Archive October 2016

Magnet or Metal Detector? Magnetic separators filter and remove metal contamination from your product streams. They guarantee the product quality and prevent damage to machines. Metal contaminants – also called foreign bodies – can enter your production line in all sorts of ways. Pieces of iron or steel in the raw material, staples, nails and screws from packaging, bolts and nuts that have vibrated loose, wear of the moving parts, rust or corrosion, etc. These foreign bodies can ’contaminate’ your finished product, and they can also cause severe damage to your machinery. Rejection of batches is costly, but it can be even more costly if the contamination is not detected and removed, making it necessary to conduct a product recall. You will then be faced with enormous costs and damage to your reputation. Magnet separator or metal detector? A magnetic separator filters (and later disposes of) or immediately removes the metal contaminants from the product stream. Magnetic separators…

IPB in Shanghai During 19th to 21st of October 2016, the team of UWT International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. exhibited at the IPB 2016 in Shanghai. The International Powder & Bulk Solids Processing Conference & Exhibition is one of the largest and most comprehensive international trade events in the field of powder, granule and bulk solids technology in China. At the UWT booth, well-known reliable technologies of measurement solutions for content and level limit detection were presented as well as new sensor probes: The innovative radar sensor NivoRadar® 3000 and the compact vibrating rod Mononivo® 4000. There was a high level of interest for the measurement solutions “made in Germany” and some new projects could be discussed.

The entire range of measurement solutions UWT During 04th - 06th of October 2016 the team of UWT partner SPINDUSTRY exhibited at the VRAC TECH Expo that takes place in the Centre des Expositions du Mans in Le Mans, near Paris. The trade show combines all professions, within a wide array of expertise, providing the opportunity for bulk industries and users to focus on the solutions they’re seeking, all in the same place at the same time. There they showed the reliable product portfolio of UWT content and level measurement technology and also introduced the new sensors of the radar and vibrating rod probe. It was a very successful come together with the partners of the industry. At the booth they were highly interested in well-known quality technologies of measurement solutions for content and level limit detection as well as in new sensor probes.

LUM successfully started education offensive 2016 in China The education offensive in China has successfully started in September 2016. In collaboration of LUM GmbH Berlin and its Chinese subsidiary LUM (Changzhou) Instruments Co., Ltd. (LUM China), first the local Chinese sales partners were technically trained for all LUM product lines for particle and dispersion characterization and for materials testing. The training took place at the LUM China head office in Changzhou. Under the direction of Managing Director Prof. Dr. Lerche the knowledge of the scientific basics has been increased and the commercial relationship within the LUM network has further been developed. Experienced users and prospective buyers from all parts of the Chinese country travelled to the subsequent two-day customer seminars, to deepen the knowledge and to solve new challenges in their application areas. The Shanghai meeting under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Hongbin Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, served a very broad application range, from…

The next course is at our premises in Chatham, Kent on 22 – 24 November. Course fees £1185 for 3 days, including practical session in the laboratory. Why attend? Learn about the different pneumatic conveying systems and the types of problems that can arise as a result of mismatching feeders, pipe designs, or air movers to one another. Covering topics such as • Components of pneumatic conveying systems; • Design Techniques; • Operational problems and effects on system design • Operation and control of blow tanks, including bulk tanker transport of powders • Interfacing storage bins to conveying systems • Explosion hazards, including ATEX directives • All aspects of system selection and operation The optional demonstration session in the laboratories will give delegates the chance to see the small bore and full scale pneumatic conveying rigs in action and to understand the use of different scale impact testers. Full details on this course…

He’s only 21, but Dutchman Boyan Slat has already achieved global fame with his ‘Ocean Cleanup’: an installation of V-shaped long floating arms that are positioned at strategic points in the sea, where they collect all the plastic that is floating about in the ocean. The first prototype was presented recently. As proud sponsor of this project, Cadmes was there to see the long scale model with our own eyes. “We had an enormous sense of pride,” according to CEO Gerbert Thelissen. Around 8 million tonnes of plastic ends up in the ocean every year. Boyan Slat’s mission? To extract all this plastic so it can be recycled. So in 2013, Slat launched ‘The Ocean Cleanup’ project: a foundation that develops technologies to extract plastic pollution from the oceans and prevent more plastic debris from entering ocean waters. The project has received over $2.2 million in crowdfunding and financial contributions from large sponsors. Cadmes is happy to be supporting…

Global sieving and filtration specialists launch innovative equipment finder that recommen Russell Finex, global leader in fine mesh separation technology, has launched a new innovative, interactive application finder for the processing industry that quickly and easily allows users to locate the most appropriate separation solution for their specific application. The Russell Finex Interactive Application Finder guides process manufacturing professionals to the recommended screening and/or filtration solution that matches their process. Russell Finex has been supplying separation solutions for over 80 years and has the widest range of products on the market. As a result, this easy to use tool helps navigate users to the right product for the right application quickly and easily. The layout of the application finder is clearly defined to help steer users to the most appropriate range of separation solutions. Users are initially presented with a factory divided into three sections: raw material handling, primary and secondary manufacturing processes and end-of-line…

Global sieving and filtration specialists launch innovative equipment finder Russell Finex, global leader in fine mesh separation technology, has launched a new innovative, interactive application finder for the processing industry that quickly and easily allows users to locate the most appropriate separation solution for their specific application. The Russell Finex Interactive Application Finder guides process manufacturing professionals to the recommended screening and/or filtration solution that matches their process. Russell Finex has been supplying separation solutions for over 80 years and has the widest range of products on the market. As a result, this easy to use tool helps navigate users to the right product for the right application quickly and easily. The layout of the application finder is clearly defined to help steer users to the most appropriate range of separation solutions. Users are initially presented with a factory divided into three sections: raw material handling, primary and secondary manufacturing processes and…

REMBE explosion demonstrations are as famous as they are popular. No important trade fair is held without these live demonstrations. But the REMBE engineers can do a lot more than just conduct demonstrations, and design protection concepts. Since early 2016, the Ex-perts from the Sauerland region are offering several new services in the REMBE Test Center: There, customers can have the design strength of their equipements checked, or have the usual key indicators determined for rarely tested or researched materials. Verification of the functional reliability of components under explosive conditions, fire tests, arc discharges and pressure tests complete the range of services. Manufacturers of 3D printing machines, welding equipment and other manufacturers, as well as plant engineers from the chemical, pharmaceutical, food, wood, metal and high-tech industry have already utilized the services of the REMBE Test Center. This includes new applications and procedures that…

Focusing on the customer, how do you do this? By attuning your processes to the needs of the customer. Furthermore, a well organised workplace forms the foundation of good work processes. 5S is an approved action plan originating from the Japanese Lean philosophy, which supports this. Last summer, M.I.P. Tanks & Silos started with the deployment of a 5S and Lean track, in collaboration with The Lean Six Sigma Company. The work areas are being reorganised and employees are being actively involved in process improvement by means of day start boards, visual management and standardisation. “Let’s make better silos and tanks together” is the new motto. This sounds nice, of course. But in reality, the company is dedicated to this vision with hearts and minds as well. By investing in 5S and Lean at this moment, the basis of a new corporate culture is being created.

MOLOSswitch, intelligent hose couplings for the control of connections The online portal „Prozesstechnik“ introduces every month four interesting products and the readers select one of them as the Top-product of the month. In August MOLOSswitch, our intelligent coupling system, has won this election by a clear margin and consequently preserve the chance to get Top-product of the year 2016! MOLOSswitch, the Top-product of the month, provide the PLC with the important information, whether a hose is connected to the coupling station or not. In order to supply this information it is necessary to equip the hose couplings with intelligence. For the signal output during the filling process at silos and tanks or at coupling stations the MOLOSswitch coupling systems of MOLLET are equipped with limit switches. The coupling with internal thread has a built-in limit switch with metal housing. These limit switches are available with mechanical contact, as an inductive proximity switch or for the use in potentially explosive atmospheres as an…

Professor Stefan Heinrich new Chairman of PARTEC 2019 The next PARTEC congress will take place in April 2019 under the chairmanship of Professor Stefan Heinrich, Director of the Institute of Solids Process Engineering and Particle Technology at the Technical University of Hamburg (TUHH). He will work with the Executive Committee to develop the concept for PARTEC 2019 and is taking over the helm from Professor Hermann Nirschl, who was responsible for PARTEC 2016. The next round of the congress plans to focus on the dynamic simulation of networked solids processes. PARTEC is one of the world’s major scientific congresses for particle and bulk solids technology. Every three years, it provides an international forum for R&D in new technologies. It runs concurrently with POWTECH, the leading trade fair for the mechanical processing, analysis and handling of powder and bulk solids. ”Academic research is directly driven by the application-specific demands of the industry,” stresses Professor Stefan Heinrich, Chairman…

On October 20 or 21, next At the end of August, a global revolution in the air filtration industry occurred. For the first time, a new global standard for the testing and classification of air filters was approved following a 100% “yes” decision from voters around the world. The new standard is ISO16890. This landmark decision provides significant benefits for designers, specifiers, purchasers and users of air filters in ventilation systems. Furthermore, the standard also provides significant benefits for members of the air filter manufacturing community. The standard requires that that filter efficiencies be measured and reported for the particulate matter fractions; PM1, PM 2.5 and PM10. Camfil welcomes the new standard that includes the requirement to classify filter performance against the most dangerous particles, the smallest fraction, called PM1, (read more on Camfil’s Take a Breath campaign site). In the webinar we will explain: - The drivers for development of the new standard -…

PENKO Engineering recently completed the SGM800 Digitizer range. The SGM800 Digitizer is a range of compact modules mounted on a DIN rail and that seamlessly connect load cells and strain gauges using industrial process control. Connecting weighing instruments directly to automation, is one of the action points of Industry 4.0 and Smart Industry. Also weighing data are important components of Big Data. For this, it is necessary that all the weighing data collected in the field, also becomes available at a higher IT level. To achieve this with as many companies as possible, PENKO Engineering now offers the SGM800 Digitizer: a range of certified communications modules for different protocols which can be used simultaneously for decentralized control. Protocols What PENKO first has tackled, are various protocols for industrial networks. PENKO solves this with six different versions of the SGM Digitizer, As a standard all six versions communicate via USB and RS485. The…

NEW. A load cell junction b It seems too good to be true, a system that can find out if independent load cells are functional or not. Even better,- a system that can automatically adjusting the calibration when a load cell or the weighing indicator has been changed! Most measuring and weighing systems, based on strain gage load cells, consist of more than one sensor. These sensors are usually connected analogue by a junction box. Since the sensors are all connected parallel, the average measurement of the sensors is sent to the system. This way of operation works fine, until a load cell breaks down. The challenge usually is to find out which of the loadcells is defect. This is usually not sufficiently identified and the system continues to operate with a deficiency. In order to overcome this drawback we developed an ”intelligent” load cell cable junction box, the SIGMA4. During a system test, the junction box and the indicator measures the load cell output per sensor, compares this against…

Cargill’s animal nutrition business will streamline its production capabilities in Spain by extending its facility in Mequinenza with an additional state-of-the art production facility. To do so, Cargill strengthens its partnership with KSE Process Technology, who plays a key role in this project. The new facility will be equipped with the latest technology for animal nutrition production. This includes several ALFRA dosing and weighing systems, flexible silos for storage of raw materials and an internal transport solution from KSE. The extension will enhance product quality, customer experience and improve logistics. “The new operation provides us with a long term perspective for our operations in Spain,” said Alberto Martínez, managing director for Cargill’s animal nutrition business in Spain. “Spain remains a growing market and to meet the demand, producers are professionalizing and scaling up their operations,” added Martínez. The extended facility…

Easy to use and maintain, low in price Qimarox has released a fast and reliable shrink wrapper, which, like its palletising modules, are sold exclusively to OEMs and system integrators. This versatile ring wrapper can reliably wrap up to 100 pallets in foil per hour. Because the OEM Ring Wrapper can be easily integrated in combination with the palletising modules of Qimarox, the integration and hardware costs of final packaging lines are even further reduced. Qimarox’s Highrunner mk7 is a modular, serially produced palletiser, which is often used in conjunction with a shrink wrapper. Expanding the product range with a standard ring wrapper will reduce integration and hardware costs even further. After all, similar to its palletising modules and other components, Qimarox’s OEM Ring Wrapper is supplied without a control system. This allows system integrators to combine the control system of both the palletiser, the ring wrapper and any other system components in a single control unit. Qimarox distinguishes…

An economic delegation from the Iran under the conduct of the president of industry-, trading-, mining and chamber of agriculture from the city Arak/ province Markazi visited at IHK Swabia’s invention our region from the 4th -7th October. In this context we received the 20-man crew delegation on the 6th October at our company in Betzigau and enabled an insight in the world of content level measurement. This gave us the possibility to present the company UWT together with previous projects in the markets of Iran. The Visitors from different industry areas show big interests in the several solutions for content level measurement and point level detection within silos and manufacturing processes. During the last years there have been a lot of changes of the economic situation of the markets of the Iranian region. Many OEMs of different industry sectors are modernising their production facilities and invest in new plant equipment and innovative technologies. Consequently…

Simulation and practical tests lead to improved design The Goudsmit Magnetics Group of Waalre (NL) will introduce a new generation of magnetic separators at the Solids trade show in Antwerp (stand H4240). These are used to remove metal particles («30 µm) from powders in the food, chemical, ceramic and other industries. The Easy Clean flow magnet stands out from the competition due to its user friendly cleaning, improved flow and the high Gauss values of the bars. In contrast to previous designs, in which such magnets were fitted with two layers of thin (Ø25 mm) bars, the new design contains a single row of Ø50 mm thick bars. New measurement techniques, including simulations of magnetic fields and tests in the company’s own test centre, have shown that this results in a higher separation yield. This is because the thicker bars remain in contact with the magnetic particles longer. An additional benefit is the reduced height of the magnet as a whole, which means it requires less installation height. Moreover, a single…

It is becoming increasingly important to mix cocoa very meticulously For consumers, price is not the most important aspect, it’s the quality of the chocolate. Our gentle touch mixing technology fully complies with this trend. Without any concessions to the quality, texture and flavour, Lindor mixers mix the cocoa powders and, where required, the beans, with batches of other products. Gravity does most of the work Fixed vanes in a rotating drum carry the beans around, while gravity does the work of mixing the product. Apart from gravity, no other force is exerted on the product in a Lindor mixer, as is usually the case with other mixers. There is no (frictional) heat, the powder particles and the beans remain intact, are not deformed and oils and fats are not forced out. This unique method also has animportant advantage: very low power consumption of less than 1kW for a batch of 500kg. The design also has its advantages. Because of the shape of the vanes, the mixing time is very short, it empties quickly and completely, and is…

Six years after the commissioning of its first Samson® Feeder, Knauf has placed an order with Aumund fördertechnik for a second conveyor for its plant in Immingham, Lincolnshire, England. The 100 t/h Samson® Feeder to be supplied in October 2017 has a centre distance of 11.7 m. Knauf is extending an existing raw materials reception area, where products arriving by truck are transferred directly by the Samson® to an ongoing conveyor to the production facility. Knauf is a world leader in manufacturing of modern insulation materials, drywall gypsum boards, plasters and accessories, as well as building machinery and tools. The Knauf Group is among the big players in the market with 220 production facilities in more than 80 countries, generating a turnover of around €6.4bn in 2014.

Adjustable belt weigher Especially for closed belt conveyors Jesma has developed an adjustable belt weigher with side mounting to save time and space. The unit is available with adjustable idler for flat roller, V shaped or trough-shaped roller applications, bandwidth from 400 mm -1400mm

Easy to use and maintain, low in price After a ring wrapper, Qimarox has now also added a standard stretch hood machine to its range of material handling components. This innovative stretch hood machine distinguishes itself in the market by its lack of power-hungry technologies such as pneumatics and hydraulics. Like the previously introduced ring wrapper, this packaging machine can also be integrated with the palletising module of Qimarox in a complete final packaging system. The Qimarox Highrunner mk7 is a modular, serially produced palletising module which can swiftly stack final packages of various shapes and sizes on pallets. Thanks to Qimarox’s latest addition to its range of material handling components, system partners of Qimarox can now supply complete systems for both palletising and packaging of pallets. End customers are therefore assured of a pallet with load that is not only secured and stabilised, but also guaranteed to be packaged both waterproof and dustproof. Save on energy costs This…

Interesting insights into Taiwan’s markets UWT partner Watsin Tech Sales Corp. presented the product portfolio of UWT measurement technology at the International Chemtech & Instruments Expo during 23rd – 26th September in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The exhibition located in the KEC (Kaohsiung Exhibition Center), Asia’s Dynamic MICE Venue and the first international exhibition and convention center in South Taiwan, offered an ideal venue to get close to new technologies for the processing industry of the region. Special attention gained the new products of UWT: the innovative non-contact radar sensor NivoRadar® NR 3000 for continuous content measurement and the compact new vibrating rod probe Mononivo® MN 4000 as point level detector.

Experience exchange in Chinas leading show in the field of instrumentation During 21st – 24th September the team of UWT International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. presented reliable and brand-new UWT measurement technology at the Miconex 2016 in Beijing. The Miconex trade is the most crucial technology exhibition in Asia and the leading fair in the sector of measurement, automation and control technology in China. Professionals and decision-makers come together and combine their knowledge of the latest technology and innovations. The main focus at the UWT booth was especially the demonstration of new sensor probes in the field of content and point level detection: the innovative non-contact radar sensor NivoRadar® NR 3000 and the compact new vibrating rod probe Mononivo® MN 4000. In addition to the new sensors, there was of course the full range of content level measurement instrumentation technology that could be considered during various process conditions.