http://uebtootoodz0512.spoonylife.com SpoonyLife fr-FR http://uebtootoodz0512.spoonylife.com/mitsubishi-jv-to-expand-presence-1462.html Tag: industrial cutting machine Mitsubishi Corporation, a global trading firm based in Japan, which recently formed a joint venture with the Coimbatore-based Rs 300 crore machine tool company, Craftsman Automation, to market and service its wide range of industrial machines in India, is looking at the northern and Western parts of the country for expansion. The new JV, MC Craftsman Machinery, in which Mitsubishi holds a 70 per cent stake, has opened branches in Delhi, Mumbai and Pune. The company so far was focussing on South India. The JV, which commenced its operations in January this year, is looking at a turnover in excess of Rs 20 crore from the sale of 40 Electric Discharge Machines in the first year and double the sales in the second year of operations. In addition to this, the company is also aiming to sell around 10 laser-cutting machines. During the last two years, Mitsubishi has sold 55 machines in south India. Its major clients in India include NTTF, Mastercraft and GTTC. The first batch of fully-built machines are expected to arrive later this month from Nagoya, Japan. Said Ashwani K Datta, Vice President, of this JV, "We have just commenced our JV operations in India. We will continue to expand our service network here and depending on the market response, we will be setting up a manufacturing facility in India." The JV will offer industrial machinery Mitsubishi's range like electrical discharge machine, CNC wirecut machine, and Laser-cutting machine, made by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation along with machinery used in the field of die et mould, and sheet metal industry. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:59:00 GMT http://uebtootoodz0512.spoonylife.com/zenith-awards-look-back-to-2005-1461.html Tag: hole cutter IN what is unarguably the highlight of the year for the process, automation and control community, the PACE Zenith Awards 2005 program reached its much-awaited culmination on 1 June when the winners in nine industrial categories [see below] were announced at a gala event in Melbourne. The wealth of outstanding achievement ranged from projects of great industrial value to highly individualistic solutions. Over 70 people, from all corners of Australia, attended the morning function, which was held at Flemington Racecourse. All the winners and those highly commended in the nine categories were awarded trophies and certificates of achievement. All finalists also received certificates of achievement. The ceremony was officially opened by Marian McLean, country and regional manager occupational health and safety, ABB Australia, who spoke on OHS challenges facing multinational companies. Representing each of the nine sponsors were: Paul Kerin, national manager industry, Schneider Electric (Australia); Daljinder Singh, senior sales engineer, Victoria, Endress + Hauser Australia; Dirk Kuiper, general manager, AMS Instrumentation et Calibration; Frank Schrever, managing director, Pilz Safe Automation; Stephen Russell, regional account manager, Victoria and Tasmania, Citect Aust; Phillip Ring, Melbourne branch manager, Samson Controls; John Gaskell, chief executive officer, ABB Australia; Nick Fondas, managing director, Itech Corporation; and Juergen Schneider, regional manager, Victoria, Siemens. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:57:00 GMT http://uebtootoodz0512.spoonylife.com/jer-envirotech-to-expand-to-south-carolina-1460.html Tag: twin screw extruder Wood-plastic composite (WPC) panel board extruder and compounded pellet supplier JER Envirotech International Corp. (Vancouver, BC) is scouting locations in the Greenville, SC area for a 2008 shift of its joint-venture operation in Malaysia to the U.S. Just before magazine close, Ed Trueman, JER's president, CEO, and director, told MPW he would go to the area in late April to evaluate greenfield and existing sites for relocation. "[JER] has an anchor piece of business that compels us to come to that location," Trueman said, "and we're going to build out there because logistically it's a very good place for us to be." In November 2007, JER announced a four-year supply agreement with Guardian Building Products Distribution Inc. (Greenville, SC) to supply that company with its proprietary WPC pellets. In addition to being a building material distributor, Guardian manufactures a line of light-density fiberglass-insulation products. Trueman said JER will wind down its Malaysian operation, shifting all its equipment to Greenville, including a twin-screw Entek compounding extruder that will act as the new site's initial capacity. They company also plans to add more capacity to the new site. In British Columbia, JER operates three custom lines from Entek Extruders for its panel-board product, with two dedicated to compounding WPC pellets. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:56:00 GMT http://uebtootoodz0512.spoonylife.com/new-adhesives-for-composites-considered-best-yet-1459.html Tag: Standard Meter Three new structural adhesives are said to produce strong, flexible bonds on composites and provide medium to long-working times for large assemblies. MA530, MA560-1, and MA590 are 100% reactive, nonsagging gels for joining ABS, acrylics, FRP, gelcoats, polyesters (including DCPD modified), PVC, styrenics, and vinyl esters They require little or no surface preparation and cure at room temperature to bonds that withstand service temperatures of 40 to 180°F. They can be dispensed manually or with standard meter-mix equipment. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:55:00 GMT http://uebtootoodz0512.spoonylife.com/dow-corning-opens-silicone-rubber-plant-in-china-1458.html Tag: silicone rubber products Dow Corning opened a multi-million dollar silicone rubber plant in China to support growing demand for these specialized materials in Asia. Located at Zhangjiagang, in Jiangsu Province, the new plant is the largest silicone rubber investment Dow Corning has made globally in the last ten years. The 6,000 square meter site manufactures High Consistency Rubber (HCR) and Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) for a full spectrum of industrial and consumer applications. It will serve the needs of customers in China and throughout Asia. "China is one of the priority markets for Dow Corning and an engine for our future growth," said Tom Cook, Dow Corning's Greater China President and Asia Area Vice President. "We are excited about the new silicone rubber plant, which plays a strategic role in our global manufacturing network. The opening of the rubber plant underscores our continued long-term commitment to China and our confidence in the huge potential of the entire Asia region." Dow Corning (Zhangjiagang) Silicone Co., Ltd. Silicone Rubber Plant is an integral part of Dow Corning's world-class manufacturing site currently under development at the Jiangsu Yangtze River Chemical Industrial Park in Zhangjiagang City. This integrated site includes China's largest facility to manufacture siloxane (basic silicone materials) with an investment of $600 million USD, as well as downstream finishing plants, which support the vigorous growth and demand for silicone materials in China and throughout Asia. "The opportunities to use silicone rubber in many existing and new applications will continue to drive the overall demand growth globally," said Ian Wilson, Executive Director of Formulated Products, Dow Corning. "We expect the demand growth in China to be higher than the world average given China's accelerated GDP growth rate," he added. Dow Corning broke ground at the Chemical Industry Park in Zhangjiagang in September 2006 for the siloxane manufacturing facility in a joint venture with WACKER Chemie AG. Completion is expected during 2010. Dow Corning continues to grow and invest throughout the globe. In addition to these investments in China, the company has recently opened offices in Vietnam, Russia and Turkey Dow Corning's joint venture Hemlock Semiconductor, in Hemlock, Mich. (U.S.A.) is in the midst of a $1.5 billion expansion to expand manufacturing capacity for polysilicon, the key raw material used to manufacture solar cells and semiconductors. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:53:00 GMT http://uebtootoodz0512.spoonylife.com/bangladesh-seize-tonnes-of-stolen-raw-rubber-1457.html Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday seized six tonnes of stolen raw rubber at Ghatail upazila in Tangail district and arrested four persons. Acting on a tip-off a Rab team led by its deputy assistant director Mohammad Faruque stopped a Dhaka-bound truck from Modhupur at Ghatail at around 4am and seized the raw rubber, Rab sources said. The seized raw rubber, worth about Tk 20 lakh, might have been stolen from Chandpur rubber garden in Modhupur, Rab sources said. The arrestees persons are Yousuf Ali of Amlitala in Modhupur; Nur Nabi of Jaler Shahar in Savar, Mohammad Motaleb of Arun Khola in Modhupur and truck driver MA Malek of Bhadraghat in Sirajganj. The arrestees persons and the seized rubber were handed over to Ghatail police. Chandpur Forest Beat Officer filed a case with Ghatail police station. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:52:00 GMT http://uebtootoodz0512.spoonylife.com/balemaster-makes-new-baler-machine-1221.html Tag: baler machineBalemaster, a manufacturer that has been involved in designing and manufacturing baling technology for more than 60 years, has introduced its newest product the Fat Boy automatic horizontal auto tie baler. The baler incorporated advanced technology to boost throughput, making bales more valuable.According to Balemaster, the Fat Boy machine combines both power and size, and outputs a bale that is 20 percent larger than other bales, the bale generated by this baler can weight in at close to 4,000 pounds, roughly three-quarters of a ton more than more conventional baling technology, said King Kelso, president of JMK Fibers, Tacoma, Wash.The powerful hydraulic system and the oversized charging chamber are the key reasons for the Fat Boy balers' increased output and high capacity performance. Delivering more than 461,500 pounds of compression force to the baling process the baling ram puts more material like OCC or ONP into a bale.Benefits to MRFs and OCC recyclers are obvious and can include significant increases in daily throughput to reduction in operating costs like wire costs, in-plant handling and storage as well as transportation and logistics costs. Thu, 15 May 2008 10:37:00 GMT http://uebtootoodz0512.spoonylife.com/imperial-visual-widens-scope-1220.html Imperial Visual Communications, New Berlin, WI, 44 employees, moved from a 19,000-sq.ft. facility to a 40,000-sq.ft. operation. Along with the move, the company added a new 6-color, 40" Komori press with inline aqueous coating. The company also added: remote proofing; high-speed diecutting with foil stamping capabilities; a 64" high-resolution indoor/outdoor printer; custom configured automated punch inserter; increased selection of printing substrates; a 54" computerized cutter with a jogging table; an additional high-speed shrink wrapper; Artworks Nexus workflow upgrades; a Fuji CTP platesetter, a client extranet; and second order Stochastic screening "We took the printing business and said ‘let's get rid of the old ways of doing things.' That philosophy brought about the move and led to the expansion," says Bob Stormowski, Imperial's owner. "The move is a big step for us," he adds, "but it is one that will benefit our customers across the U.S., as well as our employees." Thu, 15 May 2008 10:36:00 GMT http://uebtootoodz0512.spoonylife.com/steel-plant-breaks-ground-in-vietnam-1219.html Tag: metallurgy machinery The Viet NamChina Minerals and Metallurgy Co (VTM) last week held a ground-breaking ceremony at the site of a steel plant capable of producing a million tonnes of steel a year at the Tang Loong Industrial Zone in northern Lao Cai province. The plant, capitalised with US$152 million, is a joint venture of the Viet Nam Steel Corporation, the Lao Cai Minerals Company and the Kunming Iron and Steel Group Co. Ltd. Construction work is expected to be completed by 2010. Thu, 15 May 2008 10:35:00 GMT http://uebtootoodz0512.spoonylife.com/china-bottle-producer-gets-new-ticker-1218.html China Bottles, Inc. ("The Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: CBTT), a leading plastic packaging solution company and plastic bottle production equipment in the People's Republic of China, today announced that its stock will start trading on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board under the new ticker symbol "CBTT" effective immediately. Prior to today's announcement, the Company traded under the ticker symbol "HTTH." About China Bottles, Inc. China Bottles, Inc. ("the Company") has been a leading manufacturer of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) blow molding and injection equipment and molds in China for fifteen years. The Company has an additional established expertise in the production of beverage bottles and pharmaceutical packaging. China Bottles produces, markets and sells a full range of packaging production equipment including high-speed injection molding machines for blow molding of PET bottles and molds which shape and form the bottles. The Company also produces bottles that are primarily made of PET, which is a plastic resin that is a recyclable, durable plastic with strong resistance to heat, moisture and diluted acid. The Company is headquartered in Fogang City, Guangdong province in PRC China, and operates through China Bottles' affiliate Company, Guo zhu Group Co., Ltd. exporting its products internationally to more than twenty countries Safe Harbor Statement This announcement contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact in this announcement are forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, the company's ability to obtain the necessary financing to continue and expand operations, to market its products in new markets and to offer products at competitive pricing, to attract and retain management, and to integrate and maintain technical information and management information systems; compliance with laws and regulations of the PRC, the effects of currency policies and fluctuations, general economic conditions and other factors detailed from time to time in the company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory authorities. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Thu, 15 May 2008 10:34:00 GMT http://uebtootoodz0512.spoonylife.com/card-manufacturer-gets-new-waterless-press-1217.html Tag: PVC Card Paper KBA North America, a leading press manufacturer based in Williston, Vermont, announces that Bristol ID Technologies, a specialist in the fast-growing custom card market, installed a Genius 52 UV waterless press from KBA in early 2008 at its Lima, New York, facility, outside Rochester. Bristol manufactures customized plastic cards and is a distributor of badge identification systems that serve the security and identi-fication market as well as the gift and loyalty markets. Clients purchase items as varied as blank card products that can be print-ed in a desktop card printer to custom-printed cards in a variety of shapes and substrates. Company products include member-ship cards, retail store gift cards, loyalty cards and all-access passes to premier events. Bristol also serves those markets by distributing accessories, such as card printers, cam-eras, software, and lanyards. "The KBA Genius 52 UV printing press is a great fit for our business because it adds capacity, efficiency, and higher quality to our existing digital printing capabilities," says Jim Morsch, Director of Operations at Bristol ID. "The benefits are clear: quick setup, very little waste coming up to color, excellent image quality on PVC, polyesters and teslinall at substantially more sheets per hour than we currently can print with our digital or traditional offset equipment." The Genius 52 UV, which received the prestigious GATF InterTech award in 2006, is the world's first waterless UV sheetfed offset press. The maximum sheet size is 14 3/16" x 20", and it can operate at 8,000 sph. The unique press features keyless inking, waterless technology, extended delivery, and integrated dryers. It is designed to print on a variety of paper, board, and plastics, including lenticular surfaces, ABS, PVC, PC, and others.. It features an automatic plate-changing device that guarantees short setup times, reliable reproducibility, and brilliant offset quality. The Genius 52 control console features a touch-screen display that can be slid from one end of the press to the other for easy press operator access. The press prints in five colors with UV curing inks that rapidly and completely harden through an efficient integrated drying system, which allows further processing, such as laminating or punching, immediately afterward. Bristol ID Technologies prides itself on being ahead of trends in the specialty card market, providing its customers with eye-catching cards in a shorter lead time than competitors can offer. "Our key is to offer our customers a diversity of products that fit the type of card they need," says Diane Morsch, Director of Marketing and Customer Care. "We partner with our customers and give them ideas on how to produce their cards; sometimes they don't know all the options available to them. That's where the KBA Genius becomes important. The Genius will allow us to print on a wider variety of substrates and produce lenticular work that we couldn't produce before. It gives us the ability to apply either a matte or gloss finish on the cards, giving them a 3-D look, or apply spot coatings." Longer run lengths, short lead times By installing the Genius 52 UV, Bristol's goal is to offer products ranging from 500 to 500,000 cards, depending on the type of material used. "We're [already] very adept at providing small to midsize run lengths for our customers," says Diane Morsch. "The Genius 52 UV will take us to the next level. We have a reputation for short lead times; we finish our jobs in nine days, as opposed to the competition, which can take from 15 to 20 days. The Genius will only solidify that reputation by providing us with a fast, flexible machine." Bristol has deal-ers throughout North America, and the firm sells its products overseas. To market the new capabilities of the KBA Genius 52 UV, Bristol is redesigning its company brochure and notifying customers with e-mail blasts. Bristol ID Technologies recently gained national exposure for its work at Super Bowl XLII held in Arizona. The company has also created event badges for PGA tournaments as well as college bowl. Recently, Bristol ID won the International Card Manufacturers Association's (ICMA) global badge design competition. The design combined multiple technical print and material features with a great look and artistic feel. This was one of the first jobs printed on the KBA Genius 52 UV press. "It is quite an achievement to enter and actually win this award considering the global competition," says Jim Morsch. "The design incorporates a great mix of printing and security features that we offer including fine line/guilloche print, embedded holographic foils, and surface stamped metallic foil." Growing base of customers; double-digit growth in sales Bristol has carved a niche in the market that gives it a loyal base of customers. The company's annual sales grew 13 percent in 2007, and management expects additional growth in 2008. "The firm's growing business and expand-ed offerings have led to the need for addition-al equipment. Bristol has spent $1.2 million over the past year on new machines. The company recently added a laminat-ing press, which increased its capacity 4.5 times, along with the KBA Genius 52 UV waterless printing press and related equipment, which boosts output to six times its previous capacity", says Bristol president and CEO Keith Yeates. Additional manufacturing space Bristol continues to look at new ways to grow. Owing to the new equipment plus the rise in business, Bristol has filled the 15,000-square-foot space at the Lima facility where it has been located for the past four years. Management plans a 6,000-square-foot expansion, slated for the end of 2009. Founded in 1975, Bristol ID Technologies has excelled for the last 33 years as a top provider of innovative solutions in custom card manufacturing. Its manufacturing facility specializes in the production of Teslin- and PVC-based card products. Its clients' needs range from blank card products that can be printed in a desktop card printer to complete badge systems. KBA North America is a member of the KBA Group, a leading global supplier of sheetfed, webfed, and digital offset presses located in Williston, Vermont. KBA is dedicated to excellence in printing technology. The company's greatest satisfaction comes from helping its customers succeed by building presses that enable their businesses to prosper. From engineering through production, KBA's focus is on people, providing flexible technology, customized printing solutions, and personal service to help its partners differentiate themselves and be successful today and in the future Thu, 15 May 2008 10:33:00 GMT http://uebtootoodz0512.spoonylife.com/2008-ieee-ias-pca-cement-industry-conference-ready-to-kick-off-1216.html Tag: automatic machine welding Celebrating its 50th anniversary with this year's event, the 2008 IEEE-IA'S/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference, May 18-22, will feature a mix of educational tutorials and technical papers at the Doral Golf Resort and Spa in Miami, Florida, located just a few miles from the Miami International Airport. In addition to attending papers, tutorials, committee meetings, and other sessions, conference guests this year will be taking a plant tour on Thursday May 22 of Titan America's Pennsuco facility. In addition to touring the cement production facilities, visitors will be taken to Titan's quarry to see mining the South Florida way-from below the water table. After seeing the plant, attendees will be able to tour the block manufacturing facility, one of the largest in the countries. The cement plant was commissioned in 2004 and has the latest state-of-the-art process equipment to handle some difficult high silica raw materials. In addition, an extensive, four-day spouse program also will be available. This year's exhibition hall features approximately 115 companies ready to discuss their product and service offerings to attendees. In addition, more than 30 companies will be hosting hospitality suites in meeting rooms in and around the Doral. The downtown Miami area pulsates with activity as cultural and leisure pursuits come together. Enjoy the Miami skyscrapers but don't miss the historic shopping arcades and storefronts evoking the city's origins as a trading town. The stores and emporiums offer big city shopping with a cosmopolitan flair, while Downtown Miami's diversity inspires dining delights in a variety of culinary styles. Or simply relax on the miles and miles of beaches beckoning sun seekers from around the globe. What follows is an alphabetical listing of every company exhibiting at this year's IEEE-IA'S/PCA conference. Available contact information and booth numbers are provided. EXHIBITING COMPANIES 4B Components, Ltd., Booth 605 This firm is a worldwide supplier of high-quality bulk material handling components and electronic controls, including 'SJ' pressed steel buckets, with steel web belt for bucket elevators; and heavy duty forged metric conveyor chain for drag and en-mass conveyors. 4B provides a free engineering design service and a variety of electronic monitoring systems, sensors, and controls. (+1) 309-698-5611 ABB Switzerland, Ltd., Booths 311 et 313 This company will be demonstrating its Industrial IT solutions that provide easy connectivity to REP or SAP system. Additionally the latest solution-PC modules including Economic Process Optimization (PEPO), Raw Mix Preparation (REP), and LIMAS-bring the most advanced and integrated benefits to improve product quality and optimize resources. ABA features comprehensive LTV and MV drive solutions, ranging from a small horsepower to 30,000-hp single drives. The company features a range of Continuous Gas Analyzers for application in kiln combustion gas analysis, preheater safety monitoring, coal plant fire protection, and Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems. (+1) 440-585-6579, or (+41) 58 586 84 44 Abresist Corp., Booth 701 This company manufactures abrasion-resistant pipe and fittings for material handling. The custom-engineered linings resist abrasion and corrosion from cement, coal, clinker dust, limestone, and other bulk materials in pipes, elbows, separators, cyclones, fans, silos, bunkers, troughs, chutes, chain conveyors, and wherever friction-induced abrasion occurs. Wear protection products include fused cast basalt, alumina ceramic, including Kalbond adhering system; Kalcret hard compound (sprayable, trowelable or cast); Kalcor cast alumina/zirconia; Kalflex pipes and elbows, flexible to absorb movement and vibration, tough to handle the abrasion; and Kalmetall iron-alloy castings and overlay weldings. (+1) 800-348-0717 A-C Equipment Services, Booth 400 This firm specializes in design, manufacture, and installation of new rotary kilns and replacement parts for existing kilns. Its skilled field crews are experts in all phases of kiln repair. A-C's 34,000-sq-ft facility utilizes specialized plate-cutting and welding techniques and has one of the world's largest plate-bending rolls. In addition to kiln shell, A-C can supply rollers, rings, gearing, bearings and seals. Technical advisors perform kiln alignments and ovality checks and provide maintenance advice. Engineering services include custom designed parts, engineered solutions and finite element analysis of existing kilns and mills. (+1) 414-475-3848 AFS Technology, Booth 806 System from this leader in tire-derived fuel system technology maximize the benefits from TDF and other solid-waste fuels by providing precise reliable control of fuel feed rates. The company's systems are built to withstand the demanding environment of the cement industry. Daily use of this equipment saves thousands of dollars in fuel costs annually at cement manufacturing plants across North America and Europe. Feeding from bulk storage, the automated tire separation process supplies individual tires to the injection equipment. The separation process design has undergone more than seven years of development. This design includes a rugged separator, three refinement conveyors, accumulation conveyor, and tire inspection for size and excess metal content. (+1) 937-669-3548 Air Products and Chemicals, Booths 418 This firm is the leader in successfully implementing oxygen enrichment in the cement industry. Oxygen enrichment is a flexible, highly efficient, cost-effective technology that can boost production at capacity-constrained cement plants or enhance the combustion of alternative fuels. With a decade of experience on wet, long dry, preheater, and precalciner processes, this company's cement specialists work to maximize benefits for an operation. Stop by the booth for an entertaining and informative presentation on the benefits of oxygen enrichment by professional magician Dr. Richard Gustafson. (+1) 800-654-4567 Airgas, Booth 816 This company is a leading supplier of industrial ammonia and now offers the complete line of refrigerant services of CFC Refimax as a part of a January 2007 acquisition. With 29 ammonia and refrigerant distribution facilities nationwide, this firm has the ability to meet your delivery needs for industrial ammonia, CFC, HCFC, and refrigerant blends. The company offers delivery, repairs, pump-outs, tank inspection, and preventative maintenance for all ammonia and refrigerant applications. A nationwide distribution network provides outstanding delivery reliability, as well as short-notice and after-hours delivery and service. (+1) 770-717-2210 AirStream Systems Inc., Booth 713 AirStream Systems Inc. is an engineering and hardware company, providing cost-effective process fan upgrades. AirStream was founded in 1990 as a fan engineering and design firm. These services were soon complemented with manufacturing and installation capabilities. AirStream pioneered the concept of true high-efficiency fans. Modeling and field testing ensure that an equipment consistently achieves the guaranteed performance in the customers facility. These fans are said to be unsurpassed in efficiency, durability, reliability, and life. The company has a unique track record of innovation and quality, and it guarantees performance. AirStream fan equipment offers solutions for dirty and high-performance environments to industries including cement, steel, pulp et paper, power generation, and lime. With the industry's largest selection of fan designs, and a high-quality, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, customers always receive superior equipment tailored to their specific needs. (+1) 519-747-2676 Albarrie Environmental Service Ltd., Booth 718 On display in this company's booth will be its high-efficiency baghouse cleaning service demo DVD. Attendees can talk about specific filtration needs. With new and tougher emissions laws coming into effect, filter bags and filter media have tougher performance demands. The company's filter media and fabricated filters for dust collection systems are changing constantly to meet these demands. To arrange to receive a personalized presentation at the show, call (+1) 866-269-8275. Alstom Power / Air Preheater Co. / Raymond Chandler, Booth 307 The company is a world leader in integrated power plant, power production services, and air quality control systems. Alstom works with all energy forms (coal, gas, nuclear, fuel-oil, hydropower, wind) and is a leader in environmental protection (reduction of CO2 emissions, reduction of nitrogen oxide emissions). The Group also is developing CO2 capture processes that could lead to commercial scale in the medium term. (+1) 860-285-3462 or (+33) (0)1-41-49-20-00 Atec, Booth 217 The company is a project service oriented company, specializing in custom projects where technical issues require creative and cost-effective solutions. The firm's strength is the turnkey design, manufacture, and/or integration of facilities, systems, and equipment. (+1) 866-753-2384 Bachmann Dampjoint, Booth 312 Established in Laval (Montreal) Quebec, Canada, this company has developed a reputation for its custom-designed, specialty gas-flow equipment for the most demanding industrial applications. With a modern, fully equipped manufacturing plant, more than 30 years of experience and customers worldwide, we have a proven track record of offering damper, expansion joint, and customized equipment solutions to the cement industry. Products are fabricated to the highest design standards in a variety of materials, including sophisticated alloys. By building on a tradition of customer service, advanced design, heavy-duty construction, and modern technology, the company is committed on supplying quality engineered products. (+1) 450-786-8686 Bayshore Steel, Inc., Booth 716 This company employees specialists in powder and bulk solids handling equipment, with a full line of industrial equipment for the bulk materials industry, such as retractable bulk loading spouts for truck and railcar loading, as well as barges, ships, containers and/or stockpiling. Our product line also includes horizontal spout positioners, flow control gates, product diverters, pulse jet dust collectors, air-flow conveyors, bulk bag filling stations, and complete engineered systems. (+1) 231-347-1160 BEetK, Booth 814 This company's strategic approach to company growth has resulted in a unified, diversified, and flexible organization. The firm is able to deliver the full spectrum of engineering, construction, and maintenance services to clients worldwide, while maintaining a commitment to its employees and to the communities in which it lives and works. (+1) 205-972-6000 Bedeschi America, Booth 505 Bedeschi is one of the oldest companies in Europe for heavy clay, cement, and bulk handling machinery manufacturing. In the beginning of the 1900s, the company succeeded in building our first extruder and was awarded with the gold medal at Turin International Exhibition in 1909. Since then, the company experienced a constant and steady growth until today. (+1) 954-602-2175 Berenyi, Inc., Booth 101 This company is a full-service engineering firm specializing in cement, mineral processing, and general manufacturing industries. Services include comprehensive and efficient designs for projects of all types of new construction, expansions, modifications, and adaptive reuse. A comprehensive in-house team will help achieve clients' goals through innovative solutions and professional integrity while focusing on their needs. (+1) 843-284-2000 Bricking Solutions, Booth 714 This company's products assist with kiln relining as soon as the hood door is opened. Quality rotary kiln refractory maintenance revolves around easy access, rapid tear out, and efficient installation. If any part of this circle is missing, valuable days of production are being lost. The firm's goal is to minimize kiln downtime by creating products that improve the safety, speed, and quality of every step in the maintenance process. (+1) 800-621-7856 Brooks Systems, Booths 115 et 117 The Brooks Companies were formed in 1977 and have been serving the cement, lime, and aggregate industries for more than 30 years. Key personnel represent over 200 years of experience in environmental, processing, and bulk material handling systems. The company designs, supplies, and installs raw feed systems and aggregate processing plants, material-handling systems, and plant automation and control systems. From concept to completion, Brooks Systems provides a range of capabilities, including: consultation, site evaluation, facility planning and design, fabrication, erection, installation, automation, and construction of turn-key projects. Fully integrated, automated plants feature custom process flow designs for crushing, screening, conveying, and storing product materials. Systems also include state-of-the-art environmental control systems, including easy-access screen enclosures, fugitive dust collectors, and wet suppression systems. (+1) 610-614-1001 Bruker AXS, Booth 615 Bruker AXS is a worldwide leader providing advanced X-ray systems and complete solutions for structure and elemental analysis using X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X-ray microanalysis (EDS), and X-ray crystallography techniques. Solutions are focused on the analytical requirements in life science, material research, and process analysis. The company provides essential information about the molecular structure, material, and structural parameters of thin film and bulk material, as well as the elemental composition of solids and liquids. (+1) 800-234-XRAY CetC Oil Company, Booth 211 Established in 1980, this company is an independent lubricant manufacturer, incorporating application engineering to design products that enhance industry technology advances. Its premier product, Easy Bar, is a worldwide patented solid lubricant bar for kiln tire bore lubrication. It melts upon insertion in the gaps between the filler bars and tire bore, releasing proprietary wear-reducing components that reduce deterioration of the kiln's filler bar surface and tire bore. It is installed in a single revolution, has a high auto-ignition point, is easy to apply, and reduces personnel exposure time in the kiln's hostile environment. (+1) 770-424-4093 Cadence Environmental Energy, Booth 500 This company's mixing technologies have proven to reduce NOx up to 50% in long or PH/PC kilns. Precisely positioned, high-velocity air jets break up internal gas stratification and significantly improves combustion. Better combustion reduces NOx and allows kiln operators to use more alternate fuel. Additionally, Cadence Mixing Air, coupled with a unique SNCR delivery technology, achieves superior ammonia distribution in PH/PC kilns whether it be aqueous or less costly anhydrous ammonia. This technology allows PH/PC kilns to take full advantage of SNCR's NOx reducing power. Cadence technologies are cost-effective, reliable, and ready to go to work. (+1) 219-879-0371 CCC Group Inc., Booths 512 et 514 This company is a nationally ranked general contractor with numerous specialty divisions that provide a range of construction services throughout the U.S. and in select foreign markets. Construction disciplines include process upgrades, shutdowns, maintenance, marine construction, dismantling, turnkey projects, construction management, site development services, and plant expansions. (+1) 210-661-4251 Ceco Environmental, Booth 113 CECO Environmental is a leader in clean air solutions for industries of all sizes in all sectors. For more than three decades, the company has been providing innovative, custom-engineered solutions for improving air quality in a range of industrial processes and applications. This full service air pollution control company provides services to industry through our seven subsidiaries, including CECOaire, which provides emission solutions to the cement industry, especially those involving MACT compliance. (+1) 800-333-5475 Cement Performance International, Booth 619 Created in 2002, this firm brings together ex-Blue Circle executive, management, and technical personnel with many years of practical experience in the cement industry. A mix of business and operations people working alongside technical experts, this firm is able to offer independent cement manufacturers in-depth knowledge and expertise to help optimize their business performance and deliver increased shareholder value. Independent of any cement manufacturer or equipment supplier, the firm is impartial and in our clients' best interests. (+44) 1634-404585 Cinar, Booth 300 This UK-based SME, incorporated in 1988, advises on all issues related to combustion, energy, environment, and emission control. The firm provides powerful tools in accurately predicting the behavior of fluid flow, the performance of combustion units, and pollutant emissions, as well as specializing in computational fluid dynamics modelling techniques (CFD) and artificial intelligence structures (neural network). (+44) 20 7581 22 45 COH Inc., Booth 513 This custom crane design and manufacturing firm has developed specific hardware and software configurations to manage automatic cranes specially designed for cement and other bulk material industries. The management features include product reception, material storage, external customer's equipment, and inclusion of customer-specific production processes parameters. Fully automated overhead crane operation can be done from a single computer, and can operate 24/7, fully independent with no manual intervention. Manual mode operations are available from the cab, radio, or pendant station for maintenance and backup purposes. (+1) 800-363-6501 Columbia Steel Casting Co., Booth 705 Founded in 1901, this company is a respected manufacturer of replacement wear parts to the cement industry worldwide. Its product line includes parts for equipment such as crushers, impactors, hammer mills, roller mills, pulverizers, preheaters, kilns, clinker coolers, clinker breakers, grinding mills, mining shovels, drag chain conveyors, apron feeders, and bucket elevators. The company offers a full range of alloys, including heat-resistant steels, high-chromium alloy irons, chromium molybdenum steels, high-strength steels, manganese steels, and Xtend bi-metallic castings. Engineering, patternmaking, casting, machining, heat treating, and inspecting take place in Portland, Ore. Engineers work with customers to provide longer-lasting parts through improved designs and superior materials. Working closely with cement plant personnel has resulted in improved the performance of replacement wear parts. (+1) 800-547-9471 Conservatek Industries, Booth 417 Environmentally compatible, technically sound and reliably constructed, this company's roof systems offer a solution to challenging bulk storage enclosure requirements. These aluminum roof systems are custom-designed to accommodate clearance requirements, basin configuration, and bulk-handling equipment. The structurally efficient weight-to-strength ratios of this firm's geodesic domes provide dependable protection from the elements and reduced foundation costs. The goal is to maximize storage capacity as efficiently and economically as possible. (+1) 713-290-9944 Continental Construction, Booth 603 Continental will undertake parts of a project, serve as a general contractor and coordinate with your consulting engineer, or assume total responsibility for the entire project specializing in the following areas of construction: industrial buildings; slip form concrete construction; pile driving; structural steel erection; millwright work; marine construction; process piping; material handling systems; and contract maintenance. (+1) 901-382-4070 Darimec Industriale SRL, Booth 319 Darimec is a European leader in the subcontract products and services business, from gears to pinions, from couplings to reducers. It offers full customer service (before, during, and after production) through consulting, training, and high value services. Darimec boasts of 40 years of experience that its founder transmitted to a new fresh and dynamic management. (+39) 0226-922-058 DCL, Inc., Booths 403 et 405 This company was developed to provide full dust control loading systems as well as partial components to the bulk material handling industry. Seasoned veterans in technical sales, engineering and manufacturing give the company the abilities to design custom equipment to meet and understand all field applications. Areas of expertise include loading spouts; loading spout positioners; aeration equipment; shut-off valves; diverter valves; dust collection equipment; bag and drum filling; level sensors; inspection hatches; and system controls. (+1) 800-748-0563 Diamond Power International Inc., Booth 413 Diamond Electronics, Inc., a division of this company, is a leading manufacturer of high-temperature, closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera systems and related products in the United States and worldwide. The division has evolved into a leader in diagnostic and vision systems, designing, manufacturing, marketing, and servicing industrial CCTV and related products for use in security, surveillance, industrial process viewing, and traffic management. As an integral part of your Industrial CCTV operation, the company has diagnostic factory service available for repairs, upgrades, and calibration. (+1) 740-687-4275 Donaldson Co Inc., Booth 318 This firm helps manufacturers get cleaner air with dust and particulate filtration research and development programs unique within the industry. Some of the most efficient collection and filtration technologies are offered for all types of dust, fume, and mist particulate. You'll find a broad line of collectors and filters available - from central, source, and ambient systems to baghouse, envelope, and cartridge technologies. Standard models are available, or custom assembly may be an ideal solution for a unique application. (+1) 888-338-3878 Dustex, Booths 201 et 203 Founded in 1947, this company began as a designer and manufacturer of high-efficiency cyclonic separators for the food processing industry. During the following decade, the company developed a line of dry fabric filters and marketed them throughout North America. By the 1960s, it has become established as the industry leader in the design and manufacture of fully portable reverse air dust collection equipment for the asphalt and related aggregate industries. Today, the company has evolved into a full-service designer and manufacturer of product recovery, air pollution control equipment, and systems with unparalleled in-house engineering expertise. It provides stand-alone, flange-to-flange dust collectors of all sizes and types, as well as complete air pollution control systems to a variety of industrial users. (+1) 770-429-5575 EADS Sodern North America, Booths 606 et 608 Extending quarry life, improving kiln refractory life, lowering the cost of fuel, electricity, and additives, while dramatically reducing kiln feed variability are just a few of the many benefits the company's Cement CNA (Controlled Neutron Analyzer) has achieved in the production process. Whether used for sorting or blending in the quarry, optimizing stockpile quality, controlling the chemistry of the raw mix, the Cement CNA-with all major elements including calcium, silica, iron, and alumina along with numerous minor elements and quality control factors such as LSF and C3S-will make perfect management and control of the cement making process possible. (+1) 858-457-2000 Endress et Hauser, Booth 308 This company is a global supplier of process automation solutions. It develops sensors and systems for production and logistics. These products acquire, transmit, and use process information, and are excellent in both performance and price, while the services are ground-breaking. Both aid customers' competitiveness with a maximum of quality, safety, and efficiency. (+1) 317-535-7138 EnviroCare International, Inc., Booth 702 For the past 25 years, this firm has supplied more than 175 evaporative gas-conditioning systems to the cement industry. The company is able to apply its experience into solving the most difficult of gas cooling requirements. Applications include: preheater GCT, alkali bypass, downcomers, clinker coolers, preheater cyclones, and raw mills. The company is a supplier of engineered systems, engineering and aftermarket services for pollution control and evaporative gas cooling, and conditioning applications. It recently successfully commissioned a retrofit of an alkali bypass hydraulic conditioning tower in Egypt with its MicroMist air atomized system, complete with PLC-based controls. (+1) 707-638-6800 Environmental Quality Management, Booth 200 This firm provides environmental and engineering services to the cement industry nationwide and internationally. The experienced staff have a long lineage of supporting the environmental, process, and engineering assessment needs of the cement industry. The company offers support in environmental consulting, air pollution control assessments, determining the interrelationship between process operations and emissions, secondary plume abatement, and site assessment and remediation. (+1) 800-229-7495 Epperson Co., Booth 508 EPCO is a leading supplier of bulk material conveying products and services in the Southeast. Headquartered in Tampa with full service locations in Jacksonville and Miami, the company's motto is "We Service What We Sell." Conveyor services department specializes in: turnkey conveyor belt removal and installation; chemical and hot vulcanized splices; mechanical splices; pulley relagging and installation; conveyor belt cleaners and plows, installation, and maintenance; skirt systems and transfer point installation and maintenance; and preventive maintenance surveys and reports. (+1) 800-886-6125 FCT Inc., Booth 419 This company offers on-line, real-time XRD analyzers for cement and clinker with Cosma, a true on-line mineral analyzer providing a continuous mineral analysis of a stream of cement or clinker using XRD proprietary technologies. Also offered are multi-fuel burners using industry proven modeling techniques, FCT supplies kiln, and calciner multi-fuel burners to efficient and economically handle conventional and alternative fuels. (+1) 610-725-8840 FLSmidth - Pneumatic Transport, Booths 517, 519, 616 et 618 This company is the leading supplier of equipment, systems, and services for the cement industry. FLSmidth (USA) maintains a full complement of engineers and project managers capable of carrying out an array of projects from complete greenfield plants to minor process upgrades. The company is organized into divisions which are capable of addressing special client needs. The Cement Services Division is capable of supplying customers with assistance from mechanical and electrical inspections, process inspections and optimization, emissions investigations, and thorough training of plant personnel. (+1) 800-523-9482 FLSmidth Airtech - AFR Division, Booth 516 FLSmidth Airtech develops and supplies air pollution control systems. A subsidiary of FLSmidth, FLSmidth Airtech offers extensive knowledge on fabric filters, electrostatic precipitators, conditioning towers, scrubber systems, heavy metal and dioxin removal, and multi-pollution control systems. (+1) 800-523-9482 FLSmidth Automation, Booth 518 FLSmidth Automation has the engineering expertise and capability to design and implement process control systems of every size, up to and including systems for total plant control. One key feature of the company's approach to the design of its Adaptable Control Engineering (ACE) systems is flexibility. Many of FLSmidth Automation's customers enhance the benefits they obtain from the company's expertise in process control and measurement by adding process optimisation to their overall system. FLSmidth Automation's ECS platform (Expert Control and Supervision) is based upon a multi-user/multi-function computer platform in which workstations are linked together on a plant-wide network. High data throughput and advanced modular software provide a total plant overview and control of a variety of linked processes. (+1) 610-264-6044 Forjas Bolivar, Booth 304 During the last 38 years, this company has been producing bolts and anchor bolts for mill liners and coolers, conveyor and reclaimer chains, round and oval link chains for rotary kilns and elevators, among other forged elements. All are 100% hot-forged in carbon, alloy, or stainless steel, manufactured under international standards, according to our customer's requirements. The excellence of the products and the competitive prices are recognized and approved by important cement groups worldwide such as Cemex, Essroc, Lafarge, and Holcim. 57-4-2 63 55 00, ext. 116 Fritz + Macziol GmbH, Booth 316 Fritz et Macziol and Infoma was founded in 1987, with offices strategically located throughout Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Approximately 520 business economists, computer scientists, engineers, technicians, and communal administration specialists support and advise our clients from local government, industry, commerce, and services. The company's assignment is realizing software solutions, as well as middleware and hardware infrastructures together with ensuring that all processes in the organization, production, or administration are more effective and transparent. Our technology partners also provide a high degree of security for our clients. This includes being an IBM Premier Business Partner for hardware and software, a Citrix Gold Partner, a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner, a VMware Premier Enterprise VIP Partner as well Member of the Alliance Leader for Linux. The ever-increasing demand of "everything from one source"-covering all relevant IT issues-is guaranteed through the set-up and organization and is the basis for a long-standing working relationship with clients. +49 731-1551-0 GE Energy, Booth 103 This company electrifies the world by providing reliable, efficient products, and services for the energy industry. GE Energy helps businesses and authorities that generate, transmit, or use electricity. The company works in all areas of the energy industry including coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear energy, as well as with renewable resources such as water and wind energy. (+1) 713-803-0459 H2E Inc, Booth 215 H2E is a professional engineering firm located in Liberty Lake, Wash., specializing in electrical engineering and process control systems. H2E has a staff of qualified engineers, designers, drafters, and other support personnel. These individuals are qualified through technical education, professional registration, and practical experience. Our staff includes Professional Engineers registered in the states of Washington, Idaho, Oregon, California, Nevada, Wyoming, Alaska, Louisiana, and Montana. (+1) 509-927-2424 Haver Filling Systems, Booths 502 et 504 As a wholly owned subsidiary of the Haver et Boecker Technology Group, this company is responsible for North and Central America and is located in Conyers, Ga., only 30 miles from Atlanta. The company provide sales and engineering for individual bag filling machinery or complete logistic centers, backed by local technical services and local spare parts inventory. (+1) 770-760-1130 Hawk IR International, Booth 314 This firm is the global leader in infrared safety products. With world firsts such as Arc-Resistant Infrared Windows, low-cost flexible IR ports, and the revolutionary fixed and portable ATEX-certified infrared cameras for use in explosive atmospheres. This is a family company based in the U.K. with offices in the United States and Europe and distribution networks to ensure the sale of infrared safety products worldwide. (+44) 1642 497000 Hazemag USA Inc., Booth 401 This manufacturer's impact crushers enjoy such features as hydraulic impact apron mountings and hydraulic rotor blow bar clamping systems, offering a high degree of reliability and maximum performance. The company has supplied the cement industry with some of the world's largest impactors, with capacities of up to 2,200 tph. The double-rotor Compound Crusher can reduce run-of-quarry limestone to ball mill feed size in a single pass. Along with the associated peripheral equipment-such as apron conveyors, wobbler grates-experienced engineers design and build complex systems, thereby incorporating complete control and dust suppression equipment. Worldwide project management involving local fabrication is just as much part of the range of services as is site erection and plant commissioning. (+1) 724-439-3512 Helmke Orbis, Booth 206 This group is an experienced partner for high-quality motor and drive systems, frequency converters, liquid starters, and transformers for all branches of today's industry. In Europe's largest stock of brand new high and low voltage motors, users will find several hundred motors in the Helmke Series, along with a large selection from well known European manufacturers. High voltage motors up to 7,000 hp are available. Attractive motor rental agreements are available upon request. (+1) 704-633-6082 Herzog Automation, Booth 109 This firm is a leading manufacturer of laboratory sample preparation machines and systems. It manufactures automatic and manual versions of all machines such as crushers, mills, presses, and fusion machines. The company manufactures samplers for hot meal and clinkers, plus screw, piston, and air-slide samplers. For automated solutions, the samplers are delivered to a customer's lab via the firm's plant stations and pneumatic tube systems. Its range of fusion machines include manual, semi-automatic, and fully automated versions of both gas and the new electric, high-frequency (HF) type machines. (+1) 800-451-4848 HGH Systemes Infrarouges, Booth 317 For more than 20 years, HGH Infrared Systems has specialized in the development of optronic and infrared systems for security, industrial, and civil applications. The company provides for cement plant all items necessary for industrial thermography (kiln scanner, pyrometric camera), as well as a panoramic thermal camera for surveillance. (+33) 169354770 Industrial Accessories Corp. (IAC), Booths 406 et 408 Founded in 1986, this firm is a high-technology designer and fabricator of pneumatic conveying, dust collection, and bulk material handling equipment, including baghouses, bin vents, filter receivers, pressure blowers, and vacuum blowers. Since its inception, IAC has produced thousands of systems for a variety of clients and industries. The management team and project engineers have a combined experience of over 200 years in the field. Located in the Kansas City area, IAC is centrally located to be responsive to our customers. IAC's warehouse is stocked with components and parts for not only its equipment, but also competitive systems. Its OEM status gives it the discounted buying power to provide replacement parts for all brands of equipment, such as airlocks, knife gates, fans, pipe and tubing, pulse timer boards and panels, bag filters and bag cages, level detector, gauges, hoses, and silencers. (+1) 800-334-7431 InterSystems, Booth 208 This company features a line of automatic sampling equipment for the cement industry that includes its model PS (pneumatic sampler) for both dense and dilute phase pneumatic lines, and model HD-PP for high-pressure/temperature solid or liquid. Samplers also can be applied to air slide applications. Automatic samplers come complete with controls, collection carousels, and PLC interface capability. (+1) 866-495-9713 ITECA, Booth 700 This company is a leading manufacturer of online process control instruments specifically designed for the cement industry (raw material, ignition loss, free lime, gypsum/limestone addition, particle size), as well as completely automatic laboratories (sampling systems, cartridge sample transport, sample preparation, automation), with more than 30 years of experience in this field. The firm also designs and markets efficient, low-maintenance inlet and outlet kiln seals, reliable gas sampling systems designed for the kiln inlet, as well as high-capacity grinding media sorting machines. Most of these systems have already been installed and are being used by all the large cement producers in North America. (+33) 442026000 J.H. Mac Inc., Booth 509 JD Neuhaus, Booth 210 With explosion-proofness as standard, this specialist for air driven hoists, winches, and cranes, this company offers air hoists and trolleys, air winches, monorail air hoists, and air cranes et kits. (+1) 800-331-2889 Jeffco, Booth 712 Jeffco is a major source for Fuller compressor rebuilds, new compressors, and parts and services. After working 9 years for a Fuller/F.L. Smidth Distributor, Jeff McFarlane knew there was a way to provide customers with the quality parts that a distributor provides to their customers, but with the personal touch that he felt was lacking in a larger company. So with his skills, knowledge, 1-ton Dulley truck, and personal garage, he formed Jeffco, LLC, in March 2004. (+1) 918-279-0669 Keith Mfg. Co., Booths 607 et 609 This firm supplies alternative fuel handling, storage, and metering systems to the cement industry. The Walking Floor system reliably handles a variety of difficult fuels, including biomass, tdf, shredded plastics, paper, carpet, and whole tires. Bins can be designed to handle several types of material, and maintenance costs are minimal. Systems can be applied as a trailer tipper-receiving bin or mounted in semi-trailers, which are not prone to tipping on unstable ground or in windy conditions. (+1) 800-547-6161 Klüber, Booth 107 Klüber's range of special lubricants and know-how, backed by more than 70 years of experience in research and development, make this company one of the world's leading lubricant suppliers. In all matters regarding lubrication, Klüber keeps the world turning. The range of Klüber special lubricants is as diverse as the spectrum of all friction, wear, and corrosion reducing applications you can think of. Klüber has more than 2000 special lubricants in store. (+1) 603-647-4104 Koppern Equipment, Inc., Booth 507 This company manufactures roller presses and related systems for briquetting, compaction, and comminution of mineral materials. Since 1898, it has been continuously improving its products and expanding their use in industries such as fertilizer, mining, waste processing, coal, cement, slag, and limes. Worldwide sales and service centers are in close proximity to clients. Material testing is done in test laboratories in Germany, Australia, and the United States. (+1) 704-357-3322 Lechler, Booth 818 Lechler is an innovative and reliable partner in all matters relating to gas conditioning and atomization technology. Services offered include, complete gas conditioning and gas cooling systems, including temperature control and process guarantee; nozzles lances selected and developed to meet required droplet size, velocity, flow rates, spray angle, and pattern; commissioning by engineers with many years of experience; worldwide supply of spare parts; gas cooling tower design; optimization of energy usage; support in flow optimization of the gas cooling tower for new projects; and upgrades to increase spray nozzle effectiveness. (+1) 800-777-2926 Loesche America, Booth 503 Loesche America, located in South Florida, is a subsidiary of Loesche GmbH, with headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany. Loesche has been in the business of designing and manufacturing grinding mills since 1906, employing more than 500 people in over 20 countries. Loesche America manufactures vertical roller mills and offers turn-key solutions for dry grinding and processing of cement, coal, lime and other materials. The company specializes not only in installing new, state-of-the-art, grinding equipment but also in upgrading existing plants with LSKS high efficiency dynamic classifiers. Loesche also offers an extensive spare parts department and expert on-site engineering services. (+1) 954-602-1424 Malvern Instruments, Booth 715 This global company develops, manufactures, and markets advanced analytical systems for the characterization of a variety of materials, from bulk powders to nanomaterials and delicate macromolecules. Innovative technologies combined with powerful software produce systems that deliver industrially relevant particle characterization, rheological and chemical composition data. These technologies are combined with robust mechanical designs and comprehensive software to provide systems that support the measurement of the following material properties: particle size and size distribution, zeta potential, particle shape, molecular weight and a range of rheological properties. On-line, at-line, and off-line particle sizing and characterization solutions are provided to meet QA/QC, control, and development applications across a range of industries. (+44) (0) 1684 892456 Martin Engineering, Booths 717 et 719 This firm will showcase new technologies to make the handling of bulk materials cleaner, safer, and more productive. Featured at the conference will be the next generation of Big Blaster Air Cannon Systems that increase force output to improve the flow of even hardened material, as well as discharge nozzles of new materials to improve performance and extend service life in high temperature pre-heater tower applications. This company offers guaranteed engineering and installation of air cannon systems, as well as other products and services to improve the conveying and flow of bulk materials. (+1) 800-544-2947 Midwesco Filter Resources, Booth 404 This firm is a global industrial air filtration leader, based in Winchester, Va., that manufactures industrial air filters in 100 market segments across six continents. The company maintains a large diversified inventory of high-quality, custom-made dust collector and baghouse filter bags, cartridges, pleated elements, and baghouse accessories in its global manufacturing facilities residing in Virginia, Illinois, Denmark, and South Africa. (+1) 540-667-8500 Motofrenos SA, Booth 804 This nearly 30-year-old manufacturing and metal-mechanic company produces plates for furnace seal in the charge as well as in the discharge stage. The company produces these plates in Colombia of steels 100% from Germany, which makes prices highly competitive--more or less 50% under the others marks and the same or better quality. The furnace manufacturing companies in Denmark and U.S. offer the customer composite plates that are made with three elements: stainless steel, ceramics paper, and a high-carbon steel-like plate offering higher durability. These plates are used to avoid the infiltration of air which increases the fuel consumption. (+57) 4-232-17-04 Nord-sen Metal Industries, Ltd., Booth 310 This company designs and builds bulk material handling and conveying equipment, including bucket elevators, drag chain conveyors, screw conveyors, rail car progressioners, rail car indexers, and other associated equipment for industries that include cement, aggregate, mineral processing, pulp et paper, and mining. Nord-Sen's experience and successes span four continents, and its products trade under the name Nordic. All Nordic products are designed an in-house engineering department. (+1) 800-563-1553 Pavilion Technologies, Booth 704 This company is a leader in providing advanced process control (APC) solutions to the cement industry. Companies like Buzzi Unicem, Capitol Aggregates, and Cemex have employed this firm's solutions to improve their operational performance. The firm's cement solutions have helped leading cement manufacturers increase product quality, reduce energy and operating costs, and increase use of alternative fuels quickly. Cement Solution leverages Pavilion8 on the raw mill, vertical mill, kiln, and precalciner to drive operational performance to desired business objectives while maintaining regulatory compliance. Cement leaders realize higher ROI and more sustained value than alternative solutions. (+1) 512-438-1400 PdMA Corporation, Booth 612 This firm is a leader in the field of predictive maintenance, condition monitoring applications, and the development of electric motor test equipment for motor circuit analysis. It offers reliability solutions, products, and services to industries across the globe, and is comprised of two divisions: electric motor testing and lubricant analysis. (+1) 800-476-6463 PEG, Booth 812 PEG is a top independent engineering consultancy. Established for the cement industry in 1965, it constructed the world's first fully-automated inline cement plant. PEG has been innovating ever since, presently with a greater level of experience and technical know how than ever before. PEG has brought together industry leading experts from around the world who are dedicated to saving their clients, time and money. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, it offers a range of services spanning the cement, environment, and infrastructure industries and has ongoing projects all over the globe. (+41) (0) 22-544-31-00 Pennsylvania Crusher Corp., Booth 506 The company will display the Posimetric Feeder, known for its proven accuracy and low maintenance even when feeding sticky and/or abrasive materials. This feeder-with only one moving part-operates on the principle that, when confined, solid materials will form a self-supporting bridge. The Posimetric has been installed to replace both coal feeders and triple gates, as is ideal if there are problems feeding difficult materials or if a user wants to reduce feeder maintenance costs. Pennsylvania Crusher also manufactures many types of crushers, including impactors, hammermills, granulators, and cage mills. The company will display the Posimetric Feeder, known for its proven accuracy and low maintenance even when feeding sticky and/or abrasive materials. This feeder-with only one moving part-operates on the principle that, when confined, solid materials will form a self-supporting bridge. The Posimetric has been installed to replace both coal feeders and triple gates, as is ideal if there are problems feeding difficult materials or if a user wants to reduce feeder maintenance costs. Pennsylvania Crusher also manufactures many types of crushers, including impactors, hammermills, granulators, and cage mills. (+1) 610-544-7200 Penta Engineering Corp., Booth 315 This company is a full-service, multi-discipline, employee-owned engineering firm that serves the chemical process, metals, and general manufacturing industries. It offers technical, design, engineering, operational, and construction contract administration services with a staff composed of experienced professionals, many of whom have more than 20 years of industrial experience. (+1) 704-588-8877 Petron Corporation, Booth 511 A leading designer and manufacturer of OEM approved open gear lubricants, this company's trademark product-Gear Shield-is environmentally friendly and provides the best FZG wear test and Lambda film thickness results of all measured products. Gear Shield is internationally recognized and installed on open gears throughout the world. More than fifty cement plants throughout North America use Gear Shield for kiln and mill gear lubrication. (+1) 800-757-5796 Plattco Corporation, Booths 706 et 708 This firm invented the Double Flap Airlock Valve more than 40 years ago to provide performance that no other valve could accomplish. The company manufactures high-performance flap gate airlocks and slide gates for use in material handling systems. The company's foundry, pattern shop, machine shop, and design team offer flexibility when delivering solutions for custom applications. Also offered is full after-market field service and genuine spare parts. (+1) 800-352-1731 Pneumat Systems Inc., Booth 204 Founded in 1982 providing contract bin et silo cleaning services for the grain industry, this company has since evolved into an international business serving feed, cement, coal, paper, lime, food, steel, ethanol, plastic industries with our service and bulk flow aid equipment. This company manufactures and sells the bin whip/drills (the only all hydraulic unit) for silo cleaning, AirForce air cannons and Cardox blasting systems for clearing of blockages. (+1) 800-458-9446 Polysius AG, Booth 414 et 416 This company, with subsidiary firms on all five continents and more than 1,600 employees all around the world, is one of the leading engineering companies equipping the cement and minerals industries. A strong partner offering project elaboration, engineering and design, shipment, field assembly and commissioning, this firm offers comprehensive service activities for complete production lines, individual products, plant conversions, and upgrades. (+1) 770-955-3660 Prazair, Inc., Booth 707 With 27,000 employees and operations in 40 countries, this firm is focused on helping customers become more profitable, efficient, and environmentally friendly by supplying atmospheric, process, and specialty gases; high-performance coatings; and related services and technologies. The company's primary products are: atmospheric gases (oxygen, nitrogen, argon), rare gases (produced when air is purified, compressed, cooled, distilled and condensed), and process et specialty gases (carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, semiconductor process gases, and acetylene, produced as byproducts of chemical production or recovered from natural gas). The company also designs, engineers, and constructs cryogenic and non-cryogenic supply systems. (+1) 800-PRAXAIR Precision Machine et Manufacturing Inc., Booths 207 et 209 Started in 1977 and incorporated in 1980, Precision Machine et Manufacturing has grown from a small machine shop into a complete OEM facility, and is recognized as one of the nation's leading designers and manufacturers of precision rotary valves, feeders and screw conveyor material handling systems and components. PMM initially targeted the wood products industry with high quality feeders and screw conveyors. With the introduction of the modular PMV rotary valve, the company expanded its reach into the co-generation, mining, cement, chemical and pharmaceutical industries, among others. PMM's products are designed to convey virtually any dry, granular, or powdery material. The company's tight tolerances and high-quality materials and finishes are ideal for abrasive substances such as fly ash, coal, coke, volcanic cinders, diatomaceous earth, and pebble lime. PMM also manufacturers feeders and parts for the blower truck industry, and offers custom machining and fabrication services, utilizing the latest CNC and robotic equipment. (+1) 800-722-9841 Process Solutions Canada, Booths 105 (CDS) et 111 (QES) With more than 20 years of experience, Process Solutions integrates proven technologies with our cement industry specific software to provide systems for shipping automation, production quality management, and provision of advanced controls. This company has become the leading supplier of cement shipping systems in North America, and a leading supplier of laboratory LIMAS, as well as raw mix control systems throughout the world. In 2007, the company is building on the success of its self-service shipping and plant portal systems with the introduction of an Automated Materials Receiving System. (+1) 780-452-2227 Redecam, Booths 709 et 711 This Italian company with a worldwide presence provides more than 25 years of filtration equipment, gas treatments systems, upgrades, and turnkey services for the cement industry. From minor applications to complex solutions, consulting approach, creativity, and open vision are unique features that this firm applies to its range of products: large-volume and high-dust burden bag filters; low- and medium-volume modular bag filters; special bag filters for coal mills and silos; self-contained standard bag filters; hybrid filters (new and conversions); electrostatic precipitators (new, upgrades, retrofitting); air/air heat exchangers for clinker and process exhaust; gas conditioning and reaction towers; and standard and tailor-made screw conveyors and air locks. (+39) 02 243491 RUD Chain, Booth 617 As an international family enterprise, this company offers future-oriented solutions with chain systems and components for different applications across many industries--hoisting, lifting, or conveying its RUD Hoist Chains, RUD Lifting Means, and RUD Conveying Systems, which feature a guarantee of quality, innovation, and safety. RUD manufactures long-life RUD and Erlau non-skid chains with highly innovative fitting systems for safe driving on snow and icy roads and even in arduous ground applications. RUD and Erlau tire protection chains protect the tire treads and sidewalls of earth moving machines. (+1) 800-553-7993 Scantech, Booth 306 Scantech is a world leader in providing process control solutions for bulk materials. The wide range of available technologies and control software ensures that the right solution is chosen in each application. Initially, the compay saw inself as instrument manufacturers. Soon it realized that it also needed to supply display software. And then, on the basis of the instrument's results, it setup automatic feedback to help control plant operations. Now, products have evolved to the extent that we define ourselves as providers of complete process control solutions. Staff have hands-on industrial experience and know the challenges met in real-life situations. Scantech provides a complete solution totally integrated with each client's operations and then form a long-term partnership with our clients to ensure that they receive the maximum return on their process control investment. (+61) 7-3710-8400 Schenck Process, Booths 301 et 303 For more than 125 years, this company has been a leading manufacturer of bulk solids weighing and feeding equipment. Specializing in the design and supply of pulverized coal feeding systems, weighfeeders, alternative fuel feeding systems, conveyor belt scales, kiln and additive feeders, solids flow meters, screw feeders, static weighing components, and controls, this firm has the product depth and knowledge to meet the dry material handling needs of cement manufacturers worldwide. With global representation in over 75 countries, it is able to offer sales, engineering, service support, and systems designed for all weighing and feeding applications. (+1) 800-401-9702 Sentry Equipment Corp., Booth 710 This company's samplers-including the Isolok brand sampler and the former Gustafson automatic samplers-are used in the cement industry for sampling slag, clinker, cement, and finished cement. Liquids, slurries, pastes, powders, and pellets can be sampled. This firm can sample from chutes, air-slides, bins, conveyor belts, pneumatic convey lines, and load-out spouts. Applications include raw and finished product, load-out, and custody transfer. (+1) 262-567-7256 Siemens Energy et Automation, Booths 808 et 810 This company is one of Siemens' operating companies in the U.S., with headquarters in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Ga. It manufactures and markets one of the world's broadest ranges of electrical and electronic products, systems and services to industrial and construction market customers. Its technologies range from circuit protection and energy management systems to process control, industrial software, and totally integrated automation solutions. The company also has expertise in systems integration, technical services and turnkey industrial systems. (+1) 215-646-7400 Solios Environment, Booth 601 Solios is a turnkey supplier of emission control systems for cement processes. Supply includes baghouses and gas-to-air heat exchangers for kiln and raw mill, finish mill high efficiency separator, alkali by-pass and clinker cooler applications. The Solios TGT Filter low-pressure pulse-jet baghouse features a number of innovations that lower emissions, increase bag life and result in the lowest total cost of ownership. The TGT Filter is widely employed for new projects and for replacement of older baghouses and electrostatic precipitators. (+1) 303-713-0222 Spraying Systems Co., Booth 402 This company is the world's leader in spray technology and provides nozzles for gas cooling and dust suppression. The company offers both hydraulic and high-efficiency air atomizing nozzles including the widely used FloMax nozzles, which are air efficient, utilize a multi-stage atomization process, and produce a small drop size for reduced dwell time and complete evaporation. Increased production, decreased maintenance, and better operating efficiency are a few of the benefits reported by plants using FloMax nozzles for gas cooling. The company also specializes in nozzles for dust control. Drop size data is available to facilitate selection of nozzles that will absorb air born particles without wetting. (+1) 630-517-1235 Stanam Industries, Booth 214 This Canadian company manufacturers industrial equipment, such as air cannons, to help prevent flow and build-up problems. (+1) 888-478-2626 Sympatec Inc., Booth 800 This company will feature at its booth information about particle size analyzers using laser light diffraction. HELOS laser diffraction system for dry powder (with unique dispersing capabilities down to 0.1 microns) covers a size range from 0.1 to 8,750 microns. The company's MYTOS is designed for laboratory and "in-pipe" continuous laser diffraction for dry powders to 1,750 microns, while TWISTER is for isokinetic sampling in pipelines for dry powders. (+1) 609-844-1020 Syn Fab, Inc., Booth 212 Since 1974, this company has specialized in the design, manufacture, sales, and service of high-temperature, industrial CCTV and imaging systems. Years of experience have led to the development of systems for both imaging and non-contact, high-temperature monitoring of virtually all kiln and furnace applications. (+1) 251-633-4942 or (+1) 251-607-0426 T.E. Ibberson Co., Booth 205 This company is an award-winning provider of design/build construction services to the cement, mineral, feed, grain, flour milling, grain processing, pet food, and food industries. With its dedicated staff of construction and engineering professionals, the cost-effective solutions available from this company include slipform concrete storage, bulk material handling conveying systems, remodeling/renovation projects, millwright equipment installation, conceptual facility design, structural engineering, and construction management. (+1) 952-938-7007 Technical Felts Co., Booth 213 The mission of Technical Felts and its partners is to advance the cause of clean air by providing technically certified APEX filter media and filter bags and other clean air technologies at more affordable prices on a global basis. Industrial filtration began with woven filter media in shaker baghouses. However, due to the relatively large pore sizes of woven filter media, these systems were beset by high emission rates and low operating hours. The advent of needlefelts and pulse jet baghouses led to a dramatic reduction in emission rates and significant increase in filter bag operating hours. But then inauguration of fluidized bed and stoker combustion systems led to the generation of even finer particles, causing standard needlefelts to suffer from reduced service life, higher pressure drops and higher emission rates. The development of PTFE membranes caused a major transformation in the filtration industry. Because laminating these to needlefelt and woven filter media substrates diminished pore sizes, leading to significant reduction in emission rates, extended service life, and reduced pressure drop. The drawback with the state of the PTFE membrane industry is significantly higher prices. This is why Technical Felts and its partners have made it their mission to furnish technically certified PTFE membrane laminated filter media and filter bags to the filtration industry at relatively more affordable prices. The APEX brand has made significant inroads in every corner of the globe. (+1) 407-217-2182 Technology Evaluations, Inc., Booth 219 This company's TEI Fluidizer makes airslides work better with less energy. Ideal for large storage silos and domes, the TEI Fluidizer improves discharge rates even when cement inventory is low. Improve throughput at a shipping terminal, recover dead cement right down to the cloth without confined entry, and take back that 10% to 20% silo capacity. The TEI Fluidizer uses Pneumatic Modulation Technology and attaches to an existing blower. (+1) 630-879-0297 Temcor, Booth 305 Founded in 1964, this company designs, manufactures, and erects clear-span, maintenance-free aluminum domes and related space frames used for covering tankage and storage facilities of all types and shapes. More than 7,000 of this firm's domes have been installed throughout the world since its first aluminum dome for a water storage was built in 1968. Since that time, the largest known dome-covered bulk storage facility in the world using eleven 120-meter domes for coal storage was completed in Taiwan. (+1) 310 523 2322 Tescorp, Booths 515 et 517 This full-service compressor company with lines of rotary lobe, rotary vane, reciprocating, rotary screw, and liquid ring compressors. The firm distributes, fabricates, and services its line of production nationally with offices in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Atlanta. It is fully equipped to sell, service, and fabricate blower and compression systems for oil and gas, environmental, and the general industrial sectors. (+1) 800-874-7719 Thermo Scientific, Booths 409 et 411 This firm is the world leader in serving science, enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. The company helps solve analytical challenges from routine testing to complex research and discovery, and provides the world's largest and most innovative cement producers with leading edge solutions that ensure product quality, improve plant profitability, and create safer and cleaner production lines. It specializes in analytical spectroscopy; online analyzers; gas analysis; conveyor equipment; and material weighing, feeding, and monitoring. (+1) 858-882-1358 Thermoteknix Systems Ltd, Booth 600 This company is the leader in infrared temperature measurement for the global cement industry. The award-winning WinCEM 3D Graphic Kiln Shell Scanning System provides real-time 3D kiln data visualization with many significant new features added. ThermaScope SLK is a high-temperature radiometric kiln and cooler camera with real-time imaging for improved efficiency, increased combustion control, and lower pollution. A low-cost, non-radiometric version of the same camera (ThermaScope HTV) is also available. Also being demonstrated are the company's WinBrix Refractory Expert Software, and VisIR handheld infrared camera for predictive maintenance. (+1) 425-746-6080 TLT Co-Vent Fans Inc., Booth 610 This company, which also operates as New York Blower Co., designs and fabricates custom engineered fans at its recently expanded facility near Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Fans range from 100 to 10,000 hp, for cement plant applications, including under-grate cooler, preheater kiln, and raw mill fans. The firm specializes in high-temperature and high-dust-load applications. The quality program is registered to ISO 9001-2000 and welding is performed using approved welders and procedures in accordance with Canadian Welding Standards (equivalent to AWS D1.1). (+1) 888-244-7644 TMEIC GE, Booth 613 This company is a joint venture between General Electric, Toshiba, and Mitsubishi Electric in the industrial system drives business. The companies came together starting in 2000 to create an organization of 2,200 people with annual sales of $2.1 billion. It works to provide superior products and excellent service, delivering customer success every project, every time. For over a century, GE has had a strong presence in the cement industry. The joint venture continues that tradition with the supply of products to the cement industry, including motors, variable frequency drives, motor control centers, switchgear, and automation. (+1) 540-387-8070 Tramco, Inc., Booths 410 et 412 This company has been involved in the design, application, engineering, and manufacture of a complete line of chain conveyors, enclosed belt conveyors, specially designed conveyors, and conveyor conversions since 1967. A combination of design, engineering, proper component selection, manufacturing, and service after the sale has made this company the source for consulting and supply in bulk material handling situations. Conveyors meet the criteria for delivering product for various industries such as chemical, coal, food and grain, mining, plastic, pulp, rubber and paper, or solid waste and recycling. (+1) 316-264-4604 TurboSonic, Booth 510 This firm is a leading supplier of equipment for air pollution control and industrial process improvement. SoniCool evaporative gas cooling and conditioning provides accurate temperature and humidity control to condition flue gases and particulate. The TurboSorb semi-dry scrubber removes S02 and HCl from process gas steams. SonicBURN waste fuel burner nozzles and lances provide high-efficiency combustion in kilns. The company has significant industry experience and application knowledge in hundreds of installations. (+1) 519-885-5513 Turnell Corp., Booth 611 Turnell Corp. is a multidisciplinary engineering firm focused on developing projects and solutions for industrial facilities. Its philosophy is to build long-term relationships with clients and suppliers. By doing so, the company provides a consistently higher quality service to clients and gives it a platform for growth. Primary markets are cement manufacturing, lime manufacturing, energy, and mining. (+1) 314-439-5035 Unicast, Booth 202 This company's product lines include diverter and shut-off valves for pneumatic conveying, crusher and clinker hammers, drag conveyor chains, kiln nose ring segments, mill liners, and custom castings. The company specializes in the manufacture and supply of replacement parts for the cement industry and provides on-site casting design service. It carries a large inventory of diverter valves and hammers and can usually deliver custom castings in less than 10 weeks. (+1) 800-275-0818 Vega Industries, Ltd., Booth 218 This firm is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and optimization of ball mill internals and sophisticated wear components utilized in the Cement, mining, quarry, and power generation industries. All facilities are ISO 9000 certified. We are committed to a total-value approach where process and maintenance concerns are integrated to create the optimum outcome. (+1) 615-371-1786 Vezer's PIC, Booth 407 This company is one of the most experienced specialty industrial service providers in North America. Primary activities are: new construction, shutdown repairs and planning-programs, emergency repairs, engineering, large gear, pinion, mill head supplier to OEM specifications, turnkey project capabilities, and ASME certified. (+1) 800-227-5969 W.L. Gore et Associates, Booth 309 This firm is the world's largest producer of ePTFE membrane filters and laminates for the minerals industry. Product offerings increase dust and product collection efficiency in industrial baghouses while drastically eliminating costly downtime. The Industrial Filtration Group offers solutions for cement baghouses, including the company's Filtration Products, which offer customized solutions for optimizing total baghouse performance; and Remedia Catalytic Filter System, a cost-effective way to remove dioxin and furans to levels far below regulatory limits. (+1) 800-638-5300 W.M. Meyer et Sons, Inc., Booth 302 This firm develops, manufactures, and sells build-to-suit material handling system components including, rotary airlock feeders, screwveyor pumps, double flapgate valves, slide gates, diverter valves, rotary plug valves, and pressure or vacuum blower packages. Cement, asphalt, chemical processing, power plant operations, plastics, food, pharmaceutical, pulp/paper, and grain are some of the primary markets served. Meyer engineered products are used in conjunction with pneumatic conveying, dust collection, ventilation, aeration, volumetric feeding, and process metering. Products are distributed both domestically and internationally through a network or manufacturer's reps and distributors. (+1) 847-673-0312 Wear-Concepts, Booths 602 et 604 This firm is a specialty supplier, designer, and installer of wear and abrasion resistant products. With nearly 75 years combined service in the steel fabrication industry, the company offers solutions to some of the toughest wear problems in conveying systems, clinker handling systems, crushing operations, and pipelines in sand and gravel plants. The company also offers turn-key installations with MSHA Part 46-certified field crews. (+1) 816-587-1923 Welding Alloys, Booth 415 Established in 1966, this firm is a private company that manufactures a range of tubular welding wire-low-, mid-, and high-alloy hardfacing, mild steel fabrication, stainless steel, nickel base, cobalt base, all in different diameters ranging from 0.9 to 5 mm, using the company's own manufacturing technology. Additionally, the firm manufactures custom-designed modular welding equipment, including semi-automatic wire feeders, portable automatic machines for in-situ work, and fully automatic machines including component manipulation with robotic controls. (+1) 859-525-0165 Worley Parsons Unified, Booth 216 WorleyParsons is a leading provider of professional services to the energy, resources, and complex processes industries. The company provides services to the following sectors: hydrocarbons, minerals et metals, infrastructure and power. WorleyParsons is a company whose success has resulted from outstanding project delivery for customers around the world. Operational and corporate performance includes, as its primary item, Health, Safety et Environmental performance. WorleyParsons targets Zero Harm, a culture inherent in all levels of the organization, driven through the implementation of systems, processes and training programs; and measured against aggressive yearly targets on Key Performance Indicators and audit results. (+1) 713-407-5000 Thu, 15 May 2008 10:31:00 GMT http://uebtootoodz0512.spoonylife.com/weaving-a-sucess-with-looms-1037.html Tag: rapier loom Weaving puts the clothes on our backs, but like so many things in life, if you're not in the business, you may not think often about looms or how they perform. Fabric is largely a commodity business, so speed is important, because the faster the loom can go, the more productive it and the mill are. Picanol NV, a maker of weaving machines based in Ieper, Belgium, markets a variety of models, including a family of high-speed rapier looms sold under the name OptiMax. The rapier loom has no shuttle. Instead, it uses a device called a rapier to pass the weft at high speed through the warp. This kind of loom can weave a variety of fabrics, including voile and crepe, and can handle a range of materials, from wool or cotton to Kevlar or fiberglass. Kristof Roelstraete, director of rapier weaving machine development at Picanol, said the company has made a number of technical advances in its looms over the past few years. One is a patented direct-drive engine called Sumo, which is controlled electronically. It can stop or slow down immediately, as needed and, according to Roelstraete, reduces a loom's overall power consumption by about 10 percent. Picanol says that commercial installations of its fastest machines average 650 picks per minute, or better than 10 cycles per second. Some have been clocked at 750 ppm. Design Considerations Indeed, the OptiMax looms are so fast that particular care had to be taken in their design to minimize noise and vibration. When it came to developing its high-speed OptiMax looms, Picanol decided to bring in a noise and vibration specialist early in the design process. Picanol called on another Belgian company, LMS Engineering Services, which is based in Leuven and had worked with Picanol on an earlier-model loom. According to Roelstraete, a key assembly in the OptiMax is the rapier driver mechanism, which increases speed, and also can raise noise. The circular motion of the mechanism drives the bidirectional linear movement of the rapier. The forces resulting from the high-speed motion put a lot of pressure on the driver mechanism. Because assembly parts deform slightly during operation, LMS engineers created a dynamic multibody model of the entire rapier driver mechanism. By modeling key components as flexible bodies using finite elements, the effects of deflection and resonance were taken into account when simulating the dynamic assembly load cases. A CAD model of the OptiMax drive system; the parts were modeled as flexible bodies. According to the program manager at LMS Engineering Services, Stefan Dutré, deflection of parts introduced slight misalignment of bearings and axial bearing forces. LMS used its own simulation program, Virtual.Lab Motion, to establish optimal bearing performance under real-life operating conditions. It reduced the problem by increasing bearing and housing stiffness, improving bearing alignment, and adjusting bearing pretension. "Dynamic motion simulations also helped us to trim down radial bearing forces through further weight reduction of moving and oscillating parts," Dutré said. Simulations also provided a basis for evaluating the fatigue life of rapier driver parts. High durability standards are critical in keeping weaving machines running nonstop for seven to 10 years. Simulations identified locations where stress variations approximated or exceeded endurance limits of materials. According to Picanol, functional holes in some parts required repositioning and resizing to extend their projected service life. Where the Noise Comes From A major source of noise were the gears in the driver assembly. Dutré said that each time the rapier reversed direction of motion, the tolerance between teeth resulted in vibration that traveled through the housing structure to radiate noise. LMS created a model that accounted for gear tolerance and varying contact stiffness of teeth dynamically gripping into one another. "We derived the dynamic bearing loads through multibody simulation and applied them to the FE model of the housing," Dutré said. "Then, we took the average value of the resulting surface vibrations as a measure for the radiated noise." Simulation results indicated that increasing the damping of the housing structure, and using more expensive gears produced with smaller tolerances and higher-quality tooth finishing techniques would reduce noise radiation. The high speed of the rapier in the OptiMax weaving machine raised issues of noise and vibration. Roelstraete said the development process and the product both proved very efficient. "Altogether, simulation eliminated at least one complete prototype iteration step, which firmly reduces both development duration and expenditure," he said. Picanol claims that its OptiMax looms are 15 percent more productive than earlier models. According to Roelstraete, "This performance boost is realized through higher machine speed and lower downtime, the ability to weave a wider variety of textiles, more flexibility in switching between articles, and lower weaving cost." Wed, 14 May 2008 10:11:00 GMT http://uebtootoodz0512.spoonylife.com/titan-doors-igloo-insulated-freezer-door-from-envico-doors-1036.html Tag: ratchet handle The preset timer determines the duration of the door remaining open in order to suit the traffic requirements with reference to Titan Doors from Envico Doors . The hold open time is activated after each opening command or when either of the two photo sensor beams is broken. Titan door offers sensor options such as induction ground loops, proximity sensors, radar motion sensors, remote control and pedestrian push button. The safety features offered by Titan door comprises of bottom to curtain, ratchet handle to raise door at the time of power failure, two into IP67 photocell for wet industry areas, within door opening. Envico Doors offers new products such as Igloo Insulated Freezer Door, Micro Plug and Go High Speed Door. The Igloo Insulated Freezer Door from Envico Doors is designed especially to suit harsh global environment as well as Forklift Drivers it breeds. Envico Doors are made of steel and are also structurally well supporting with the advantage in Heritage environments. Igloo Insulated Freezer Door from Envico Doors includes features such as clear opening capability up to h5000 millimetre into w3000 millimetre plus, door speeds up to 1.5 metres per second, doors are designed with quality, durability, reliability and simplicity based on key design principles, SEW Eurodrive running gear, interlocking capability with other doors, Minimal proprietary parts and so on. Wed, 14 May 2008 10:09:00 GMT http://uebtootoodz0512.spoonylife.com/trumatic-enhances-complete-processing-1035.html Tag: punching tool TRUMATIC 1000 Rotation enhances complete processing through an innovative deburring technology and increases user benefit. The TRUMATIC 1000 Rotation can do everything that large punching machines can do, with great precision, and the versatility to even produce three dimensionally. The TRUMATIC 1000 Rotation also has an automated tool exchange and automated parts removal. TRUMPF has poured its complete punching know-how into the new TRUMATIC 1000 ROTATION, no other punching machine is so easy to install, operate and programme. Now, as the first supplier ever, TRUMPF is introducing a completely new technology for punching machines, starting with the TC 1000 R: it is called roller deburring. Behind this technological innovation, whose patent is pending, is hidden a new feature that is the first of its kind in this form worldwide and with which TRUMPF plans to equip further punching machines. The principle of the new feature: A special tool forms the burr into a bevel. Thus, burr-free edges are formed for the user. No longer having to perform manual deburring not only reduces the run-time, but it also makes processing more cost-effective. A lack of burrs reduces the risk of injury. The innovative deburring process is ideal for all metallic materials, such as steel, stainless steel, aluminum in sheet thicknesses of 0.8 to 2.5 millimetres. Speed is the clincher for any user: With roll deburring, the machine can work at a maximum axis speed. Besides the technological advantages, the TC 1000 R lays on additional plus points. All current TRUMPF punching tool technologies can be used on the TRUMATIC 1000 ROTATION, and also included are tools for extrusions, threads and formings. The single tool adapter in the punching head rotates, which allows all tools to rotate 360 degrees smoothly. This feature means a minimised number of tools and, subsequently, reduced setup costs as well as a higher processing speed. Wed, 14 May 2008 10:08:00 GMT