COMPANY NEWS
Robot Palletiser installation completed
“Meeting each customer’s individual needs” is a common saying at Chronos BTH Limited and recently the leading feed manufacturer ABN presented such a challenge for their Damside Mill in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. Their requirement was for an automatic palletiser for installation on an existing game feed bagging line, but working within a restricted installation space and to precise budgetary requirements. Following a site visit by Chronos BTH engineers a proposal was submitted for the supply of an ex-demonstration Robot Palletiser. After consultation with the ABN Group Engineering Department an order was secured by Chronos BTH. During the pre-installation phase machine trials were completed at the Chronos BTH manufacturing plant; the aim being to ensure the smoothest possible on-site installation and commissioning. This site phase of the project was completed by the Chronos BTH engineers who successfully installed the Robot Palletiser and associated conveying system. The Robot palletiser is housed in a separate part of the mill to the bagging line. Filled bags are conveyed and turned via an integrated conveying system that connects the two systems.
Game feed is the main type of product being palletised and this is packed on a seasonal basis. However the flexibility of the Robot palletiser allows ABN to accurately palletise other products as and when production demands require.
Chronos BTH Limited incorporates Richard
Simon Limited, Verville and Premier Tech Chronos – America for European spares, refurbishments, service, installation and commissioning. Tel: 0115 9351351
Email:
info@chronosbth.com www.chronosbth.com
A positive wind for change in downflow booth design offers lowest OELs in downflow booth operation
Clean air technology developed to offer high levels of protection to operators from harmful, hazardous, toxic or sensitizing dusts generated and handled during manual power handling operations is now accepted as the norm when activities such as sampling, dispensing and charging and offloading sub-division from powders or solvents, drum loading and un-loading etc. are being carried out.
This increased acceptance of clean air environments utilising downward air flow to create a safe working zone has led containment specialists such as Hosokawa
Micron Ltd to respond to demand by investing in innovative ways of upgrading established technology to create the next generation of downflow booths suitable for even more exacting and flexible demands in contamination control.
Flexible or rigid transparent Containment Screens create a physical barrier between the operator and the source of dust particles enabling containment levels of <5µg/m3
achieved in downflow booth which is quite exceptional.
Screens options allowing varying dimensional adjustment, 2D, 3D and 4D, determine the level of protection and the range of operator movement – this can actually help prevent deviation from standard operating procedures and therefore offer ergonomic benefits for operators. Hosokawa Micron now offer triple stage, safe change filtration (pre filter, fine duct, HEPA) that enables maintenance personnel to remove contaminated particulate filters without coming in direct contact with the hazardous contaminants or internal booth surfaces during filter change offer a significant improvement in design and operational safety. Airlocks provide a pressurized bridge between a controlled air environment to an unregulated area, preventing entry or egress of potentially harmful or unwanted contaminants. By providing a range of safety alarm, access control and decontamination options within such air locks Hosokawa Micron can ensure
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operator safety and product integrity standards are not compromised. Fully integrated cooling and heating packages offer operators the most comfortable working environment appropriate to their operating procedures allowing them maximum operational time. Considered one of the most operator popular additions to contained working, Hosokawa temperature control packages come complete with local automated controls.
A significant cost effective control option offered by Hosokawa Micron is designed to reduce energy costs and wastage that includes not only automated control of lighting, temperature and start up procedures but also air flow control that maintains operator exposure levels depending on the activities undertaken. Continuous testing of the working zone environment allows increased or decreased air changes to be made to meet set OELs with the resultant energy savings. Within such a package Hosokawa Micron can offer an optional PIR idle mode of operation. When no physical movement is detected inside the booth, by the PIR mounted in the front buffer zone, the booth will ramp down to around 15% of full capacity to effect a cost saving energy efficiency mode. Movement detection:power down times can be set to suit individual booth requirements. Tel: 01928 755100
Email:
info@hmluk.hosokawa.com www.hosokawa.co.uk
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