Featured Equipment
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Mixing & Blending Spotlight - June 08
Pneumatic Blending Systems Pneumatic blending is a quick, clean, and efficient method for obtaining homogenous batches of powdered, granular, or abrasive materials in transporters, atmospheric bins, or storage silos. These pneumatic blenders are equipped with 6 or 12 wear-resistant aerators...
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Selection Criteria for Material-Handling Valves
Shawn Werner Selecting the correct slide gate or diverter valve for a conveying application is critical. Getting it wrong can mean the difference between system success and failure,...
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Selecting a Bulk Bag Discharging System
Dust control in material-handling equipment is achieved using a bag spout access chamber. Pneumatic bag spout clamping...
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Valves, Gates, & Airlocks Focus - June 08
Pinch Diverter Valves These pinch diverter valves are built for obstruction-free flow of dry materials conveyed under pressure in dilute-, semidense, and dense-phase pneumatic systems. They can direct material to two different destinations or be set up to combine material flows from two...
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Material Handling & Transportation Focus - June 08
Loading-Rack Gangways A leading provider of stronger, safer, and easier-to-handle truck and railcar loading-rack and fall-protection equipment for the petroleum, biofuel, specialized chemical, food/pharmaceutical, cement, and other industries, this company offers the redesigned, patent-pending...
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Technology Review
Gas-Tight Blowers Omega G–series gas-tight rotary blowers feature a double piston ring and hardened-steel gas and oil seals for reliable sealing and long service life. Seal vents may be piped back to suction or purged for single-envelope, gas-tight operation. The input-shaft double-lip...
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Aero-Mechanical Conveyor
The Bottom Drive aeromechanical conveyor with bag dump station achieves high-throughput movement of semi-free-flowing powders such as talc and TiO2. The unit has a long-lasting cable and a drive end that is easy to maintain. With an excellent tensioning system, the unit can be built up to 25 ft...
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Mobile Flexible Screw Conveyor
This mobile flexible screw conveyor handles a wide range of material particle sizes and bulk densities in process industries such as food, chemicals, plastics, etc. A single attendant can maneuver the unit easily. An on-board control panel can be programmed for ease in control, especially in tight...
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Blender Conveyors
Stationary and portable CB-series blender conveyors combine bulk carrier unloading, transfer, and blending capabilities in one vacuum-pressure unit. The units are sized for 5- to more than 20 t/h and can handle powdered, granular, or pelletized friable abrasive materials. Equipped with automated...
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Tubular Conveyor
This tubular conveyor eliminates dust and noise and uses no air. A cable and disks easily move a wide variety of products, including powders, chunks, flakes, pellets, prills, parts, shavings, crumbles, granules, fluff, regrind, and dust. The conveyor replaces bucket elevators, screw conveyors, and...