Archive July 2011

Club Tester measures the quality artificial grass In the Netherlands people live by the thought that measuring is the key to knowing. This grew from the wish to keep everything under control. Numbers don’t lie, so we measure everything. Even in the most popular sport in the Netherlands (and the world): football (soccer), voices are rising to take all variables in hand an rule out the factor of luck as far as possible. In this standardisation of circumstances is the solution, starting by making the field artificial grass instead of the unreliable natural grass. When this grass then is measured in quality and other parameters, a “standard” field is on it’s way. This now is made possible by Deltec, in close corporation with Armac! The number of football fields with artificial grass is steadily growing, but is still a precious commodity for most clubs as well as community or public sport providers. Of course, grass needs a lot of attention as well, but also artificial grass only is optimised when installation…

Busch has significantly extended its series of dry-running Mink claw vacuum pumps. To achieve this, vacuum modules were designed that achieve suction capacity of up to 900 cubic metres per hour and more through the combination of several Mink claw vacuum pumps. These Mink MP vacuum modules were designed for operations which require high suction volumes, dry compression and high availability. Thanks to their modular construction, Mink vacuum systems can be excellently adapted to changing process conditions by altering the number or size of the Mink claw vacuum pumps in operation. Mink claw vacuum modules work extremely economically thanks to their non-contact compression principle. Because the moving parts in the compression chamber do not come into contact with one another, the vacuum pump operates 100% wear-free. Operating fluids such as oil or water for cooling or lubrication are not needed in the compression chamber. For the operator, this means almost no maintenance…

Chinese delegation of the Chongqing Steel Group visited UWT in mid-July High-ranking managers of the Chongqing Steel Group of China together with the managing director of our company in Shanghai were guests of UWT from11th to 17th July. The Chongqing Steel Group is one of the major steel companies in China and is part of the clientele of UWT for years. On Monday afternoon just when the Chinese delegation arrived in Betzigau the gentlemen were welcomed with alphorn music in front of the UWT-building. After the welcome a detailed guided tour through the company followed. The next day items of the agenda were project meetings regarding expansion of the facilities in China and various product presentations. And to show the visitors a little the beautiful Allgäu trips to the Alpsee and the obligatory visit to the castle Neuschwanstein followed. Furthermore the delegation visited the house of Bavarian economy in Munich, where they could enjoy - after an excellent presentation on the German-Chinese economic relations - an original Bavarian…

Dynamic weighing from fertilizers and phosphates Over the past four decades Precia-Molen has established a worldwide reputation as the leading supplier for weighing equipment for use in bulk transhipment and storage facilities. The proven concept of one basic design for multi purpose applications in intake, transhipment and out loading operations, makes the standard ABS-xl scale suitable for a wide range of dry free-flowing bulk commodities such as cereals, expellers, tapioca, soya meal and many derivatives. Special version are available for fertilizers, sugars and liquids. The standard Automatic Bulk Scales type XL are suitable for dry and free flowing bulk products with a bulk density of 0.5 – 1 t/m3. Products with lower bulk densities are also handled by the ABS and specials designs always possible on request. For products with higher bulk densities (for example fertilizers up to 1.2 t/m3) small modifications are sufficient. Precia Molen received last year a special demand from customer for weighing…

App and mobile sites available for the first time from mid July The exhibiting companies are always the heart of an informative exhibition. Over 1,000 exhibitors from all over the world are expected again in Nürnberg from 11–13 October 2011 to present products and services from the segments of mechanical processing technologies, instrumentation and life science technologies in the six halls of POWTECH and TechnoPharm. The exhibitions are supplemented with a particularly extensive supporting programme: from explosion protection and hygienic design to Cleanroom Village and sustainable packaging solutions. In order to keep track of things before the exhibitions, NürnbergMesse now offers a brand-new service with app and mobile sites to help mobile terminal users to ideally prepare for their visit to Nürnberg on the move. All press articles, more detailed information and photos are available at: www.POWTECH.de/press and/or www.TechnoPharm.de/press

Distributor CNN organized a seminar in Kuala Lumpur In the beginning of May our International Sales Manager, Mr. Markus Schalk, was away on a seminar and customer tour in Malaysia. On this trip Mr. Schalk performed three half-day seminars. The first technical seminar entitled "Solid Level Measurement - Overview About The Different Technologies" took place in Dorsette Hotel in Kuala Lumpur. The organization was adopted by our distribution partner in Malaysia, CNN. Mr. Schalk explained to the participants the different products for level measurement from UWT. The group of participants consisted of decision makers in the various industries such as power plants, animal feed plants, plastic processing industry, etc. There were many relevant examples shown and discussed. Further seminars were carried out in Johor Bahru Malaysia (south) and in East Malaysia in Sarawak. The time between was used for various customer visits. Summing up we would like to say that the seminars were well attended and the feedback was very positive.

Product training for the new Japanese sales partner UWT is continuing the expansion, and since December 2010 we have a new sales partner in Asia. Four employees of our new partner JMC in Japan have been here in Betzigau at the end of May for two days for an intensive product training. The gentlemen came from Osaka and Tokyo. Our Product Manager, Mr. Johannes Blochum, instructed the employees of JMC in an intensive training on the skills which are necessary for successful sales of UWT products. The training contents were a basic product training for all UWT-products, in-depth basic knowledge of the products SN/VN/NB, practical exercises on the NB (setup, change of rope/tape, PCB replacement), introduction Nivowave (startup NW, connection to PC) and applications, application examples and success stories. According to the program the evening took place in a typical cottage with Allgäu flair and Bavarian hospitality, what the Japanese guests enjoyed very much.

If the creation of ideal mixing goods is intended, most certainly all kinds of mixers on the market are able to handle the task. If furthermore a complete discharge is needed, the choice is a lot smaller. amixon® has developed a solution for those high requirements: the process is called “ComDisc”, as a short form for complete discharge. It is a new system providing a carry out of the mixing good up to 99,997% and more. The working principle: The lower mixer arm is fitted with one or more wings. During mixing the system moves into the shadow of the flow and turns to the rear. As the filling level decreases, the ComDisc® elements turn in the direction of rotation and gently scrape the mixture residues towards the outlet. The gadget does not touch the floor of the mixer. Together with the SinConvex® Technology, it is possible to reach a nearly complete discharge of the mixer. The carry out of the mixing good happens without segregation, cleaning times can be…

Subsidiary Masterflex Cesko s.r.o. launches own sales activities in Czech Republic and Slovakia Masterflex AG is further expanding its international presence and, effective immediately, operates on the Czech and Slovakian market directly through its own subsidiary in Planá/Czech Republic. In the past, the subsidiary in the Czech Republic only produced vulcanised hoses from neoprene or silicon and coated glass fabric using state-of-the-art equipment. In addition to drying equipment in the plastics industry, classic applications for these hoses include automotive, aircraft and engine manufacturing. Local sales in the Czech Republic and Slovakia began at a trade fair appearance at “For Industry”, an international event showcasing the full diversity of industrial production. Dr. Andreas Bastin, CEO of Masterflex AG, says: “The step of no longer just manufacturing in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and instead offering customers the full range of the Masterflex Group locally and with greater proximity is the next systematic stage in continuing our strategy…