Archive July 2009

Vortex Valves Hit The Road! The US manufacturer of bulk dry material handling valves, Vortex®, has emulated its unique and highly popular American sales promotion tool in Europe. After their parent company spent many years showcasing their unique valve designs using mobile demonstration units Vortex® Valves Europe Limited have acquired a similar unit for the roads of the UK and Europe. The exhibition trailer has an open side activated by gas struts and contains a complete set of the Vortex® valve range. The unit has a stand alone pneumatic and both 12 volt and 220 volt electric systems that allow all products to be shown in full working order at any location however remote. The unit also contains state of the art presentation hardware to allow films and animations to be shown to support the working samples. Jan Le Blansch from ITS BV said “Although the trailer represents a considerable investment by Vortex® it is an invaluable tool to help our potential clients appreciate just…

Masterflex emphasizes die safeness of products with all single components Since many years Masterflex AG, producer of hoses and hose systems, is in possession of an approval for Master-Food hoses acc. to EN 2002/72/EC and complementary directive EN 2007/19/EC since 20. September 2007. Masterflex always emphasizes the safeness of products with all single components. It concerns the plastic materials as well as the used metal spiral beads and connecting elements. Therefore Masterflex decided already some years ago to produce all Master-Food-hoses exclusively with stainless steel helixes. It’s the helix that makes the difference Some hose manufacturers still use copper-plated wire helixes that may endanger food safety. The helix can become exposed due to abrasion, causing rust build-up or copper particles to contaminate the foodstuffs conveyed. Copper corrodes in the presence of acids and forms copper salts. Directive 2005/79/EC, amending Directive 2002/72/EC, lays down strict migration limits for all copper salts, which means conveyed…