers remove a conveyor belt’s cover to prepare a belt for countersunk fasteners. A skiver is specially designed to help ensure quick, safe,...
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Drying and Thermal Solids Processing Spotlight - October 08
Helical Dryer The Pilot HD 40 helical dryer is fully mobile and comes with a PLC-based control panel including wireless data logging for operation in hazardous-material areas. With a batch working capacity of 40 L, the unit can be used as a small...
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Heat Exchangers Spotlight - October 08
Heat Exchanger This heat exchanger uses glycol/water to cool and dehumidify. First, the hot air stream passes through an air-to-air heat exchanger where it is cooled from 200° to 150°F. Then, to dehumidify the air, it is cooled to 50°F...
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Weighing and Batching Spotlight - October 08
Net Weigh Scale The Model 600NW net weigh scale combines a robust design with increased accuracy and high-speed operation. The unit is available in simplex or duplex configurations and can support automatic bagging when combined with a FFS machine...
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Bulk Bag Unloader
The BulkBuster bulk bag unloader empties large bulk bags and gets the material where it is needed. Every material has different handling characteristics. While some materials gravity feed easily, most do not. Thus, all bulk bag unloaders are engineered for specific materials. Variations in capacity...