News items November 2015

Turbine drive technology saves energy and gives high output power Sparks fly and the shipbuilding worker perspires under his safety goggles. In his gloved hands he is holding an angle-grinder. With strength and stamina he smoothes the bumps on the welded seams that join together the steel plates of the ship’s hull. It is a difficult job for man and machine, and it usually performed in piecework and multi-shift operation. The exhausting load created by the angle-grinder’s weight and its vibrations place heavy demands on a man’s strength. Any sign of fatigue in the worker has an immediate effect on the result of his work, and thus on productivity. That is why the ratio between weight and power in a tool comes into focus when selecting the right industrial tool. With their incredibly favourable power-to-weight ratio (kW/kg), the innovative turbine angle-grinders, powered by compressed air, score highly here, thus representing a convincing alternative to conventional devices. For decades compressed air specialist DEPRAG SCHULZ

Leading trade show for the process industries in China for the tenth time From May 9-12, 2016, AchemAsia will open its gates in Beijing. For the tenth time, experts from all over the world will meet in order to present products and processes for plant engineering and chemical processing, get information on the latest developments in the process industries, and make new contacts. With about 450 exhibitors and 13,000 participants from 23 countries, AchemAsia is the most international trade show for the process industries in China. It covers apparatus and plant engineering as well as process technology, petrochemistry, pharma and food processing, agrochemistry and laboratory and packaging techniques. Environmental technology and water treatment are also in the focus. The exhibition is accompanied by several praxis-oriented symposia on process intensification, smog prevention and clean production, water treatment, “Industry 4.0” and single-use technologies. Exhibitors can apply for a stand until November 30; the submission of abstracts for

Stall D12 Technology for level and conductivity measurement MBA Instruments GmbH, the level and conductivity measurement technology specialist, is presenting the measuring device MLA1000, the only one of its kind in the world, at the trade fair TANK STORAGE GERMANY from 25 to 26 November 2015. The new conductivity measuring device, installed directly within the pipeline, continuously measures the conductivity of light oils, such as kerosene (Jet A-1) while in flux. Using this method, the additives infused to prevent electrostatic charging can be controlled in an extremely precise manner and in accordance with the principle ”as much as is necessary and as little as possible”. The conductivity rating of kerosene in a pipeline is, thus, precisely adjusted and is continuously maintained at the value defined. The system has proven itself time and again in tank storage depots and at airports. Mode of operation: The MLA1000 measuring device leverages the flow velocity within the pipeline. While there is a relatively strong

Operational gains with minimal disruption and without any material loss SCHWENK Zement KG is replacing its old drag chain conveyor line with a modern Pipe Conveyor from BEUMER Group. Requiring a solution that would transport alternative fuels such as crushed plastic material, textiles and paper from the warehouse to the feeding system of the oven in their cement plant in Bernburg, Germany, this fully closed conveying system makes transporting bulk material more environmentally friendly and energy efficient. Maintenance costs are also considerably lower and the system can be optimally adapted to the ambient conditions. ”Its closed design protects the environment from transported goods falling down. Another advantage is the lack of dust development on the running line”, explains Michal Mikulec, managing director at BEUMER Group Czech Republic a.s. These conveyors offer many other advantages. They are able to navigate long distances and tight curve radii. Due to their ability to negotiate curves, considerably less transfer towers are

Bladel – Willems Stretch Hooding publishes a 32-page brochure about stretchhood machines. There are some interesting facts about Willems stretchhood machines. So there is a comparison between stretchhood, shrinkhood and stretchwrap machines. By Bosch Rexroth is the application of the latest development in the field of Servo-technique, the Indradrive MI in combination with an electromechanical EMC cylinder, as applied in the Willems stretchhood Hooder M, explained. Do you wish to receive this brochure? Request your free copy via Willems Stretch Hooding. Willems Stretch Hooding ”Premium Protection”

Provides a long term solution to an ongoing operational issues at TATA steels Anval are constantly developing and widening their range of equipment to cater for the ever increasing demands of their customers. While most industries routinely handle powdered substances en-mass, each material will have specific needs that will need to be tailored to ensure efficiency is maintained. Anval prides itself on using simple and robust design solutions to effectively fulfil customer’s’ performance requirements. To this end, Anval were recently approached by Miss Paula Saxby of Tata Steel in Scunthorpe. Miss Saxby requested a long term technical solution to an on-going operational issue at the Scunthorpe Steel site; the manufacturer of the existing valves would, or could not provide any spare parts or even a site visit to help with the troubleshooting of operational issues. The valves were being used to manage the flow of fly ash from a large furnace; there were 12 Rotary Valves in operation, each sitting below a Filter Bin. This number of valves

Rotonivo® 6000 series according to functional safety The terms ‘functional safety’ and ‘safety integrity level (SIL)’ have occurred more frequently since the publication of the international standard IEC 61508/IEC61511. Particularly in systems with hazard-causing processes, such as in chemical plants, the consideration of functional safety has become indispensable. On this basis safety-related practices, design principles and error considerations must be met in order to minimize the risk of a dangerous failure. The UWT engineers focused on this topic and redesigned the rotating paddle switch Rotonivo® RN6 series according to the normative requirements of functional safety to ensure safety functions in a risk mitigation in accordance with SIL2. Typical safety functions are overfill and dry run protection. As part of the functional safety issue, the RN6 electronics have been redesigned. This has been configured so that any failure of electrical components lead to a safe switching state of the output signal

Capacitive measurement solutions and more For this autumn UWT GmbH together with partner Elion S.A. from Spain organized an In-company Training in Córdoba, which was specially held for machine manufacturers and builders of complete plants in the grain industry located in Southern Spain. Under the headline ”How to measure solid level with capacitive sensors“ the latest UWT product development of capacitive technologies, our RFnivo® 3000 series was highlighted. How the equipment functions, the user-friendly calibration as well as the technical opportunities of the innovative RF probe were demonstrated and could be tried under different application conditions. On that occasion the attendees were also brought closer to several other measuring principles for content measurement and level detection of different bulk solids in silos or containers. It was explained the fundamental principles, influences and applications of vibrating forks, further capacitive probes, rotating paddles and electromechanical

The ever stricter hygiene standards that apply to the production of high-end foodstuffs and pharmaceutical products are driving an increasing demand for sampling systems that can be cleaned quickly and effectively and are contamination-free. Dinnissen has therefore worked together with its clients to develop an upgraded version of its automatic sampling system that can be cleaned more quickly and effectively and that further minimizes the risk of external contamination. Ultra hygienic as a result of removable interior and sensor adapter Companies that operate in the high-end foodstuffs and pharma sectors have to comply with increasingly stringent requirements in the area of food or drug safety and quality. It’s essential for them to take microbiological or physical samples of their products immediately after the mixing process or immediately before the packaging process, and they must be able to do so consistently and accurately while at the same time eliminating

ANALYSETTE 28 ImageTec and ImageSizer! Both models of the Particle Sizer ANALYSETTE 28 ImageTec (wet measurement) und ImageSizer (dry measurement) are ideal for all applications where not only the particle size is measured but especially reliable statements about the particle shape are of importance. Via the optical analysis of particle shape and particle size, damaged particles, contaminates, agglomerates and oversized or undersized particles are identified accurately and fast, and can be viewed as single images. At the same time, the instrument offers a fast and efficient particle size measurement. The measuring time depending on the sample quantity, is under 5 minutes and the result is available immediately. This makes the ANALYSETTE 28 the perfect measuring instrument for the easy quality control, as well as for research and for laboratory tasks – and it is the fast alternative to sieving. Fast analysis of particle shape and size - Extra-wide measuring range, individually adjustable - High-performance

Rapid Particle Size Reduction for X-Ray Diffraction RETSCH have enhanced their comprehensive range of mills and grinders with the XRD-Mill McCrone which was specifically developed for sample preparation to X-Ray diffraction analysis. Typical areas of application include geology, chemistry, mineralogy and materials science. What makes this mill so effective is the unique grinding action: the grinding jar contains 48 cylinders which pulverize the sample very gently by friction. As a result the crystal lattice structure of the sample is largely preserved which is an important precondition for obtaining meaningful X-ray diffractograms. Further advantages are short grinding times, virtually no sample loss and exceptionally narrow particle size distributions. The grinding vessel consists of a 125 ml polypropylene jar fitted with a screw-capped polyethylene closure. The jar is packed with an ordered array of forty-eight identical cylindrical grinding elements which are available in agate, zirconium oxide or sintered corundum.

High quality & effciency of the Dyno-Mill This month it is 40 years ago that mr. Willy A. Bachofen and Martien Seijsener signed an agreement which made Eskens the official agency in the Benelux for the Swiss technology company Willy A. Bachofen AG Since then Eskens sold a lot of Dyno-Mill KD and the later developed Dyno-Mill ECM and ECM-AP grinding mills. Within a select group of WAB agents Eskens grew to be an example of efficiency and a sales success. Mister Bachofen celebrated Eskens for that accomplishment. The DYNO-MILL Within the wide range of Dyno-Mill users in the Netherlands, Belgium Luxenburg Eskens is seen as a full partner. With experienced technicians and a local stock of spare parts they provide a fast and reliable after sales service. Originally, the Dyno-Mill bead mills were Eskens only sold in the coatings industry. In addition to that the latest Dyno-Mill ECM-AP machines are used, they are also used in the production of all kinds of coatings and inks in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and