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Hosokawa helps with
Online facility
a sticky problem
Solids and Bulk Handling magazine is
now available to view online. The site
When a baking ingredients manufacturer effectively reduces the offers a search feature, which enables
had a sticky mixing problem they lumps/agglomerates to produce a free visitors to find articles that contain
contacted Hosokawa Micron to help them flowing mixture. particular words. All website and email
get the lumps out of their mixture to As space under the existing mixer and links on the editorial and advertising
make the product suitable for sale. metal detector system was limited a pages are active. By publishing our
Already a Hosokawa Micron customer specially designed screw conveyor was magazine online, we are offering an
the company knew that previous process used to convey the mixed product at 45 additional feature for our existing
history and extensive Vrieco Nauta degrees to the new Finisher and the readers, and means SBH goes out to a
blending expertise would ensure a whole system was supplied with the wider audience. Readers can forward
prompt solution would be achieved. required certificates for ATEX zoning. A details to their colleagues, where they
Lump removal for a smooth end large hinged access panel makes it easy will be able to subscribe to the service.
product was the primary concern with a to clean the Finisher as does the quick
www.solidsandbulk.co.uk
further requirement that any system removal design of the rotor and sieve
provided should be easily wet and dry insert. The screw conveyor, mixer feed
New alliance
cleanable on a daily basis. system was also designed for ease of
The Hosokawa Finisher proved ideal for cleaning and inspection. George Robson & Co (Conveyors) has
this application with extensive tests The versatile, compact Hosokawa formed strong ties with German
carried out at Hosokawa’s Dutch test Finisher is available in six sizes from 1 to vibration technology company Aviteq.
centre, using different difficult recipes. 80 m
3
per hour with motor powers from 4 Robson is now Aviteq's official sole
The Hosokawa Finisher type 8-FS-34 in to 18.5kW. Its robust construction allows distributor in the UK, with responsibility
sanitary design offers gentle action for multiple starts and stops each hour as for sales and servicing of all the its
paddles coupled with a sieve insert that required in the process. products. The two companies have also
agreed that Robson will expand its own
Vortex rolls out new gate
range of equipment by manufacturing
Aviteq's products under licence and
tapping into its extensive knowledge of
The new Roller Gate from Vortex Valves which is the cause of valve failure and vibration technology.
is designed to put an end to sticking and premature wear in typical gate valves. The agreement consolidates a 10-year
leaking square gates for dry solids The Vortex Roller Gate is suitable for association between the two
handling. With no metal-to-metal contact gravity applications, including fine, companies, during which Robson has
between the slide and the body the unit moderately abrasive powders and small to utilised Aviteq drives and motors to
cannot seize or bind, even when handling large granulars or pellets. A wide variety of design and manufacture vibratory
sticky materials. configurations is available, notably feeders, pre feeders and screens in
Using externally accessible, nylon, cam- rectangular sizes and round inlet/outlet systems for industries such as sugar,
adjustable rollers instead of blade guides, transitions. It also offers a wide variety of glass, steelmaking, cement and
the gate gives positive material shut-off modifications to accommodate high or low chemicals. Robson celebrated its
and dust tight sealing. This feature is temperatures, corrosive, humid, and centenary in 2006 and, like Aviteq, has
critical in preventing material packing, explosive environments. an international profile.
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