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Featured Article:
High-Resolution Laser Particle-Size Analyzer
 The Saturn DigiSizer® from Particle and Surface Sciences Australia, is the first commercially available particle sizing instrument to employ advanced digital detection technology to measure the light scattering pattern, making it able to deliver exceptionally high levels of resolution, accuracy, repeatability, and reproducibility. Using a charged-coupled device (CCD) detector, the Saturn DigiSizer is able to capture a high resolution, digital representation of the pattern produced as a result of laser light scattered from a sample....
Product of the Month:
Magnetic Separation Equipment for the Bulk Materials Handling Industry
 Shandong Huate Group produces magnetic separation products which are widely used in various fields such as cement, building material, coal mining, power engineering, coal convey port, metallurgical industry, mineral separation, paper making, chemical industry, environment protection areas. They have more than 1500 domestic customers and export to 20-plus countries and regions including the United States, Germany, Japanese, Norway, Italy, The United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Thailand, Pakistan, Viet-Nam and the full product range is now available in Australia & New Zealand through an exclusive agreement with Kinder & Co....
Featured Company:
BudPak, One of Australia's Most Recognised Suppliers of Bagging and Packaging Equipment
 BudPak is one of Australia's most recognised suppliers of bagging and packaging equipment with many hundreds of installation sites throughout Australia, New Zealand and the Asia Pacific. BudPak was formed in 1974 in Newcastle NSW by a group that had already amassed many years experience in the packaging industry. The company manufactured gross and net bagging scales but quickly broadened their product range to suit market demands. Since that time, the company has shown a steady growth.....
Latest Industry News:
New Product Introduction from Matcon - FlexiBatch-Micro
 Matcon is delighted to introduce a new product to the wide range of powders handling solutions. FlexiBatch-Micro is an automatic formulation machine for very small components of a recipe - typically up to 10kg with accuracy of about 4g. Multiple raw-ingredients are stored in easily detachable polyethylene bottles which are moved to a single dosing point on a rotating carousel, then dosed according to recipe requirements....
Our next seminar is being held in Melbourne NEXT WEEK and only a few places now remain. This event 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.
Only a few places left and these will be sold, so if you wish to attend this event and haven't yet registered, you need to register now 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:
More News & Articles:
Contributions for inclusion on the PowderHandling web site and e-newsletter are always welcome. Please email press releases, articles and editorial to us for consideration.
Bagging, Palletising & Wrapping Line for CSD Grains
Accuweigh's Bud-Pak branch recently finalised the commissioning of an entire bagging line, robot palletiser and stretch wrapping system for CSD's Westbrook Plant near Toowoomba......
New Transfer Station for Cement in Port Headland WA
Needs arise regularly for transferring bulk bags of powder into silos, and in certain cases for loading out from the silos by pressure discharge road tankers. These bags are usually around 1 to 1½ tonne capacity......
Meco HB Standard Screw Conveyor Seals on View at PowderHandling Seminar
Visitors to the EagleBurgmann stand at the Powder Handling Seminar on 18 November will be able to see the newest innovation from MECO: HB model high-performing, standard sized shaft seals for screw conveyors......
Eco Tech Develops with a Third New Powder Filler
New Zealand's leading manufacturer of ecologically sound cleaning products has installed its third AFPM Powder Filler in three years......
Hygienic Development in Food Industry Packaging
BTH has been developing and manufacturing packaging machines for the food industry for almost 15 years. Milk powder, raw materials for bakeries and a wide diversity of food ingredients are some of the most common......
AFPM Storage Transfer System
Australian Filling & Packaging Machines has developed a compact solution for storage and transfer of bulk product. Solving the problem of storage after blending and prior to pack-off, is AFPM's Storage Transfer system......
MAGNE//FLO(TM) Impact Weigher Handles Starch
Recent trials by a leading global producer of beverages have shown that the MAGNE//FLO(TM) impact weigher copes well with starch. The use of the MAGNE//FLO(TM) as an in-line solids flow meter allows accurate batch weighing......
Auto Control Vibrating Feeder
When linked to a scale through an electro-pneumatic controller, the VSS EziPack vibrating feeder can give precise control of feed rates, allowing a rapid fill/slow top-up method to reach a specific target weight quickly......
JMP Announce New Range of Kawasaki Robots
A new range of Kawasaki six-axis articulated arm robots has recently been announced by JMP Engineering. The R-series is a new product line with advanced performance and functionality, and are designed to replace......
Mideco Chosen as Project Partner
The mineral concentrate loading superstructure at Esperance Port has historically met the environmental license parameters required by DEC to facilitate solid bulk exports. The DEC stipulated new stringent dust and odour......
Dual Deck Weighbridge for QLD Feedmill
Accuweigh's QWM branch in Brisbane recently commissioned a dual deck weighbridge for DA Hall's feedlot plant in Millmerran. The dual deck weighbridge is used for weighing trucks in and out of the Feedmill......
The Answer is 21: Motion Control Language Reaches Landmark
Machine building has become much more complex and according to Baldor, it's the software aspects of projects that are almost invariably the determining factor in successful outcomes......
Panametrics OxyTrak(TM) 390 Flue Gas Oxygen Analyser
The OxyTrak 390 flue gas analyser utilizes the ex situ connection loop design, and it is an accurate, low-cost analyser that stays on the job for extended periods with minimal maintenance. Using the information the.......
GE Sensing Aurora Moisture Analyser
GE's Aurora analyser uses tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) to measure moisture in natural gas rapidly and accurately. The analyser is suitable for installation in hazardous areas and operates over a wide......
Portable "at-line" Moisture Analysis
Moisture analysis specialist Callidan Instruments has added portability functionality to its successful MoistScan® MA-100 Bulk Sample Microwave Moisture Analyser......
AMS Introduce GF90 Gas Flow Meter
Municipal water treatment engineers and technicians will find that the advanced GF90 Mass Flow Meter from Fluid Components International offers superior performance in gas measurement applications, such as chlorinated......
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 October were:-
1.  Nu-Con Group
2. Accuweigh
3.  Kinder & Co
4. BudPak
Final Thought:
 "The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm."Swedish Proverb
Contact Details:
For more information, contact Paul Nutter on 0431 022 066 or by email at paul@powderhandling.com.au
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