Archive May 2011

With the Master-PUR Food A hose series Masterflex AG offers antistatic hoses for applications especially in the pharmaceutical and food industry. By using a special food-grade material in combination with non-migrating permanent antistatic agents this new hose series is suitable for combustible dusts/bulk goods acc. to TRBS 2153 (zone 20) to ensure static dissipation. As a matter of fact all contained raw materials comply with the national and international legal foodstuffs directives: - EC-line 2002/72/EC, 2007/19/EC, 2008/39/EC - FDA-directives: 21 CFR 177.2600, 21 CFR 178.2010 - Effective Food Contact Substance Notifications (FCS) List During the recent easyFairs® SCHÜTTGUT, a trade show designed for users of bulk materials, the visitors expressed a high degree of interest in the antistatic and food-grade hoses for applications in the pharmaceutical and food industry. The antistatic hoses are made of FDA compliant components and are suitable…

Recently DMN-WESTINGHOUSE were presented with the official EHEDG Type EL Class I certificates of compliance for hygienic CIP rotary valves and a hygienic CIP plug diverter valve. The concerning components were evaluated for compliance with the Hygienic Equipment Design Criteria of the EHEDG and were declared to meet these criteria. By attaining these certificates, DMN-WESTINGHOUSE can now offer a range of components suitable for hygienic clean in place (CIP) process systems. The rotary valve has been tested and validated according to the EHEDG guidelines Doc.2 and Doc.8. The major advantage of the design is that both shaft sealing areas, being the area’s that are most prone to possible contamination, are also purged with exactly the same CIP cycle as the rest of the equipment. The EHEDG Type EL Class I certificate for the rotary valves concerns the DMN-WESTINGHOUSE rotary valve types AL, AXL, AXXL, AML, BL, BXL, BXXL and SAL with PS seal and PET gaskets. The…

From September 25th-29th, 2011, Berlin will be the focal point of European process engineering and biotechnology. More than 3,000 participants from Europe and beyond are expected for the 8th European Congress of Chemical Engineering and the 1st European Congress of Applied Biotechnology. About 800 lectures cover the complete range of current topics from simulation to plant design and safety technology and from systems biology to biorefineries. About 1,000 scientific posters, an accompanying industry exhibition and an attractive social program stimulate discussion and offer an opportunity for networking. Federal Minister of Education and Research Prof. Dr. Annette Schavan will welcome the participants to this year"s most important European event for process engineering and biotechnology. The opening speech is held by Prof. Dr. Peter Seeberger, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces. The choice of a common location and date for both events is not…

Versatile, robust bucket, ideal for Atex applications 4B are pleased to announce the introduction of the new heavy duty Atlas AM Nyrim elevator bucket. Thanks to its antistatic material, the Atlas AM bucket has excellent surface resistivity dissipating properties, making it ideal for ATEX applications. The bucket’s non-stick properties are enhanced by its smooth surface finish and open design. The Atlas AM is a very tough, long life elevator bucket with ultra heavy duty design and construction; the material makes this bucket up to 6 times stronger than other industrial elevator buckets. A very versatile elevator bucket, the Atlas AM is suitable for heavy industrial applications as well as grain and sticky materials. 4B offers the world’s largest range of elevator buckets, bolts and belts and looks back on more than 120 years of supplying the industry with material handling components. The company offers a free engineering service as well, helping customers with the design of their new bucket elevators or the upgrade…

SCHÜTTGUT Dortmund a sell-out easyFairs, Europe’s leading organiser of time & cost-effective trade shows, has announced that the German edition of its Solids European Series™ (SES), SCHÜTTGUT Dortmund 2011, has sold out. Two halls at the Westfalenhallen Dortmund will be filled to capacity with 300 stands on 18 & 19 May 2011. This follows SES editions at Antwerp (SOLIDS, 6 & 7 April 2011) and Basel (SCHÜTTGUT, 4 & 5 May 2011), which attracted 250 exhibitors. The Solids European Series is the largest trade show brand in the powder & bulk solids processing, handling and transportation sector. The reason for the series’ success is the strong relationship with the powder and bulk solids community across Europe and in specific regional markets. There are dedicated SES executives based in easyFairs offices in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Poland and the Netherlands. They interact on a daily basis with more than 900 exhibitors as well as the many thousands of visitors who attend the shows. “It…

Due to the fast growing demand in the Netherlands and Belgium for IQsafeLink, the safe and simple way to remotely take over machine or process control over internet, it became clear that this all-in-one solution - no doubt - also is of great value to international machine constructors or builders (OEM), that want to bring effective service to their customers. To be available worldwide, IQsafeLink now also has an English website with all information at hand. Besides a new market, extra profit for Dutch and Belgian users of IQsafeLink is, that they easily and fast can introduce background information and technical details of IQsafeLink to their international customers. Curious? Visit www.iqsafelink.com

Last year`s display space already allocated; Supporting programme taking shape POWTECH in Nürnberg, Germany, takes place every 18 months and is the meeting place for representatives of many industries: from chemicals & pharmaceuticals, food & feed, building & quarrying to ceramic & glass and wood & paper. All these branches of industry are based on key technologies such as conveying, size reduction, milling, mixing or screening. As the world’s leading exhibition for mechanical processing technologies and instrumentation, POWTECH offers a unique and comprehensive range of products combined with a highly topical supporting programme. The organizers promise three worthwhile days again from 11–13 October 2011. This full press article, more detailed information and photos are available at: www.POWTECH.de/press

Efficient new glocal approach for the European bulk solids community Brussels-based organiser of time & cost-effective trade shows easyFairs has launched the Solids European Series™ (SES). SOLIDS Antwerp, SCHÜTTGUT Basel and SCHÜTTGUT Dortmund are all taking place in April and May of 2011 and editions at Rotterdam and Kraków will follow later in the year. The Solids European Series® is already the largest trade show brand in Europe in this sector, with 900 exhibitors. “We strongly believe that this decentralised model offers highly targeted value to both our exhibitor and visitor audiences within the European powder & bulk solids community across,” commented Eric Préat, Vice President Product Development at easyFairs. “We’re only at the start of this development,” added Préat. “With a network of shows in top strategic locations such as Rotterdam, Antwerp, Dortmund, Basel and Krakow, and with a network of highly competent and dedicated easyFairs sales executives in each country, the Solids European Series will…