Archive November 2012

The biggest free-swinging screening machine that Engelsmann has ever built for screening tea was supplied at the end of September. Engelsmann received the somewhat unusual order to plan and build a long-stroke screening machine (which had never been supplied in this size) for classifying tea varieties in May of this year. All in one: coarse and fine material screening in one machine Tailored to the customer‘s specific requirements, the Engelsmann free-swinging screening machine guarantees precise and gentle screening of the highly fragile tea components. The extremely selective classifying process also results in the screened tea product being of a high quality. To be able to separate different sizes of tea leaves and sort them from foreign bodies (wooden needles, plant residue) using one machine, the free-swinging unit is equipped as a double-decker with two 8 m² screening surfaces, split into a top deck for coarse material screening and a lower deck for fine…

Targets for 2013: Trainer Brian Caler reveals the Allgaeu Comets` strategy Head coach Brian Caler invited the whole team, young players and football fans to a Kick Off Meeting to sum up the 2012 campaign and to focus on the coming months. Everyone gathered together in the conference rooms at UWT GmbH –Level Control in Betzigau/Germany. After a short introduction by Joachin Hoessl – Manager, the Head Coach (Brian Caler) reviewed the campaign in 2012 - which targets have been reached, which have not and what areas require action. The Head Coach praised the attendance levels at training sessions, “To have 59 players in the training camps and to have up to 42 players in training during the campaign is a great base to work with”, said Brian Caler. However, there is still room for improvement - in discipline and also in speed during training – these areas need to be focused upon during the next campaign. Nevertheless, the Allgäu Comets can claim the championship in the so-called GFL 2 South to their name. More than 13,000 fans…

LUM is nominated for the Innovation Award Berlin-Brandenburg 2012 LUM GmbH is nominated for the Innovation Award with the new Adhesion Analyser LUMiFrac. From more than 100 applications LUM was nominated into the final five candidates. With the LUMiFrac® LUM, currently known as market leader in innovative analysers for direct and accelerated stability analysis and particle characterization of dispersions, now offers customer solutions in the field of material testing, too. The first product is already nominated for a prize. Quintessence of the innovation is a multi-patented measuring technology for online determination of adhesive and tensile strength of composite material, multi-layer films and bonded parts. In contrast to common single sample pulling test now up to 8 specimen are simultaneously measured in a special rotor of a centrifuge. The centrifugal force acts as the test load. The programmable change of the rotor speed increases the applied force onto the specimen up to the breaking point. During rotation a measuring electronics,…

4B are pleased to announce the introduction of more and bigger sizes of the popular pressed steel SPS elevator bucket. The biggest bucket of the range is now the SPS 630-215; and there are also more stainless steel options available. The deep low profile design of the Super Starco™ elevator bucket is the result of intensive research to achieve the maximum individual bucket capacity. Additional capacity has been engineered into the bucket while still maintaining the perfect fill and discharge characteristics of the original Starco™ bucket. This means that less buckets are required per metre, less bolts and punching, reducing cost for belt and bucket installation. The SPS elevator bucket is a versatile bucket, available in many sizes and suitable for a wide range of applications, from grain, feed and pellets through to sticky materials, chemicals, sand, cement, coal, aggregates, powder and fertilizer. 4B also offer FREE ENGINEERING to compliment their elevator…

The popular congress for medium-sized businesses Uwe Niekrawietz, managing partner of UWT, and Thomas Schäfer, head of German sales and marketing, took part in the HerbstColleg-days in Bayreuth in the mid of October. SchmidtColleg (www.schmidtcolleg.de) is organizing these Colleg-days in spring and autumn every year since 1985. The followers of SchmidtColleg philosophy are meeting here at regular intervals. On the progam of these established and popular symposia are always top-class speakers with interesting and current topics. The congress members get together with like-minded people to exchange ideas and experiences and also to establish one or another business contact. Uwe Niekrawietz and Thomas Schaefer attended the congress in traditional costume and brought a little bit of Allgäu atmosphere to Franconia.

Experts at The Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology have been helping industry solve their bulk solids handling problems for the past 30 years and have come across most types of powder and particulate handling problems during this time. The range of short courses is designed to help equip delegates with the means to identify the causes of many processing difficulties that may arise - helping to saving time and increasing productivity. The range of services and knowledge offered by the Centre is unique within Europe. The ability of The Wolfson Centre to identify subject material tailored to industry for which there is little existing provision is one of the hallmarks of the courses on offer. During 2013 the following courses are available · Pneumatic Conveying of Bulk Solids; · Storage and Discharge of Powders and Bulk Solids; · Evaluation of Electrostatics in Powder Handling; · Dust Explosions – How to manage compliance to DSEAR/ATEX; · Practical…

BEST (NL) - Late October this year, Nestinox, your partner in stainless steel fasteners, has launched its new website. During the past few months we have been working hard to realize this website. On the website visitors will find the company profile of Nestinox and a lot of product information. Also the latest news, our presence at trade fairs, digital catalogues and brochures etc. can be found and downloaded here. All the more reason to visit the new site now.

KSE receives order for a PROMAS ST automation upgrade for DZ-Six Animal feed. The upgrade provides a future-proof automation. In addition, this upgrade realizes optimization of the communication between the various equipment and software. DZ-Six Animal feed bought her first version of PROMAS ST nine years ago. With the latest version of PROMAS ST, DZ-Six Animal feed is ensured of a future-proof factory. End-of-life is history with this future-proof automation with infinite upgrade possibilities. The upgrade also realizes lower costs of the service contract. Next to that, the software for the recipe optimization communicates even better with the grinding and mixing line, which makes the cost price of the products more transparent. PROMAS ST controls both the intake as the grinding and mixing line of DZ-Six Animal feed. With the upgrade she’s properly prepared for any changes or expansions in her factory, now and in the future. DZ-Six Animal feed The mission…