Alternative energy projects are getting large investments by the US government and venture capitalists as our country struggles with how to deal with global warming and dependence on foreign oil. Using biomass waste to generate power reduces the need for environmentally unfriendly energy sources such as coal.
One US alternative energy company has developed a pressurized combustion process that takes wood product waste and uses it to generate electrical and thermal energy. The high pressure/high temperature combustion gas is used to drive a gas turbine that generates electricity. Their standard systems are designed to produce from 1 to 10 MW of power that can be used at the site or even sold to the local grid. In additon, the high temperature turbine exhaust gas can be used for drying product, generating steam, or producing more power with the use of a steam turbine. They recently installed their first system and used a FKI cyclone to help make it work. (more…)
Approtec Ran-Le is now representing Jacob Tubing in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas. Jacob Tubing manufacturers modular tubing systems including connecting components, tubes, segments, bends, form pieces, transitions, inspection components, regulator gates and shut off valves, diverter valves, multi-port distribution, and more. Visit their website at www.jacob-tubing.com or contact your local sales representative today for more information about their product line.
Pelletron will be exhibiting at the Plastic Recycling 2010 Conference held March 2-3, 2010 in Austin, TX at the Hilton Austin. Their new RC Deduster will be demonstrated running various regrinds through the system. The Plastics Recycling Conference is your opportunity to network with clients, prospective partners, colleagues, vendors, and industry leaders. The 2009 conference held last February in Orlando, Florida, saw a record 730 attendees from 16 countries and the tradeshow bustled with over 70 exhibitors, making the Plastics Recycling 2009 Conference the most successful to date.
Lancaster, PA january 2010
After significant business expansion in Europe, Pelletron decided to establish a company in Germany to provide even better service for its European customers. Peter Siebentritt, former representative of the Pelletron agency Momatech GmbH, has been established as Managing Director of the new company. Further Managing Directors include Heinz Schneider and Paul Wagner. Momatech will remain sales representative for Pelletron in the southern part of Germany, Switzerland and parts of Austria. Pelletroneurope is responsible for the sales and services in Europe. The new company is located in Vogt/Allgäu and the new office buildings as well as the assembling and storage facilities are under construction. After completion, Pelletroneurope will assemble DeDuster®, components and Pellbows®. (more…)
Eriez’ Magnetic Pulleys separate heavy tramp iron and fine iron contaminants from conveyor transported materials in numerous industries. Now, through Eriez’ 5-star Service Center, these heavy-duty Pulleys can be repaired and upgraded for optimum efficiency. The Center is locatedin Lake City, PA. and is staffed with trained service technicians to handle even the toughest service projects. (more…)
The human heart pumps 80 thousand times or more each day. That is more than 31 million times each year, and more than 2.5 billion times over an 80 year lifespan. For such a small organ, the heart plays a critical role: we die if it stops. Many people take care of and maintain their heart so that it performs its function for as long as possible. To make sure our heart last for 80 years or more, we have to check its health. Visits to the doctor at least once a year and periodic blood work to monitor lipid protein (cholesterol), triglycerides, and even fasting blood sugar levels, are measures many of us take to ensure our heart remains healthy. Without these diagnostic checks we can be surprised with a major catastrophic failure event. However, by monitoring ths functioning of the heart and evaluating key indicators of its health, we can take immediate action, to prevent a catastrophe, even if there is a failure. The warning signs need to be visible to us, and acted upon.
A level monitor used to detect a high level condition is simular to the heart in that, if it fails, a catastrophic event usually occurs as it is most often used to shut down the filling process of the bin or silo upon which it is installed. The catastrophic event in this instance is an overfilled silo. Failures of high level indicators can be very costly as they are leading causes of overfilled silos. For ths reason, one recent direction in high level monitoring is the move towards “self-validating bin level monitors”. The worldwide cement industry uses thousands of high level monitors to help control their processes and manage inventories: it is thus crucial that they operate – and keep operaing – effectively. Any failures must be detected immediately. (more…)
Monitor Technologies’ Flexar® guided wave radar sensor is a continuous level measurement system using Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) principles, where radar pulses are focused down to the material surface by the unit’s wave guide and the time-of-flight of the pulse reflection back to the instrument electronics is directly related to the empty distance in the vessel and the material level. Guided wave radar technology has been proven successful and is an excellent choice for most power and bulk solids applications. Flexar® sensors have been installed on numerous cement, aggregate and fly ash storage silos worldwide and they have consistently provided reliable level measurement and inventory control for these applications. (more…)
A large company who supplies high quality titanium metal products was searching for a reliable way to detect any plugged chute conditions that may arise in their process. Titanium is used in hundered of diverse aerospace, industrial and emerging applications where no other metal is as reliable or economical, especially on a lifecycle costing basis.
The customer was looking for a level control to be successfully used as a plugged chute detector; the customer had experienced problems with RF probes from another manufacturer. Plugged chute detection is critical to make sure the material is flowing properly through a process. A plugged chute condition can cause problems with transfer rates, mix ratios, and production “down stream”. Monitor offers several options for plugged chute detection. For this situation, the high temperature SafePoint® rotary paddle bin indicator was the best choice. (more…)
HOLLAND, Michigan – National Bulk Equipment, Inc. (NBE). NBE announces the precision accuracy of NTEP-certified weigh systems is now integral to the design and manufacture of NBE bulk bag filling and NBE bulk container filling equipment. The precision accuracy of NBE NTEP-certified weigh systems measures material weights to an accuracy of +/- .01%, up to a total container capacity of 4,500 pounds. To receive National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP) certification, NBE weigh systems met rigorous certification testing standards; including producing over 7,000 consecutive weigh cycles, each within a +/- .01% weight accuracy tolerance. NBE NTEP-certified weigh systems provide operations, supervision, management, and customer-side personnel the confidence that each filled container weight is certified accurate, that material volumes are precise, material loss is eliminated, and line operations are optimized. (more…)