Helping to save time, money and the environment Owners of a quarry in Cambridgeshire have installed a Brunone belt turner which is not only saving considerable time by almost eliminating the need for under-belt cleaning but is having a positive impact on the environment. Under-belt cleaning is a time consuming and sometimes hazardous job that no…
Joint venture between JR Boone and ingredient batching systems to deliver turnkey powder handling projects Leading mixer and blender manufacturer JR Boone and powder handling systems experts Ingredient Batching Systems and have begun a joint venture collaborative agreement which has been designed to provide current and potential new clients with a complete turnkey design and manufacturing facility for…
Offshore to South Africa for Chemineer Mud Mixers The Mixing Technologies Group of NOV has won an order from South Africa for 20 of its NORSOK, ABS and ATEX-certified mixers for offshore mud drilling applications. Designed to provide uniform suspension of solids for optimal consistency, the energy-efficient Model 20GT mixers are being supplied…
New 90 degree technology DARB sorter The DARB conveying system, which is the first to be installed in the UK, has recently been incorporated by BHL Conveyor Technology into a new robotic palletising system supplied to a cereal manufacturer in the UK. The DARB sorter, also known as the Active Roller Belt Technology, is a conveying…
What’s going on beneath the surface? Phil Whittaker of Landia explains how optimising aerators and mixers maximises treatment and minimises power useAccording to Landia, a good aeration salesman will tell you that ‘if the lines are pressurised in turn, it will send a shockwave that mixes the tank’ – but this claim, believes the…
Unblocking the route to efficiency System Mix explains how the Mini-Drop and Rotamix systems, both of which incorporate Vaughan Chopper Pumps, are helping to avoid equipment failure caused by blockages in sewage sludge mixing and anaerobic digestion applications respectivelyMany sewage sludge mixing applications utilise…
Savings are as clear as black and white Elastomer manufacturer Kirkhill-TA is using a bulk bag discharging system from Flexicon to cut carbon black inventory costs and improve plant cleanlinessThe replacement of a large silo storage system with a bulk bag discharging system from Flexicon has allowed elastomer manufacturer Kirkhill-TA to…
Reliable conveying of abrasive aggregates Problem: The Lafarge Barnstone Works in Nottinghamshire required conveying equipment to feed and transport product through a new aggregate blending unit. The company, who produces building materials, needed a system that could offer high levels of reliability. Solution: Guttridge has supplied…
A ‘Birds Eye’ view on conveying, collating and wrapping Problem: In order to accommodate the growth in demand for its chicken products, Birds Eye carried out a project to move a packaging line to a new plant. As a result, the company required a new collator/shrink wrapper. Solution: Birds Eye has specified a Matrix machine from Linkx Systems to…
Data-logging is child’s play Grant Instruments has introduced the Yoyolog mini dataloggers, said to provide a robust, versatile and low cost solution for measuring physical and electrical parameters. The loggers are similar in size and shape to the children’s toy from which they derive their name. They are simple to set up…
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