News items January 2017

Would you like to meter your bulk material straight out of the big bag, mobile and with no intermediate steps? You can, with our mobile weighing frame conveyor; and not only does it make your work easier, it also saves costs. In addition, the dust-free loading provides for even more safety during bulk material handling. Simply move the conveyor up to the desired container or mixer, hook up the big bag, connect the system to a power outlet and you are ready to go. The system stops as soon as the control unit has reached the set discharge amount – at an accuracy of +/- 200 g. All advantages at a glance ◾Moveable conveyor system with an integrated scale ◾Product impurities are avoided by means of residual emptying ◾Materials and weighing units are perfectly adjusted to the bulk material ◾Upstream or downstream check weighers and prior reloading become obsolete ◾Gravimetric weighing for more exact metering (+/- 200 g) ◾High

Brady has developed a durable solution to safely lock out gate valves with diameters ranging from 3 up to 18 inch. The new Collapsible Gate Valve Lockout also features a tri-folding system to allow for easy storage. Save lives The Collapsible Gate Valve Lockout can block gate valves up to 18 inch to neutralise or secure the flow of energy or materials to machines. Every worker servicing a machine can apply a padlock to the lockout device to lock a gate valve in the off-position while maintenance is ongoing. This prevents other workers from inadvertently re-energising machinery which could lead to impactful workplace accidents. Collapsible Gate Valve Lockouts can also be used to secure the flow of water to firefighting systems for example. Easy and flexible to use The Collapsible Gate Valve Lockout can easily be rotated around a valve to lock it in the off- or on-position. The device’s tri-folding system makes it practical to store or carry, while still being

Stirring and mixing underwater ”Anything is possible” is the motto of the DEPRAG engineers. They do not rush their client consultations. If there is no suitable air motor for the planned application in their catalogue then they explore individual drive solutions. The air motors have a wide spectrum of use due to their diverse application possibilities, simple design, low performance weight, broad speed range and explosion safety. DEPRAG air motors are used in almost every field of industry – even underwater. The ADVANCED LINE air motor series combines many advantages with their high quality stainless steel drives. Due to the robust design of the external parts in non-corrosive stainless steel and the sealing with two radial shaft sealing rings, these vane motors in the power range 120 W to 1.2 kW are predestined for use underwater. For underwater applications it is vital to consider how the motor will be deployed and at what water depth it will be operated. If the air motor has to start

Vortex HDPV2 replaces existing butterfly valve BASF is an integrated global chemical company. Their site in Redditch, UK, specializes in the production of flooring systems including concrete repair, structural waterproofing, traffic repair, car park decks, roofing waterproofing and structural grouts. The manufacturing process includes bulk storage, batch weighing and pneumatic transfer of a large variety of ingredients (typically sands cements, lime and coarse aggregates) to a large vacuum receiving hopper. From here materials are discharged to a mixer then discharged to a high speed packing process. BASF had experienced problems with the existing butterfly valve on the outlet of their vacuum batch receiving hopper. Some of the coarse materials, typically quartz and flintag, are very abrasive with sharp jagged edges and have a high bulk density. The butterfly valve blade was unable to open against a head load of high density compacted material. BASF identified the Vortex HDPV2 slide gate valve as ideal solution

See VEGA – experience innovation Again in 2017 VEGA will be participating in numerous leading trade fairs in Germany and abroad, presenting new products and developments. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn about our sensors for level, switching and pressure measurement as well as the related services. We’ve compiled the most important fairs for you in the trade fair calendar. There you can find out more about the main themes of the fairs and make an appointment. We look forward to taking your questions on level and pressure instrumentation.

Certification achieved in accordnce with highest qulaity standards Fike announces the receipt of its ISO9001 certification in accordance with the most recent global standard. The continued focus of the Fike organization on outstanding quality in products and services has resulted in an industry first: achievement of the ISO9001 (2015) certification for its complete range of products. This way Fike sets again a benchmark for suppliers of safety solutions to the industry.

MOLOSroto level switches from MOLLET with reinforced shaft Level measurement in bulk solids is always a substantial challenge for the operators of processing facilities. Especially the empty detection in large silos and containers filled with heavy bulk solids is not possible with most measuring devices, as the heavy load damages the jib of the measuring device at full filling. Even the normally utilized rotary blade level switches with approx. 10 mm shaft diameter can be used for such applications with costly protection roofs only. Especially for this kind of applications MOLLET has developed rotary blade level indicators with a shaft diameter of 20 mm, which is unique in the world. The robust MOLOSroto DF23 level switches supply reliable measuring results at heaviest loads without any protection roof. Beside the reinforced blade shaft the MOLOSroto DF24 has additional a support tube made of stainless steel with a maximum length of 500 mm. On request the support tube can also be strut with welded reinforcement ribs. A measuring

Butterfly valve with vibrating disc The functionality aspect of standard valves has grown increasingly important over recent years. Many discharge processes that require product flow to be regulated are straightforward in nature. The silo truck has to be filled from the stationary silo safely and with a greater level of accuracy without generating excessive amounts of dust. In addition, filling times have to be cut and the loading process made as cost-effective as possible, making the equipment usually deployed for dosing too slow or too expensive. As modern logistics can now handle more than just single-product silos, the discharge equipment being used also has to fit various product characteristics (e.g. flow properties, pouring density, susceptibility to “bridging”). The vibrating dosing valve is the perfect tool for a range of discharge tasks, some of them highly challenging. First of all, it allows the product to be discharged virtually unimpeded in its open position (full flow). If a fine flow

Use as a discharge valve Vidos valves can be combined with sequenced locks and used as discharge valves in feed pipes, for instance, with the lock acting as the discharge unit and even high differential pressures able to be circumvented without the risk of air pockets. This significantly reduces performance losses due to leaking air as well as service and maintenance costs. In this case, the vibration of the Vidos valve ensures even dosing into the feed pipe. The feed rate can be optimised by adjusting the cycle time of the sequenced lock and the opening angle of the Vidos discharge valve. Both plant engineers and operators alike thus get a simple, cost-effective solution for numerous dosing and discharge applications. This is because exactly the same liners, bodies, actuators and control elements are used as can be found in standard valves, enabling users to benefit from the global service network, a fact appreciated by international companies in particular. Liners

New Technology: TriPan Coater BFC 50 and GMA in Combination with BFS 30 L.B. Bohle Maschinen + Verfahren GmbH has installed the new machines at the Service Center in order to offer its customers the latest machine generation for test trials. The Service Center was first opened in 2005 at Bohle’s headquarters in Ennigerloh. On more than 500 m², the center offers numerous possibilities to test new products and develop and optimize processes. A complete pharmaceutical production line is available at the Service Center to develop and test machines and processes. This makes it possible to work under actual conditions at pilot plant scale. Various measuring, test and analysis equipment supplements the production line. BFC TriPan can be operated with three pans As part of the test runs in the Service Center, numerous customers have already expressed great satisfaction with the quality and productivity of our machines,” states CEO Lorenz Bohle on the successful Service Center concept. “Reliable tests with a focus on our customers’

Dinnissen’s vision of the future: To reduce failure costs using virtual reality and plant simulation. A number of engineers from Dinnissen Process Technology are investigating the use of Virtual Reality in order to already provide the customer an experience of the new plant. They walk together virtually through the factory, which still only consists of bits and bytes. At Industrial Processing and together with Vroom, Dinnissen is demonstrating this new application live in the Factory of the Future. A small group of engineers is currently working with virtual reality in a research phase. The way of drawing in SolidWorks doesn’t change for them; however they have to learn to make the transition from 3D CAD to virtual reality. These engineers are extremely enthusiastic because they see their designs virtually live in the environment in which they will be ultimately used. “By applying virtual reality, we let the customer experience the new system without it

Come see all innovations on this approved mixing concept. The well-known Pegasus® mixer still has his double-axle mixing paddles, which rotate in opposite directions. This creates a unique fluidized mixing zone with an excellent homogeneous mixing result, quickly and with minimal consumption of energy. The mixer can be adjusted to all sorts of bulk goods, either or not to be mixed with fluids. It is suitable for the food, feed, pharma and chemistry branches, with small to high capacities. But Dinnissen is continuously busy with improvements and adjustments to optimize the mixing results and to broaden the applications. The innovations are based on the requests of our clients, but also on our own experience. All innovations are implemented immediately, because Dinnissen develops and manufactures everything in-house. Therefore the most advanced mixer of the Pegasus® series is exhibited at the coming exhibitions. Provided with the approved mixing technology, but

Synutra, one of the most important Chinese producers of baby food, has erected a “greenfield” plant in Carhaix, France. For this purpose Dinnissen has implemented a complete dry mix plant. Dinnissen delivered due to their “lean gravity mixing concept” a wholistic concept for 14 T/h baby food, corresponding to the latest technology in the matter of hygiene and quick cleaning. Synutra looked for a mixer with a capacity of 6500 liter, with the highest hygiene requirements. Dinnissen designed a special layout for this, at which the cleaning of the mixer and the mixer hopper is guaranteed even beneath the wheel-away shafts. They developed a Pegasus® mixer with a capacity of 6500 liter with big pivoted flaps, that allow an easy access to all components of the mixer that have to get cleaned. Hereby the mixer can get cleaned fast and thoroughly. In the mixer there are the well-known double shafts, which are rotating contrarious. This creates a fluidized mixing