Instrumentation & Control
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BinMaster, Stockpile Reports Team Up for Integrated Inventory
August 15, 2018Companies that store materials in bins and stockpiles can now manage inventory for both using a single system. BinMaster and Stockpile Reports have joined forces to improve material management for companies that demand better control and accuracy of inventory volume and value. The partnership...
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Weighing Instrument Integrated with Moisture Tester
August 14, 2018Fairbanks Scales’ FB2558 instrument is now integrated with the Perten AM 5200-A grain moisture tester. Users can obtain weight data from the scale and test information from the Perten AM 5200-A grain moisture tester and place both on the scale ticket. The data is also stored in the...
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Automated Bulk Bag Filling
August 14, 2018Sterling Systems & Controls has designed and manufactured an automation and process control system for bulk bag filling that features a motor starter process control panel. Included in this control panel is an Allen Bradley PLC with discrete and analog outputs, an Allen Bradley Panel View Plus...
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Additive Manufacturing: 3D Printing Factory with Partfinder
August 14, 2018Moembris (ab/mas) – Additive Innovation (AI), a software company specializing in additive manufacturing, presents Partfinder software for 3D printing. The tool automatically searches large volumes of data in the additive manufacturing process for components suitable for 3D printing. The new...
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When Should You Consider Using a Flow Meter?
July 27, 2018Several applications come to mind where a bulk solids flow meter may be a great fit for a certain application. Load Outs Inaccurately loading a container, truck, or rail car can have undesirable repercussions. Overloading with too much material is not only a loss of revenue but could also...
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Howden Roots LLC
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Automated Feedmill Control System
July 12, 2018Sterling Systems & Controls has designed and provided equipment and software for a customized automated feedmill control system using an Allen-Bradley PLC and desktop PCs running Sterling Systems’ customized Windows-based automation software. Included in this feedmill automation...
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First Granular Material Simulation Technology App Available
July 11, 2018EDEM, a leader in Discrete Element Method (DEM) technology for bulk material simulation, announces the availability of its specialized tool ‘EDEM for ANSYS’ from the ANSYS app store, enabling a wider number of engineers to use and benefit from the integration between the two...
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Solids Level Measurement in the Food & Beverage Industry
June 19, 2018Thousands of bins, hoppers, and silos dot the food and beverage industry landscape (see Figure 1), holding grains, sugars, malts, powders, and other products. But how much product is really in those bulk solid storage systems? In many cases, companies don’t know because they may or may not...
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Micromeritics Instrument Acquires Freeman Technology
June 18, 2018Micromeritics Instrument Corporation, a global manufacturer of premium products for advanced material characterisation, today announced the acquisition of Freeman Technology. Freeman Technology specialises in providing instruments for the measurement of powder flow properties and other behavioural...
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