Labeling and especially wrong labeling has become a major reason for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) complaints and recalls. One way to approach this challenge is to put a code onto each and every container, and to verify the codes…
Material to be size reduced no longer needs to be gravity fed into the grinding chamber, but is evenly and horizontally fed into the rotor with the help of feeding screws. This way of feeding presents the following advantages over…
DLRx Load Cells (photo) are sensors designed to measure force in a range of harsh industrial environments. Featuring IP65/IP67 protection and stainless-steel housings, this new load cell line delivers extremely fast dynamic signal processing and accuracy to 0.3%. Designed to…
A line of fluoropolymer strainers with Tri-Clamp connections is now available for ease of removal and cleaning. Available in both PTFE and Kynar PVDF, the product line encompasses both Y-strainers in nominal pipe size up to 4 in. and basket…
Herbold Meckesheim A new series of slow-running granulators is now available in two sizes: HGM 60/100 and HGM 60/145. The so-called Hog shredder (HGM; photo) is a single-rotor, size-reduction machine that combines the advantages of a granulator (size-reduction by knife…
Quadro Engineering The FlexSift S10 (photo) is said to enable higher capacities and better product flow than conventional sifters because of its ability to screen, delump and discharge solids without the need for feeder equipment.Constructed with minimum number of parts,…
With the Flender EMPP vertical-mill drive, this firm has developed a drive concept that prevents load surges arising from short power supply interruptions and optimizes the transfer of forces between the drive unit and the mill. The number of components…
Flexicon A combination bulk bag and manual dump batching system (photo) weighs bulk materials that are discharged from bulk bags or manually dumped from sacks, boxes and other containers, and empties the batch into mobile storage bins. The sanitary system…
Schenck Process MechaTron Min (photo) is a gravimetric feeder with delivery rates between 0.1 and 10 kg/h, making it suitable for laboratory and test facility applications and for feeding mixers, mills and extruders. The unit features a…
RFID Components Harsh-Tag-80 (photo) provides a reliable solution in UHF band radio-frequency identification fields. Its design allows high reading performance, even over metallic objects. Typical applications include reusable plastic containers, wood or metal cages, pallets and unit-loading devices, vehicles and…