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Abrasion resistant Elevator Buckets

Elevator Buckets

Abrasion resistant Elevator Buckets

Tapco latest line of style AA industrial elevator buckets is made from prime virgin resins. The range of molded nylon, urethane and polyethylene buckets is engineered expressly to match the original mill standard design. read...

Simple Set-up, reliable Operation, easy Maintenance

Continuous Level Measurement

Simple Set-up, reliable Operation, easy Maintenance

The Prosonic T FMU30 is an ultrasonic continuous level measurement sensor, which, according to its manufacturer Endress+Hauser, is particularly easy to service and maintain in view of its two-wire design. The menu-guided start-up takes place via a graphic display. With the seven languages currently available, the simple start-up can, in most cases, take place in the local language, thereby providing extra assurance. read...

Advantages for Abrasive Products or very high Temperatures

Micro Wave Barrier Switch

Advantages for Abrasive Products or very high Temperatures

The Vegamip 61 is designed for the requirements and special needs of the bulk solids industry. Since the microwave barrier measures without contact, there is no direct contact with the medium. This is advantageous particularly for abrasive products or very high temperatures. read...

Level Measurement in smaller Silos

Level Measurement

Level Measurement in smaller Silos

Content measurement in smaller silos for building materials or within the feed and grain industries is often still done manually. The results are often estimated and not accurate at all. The new electro-mechanical plumb bob Nivobob 4000 was designed by UWT Level Control to fit those applications where costs are the decisive factor. read...

Hatch wins three Awards for Coal Terminal Projects in Australia

Coal Terminal Projects

Hatch wins three Awards for Coal Terminal Projects in Australia

Two Aurecon Hatch projects, Abbot Point Coal Terminal X50 Expansion (APCT X50) and Newcastle Coal Export Terminal (NCIG) – Stage 1, were honoured at the 2011 Consult Australia Awards held in Sydney, Australia on December 2, 2011. The annual event recognizes outstanding achievements by Consult Australia’s member firms. read...

Straightforward and Flexible Stacking, Reclaiming and Truck Unloading

Mobile Stockyard Equipment

Straightforward and Flexible Stacking, Reclaiming and Truck Unloading

Mobile stockyard Equipment can offer a cost efficient alternative to traditional stacker/reclaimer systems, especially for those developing new greenfield sites. The equipment is perfect for the initial "start-up phase" of the project, with the advantages of lower capital costs and no civil requirements/limited planning permission. read...

Xstrata lodged EIS for USD 270 million McArthur River Mine Expansion

McArthur River Mine Expansion

Xstrata lodged EIS for USD 270 million McArthur River Mine Expansion

Xstrata Zinc has lodged a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) with the Northern Territory Government, Australia, that proposes increasing capacity at the McArthur River Mine from 2.5 million tonnes of ore per annum to 5.5 million tonnes, producing approximately 800,000 dry tonnes per year of zinc-lead concentrate for export markets. read...

Putzmeister and Sany merge to create global Leader for Concrete Pumps

Putzmeister / Sany Merger

Putzmeister and Sany merge to create global Leader for Concrete Pumps

Putzmeister Holding and Sany Heavy Industry announced the signing of an agreement on the merger of both companies. Sany, together with the Chinese Private Equity company Citic PE Advisors (Hong Kong) as a minority shareholder, thereby acquires 100 per cent of Putzmeister. read...

Gas Prices in Europe to Increase Significantly

Commodity Prices

Gas Prices in Europe to Increase Significantly

Gas prices in Europe are expected to rise significantly, despite a contrary tendency in the US. The fear of a global recession, sovereign debts and unsettled disputes in the Middle East affect a highly volatile commodity market. In early January, the oil price climbed to its highest value since November 2011. read...

Pneumatic Bulk Bag Discharging System transfers to Silos

Bulk Bag Discharging

Pneumatic Bulk Bag Discharging System transfers to Silos

A bulk bag discharger with integral pneumatic conveying system has been specifically engineered by Flexicon to enable companies to stock-pile bulk material in storage silos positioned alongside production process lines and where direct access for large-volume bulk delivery by rail or bulk truck is impractical. read...

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