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Lime Powder Handling and Dosing in IBC's
 The Goro Nickel plant is located on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia and is one of the largest mining projects anywhere in the world. The expected annual capacity of the Goro Nickel project is 60,000t of nickel and 4,300 to 5,000t of cobalt, which represents around 20% of global production. At the site Outotec GmbH has commissioned one of the largest Sulphuric acid plant's in the world. The acid plant, which also includes a Sulphur melting and filtration unit,...
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Recirculating Spreader-Feeder
 A new Recirculating Spreader-Feeder from Flexicon evenly distributes powder and bulk coatings onto food products as they pass between the unit's longitudinal discharge hopper and its lower collection hopper.
The fully mobile unit is positioned so that a wire conveyor belt with items to be coated, passes immediately above the unit's lower collection hopper, as a uniform curtain of the coating material descends from the upper discharge hopper. A centerless auger along the bot...
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Warsash Scientific - Chemical Characterization of Particles
 In order to provide specific information on contaminant microparticles immediately and accurately, Warsash Scientific is pleased to present rap.ID's Single Particle Explorer for particle counting, morphological analysis and chemical characterisation.
The Single Particle Explorer was created for routine particle characterization. As part of this, it can be used quite easily for identification and characterisation of contaminant particulate. Contaminant microparticles r...
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Wayahead Completes Another PLC Management System
 Wayahead Systems, based in Sydney, have recently completed a major project for Wyeth Nutritionals in the Philippines. The project links the validated Wayahead weighing product (3WS) to a PLC processing system developed by Tetrapak (Sweden). The project, named Tetrapak Plant Master (TPM) manages a new Melter system, to produce nutritional products.
For this TPM project, 3WS manages all barcode labelling, weighing, lot management, user recording and FDA/TGA related data integr...
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Making Light Work of Heavy Sacks
Clever handling of sacks with little physical effort and no damage - The handling of sacks made of all types of materials, regardless of their contents, is generally very hard work which in many cases endangers the health of the workers charged with the task.
New Products from Kinder & Co
Kinder & Co are pleased to announce the recent addition of two new products to their already extensvie product range. K-Retractable Impact Idler Frames & K-Impact Rollers.
Training in Food and Feed Extrusion
The course covers the principles of extrusion, the design of extrusion processes, and the formulation of extruded products. In addition to the Food and Feed Extrusion course, FoodStream is offering training in the Principles of Extruder Die Design.
FOSS Releases New Features for Vision
FOSS NIRSystems introduces Service Pack 2 for Vision 3.50. Vision is a software package specifically designed for use with the FOSS NIRSystems Near-Infrared (NIR) laboratory and process analyzers.
Setpoint Batching Fills Bags with Flour
Accuweigh's Perth branch recently installed a Rinstrum R420 for setpoint batching duties at Western Milling's plant in Northam, WA. The setpoint batching indicator is used for filling 25kg bags with flour and breadcrumbs.
Budpak Updates CSR Malaysia's Multihead Weighers
Budpak is currently supplying upgraded weighing controllers for three multihead weighers at CSR's sugar operations in Malaysia. The multihead weighers are used for high speed filling of retail bags of sugar.
Satake Completes Queensland Feed Mill
Satake Australia recently completed a new feed milling facility for Woods Stockfeeds, Goondiwindi, Queensland. Satake supplied the overall design for the plant which features both roller and hammer milling for the feed preparation, automated weighing and micro ingredients addition, mixing, pelleting, bulk out loading and bag packing.
Bulk Batch Sampling Solutions
Essa has established a strong reputation for engineering rugged high-quality rotary sample dividers (RSD's) for laboratory applications. These segmental bucket type samplers range in capacity from 5 L to 200 L.
New Tube Sealer
Packserv introduces the Accu-Seal Pneumatic plastic tube sealer for hire. It is the economical answer for sealing plastic or plastic lined tubes and is ideal for use in medical, cosmetic or scientific laboratory environments.
NewClassic Balances - The New Generation of Swiss Weighing
METTLER TOLEDO has released a new line of balances: NewClassic. With precise results, easy cleaning and a design made to last, NewClassic balances help you deal with many business challenges, from boosting productivity, achieving high quality to serving heightened customer demands.
RE80 Magnetic Separation Solutions
WJB Engineering offer a developed range of Magnetic Separation solutions, with successful installations are in place on dairy, flour and other powders.
Australia's Expansion Joints Specialist
POGC is the sole distributor in Australia for DEKOMTE, an expansion joints specialist. DEKOMTE's focus is on an engineered solution to expansion joints design.
Online Moisture Analysis and Control in Food Manufacturing
Moisture is a key process variable in the manufacture of most foods. Throughout the production process, from raw materials through to finished goods moisture can be either a help or a hindrance.
New Sieve Shaker Joins the Essa Range
Essa has added a new digital sieve shaker to its range of heavy duty laboratory sieve shakers.The Essa 3D Digital is a high performance laboratory test sieve shaker offering excellent operator control for maximum efficiency.
Metaglas - The Safest View
Engineering and management personnel in industrial processing facilities are quite familiar with the adverse effects of conventional sight glass failures as they are highly sensitive to stress, bending and impact.
The Benefits of Effective Pharmaceutical Packaging
Effective package management is an increasingly critical capability for pharmaceutical companies. Pressure to maximise the potential of current product portfolios due to thin pipelines has now propelled several companies to enhance packaging to add more value to the consumer, as well as to reduce Cost of Goods Sold (COGS).
How Does A Tablet Press Work?
A tablet press is a mechanical device that compresses powder into tablets of uniform size and weight. A press can be used to manufacture tablets of a wide variety of materials, including pharmaceuticals, cleaning products, and cosmetics.
Conveying Systems Need Simplification
A materials handling specialist is warning Australian companies that too much of their capital is being frittered away by over complicated design of conveyor systems.
Mercury Porosimetry Determines Broad Particle Size Distribution Ranges
Micromeritics' AutoPore IV 9500 Series from Particle and Surface Sciences, characterizes a materials porosity by applying various levels of pressure to a sample immersed in mercury.
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