Archive June 2010

Even when things get very hot, Master-Clip SPARK XL hoses always have the situation under control. Master-Clip SPARK XL hoses were developed especially for the extraction of grinding dusts and welding fumes with an increased sparking frequency. The hoses which are resistant up to +200 °C feature very good mechanical stress capacity, wear resistance, high flexibility and very small bending radii. The outside clip profile spiral largely protects them additionally against external wear. The specially coated, high-temperature textile fabric of which the hose wall is made is suitable for many other areas of application such as extraction of hot and abrasive grinding dusts. At welding workstations, in the production of metal containers or other problematical application areas: The extraction of hot sparks is always a challenge when unsuitable or only conventional products are used and therefore only a short life of the hoses can be achieved. Master-Clip SPARK XL hoses…

A powerfull basic vac for industrial applications T30S is a Basic Very Low End three-phase vac especially designed for take-off countries. Its available with a 100L or 50L capacity bin and as well as with a Gravity Unload system (GU) with plastic or Longopac® disposal Bag. The target is the industry as metal-working, food, building&construction. Thanks to its lateral channel blower placed on the bottom of the chassis, this model is easy and safe to manoeuvre. Its compact design makes mod. T30S suitable for narrow spaces. T30S comes in three main versions: the T30S L100, with a 100 L capacity bin ; the T30S L50, with a 50 L one and the T30S GU FM that mounts instead of the metal bin a gravity unload device with a hopper where a simple plastic bag or a more sofisticated Longopac® system can be fitted. The collected material falls inside the disposal bag once the vac is off. A clappet opens allowing the material to fall down. Mod. T30S GU FM apart the gravity unload device has as default an M Class primary filter…

As of early 2010 Piet Meeuwis joined J. van den Berg & Zn. Waddinxveen BV, a specialist for dosing, weighing and mixing dry bulk products. His expertise, most of which acquired with Brabant-van Opstal is just a phone call away. Within van den Berg Piet found a new employer where products of both enterprises can be designed, modified, produced and marketed, whils still guaranteeing the high quality and flexibility.

New OIML stainless steel IP69K single point load cell The single point load cell BM6G from Zemic has been awarded the OIML R60 approval for ¡±legal-for-trade¡± applications. The PTB in Germany has examined and tested the BM6G and concluded that an approval with a Y-value of 10000 for standard C3 is applicable and a Y-value of 15000 for C3 Multiple Range (MR) should apply. Furthermore a Z-value of 12000 is allowed to be used for both C3 and C3 MR. Approved capacities from 100 kg to 500 kg are available. Samples are also being prepared for a future OIML approval for the capacities 10 - 50 kg. The BM6G has been corner corrected to fit platform sizes up to 800 x 800 mm for 100 to 500kg. The unique selling point for this load cell is the combination of stainless steel and IP69K. IP69K is the Ingress Protection classification for devices that can be cleaned by high pressure water jets. This combination makes it very suitable for application in weighing devices used in the food-industry. The BM6G has several other…

Fruitful discussions, a very high quality of visitors, a positive atmosphere – that’s the summary of exhibitors and organizers at the conclusion of the 8th AchemAsia. The more compact timeline of the International Exhibition-Congress in comparison to former events met the full approval especially of the exhibitors. “The time from Tuesday to Friday could be used even more intensively”, said Dr. Kurt Wagemann, Executive Director of DECHEMA. With 413 exhibitors from 24 countries AchemAsia is the most international event for the process industry in China. With 190 exhibitors, China accounted for the largest group, followed by Germany (118), France (23) and the US (11). The exhibitors also commended the internationality of the visitors. Overall, the exhibition and congress attracted 12,453 visitors to the new China National Convention Center. Among the 89 lectures, the plenary lectures and the sessions on water treatment, clean energy and biorefinieries as well…

Simplified measurement of bulk solids Radar technology has many physical advantages. It’s no wonder, then, that radar is steadily replacing the proven ultrasonic sensors when it comes to level measurement of bulk solids. Neither the strong dust generation nor the extreme filling noise nor the strong air currents during pneumatic filling can bother the radar sensors. New hardware and extended software algorithms make the sensors of the VEGAPULS instrument series even more powerful. State-of-the-art microwave components detect even the smallest reflections. The result: still more measuring certainty under everyday operating conditions, even with poorly reflective media, such as plastic powder, bran or dry wood dust. Today, application parameters describe the measuring task of the sensor and thus enable simple, and at the same time optimal, adaptation to the respective conditions. The user merely has to select the type of medium to be measured and the vessel form or mounting situation and then set his…

Wireless communication for near and far License and registration free industrial radio bands lend themselves well for wireless transmission of signals over short distances. But for large distances, one usually cannot get around using modems in conjunction with GSM/GPRS technology. VEGA has two components, PLICSRADIO and PLICSMOBILE, that make customized and thus cost-effective wireless communication solutions possible. PLICSRADIO wirelessly transmits 4 ... 20 mA/HART signals as well as switching states up to one kilometre in the 2.4 GHz radio band. The solution lends itself well in cases where laying a signal cable from the sensors to the signal conditioning instruments is not possible or too ex-pensive. It overcomes obstacles such as railroad tracks or rivers quickly and cost-effectively. Further areas of application are mobile system components. With the flexible PLICSRADIO, not only can existing systems be quickly and easily extended without interruption, but modifications can be carried out any time…

For discharging and dosing of bulk goods from silos or supply hoppers. Can be used in dust explosion-endangered systems by means of inlet/outlet-mounted shut-off valves with flameproof and pressure shock-proof design, and DMT certificate. Can be used as safety unit for dust-explosion proof decoupling, even for highly abrasive media, by means of inlet/outlet mounted shut-off valves with pneumatically actuated sealing elements APS ®. Logical sequence control ensures that only one shut-off valve is open while the other shut-off valve is gas-tight closed.