News items December 2004

Protective liner system SAS Approx. 15 cm of protective liner is centrically fixed around the tube carrying the product. The end of the protective liner closes the tube carrying the product. Before being opened, the inliner is tied with the protective liner pulled from the liner roll and clamped dust-tight with a supporting ring. The protective liner completely covers the outlet. After the discharge, the operator closes the inliner and protective liner above and below the ring with 2 clamps and cuts the liner at the centre between the clamps. The product carrying tube is closed again. The FIBC outlet is covered and disposed of with the contaminated protective liner and the supporting ring. The system is designed so that the liner roll can be exchanged without causing any contamination.

Interactive, process-near human-machine interface for gravimetric feeders Brabender Technologie KG are breaking new ground in the field of gravimetric bulk ingredient metering feeder control offering their new touch screen operating panel Congrav® OP 5 as a process-near, interactive human-machine interface for operation of up to 16 "intelligent" Brabender weigh-feeders (loss-in-weight feeders, weigh-belt feeders, etc.) with integrated control and regulation electronics in field bus interconnection, which can be connected by just one cable. Operation is made easy by language-independent, self-explaining touch areas on a clearly arranged 6.5" colour touch screen. Based on the operating system Microsoft® Windows®, it allows intuitive operation and observation of the feeding process. As a result, operator training and the risk of faulty operation are substantially reduced. Beside the application as an operating panel of its own, the Congrav® OP 5 can be used as an additional operating unit in combination with