News items July 2015

Level measurement in explosive atmospheres requires know-how provided by MOLLET Before level measurement in a potentially explosive atmosphere could be operated the potential risk of explosion has to be evaluated in a risk assessment. Part of this is the evaluation of the formation of explosive atmospheres. This will occur only, if atmospheric oxygen in sufficient quantities, an effective ignition source and combustible material appear at the same place. Combustible material could be flammable dust, gas and hybrid mixtures. Flammable dust means dust, fibers or suspended particles which can burn or glow in the air and could explode in atmospheric conditions. Products like coal dust, aluminium powder, powdered sugar, wheat flour or dust caused by grain are included. These dusts occur permanently by transportation, filling and discharging of bulk solids and are often been spread over the entire premises. Depending on the danger of explosion the premises is classified into different potentially explosive atmospheres according to the ATEX guidelines.

On Wednesday, July 22, 2015, the world market launch of the ‘Bags handling line’, was organized by Copal Development B.V., in close cooperation with Symach B.V. and Wemo-Techniek. This specially designed solution was demonstrated exclusively to a select group of invited guests. Automatic unloading of jute bags The bags handling line unloads jute bags from containers effortlessly, detects humidity, takes samples of the content and automatically palletizes the bags with a high stacking quality. Next to that, rejected bags, due to humidity or damage, will be automatically separated from the line. This is a unique and innovative solution for a well-known worldwide problem: heavy physical work when unloading and palletizing bags out of containers. Increase productivity and cost savings The bags handling line is operated by just one employee, which ensures process optimization, reduces operation costs and increases productivity. Contract Nestlé Nestlé,

Award for user-friendly electronics of RFnivo® & paddle switch with SIL2 The Industry award “Industriepreis 2015” is awarded to the most advanced and innovative industry solutions in 14 categories - from automotive and medical technology to suppliers. Within the exclusive compendium of “the best” most advanced and most powerful solutions of German industry are united. The Huber Verlag für Neue Medien GmbH (Huber Publishing House for New Media Ltd) awarded this industry award to companies with high economic, social, technological and environmental values. The expert jury - made up of 30 professors and trade journalists - awarded UWT with the prestigious title ’BEST OF 2015’ for its development of the capacitive sensor RFnivo® 3000 with its user-friendly operation and additionally of the world’s first rotary paddle Switch with safety Integration Standard SIL2.

products with natural radioactivity Special applications require special solutions. It is not unusual that products where the level is measured contain natural radioactivity. For example, in the processing of uranium ores where the level of uranium sludge is measured. Likewise in the production of plastics, under certain circumstances radioactive isotopes can be present in the process gas*. The radioactivity contained in the measured material may interfere with the radiometric level measurement because the measuring material is recognised as a second radiation source. Berthold Technologies with its LB 480 SENSseries now offers a radiometric level measurement, which cannot be influenced by the radioactive material to be measured. The feature PRC (Product Radiation Compensation) ensures, by means of independent activity measurement and integrated compensation, for a reliable and accurate level measurement.

Especially for the analytical sector and applications in the food and pharmaceutical indus FRITSCH Cutting Mills are ideal for size reduction of soft to medium-hard, tough-elastic and fibrous materials. The samples are comminuted by cutting and shearing forces, and the selected sieve cassette determines the desired final fineness. Various knife geometries and replaceable blades ensure maximum flexibility and durability. Your advantages with the FRITSCH Universal Cutting Mill PULVERISETTE 19 – completely in stainless steel: - Ideal for soft to medium-hard, tough-elastic and fibrous materials - Especially for the analytical sector, the food and pharmaceutical industry - Completely designed in stainless steel 316L – corrosion-resistant - Particularly resistant to alkalis, acids and media containing chloride - Easy operation and cleaning - Materials comply with the FDA and EU directives for the food and pharmaceutical industry NEW: The FRITSCH high-performance Cyclone separator – for optimal sample exhaustion! The compact FRITSCH high-performance

Guidance and software now integrated in the base stand Although today many industrial procedures are already automated, the automation of applications is still becoming ever more popular, particularly in sectors where human hands are used to assemble products, tighten screws or glue together components. Nevertheless the flexibility of an employee working on assembly remains a key factor for competitive industries. For that reason the engineers at DEPRAG SCHULZ GMBH u. CO. are continually optimising and improving currently automated solutions whilst also advancing into sectors where automation has not previously been an efficient option. The solution, an innovative semi-automatic manual work station, is extremely productive, reliable and economically designed to provide an outstanding working environment for the operator. The “intelligent manual work station” combines manual work with processing reliability which is in no way inferior to automated production. In a well-conceived solution processing reliability is constantly

Hydronix is delighted to announce that it has updated its range of sensors with a complete internal redesign which takes advantage of increased microprocessor speeds and memory. Our new models retain the existing and proven exterior design of our current sensors but we have included some new features for enhanced functionality. New fatures include: • A second analogue output: this is now available on all sensor models including the Hydro-Probe. This enables the user to simultaneously output moisture and temperature or any other combination of two configurable outputs. • Improved calibration functions: individual calibration points may now be loaded directly into the sensor making it much easier for engineers to instantly diagnose the quality of a sensor’s calibration. • On-Board Event Log: to improve diagnostics and assist with customer support. • Simultaneous measurement modes: sensors with additional measurement modes (all models apart from the Hydro-Probe)

New force measuring instruments must have more functions and features, be smaller and offer more value for money. PENKO responds to this with a new product range, type 1020-FMD. The instruments are suitable for automatic as well non automatic applications. They are a perfect interface between load cells with an integrated controller to the system for data processing. The unique PENKO way of measuring high speed 1600 conversions/s, and high internal resolution, 24 bits, guarantees a fast and accurate data transfer and/or cut off. These characteristics allow application of the instruments for static and dynamic force measurement as well as for destructive material tests. These applications are supported with zero adjustment, track recording, hold/peak hold/valley hold and overload protection. As a standard, all models are provided with USB to facilitate set-up and back-up functions. Additional models include RS232, RS485/422, Ethernet, CANBUS and Profibus. The

The explosion isolation flap valve type CARZ is mounted in the suction line of a filter. The valve is able to prevent a transmission of dangerous effects of explosion pressure wave and flames from upstream areas. - Simple and robust design - Available from ø 160 - ø 400 mm - Available with various connectivity options - Suitable for dust class ST1 - ATEX certified FTZU 15 ATEX 0128X - According to EN 16447: 2014

Innovating since 1934 Russell Finex are global sieving and filtration specialists with over 80 years of experience. With head offices in UK, Belgium, US and India, Russell Finex are able to offer the perfect separation solution as well as delivering top customer services wherever you are in the world. “Customer Trust, a Russell Must”

Calucem relies on complete packaging line by BEUMER Calucem d.o.o., a member of Calucem Group and based in Pula, Croatia, is a manufacturer of calcium aluminate cements that are predominantly used in the refractory industry. The company is now replacing its previous packaging line with BEUMER filling, palletizing and packaging systems. This BEUMER solution will help simplify the process of moving material into the packaged units and is a more energy-efficient option. BEUMER provided an entire line from one single source. Instead of a turbine filling machine, which is typically used in the cement industry, a pneumatic filling system was used to allow for a quick material change without any loss. ”We installed the entire line ”, says David Žargi, BEUMER representative for the Western Balkans and supervisor for the Pula cement plant. The specialists integrated the machines and systems using intelligent automation and linked them efficiently. Calucem needed compact systems that work efficiently, require little maintenance

L.B. Bohle rejuvenates management team Frankfurt/Ennigerloh, June 2015 – L.B. Bohle Maschinen + Verfahren GmbH has taken advantage of the 2014 business year to prepare itself for the future with investments of several millions. The newly built Technology Center at the Ennigerloh headquarters was inaugurated in March 2015. ”Together with customers, partners and scientists, we can now draw on an ideal development platform to achieve a breakthrough in continuous production and push forward its practical application,” said Lorenz Bohle. Moreover, the owner of the company has rejuvenated the management team at the beginning of the year. Sales Manager Tim Remmert was promoted to the management board. Dr. Hubertus Rehbaum (Research & Development) and Thorsten Wesselmann (Technical Operation) will be more closely involved in the management. ”We have defended our leading position in the 2014 business year and made further investments in innovations,” said Lorenz Bohle. The gradual development of lean

Bohle BRC 25 Compactor Frankfurt/Ennigerloh, June 2015 – With the dry granulator Bohle BRC 25, L.B. Bohle Maschinen + Verfahren GmbH now presents the smaller version of the BRC 100, which was presented for the first time at ”ACHEMA 2012” in Frankfurt. “We now have rounded off our comprehensive offer of granulation solutions”, explained Lorenz Bohle. Easy handling, continuous production and a small footprint are the typical features with which Bohle now covers the comprehensive portfolio of wet and dry granulation. The concept of the BRC: In the roller compactor, powder is processed to free-flowing granulates. The objective in the pharmaceutical industry is to achieve a granulate with defined density or porosity for subsequent tableting. The powder is fed in via a dosing unit, compacted between two rollers with gaps ranging from 1 to 6 mm and discharged as flakes. The impact on the rollers as well as the gap width are monitored sensorially. All data are integrated into a control

Bohle with broad range of products Frankfurt/Ennigerloh, June 2015. At ACHEMA, L.B. Bohle presents its extensive range of products for pharmaceutical solids production. In addition to the innovations, the focus will be on best-sellers such as the process and laboratory machines for batch production, such as coaters, granulators and blenders. In the field of coaters, Bohle testifies to its technological edge with the Film Coater BFC 200. ”With the BFC, the visitors can experience the many benefits of the high-end version of the coater series, which achieves 40 percent higher performance levels than traditional coaters,” explained Sales Manager Tim Remmert. Moreover, the BFC 5 laboratory machine is presented in Frankfurt. With is dry and wet granulation technologies, L.B. Bohle lives up to its name as the provider with the greatest range of granulation solutions. The VMA Vagumator®, which will be presented to the public in Frankfurt, is based on the single-pot-technology. Blending, granulating

Task: A high voltage cable should be layed under the Rhine. The resulting drilling spoil is transported via a belt conveyor. Basically, it is extremely important that the volume of subsidized soil is not greater than the volume of the drilled cylinder. If this exceeds a certain limit, the work must be stopped immediately. The operator of the drilling system wants to use a conventional belt scale for this application. The accumulated weight value (t) should then be converted by a correction factor in m³. This approach only provides satisfactory results, if the density of the soil and the loosening factor are reasonably constant. Solution: Instead of a gravimetric belt scale an optical ”belt scale” was used. This type of scale works with a high-speed scanner, that scans the surface of the belt with optical sensors and thus determines the volume delivered directly and maintenance-free. A robust ”CAT - smartphone” is provided for data exchange

Now on Solids Rotterdam The Gebr. Lödige Maschinenbau GmbH already introduced their new patented High Efficiency Shovel® at the ACHEMA 2015 exhibition. This new shovel for mixing in a horizontal ploughshare® will also be shown at the Solids Rotterdam! Innovative concept The innovative shovel concept of High Efficiency Shovel®, in short HES®, stands out. The open space in the shovel, developed by the R&D engineers of Lödige, is unlike any standard shovel. The advantage of the new design: it allows a significant reduction of the starting torque by about 40 percent and reduces the reactive power. A significant energy savings can be realized. More information At this moment machines with this new High Efficiency Shovel are being tested in several industries. Please do not hesitate to contact Eskens Process Solutions if you already want more information about the HES. A model of the HES will be available at the Eskens stand on Solids Rotterdam, 30 September and 1 October. Please,

The close connection between its two areas of expertise of Process Technology Food, Feed & Fine Chemicals and Process & Plant Engineering is being spotlighted at this year’s Achema trade fair by Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH of Weimar, Germany. In the area of Process Technology Food, Feed & Fine Chemicals, the specialists for fluidized bed technology and spouted bed technology are working on ”Particle Design”, i.e. not only the development and production, but also the optimization and refinement of bulk materials such as powder, granules and pellets on the basis of the innovative Glatt technologies. Examples include the spray granulation of liquids and the agglomeration of powders to create coatings for the functionalization of particles or to encapsulate liquids for the stabilization of sensitive substances. The specialists from Process & Plant Engineering become involved whenever questions regarding industry-scale production arise. The engineering service provider

NOLL Processing Technology GmbH made its first appearance in Frankfurt/Germany at ACHEMA Impressive response from an international audience: June 2015, NOLL Processing Technology GmbH made its first appearance in Frankfurt/Germany at ACHEMA, the International Leading Show for the Process Industries, on the exhibition booth of worldwide reputed size reduction specialist PALLMANN. Both companies presented their first project together – an innovative mechanical processing solution for the protein shifting in standard flours «200µm. The compact, efficient new system attracted a great diversity of international clients from the food industry: online combination processing in one go, from impact mill directly into the dynamic air classifier of the NOLL SeparaNo® series. NOLL’s impact jet mill »DemiNo®« or PALLMANN’s »Turbofiner PLM®« serves to disintegrate and open the product while the high-performance air classifier achieves optimum fractionization into fine and coarse material. Exhibit on the stand, SeparaNo® 9420-SE – a model with classifier

June 2015, Ulf Noll made its first appearance in Frankfurt/Germany at ACHEMA Protein shifting in focus: NOLL at ACHEMA 2015 Impressive response from an international audience: June 2015, Ulf Noll made its first appearance in Frankfurt/Germany at ACHEMA, the International Leading Show for the Process Industries, on the exhibition booth of worldwide reputed size reduction specialist PALLMANN. Both companies presented their first project together – an innovative mechanical processing solution for the protein shifting in standard flours «200µm. Aktuelles-Artikel: Protein shifting in focus: NOLL at ACHEMA 2015 Impressive response from an international audience: June 2015, NOLL Processing Technology GmbH made its first appearance in Frankfurt/Germany at ACHEMA, the International Leading Show for the Process Industries, on the exhibition booth of worldwide reputed size reduction specialist PALLMANN. Both companies presented their first project together – an innovative mechanical processing solution for the protein shifting in standard

Bladel – 15 June 2015 – KSE Process Technology B.V. hands out the “Golden Dosing Slide’ to the customer with the best performing ALFRA dosing and weighing system Last Thursday Rene Smulders, Commercial Director at KSE Process Technology, handed out the ‘Golden Dosing Slide’ during the VICTAM 2015 in Cologne – Germany. The ‘Golden Dosing Slide’ was handed out to the customer with the best performing ALFRA dosing and weighing system. The Norwegian company ‘Felleskjøpet Rogaland Agder Avd. Stavanger’ ran off with this prestigious award. The Dutch premix producer Twilmij became close second with an average dosing accuracy of 0,01 %. The Dutch compound feed producer ‘De Heus Nijkerk’ finished third. The winner is chosen on different parameters, including accuracy, speed and alarm frequency. In total there were 28 companies nominated worldwide. It was the first time that the ‘Golden Dosing Slide’ was handed out and can be won every VICTAM

A very nice step towards the future As from July 6, 2015, the engineering and manufacturing operations of the company’s (high pressure and low pressure) cleaning systems and the supply of professional cleaning equipment specifically Nilfisk, Dynajet and Kärcher, will be operating from a new, state of the art, modern facility located at Overschieseweg 111, 3044 EH in Rotterdam. This new location will continue to reflect Gröninger’s core values of reliability, quality and service. It is an essential change for Gröninger’s 40+ head office staff who have welcomed the announcement of the move with enthusiasm. The new facility is situated in a prime location for both customers and suppliers in Rotterdam’s industrial area Spaanse Polder near the junction of highways A20 and A13. The location also can be easily reached from the nearby airports of Rotterdam and Amsterdam and all modes of public and private transport. In addition there is plenty of on-site parking. The new plant has double the