Flexicon Dual Bulk Bag Filling System
25 January, 2012 | Supplied by: Flexicon Corporation (Australia) Pty Limited
The Dual Bulk Bag Filling System from Flexicon integrates two Swing-Down bulk bag fillers with a Flexicon Pallet Dispenser and powered roller conveyors, allowing safe, high-capacity filling of bulk bags of all popular sizes. Programmable controls allow the fillers to operate separately or simultaneously, filling bags of the same size or two different sizes.
Containing toxic dust in fluoridation plants
09 January, 2012 | Supplied by: Flexicon Corporation (Australia) Pty Limited
For many years various Australian authorities have been slowly installing water-fluoridation plants in a general endeavour to promote dental health. In the last few years, though, the pace of fluoridation has quickened as various states have introduced fluoridation programs, backed by state government subsidies.
Pepperl+Fuchs RFID F97 reading head
21 November, 2011 | Supplied by: Pepperl+Fuchs (Aust) Pty Ltd
The 54 cm-long RFID F97 reading head has a continuous read range along its entire length. This means that tags can be reliably read, despite large tolerances in the position on the conveyor, and at speeds of up to 10 m/s.
Flexicon skid-mounted bag discharge system
28 October, 2011 | Supplied by: Flexicon Corporation (Australia) Pty Limited
The Flexicon Bulk Bag Discharging System with integral Pneumatic Conveying System transfers material from bulk bags to silos and other storage vessels. Unlike most discharging systems that move material from bulk bags to smaller storage vessels and process equipment, this positive pressure pneumatic system is designed to fill bulk storage facilities on islands, or other locations unable to receive large volumes of bulk material by rail or bulk truck.
Moving difficult-to-handle bulk materials with flexible screw conveyors
26 October, 2011 | Supplied by: Flexicon Corporation (Australia) Pty Limited
Flexible screw conveyor systems can be engineered to transport bulk materials that tend to pack, cake, smear, break apart or fluidise, and can prevent the separation of blended products. This article looks at the how flexible screw conveyors can be designed to convey such problematic materials.
Schenck Process Disocont Tersus continuous feeder control
28 July, 2011 | Supplied by: Schenck Process Australia Pty Ltd
Schenck Process has added intuitive touch-screen operation, intelligent interfaces and optimised modularity to its Disocont Tersus measurement, control and regulation for device continuous feeding.
Flexicon bulk bag filling line
22 July, 2011 | Supplied by: Flexicon Corporation (Australia) Pty Limited
Flexicon is supplying a bulk bag filling line that automatically dispenses pallets, fills bulk bags and accumulates filled bags for removal by forklift.
Flexicon plant-wide weigh batching system
10 June, 2011 | Supplied by: Flexicon Corporation (Australia) Pty Limited
An automated plant-wide weigh batching system engineered by Flexicon simultaneously weighs up to seven major ingredients received in bulk bags and unlimited minor ingredients received in 23 kg sacks, pails or boxes, and conveys weighed batches to a downstream blender that feeds a bulk bag filler and a paper sack filling machine.
Industrial Conveying modular pallet conveyor system
06 June, 2011 | Supplied by: Industrial Conveying (Aust) Pty Ltd
Industrial Conveying has developed a set of modular pallet conveyor sections that can be easily assembled in any configuration to meet requirements in all industries ranging from industrial processing through to sensitive and food-grade sectors. Cost-effective modularity is gained through pallet conveyor sections that include twin- and triple-chain conveyors, powered roller conveyors and transfers for use with Australian Standard pallets for weights up to 1200 kg.
Tasman Tank Company RTP dry bulk storage silos
31 May, 2011 | Supplied by: The Tasman Tank Co
Tasman Tank Company has expanded its range of storage solutions to include bolted RTP (rolled, tapered panel) steel silos for a wide range of dry bulk materials.
Balluff Sharpshooter ID vision sensor
29 May, 2011 | Supplied by: Balluff Pty Ltd
Balluff’s line of Sharpshooter vision sensors now includes an ID version designed to read a large range of linear barcodes and 2D data matrix codes, as well as optical character verification (OCV).
Donaldson PowerCore CP Series filter packs
28 May, 2011 | Supplied by: Donaldson Australasia Pty Ltd
PowerCore CP Series filter ‘packs’ can replace traditional baghouse technology for dust collection in a variety of industries including general industrial, grain handling, cement, plastic and wood.
Sick Lector 620 series image-processing code reader
29 April, 2011 | Supplied by: SICK Pty Ltd
The Lector 620 series image-processing code reader is suitable for all code types and marking methods. It features compact design, industry-compatible integration into different IT environments, intuitive operation and good reading performance for product traceability and protection against product counterfeiting. Variant types in the series include: Eco as the basic variant, Standard as the device for rapid implementation of universal applications, and High Speed for high-speed solutions.
New mixing technology increases production capacity for body-care products
28 April, 2011 | Supplied by: GEA Process Engineering Pty Ltd
Urtekram International A/S is the largest Danish manufacturer of organic body-care products such as cream, shampoo and liquid deodorant. Recently the company has achieved an increase in its production capacity by installing new batch-mixing technology.
Pepperl+Fuchs MAC335 stationary universal code reader
24 April, 2011 | Supplied by: Pepperl+Fuchs (Aust) Pty Ltd
The MAC335 stationary universal code reader is able to read all common 1D and 2D codes (25 different code symbologies). This is an economical compact reader with small mounting dimensions and is designed for stationary reading. It can read codes within a range from 20 to 300 mm. This means codes can be read reliably without having to mechanically adjust the lenses or use different lenses or other code-reader versions. The reader’s high resolution of 1.3 megapixels enables it to read both very small and large codes without having to change settings.