Optical sorter FMSR series
PRODUCT FOCUS June 2018 In every edition of Milling and Grain, we take a look at the products that will save you time and money in the milling process.
The new FMSR series uses Satake’s latest RGB technology which incorporates shape sorting capabilities to remove unwanted products such as discoloration and irregularshape defects from small products like coffee beans. The FMSR series is designed based on the popular “FMS series Optical Sorter” sold in Asia. It utilises pre-assembled core components, optics for example, manufactured in Japan for the highest sorting performance.
www.satake-group.com
Pneumatic Dense phase Conveying System Gericke PTA/PHF 20 The pneumatic dense phase conveying systems offers multiple benefits: minimum air consumption, high product loading and throughput, little wear on the piping and preserving the product quality. Gericke has developed a small conveying pressure vessel, which, with its 20 litre volume, requires only the headroom of 660 mm. The compact conveyor transmitter PTA / PHF 20 is suitable from fine powders up to granules of 15 mm. Even very light products with bulk densities of 0.1 kg/l up to very heavy steel balls of five kg/l have already been conveyed successfully.
www.brabender.com
Unique R Series Designed for sanitary food industry applications, the R Series from HRS Heat Exchangers uses a rotary scraper rod which is capable of reaching velocities of 300 rpm, providing high levels of shear and mixing at the heat transfer surface which dramatically increases heat transfer rates. The scraper rod features both a helical mixing spiral (which reduces the pressure drop in the tube) and a series of scraper blades. The R Series is suitable for a range of uses in bakeries, including heating, cooling, pasteurization, crystallisation and evaporation.
www.hrs-heatexchangers.com
Bulk Bag Conditioner
Flat bottom bin sweep
A new BLOCK-BUSTER® Bulk Bag Conditioner from Flexicon Corporation features a laser safety curtain that automatically stops the system’s hydraulic rams, scissor lift and turntable if the laser beam is obstructed, eliminating the need for safety-hinged doors and interlock switches for operator safety. The conditioner loosens densely packed bulk solid materials in bulk bags by means of hydraulic rams with specially contoured end plates that press and release opposing sides of the bag. A hydraulically-actuated, variable-height scissor lift with accordion style dust skirt and turntable allows conditioning of the bag on all sides at all heights.
This product by Kice Industries is suitable for use in NFPA compliant filters or bin designs avoiding the requirement for tall hopper sections. The design has a “total height of 10.5 inches”, which means it can fit equipment into spaces otherwise not possible, as well as eliminating the requirement for costly floor penetrations. The unit incorporates a sweep-arm with an FDA compliant neoprene wiper, and a simple bottom mounted direct drive motor assembly for reliable operation and ease of maintenance.
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www.kice.com