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Raw Materials Handling
Bunting appoints new Master Rep for Western Canada
by Canadian PlasticsThe Newton, Kansas-based magnetic separation equipment maker has appointed Chris Heming, a longtime customer and manufacturer’s representative of Bunting, to the role.
Wittmann Group acquires Austrian auxiliary equipment maker FarragTech
by Canadian PlasticsHeadquartered in Austria, FarragTech GmbH has a focus on compressed air granulate drying.
Bunting Magnetics hires new lean manufacturing coordinator
by Canadian PlasticsThe Newton, Kansas-based separation equipment maker has appointed Robert Clausing to the role.
Materials handling equipment maker Ensign bought by Excalibur LLC
by Canadian PlasticsHolland, Mich.-based Ensign designs and manufactures a complete line of bulk material handling systems for use in industries including plastics.
Separation technology supplier Eriez makes executive promotions
by Canadian PlasticsJohn Blicha, Greg Nowak and Chris Knoll have been appointed to new positions in Eriez’s corporate leadership team.
Redesigned vibratory feeder line
by Canadian PlasticsNew from Coperion K-Tron, the K3-ML-D5-V200 vibratory feeder is ideal for feeding recycled material or flakes as well as for the addition of glass fibre in compounding processes.
System monitors railcar unloading
by Canadian PlasticsNovatec’s RailSense monitors pressure, vibration, vacuum, and temperature; checks the condition of filters, oil, and bearings; and ascertains the overall operating health of the systems.
Blender with built-in extrusion control
by Canadian PlasticsThe WXB weigh extrusion blender from Maguire Products is designed to provide extrusion control based on batch precision and metering accuracy.
Material loaders for medium-sized and large feed volumes
by Canadian PlasticsWittmann Battenfeld has extended its FeedMax line of basic central material loaders with models with 15 and 25 litre capacities.
Self-standing lump breaker can be fed from a variety of sources
by Canadian PlasticsNew from Munson Machinery, the RDC-1530-SS de-lumps bulk materials that have agglomerated or solidified during storage or shipment, returning products to their original particle sizes and flowability.
Sanitary flange air conveyors for chemical, pharmaceutical applications
by Canadian PlasticsExair Corp.’s Sanitary Flange Line Vac air-operated conveyor can be used to convey materials in systems that require frequent or mandatory cleaning.
Feeder for continuous processing
by Canadian PlasticsFrom Coperion K-Tron, the design is suited for multi-feeder clustering in direct compression, continuous extrusion, wet and dry granulation, continuous coating, and traditional batch processes.
Twin-tower desiccant dryers save energy
by Canadian PlasticsAEC’s NGX dryers reduce electrical energy consumption by more than 25 per cent compared with competitors’ wheel-drying technologies.
Diverter valve prevents contamination
by Canadian PlasticsSchenck Process’s PST30 diverter valve is designed to prevent contamination and provide lineswitching for either dilute or dense phase conveying.
Coupling system with RFID option for error-free connections
by Canadian PlasticsMotan’s MetroConnect U/C manually operated coupling system for pneumatic conveying lines has an RFID option designed to provide error-free connections
Rebranded Maguire vacuum dryers offer big energy savings
by Canadian PlasticsThe Aston, Pa.-based company is relaunching its VDB dryers under the Ultra brand.
Kice Industries adds more sizes to VJX rotary airlocks
by Canadian PlasticsThe VJX airlock gives users less maintenance, reduced downtime, and lower overall operating costs.
Drum dumping system automatically rolls drums containing bulk material into position
by Canadian PlasticsMade by Flexicon Corp., the system facilitates safe, high-capacity transfer from drums of all popular sizes weighing up to 750 lbs.
Discrete-wire conveying controller for growing processing plants
by Canadian PlasticsThe controller can control vacuum receivers, vacuum pumps, remote proportioning valves, purge valves, knife gates, and pump or hopper blowback in any resin conveying application across any process
Improved strand pelletizers from Coperion offer optimized pellet quality
by Canadian PlasticsCoperion Pelletizing Technology GmbH, with North American headquartered in Salinas, Kansas, is introducing improved dual bearing strand pelletizers which have been re-engineered to offer easy, rapid handling and optimized pellet quality. The SP140, SP240 and SP340 models in the SP…