Screening & Separation
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Kemutec Releases Animated Centrifugal Sifter Video
September 11, 2018Kemutec announces the release of the new animated video – The Kek Centrifugal Sifter. The new video presents an illustrated walkthrough of the sifter, including product flow-thru, the removal of the cantilever shaft, and other features. Kek centrifugal sifters are available in seven...
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Low-Profile, Sanitary Screener
September 11, 2018The new low-profile, Flo-Thru sanitary screener scalps oversize particles and foreign matter from dry bulk materials and solids-laden slurries at high rates in low headroom areas, The screener employs two unbalanced-weight gyratory motors mounted on opposing exterior sidewalls of the screening...
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High-Capacity Screen Classifying Cutter
September 11, 2018The new Magnum 72-AR screen classifying cutter with 72-in. infeed and 18-in. overall diameter rotor reduces fiberglass, gypsum, metal scrap, and other large abrasive materials at high rates. The ultra-heavy-duty unit features a progressively stacked array of 72 interconnected, abrasion-...
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Sieving Milled Metal Powders
September 4, 2018A long-time customer came to Elcan Industries Inc. asking if Elcan could sieve its metal powder at 44 micron and limit the amount of undersize in the product fraction to 2.5%. Spherical metal powder is extremely complicated to sieve and having only 2.5% fines left in the product on a 44um spec is...
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VibraScreener Inc.
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Vibratory Dewatering Conveyor Increases Production by 25%
August 29, 2018General Kinematics (GK) was awarded a new contract for improvements at a leading refinery in South Eastern Asia during the summer of 2018. After researching ways to improve current processing and considering an alternative to complex silo de-watering systems, GK’s patented vibratory...
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Magnets and the Acronym Soup of Process Facility Specifications
August 27, 2018Magnetic separation equipment has been drawn into the many titles used to structure a plant’s program in addressing foreign contamination concerns. Whether it’s FSMA, GFSI, BRC, SQF, or a variation thereof, there is an ever-increasing trend in which processing facilities require...
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Guide to Handling a Metal Contamination Food Recall
August 20, 2018Any food recall incident is a crisis situation that requires quick action to mitigate any longstanding financial and reputational damage. Metal detection specialist Fortress Technology examines the different factors that can make food operators vulnerable to a recall, even with inspection equipment...
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New Magnetic Separators for Foodstuffs and Powders
August 16, 2018Goudsmit Magnetics introduces a new generation of magnetic separators that are used to remove metal particles (>30 µm) from foodstuffs like coffee, cocoa, malt, rice, sugar, and flour, but also from other powder and bulk materials. The Easy Clean flow drawer magnet features user-friendly...
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Testing Times for Bulk Food Metal Detector Checks
July 24, 2018In order to check food inspection metal detectors are failsafe, manufacturers perform periodic tests, sometimes as often as hourly. Collecting repeatable and reliable metal detector test results on such a frequent basis manually can be labor intensive, time consuming, disruptive to production, and...
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