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A new method for recycling old tires

Amandus Kahl This firm has developed a process for ambient grinding of waste tires that is said to be more economical than traditional ambient or cold grinding processes. Tires are first cut into 50–100-mm chips, which are then conveyed to…

Sample Collection According to Good-Sampling Practice

The SST Sampling Collection consists of a portable case containing eight fundamental sampling devices, made in stainless steel and Teflon, to collect liquids, powders, creams, granulates and frozen products in a standardized way. The devices can be used for sampling…

Convey, Dose & Feed Plastics with this Continuous System

The latest generation of Graviblend now comes with a fully integrated material conveying system. This means that there are fewer interfaces, it is easier to use and material changes require less time — the result is increased savings, says the…

IN-CAP

IN-CAP, an automatic, bench-top capsule filling machine, is made completely in AISI 304 stainless steel with the parts in contact with product made in AISI 316 L stainless steel. The unit can operate either inside or outside an isolator transitioning…

Dust buildup won’t affect this scale

The Quarry King Single-Idler Belt Scale is designed for outdoor conveyor weighing of dusty fines and stone-like aggregate materials. The scale combines “Rocking Flexure” fulcrums with a new pipe-stem, single-idler suspension system, incorporating built-in storage means for its calibration weight,…

UC Series of vacuum conveyors

Piab Vacuum Conveyors The UC Series of vacuum conveyors (photo) comply with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards, and are suitable for pharmaceutical processing applications, including loading and unloading coating pans, manufacturing tablet cores and handling or transferring pharmaceutical powders. Fully…

Economically measure product from bags

The Aero-flex flexible screw conveyor provides an economic method of metering product from bulk bag unloaders, bag dump stations and storage vessels. Available in a range of sizes, the conveyor transfers powders over distances of up to 40 ft and…

A sifter designed with sanitation in mind

The QA36 Inline sifter is said to be ideal for HACCP solutions with a high level of sanitation required. Designed for moderate to high production volumes, the QA36 utilizes a gentle gyratory motion to reduce product degradation. The sifter’s design…

Automatic cleaning of filter screens in recycling processes

Maag Pump Systems The newly developed CSC/BF-PE Screen Changer (photo) meets all the requirements of direct recycling processes, such as the fabrication of food-wrapping films from PET bottle flakes, in one process step. This is possible thanks to the fully…

Which Feeder is Best for which Bulk Material

In order to provide customers with accurate answers to this question, this firm is now offering tests at its new TestCenter in Darmstadt, Germany. Tests in the four laboratories can be run in parallel. Three of the laboratories feature equipment…