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Newsletter - Issue 48



PowderHandling.com.au - February 2011 Newsletter:


Welcome to the February issue of the PowderHandling.com.au monthly e-newsletter dedicated to the Powder Handling and Processing Industry in Australia & New Zealand.
 
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Featured Company:

Kinder & Co Offer Versatile Modular Lining System

Kinder Lining System
Polyurethane materials are known for reducing maintenance costs and downtime and for their ease of installation because they do not need to be replaced as frequently as more traditional materials such as plastic, rubber or steel.

One of the most durable, yet light weight liners available on the market, the modular K-Redi-liner is made better to offer long lasting wear protection for transfer points, chute areas, screen discharge points and bin lining.


Featured Article:

Revolutionary IBC Blending with High Shear provides Steric Trading with Competitive Advantage

Matcon Batch Blender
Steric Trading is a 100% owned Australian Food, Beverage and Non-Food Manufacturing Company. Steric was founded in 1964 and is a family owned company producing quality products. Steric also contract pack for many major retailers, producing products such as beverage powders, flavoured toppings, maple flavoured syrups, packet soups, lemon & lime juices and a wide variety of wet sauces.
 
Steric is the market leader in private label manufacture. In order to maintain and improve their market share, Steric realised the need to invest in the future by improving their dry powder manufacturing process; part of this requirement was to blend their dried powder products in-house, a function which was previously carried out by sub-contractors.

 
 
Product of the Month:

High-Lift Box/Container Tipper

Flexicon High-Lift Box/Container Tipper
A new TIP-TITE(TM) High-Lift Box/Container Tipper from Flexicon discharges dust-free into vessels 183 to 305 cm above the plant floor.
 
The tipper allows boxes and other containers to be loaded at floor level, sealed against a discharge hood, elevated and tipped, mating the hood outlet to a gasketted inlet port fitted to any receiving vessel. The unit accommodates boxes from 915 mm to 1220 mm on a side and 990 mm to 1117 mm overall height.
 
The container platform is raised by a single hydraulic cylinder, creating a dust-tight seal between the top edge of the container and the underside of the discharge hood. 
 

Latest Industry News: 

New Web Site for WJB Engineering

WJB Engineering MagnetsWJB Engineering specialises in Metal fragment control solutions for removal of foreign ferrous metal fragments in the food industry. The company manufactures a full range of Grate Magnets for dry products such as powders and grain. In addition to this, WJB Engineering also manufactures a special patented Self Cleaning Grate Magnet System designed to automatically clean the magnet bars, removing the need for operator contact. Providing solutions worldwide, WJB...
 
Bulk Density Chart
 
 
More Articles & News:

Lubrication Failure Modes of Rolling Bearings In Electric Motors
A planned program for electric motor lubrication can provide considerable benefits to plant operating costs and productivity. The lubrication failure modes of rolling bearings in......

Onboard Solutions “Pharmacon” Down Flow Booths
Pharmaceutical dispensing, sampling and charging operations are now safer and more efficient with the extensive range of Pharmacon™ Downflow Booths. Harnessing manufacturer......

Auger Filling Machines for all Filling Needs
Accuweigh/Budpak has just released an updated range of auger filling machines suitable for all measuring and filling applications. The AccuPak AW series of auger fillers are......

These extremely precise gauges meet the specification of ASME Standard B40.1 Grade 3A, and are ideal for use in laboratories on calibration test stands, on sophisticated......

ClearFlex from Eximo is a lightweight and very flexible PVC ducting with a high bend radius which can be used for the suction of air, fumes and light dusts. ClearFlex offers......

GF Piping Systems has introduced the patent pending Signet 4630 Chlorine Analyzer System to augment their growing line of measurement and control products for potable water......

Australian Prime Fibre will exhibit at this year's Auspack Plus at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. APF will display an innovative Chronos BTH bottom-up bag filling......

The RHINOGATE-Series-M cast knife gate valve has evolved using the best possible design, performance based technology with strong focus on value for money, and wear life......

Baldor Australia now carries a range of 6 pole Three Phase NEMA Foot/Face mount motors. These motors are quality, multi-purpose AC three phase motor for continuous......

Kinder & Co has recently introduced a new range of Metal Detectors to their product range.These metal detectors are intended for fixed installations in industrial......

Accuweigh's Adelaide branch installed conveyor belt scales for totalising the movements of fertilizer at the ABB Fertilizer's plant in Ardrossan, South Australia. These conveyor......

Austech, Australia's premier advanced precision manufacturing and machine tool exhibition, announced today the launch of its new website (www.austechexpo.com.au). With its......

WJB Engineering manufactures many different types of magnets and magnetic separation solutions for sensitive food industry applications. Some of these include pneumatic......

After a continued softness in the manufacturing sector in December, Austech organiser AMTIL (Australian Manufacturing Technology Institute Limited) is confident that Austech......

Nupac and Bosch Partnership crosses the Tasman
Nupac is delighted to announce it’s appointment by Bosch Packaging Technology as their New Zealand agent. Friedbert Klefenz, President of Bosch Packaging Technology......

Newsletter Contributions:

If you have any newsworthy items such as new product announcements, recently received orders, completed projects, new appointments etc., please email your contributions to us. Relevant items will also be included in the News & Events  or Articles section of the web site. Please note that inclusion of any contribution is solely at the editors' discretion and editorial content may be modified without notification.


Top 20 Most Visited Suppliers:
 
The rating for our top 20 suppliers, is based on the number of times each company's listing on the Suppliers Directory of the PowderHandling web site has been viewed by users of the web site.

The 20 most popular companies on the Suppliers Directory in December/January were:-

 
Visit these and all listed suppliers profiles through the Suppliers Directory on the web site.

Platinum Sponsors:
 
 
Nu-Con        Kinder & Co        Pressure Systems
 
Interested in becoming a Platinum Sponsor? Find out more.
 
Final Thought:
Thinker
 
"A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror."
Ken Keyes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Platinum Members

Visit Accuweigh /BudPak's Profile
Visit GEA Nu-Con Pty Limited's Profile

Gold Members

Visit Matcon Pacific Pty Ltd's Profile Visit Caps Australia Pty Ltd's Profile Visit WAM Australia Pty Ltd's Profile Visit Oli Vibrators Pty Ltd (Aust)'s Profile Visit Chemical Plant & Engineering's Profile

Sponsors

Join the Powder Handling & Processing Group on LinkedInEuropean ATEX Directive InformationMixing & BlendingAccuweigh / BudpakKinder & CoNu-Con Specialists in Pneumatic Conveying, Weigh Batching & Bulk Materials HandlingPressure Systems