Archive June 2017

Immark is exploring new horizons Everyone is talking about Explosion Safety and the associated effects in conventional production plants. It’s also an important issue in other areas. One of them is the recycling industry where, during the separation, shredding and processing of combustible materials explosion-prone dusts are created. The Immark AG developed a new recycling plant, which was recently awarded the 2017 Swiss Recycling Award. By using this system, it is possible to avoid the incineration of the complete cartridges, if the toner cartridges are delivered to Immark AG. The new Immark AG (Switzerland) toner recycling plant has a processing capacity of 1500 tonnes per year, and is therefore capable of recycling the toner cartridges of the entire Swiss market. The biggest challenge in the development of the new system was managing the potential for dust explosions, caused by airborne dust particles. In order to avoid an explosion, an inert agent has been used which is constantly introduced…

Now available in capacities up to 200 kg. Single point load cells possess the particular characteristic to be insensitive for a moment. This allows measurement of eccentric positioned loads. This way weighing arrangements with surface sizes up to 600 x 600 mm can be realized with one sensor only. Additionally to this characteristic the hydraulically damped sensors add insensitivity to shocks and vibrations. It seems contradictory, but thanks to the frictionless damping, these load cells quickly offer a stable weighing signal. This feature allows utilization for fast processes such as sorting and filling by weight. The 260 series is now expanded with carrying capacities up to 200 kg. In addition, the design has been modified to improve the protection class, from IP66 to IP68. This was achieved by means of a smart pressure equalization of the housing. Furthermore, the enclosure is out of stainless steel. Integrated is a central overload protection, both in tension and compression. All of these features make type…

Brady Corporation’s new PaintStripe Floor Marking Stencils are designed to help create precise, painted lines to quickly organise workplaces and increase their efficiency. Increase workplace efficiency Clear visuals, like safety signs and floor marking, can communicate important information exactly where the information is needed. They help create an efficient, lean workplace by supporting employees to quickly and easily recognise safe walking areas, forklift lanes, storage locations and specific production areas. Precise & easy Marking floors can offer great benefits, but painting a precise line on a factory floor can be quite time consuming. With Brady’s PaintStripe Floor Marking Stencil, precise lines can be painted a lot faster. Distance markings on the stencils enable users to exactly map out entire floor lines or areas before applying paint. Equipped with Brady adhesives, the PaintStripe stencil can quickly and securely mask floor line…

10 - 14 September 2018, University of Greenwich campus, London The International Conference on Conveying and Handling of Particulate Solids (CHoPS) is the 9th in a series, since it started in Tel-Aviv in 1994. The previous eight conferences gave us excellent opportunities to get acquainted with each other and to share advanced information on solids handling. The Conference theme is “Fusion of science and industry: from particle contacts to bulk behaviour”. It will focus on the emerging opportunities and challenges in solids handling technology, and the application of both these and established knowledge, in the process industries and the equipment manufacturing sector. The scope will range from pharmaceuticals to mining and minerals, including food, chemicals, power generation, waste, environment and all other sectors that process powders and bulk solids. If you deal with particulates – you have to be at CHoPS, no other conference in the area is as large, as international, and as wide ranging in both industry and academic…

Inline Moisture Measurement in Copal C2 Bags Handling Line Realization of continual quality monitoring of coffee beans by implementing a moisture measurment in the automated bags loading- and unloading system ”Copal - C2 bags handling line”. Four moisture sensors detect the water content of coffee beans instantly. Immediate outward transfer of the jute sacks with high moisture values. Intention of realizing a Load- and Unloading System with integrated moisture sensors Nestlé, the largest food company in the world and leader in the field of nutrition, health & wellness has given a new input on their moto “Good food, good life”. While Nestlé has plants all over the world and in almost every country, they feel highly responsible for the welfare and wellbeing of their employees. Creating Shared Value (CSV) is not something that is not meant to look good for their stockholders, it’s a responsibility they take very seriously. One of the top priorities is keeping the people healthy and save. For this reason they…

Valves for shutting off, distributing, and dosing of bulk solids and liquids MOLOSvalve pinch valves of the QV-series are perfectly suited for shutting off, distributing, and dosing of powdery and grained bulk goods but although for viscous, soiled and aggressive liquids. Although gases and mixtures can be shut off without any problems with them. Typical applications are pneumatic conveyors and fillings lines for silos and tanks in the food industry, chemical industry, environmental industry, and construction industry. Due to the straight and not reduced passage through the valve there are no jams and no reduction of the feed pressure. Long service life of hoses and easy change of these if needed are a matter of course for these high-quality products. The pinch valves of the QV-series are available with ATEX approvals for use in gas and dust explosive hazardous areas. The different types of the valves enable the optimal adjustment to the specific applications. MOLLET supplies these valves with 10 different nominal sizes from 13 mm to 125 mm.…