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PowderHandling.com.au - September 2011 Newsletter:
Welcome to the September 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 Article:
Handling Fine Powder - Problems & Solutions
Many industries handle fine powders. Few, if any filters, transfer positions, ship loading chutes or conveyors are designed to eliminate fugitive material. Successful conveying transferring dust management and all other operations with fine particulates require a complete understanding of Stokes Law. Fine powders are easily disturbed during all operations where air or gas movement relative to the powder exists........Read More>>>>
Product of the Month:
Skid-Mount Pneumatic Bulk Bag Discharging for Silo Loading
 A Flexicon Bulk Bag Discharging System with integral Pneumatic Conveying System transfers material from bulk bags to silos and other storage vessels. Unlike most discharging systems that move material from bulk bags to smaller storage vessels and process equipment, this positive pressure pneumatic system is designed to fill bulk storage facilities on islands or other locations unable to receive large volumes of bulk material by rail or bulk truck.
The discharger portion of the skid-mounted system includes a cantilevered I-beam with electric hoist and trolley to lift and position bulk bags without the use of a forklift. A Spout-Lock(TM) clamp ring forms a high-integrity seal between the clean side of the bag spout and the clean side of the equipment, while a Tele-Tube(TM) telescoping tube......Read More>>>>
Integrated Bulk Systems Now Offering Bolted Steel Silos
 Integrated Bulk Systems (IBS) has successfully provided Material Handling solutions for over 50 years. IBS was founded to purposely cater for the specific needs in the mining, resources and chemical industries. With a team of specialist materials handling engineers, IBS has a wealth of experience and can provide solutions to meet every client's individual materials handling needs from a range of specialised conveyors and transfer equipment; factory process systems, transfer and storage systems, batching weighing and mixing projects.........Read More>>>>
Latest Industry News:
New Premises for Maxworthy Fabrication
.JPG "Maxworthy Fabrications") Providing Quality Steel Fabrication To General Industry Mining and Construction Since 1978, Maxworthy Fabrication QLD is celebrating over 30 yrs in the industry and we are excited in announcing that we are moving our Steel Fabrication business to a new address and location from August 2011. "Although we are a little sad to be moving from Northgate where the company was founded by Mr David Maxworthy way back in 1978, as a small engineering company specializing in the manufacture of grain handling equipment", said Mr Robert Maxworthy, who .........Read More>>>>
More Articles & News:
Self Cleaning Blocked Chute Switches
The mining customer had numerous false trips causing production downtime with their blocked chute switches. The blocked chute switches were used to protect, primary crushers, secondary crushers and tertiary crushers as well as conveyor transfer chutes and wet screens......
Space-Saving V-Cone Flow Meter
Process engineers in charge of designing WAG Injection Systems for mature oil/gas reservoirs will find that McCrometer's V-Cone Flow Meter® features a space-saver design that reduces both installation and operational costs while improving......
Bag Filling Line for VIC Oats Supplier
A Bag Filling Line was recently supplied by Accuweigh's Melbourne branch to a Victorian supplier for filling oats into 20kg to 30kg open mouth bags. Accuweigh's Bag Filling Line uses an Australian Made Budpak GB50 open mouth bagger.....
Kelba KHC-CH Counting Scale
Kelba (Australia) Pty Ltd, one of the most trusted names in load cells and industrial weighing in Australia, now introduces its own portable KHC-CH series Counting bench scale. The Kelba KHC-CH series of counting scales will eliminate......
In-motion Axle Scales Weighing Explosives
In-motion Axle Scales are being used to track deliveries of explosives for use in mining operations in New South Wales. Installed by Accuweigh's Newcastle branch, the in-motion axle scales are used for weighing trucks on a site......
Nano Lubricants to be used in Greasemax Lubricators
The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory has developed a lubricant with an exceptionally low coefficient of friction. This lubricant, which uses nano-scaled particles of boric acid 50nm in diameter offers exceptional......
Bagging System Upgraded for QLD Stockfeeds Supplier
A bagging system was upgraded by the fitting of an Allen Bradley PLC to perform all bag filling, conveying and sewing functions on a stockfeeds bagging line. Performed by Accuweigh/Budpak's QWM branch in Brisbane.....
Yamatake AT9000 Advanced Transmitter Model GTX
The Yamatake AT9000 Advanced Transmitter is a microprocessor-based smart transmitter that features high performance and excellent stability. Capable of measuring gas, liquid, vapour, and liquid levels, it transmits 4 to 20 mA DC......
Relocatable Weighbridge for Landfill Site
A relocatable weighbridge was recently installed at Enviromix's green waste recycling facility at Dingley in Victoria. Supplied by Accuweigh's Springvale North branch in Melbourne, the steel deck weighbridge required extra foundation......
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 August were:-
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Final Thought:
"Impossible is a word only to be found in the dictionary of fools."
Napoleon Bonaparte
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