Solids Handling
An economic way to discharge bulk bags
The Model T4 bulk-bag discharger empties flat-bottom disposable bags without a bottom spout, allowing a rapid, dust-free method handling low-value or hazardous products. The equipment consists of a robust frame and discharge dish, which has a knife to pierce the…
This grinding equipment has a smaller footprint
With a direct-drive system that reduces this unit’s footprint by about half of that required by belt-driven machines, the model CIM-18-SS centrifugal impact mill provides coarse to fine grinding of friable materials into controlled particle sizes. It has the ability…
This miniature weigher is ultra-compact
With a high degree of miniaturization, the WMC weigh module allows in-process control and embedded weighing in a number of industrial settings, including laboratory automation systems, packaging and filling operations and manufacturing. The WMC is the smallest high-precision weighing sensor…
Focus on Packaging, Transportation and Storage
Beumer Group Efficiently stack a wide range of packages The Robotpac (photo) is a fully articulated and fully automatic robot that reliably and efficiently palletizes and depalletizes even complex packing situations. Designed for use with a wide range of packaging…
Ask the Experts: Solids drying
Question: Besides rotary, fluidized-bed, and flash dryers, what other types of dryers can remove moisture and other volatile compounds from bulk solids? Answer: For many applications, an efficient and cost-effective alternative is to dry the bulk solid in a silo…
Filling, Weighing and Dosing with the Kokeisl
This firm will exhibit a filling station equipped with Sartorius weighing technology, and a feeding installation with Systec weighing technology. Also, a combination with an endless-liner will be shown at the stand of Burgener (Hall 9, Booth 529). These installations…
A New Class for this Belt Scale
Intercont Opus is designed for legal-for-trade belt scales that have been used for evaluating electronics in Germany and other countries for many years. Compared to its predecessor, the Intercont Opus offers state-of-the art technology, based on the ARM9-based processor platform.…
Dose I2 powder into reactors without admitting air
The Drum Inverter system (photo) allows discharging drums of iodine powder in a closed and controlled way into a reactor. The system uses the patent-pending Pow derflex system in order to avoid any contact with air during the transfer phase,…
These balances offer redesigned user interface
Mettler Toledo The redesigned user interface of the NewClassic balances (photo, p. 32D-2) allows for more intuitive operation, with “SmartKeys” that directly access preferred applications, and a high-contrast display for easier reading. NewClassic balances also feature a new metal housing…
This weigh batch system can loosen bulk material before blending
Flexicon A new bag-weigh-batch system can loosen bulk solid material that has solidified during storage and shipment before discharging the material by weight and blending it into a liquid stream. The skid-mounted system (photo) incorporates two bulk-bag unloading frames, each…