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Featured Article:
Nu-Con Expands the BFM® Range
 Nu-Con, the supplier of Powder Handling, Packing and Pneumatic Conveying Systems, has found that being the BFM distributor in Australia has opened up many opportunities for them. In the last year Nu-Con has supplied BFM® fittings into more than 60 different plants within Australia, for both retrofitting into existing plants and included in Nu-Con's turnkey installations. The BFM® fitting prides itself on being the worlds first "clampless and snap in"...
Product of the Month:
TIP-TITE(TM) Drum, Box & Container Dumpers from Flexicon®
 New TIP-TITE(TM) Dumpers from Flexicon bring newfound efficiencies and cost savings to the age-old task of dumping bulk materials from drums, boxes and containers, redefining this class of everyday plant equipment. They contain dust by hydraulically raising and tipping the container, creating a dust-tight seal against a discharge hood that mates with a gasketted inlet port fitted to any receiving vessel. Pneumatic or manual slide gates control flow. Reliable, smooth and ...
Featured Company:
NEW MATROX® Family of Flow Promotion Liners for Bulk Materials Handling
 Dotmar Engineering Plastic Products is currently the largest importer and distributor of thermoplastic stock shapes, machined plastic parts, polyurethane and conveyor components in in Australia & New Zealand. Dotmar is expanding it's product offering to the bulk handling industries with the introduction of a new range of flow promotion liners. MATROX® is a premium grade of UHMWPE sheet developed by Rochling©, in conjunction with Dotmar, for assisting to ...
Kinder & Co Appointed as Exclusive Distributor for Shangdong Huate Group
 Conveyor systems specialist, Kinder & Co, is pleased to announce that the company has recently been appointed as the exclusive distributor for Shangdong Huate Group in Australia & New Zealand. Shangdong Huate manufactures an extensive range magnetic separation equipment used in the bulk materials handling and mining industries, as well as a range of powder milling and classifying equipment. Manufactured in China under a GB/T19001-IS...
Seminar & Table Top Display
Our next seminar is being held in Melbourne on the 18th November and includes presentations from local and international guest speakers with extensive industry knowledge and expertise in their own specialist field, which will help to take the mystery out of just a few of the different areas of your Powder Handling or Processing operation, covering topics such as:
- Reliable storage and flow of powders
- Ingredient batching systems
- Handling and mixing of cohesive powders
- Wet granulation (granule formulation and growth)
- Quality control (particle damage and segregation)
- Spray drying processes
- Protecting spray dryers against dust explosions
Full details of the agenda and the presenters, details of the venue and an online registration form are available now on the seminar web site.
When: Wednesday, 18th November 2009
Time: 9.00am to 4.50pm (Registration from 8.30am)
Where: Quality Hotel Melbourne Airport, Tullamarine Vic
How Much: $349.00 plus GST per delegate.
Registration includes coffee on arrival, morning and afternoon tea, lunch and full seminar notes.
Interest in this event has been high and places are filling fast. So register soon to ensure you don't miss out.
The event will also host a Table Top Display, where local industry suppliers will be available to showcase and discuss the latest developments in Handling and Processing Powders in the Food and Dairy Industry.
Exhibitors & Sponsors:
If you are interested in being part of this event as an exhibitor or sponsor, please email for more information.
More News & Articles:
PsS - The Particle Characterization Experts
Particle analysis and testing Laboratory services are available at the Particle and Surface Sciences Analytical Services Laboratory........
New Technology Beats Dust in the Cement Industry
Donaldson has released a new cartridge based range of dust collectors that are proving to be highly successful in the control of the pollution caused by cement dust........
Extended Range of Free Wave Radar Systems
The key point to achieving the optimal cost to performance ratio of free wave radar systems, lies in matching the best frequency and antenna to suit the application. Endress + Hauser has just made that choice even........
Bulk Bag Weigh Batch Eductor System
A new Bulk Bag Weigh Batch Eductor System loosens bulk solid material that has solidified during storage and shipment, discharges the material by weight, and blends it into a liquid stream........
Belt Apron Conveyors Transport Hot Materials Safely and Efficiently
Conveying systems must meet the most stringent requirements for transporting hot materials safely and efficiently and this especially applies to the transport of cement clinker........
Automatic Palletizing & Filling for GSK
Let's take a peek at a recent installation at Glaxo Smith Kline, a leading processor of Poppy Seed in Tasmania. GSK needed reliability in its plant to quickly pack poppy seed into paper sacks and palletize the product........
Hawk Introduce a Breakthrough Level Measurement
Hawk, a leading global provider of level, positioning and flow measurement technology, has introduced a BREAKTHROUGH in interface level measurement........
Extraction System for Lead Dust Removal
Ezi-Duct Pty Ltd, one of the leading suppliers in dust collection, pollution control, fume extraction and pneumatic convening equipment in Australia, has supplied its modular ducting and high quality flexible ducting........
Eximo Still Sucks After All These Years
Its been 20 years since Eximo started selling its air extraction technology, and in that time, it would be hard to quantify just how many cubic metres of contaminant-ridden air the company's ducting technology ha........
AMS Appointed Distributor for GE Sensing
AMS Instrumentation & Calibration Pty Ltd has been appointed distributor for the following divisions of GE Sensing throughout Australia. This is quite an achievement for AMS that only 10 years ago was a relatively........
DSH Systems Extend their Global Network
DSH Systems Ltd, suppliers of award winning, unique and effective solutions for dust control while transferring dry, granular products, have pleasure in announcing they have further extended their global network........
Automatic Carton Sealer for Cargill's Vegetable Oils
Budpak recently supplied an automatic carton sealer as part of a turnkey liquid filling and packaging system for Cargill's Kooragang Island plant in Newcastle........
Grain Weighbridge Software for Dalby Bio-Refinery
Accuweigh's Brisbane branch recently installed grain weighbridge software at Australia's first Ethanol Bio-Energy plant located at Dalby, QLD. AASoftware's Ticket Aid Pro+ Grain Weighbridge Software........
Silver Sonic Turbine Vibrators
Aims Industrial import a wide range of Global vibratory products including the popular Silver Sonic Vibrator. Silver Sonic Turbine vibrators use compressed air to turn an unbalanced turbine wheel producing rotary........
Industrialist Gives Half His Company to Dedicated Staff
Staff dedication is rarely thanked in a way as it was recently at Australian materials handling specialist, Industrial Conveying (Aust) Pty Ltd. With no direct interest from family members to eventually assume control........
UVA-Cornersealer Series
Creative thinking and cutting edge technology resulted in a reliable and user-friendly Cornersealer device. The UVA-Cornersealer is designed to fit behind any brand packaging machine (VFFS)........
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Final Thought:
 "When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees."Kenneth Kaunda
Contact Details:
For more information, contact Paul Nutter on 0431 022 066 or by email at paul@powderhandling.com.au
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