MACHINERY | TECHNOLOGY MIXING Small-scale production and trials
MTI Mischtechnik plans to showcase its range of laboratory mixers – with heatable and coolable mixing vessels – at Solids 2020. The mixers are suitable for the entire scope of bulk material processing tasks including the production of trial mixtures and small-scale production batches in laboratories and technology centres. Applications range from master- batches and compounds for the plastics and rubber industry, including the production of natural fibre compounds, to applications in the chemical and automotive supplier industries. MTI’s laboratory mixer range includes the type M vertical high-speed mixers (working volume up to 28 litres), heating/cooling mixer combinations from the M/KMV series (working cooling mixer volume up to 51 litres) and the Unitec type UT vertical universal mixers (working volume up to 51 litres). On a small scale, they cover the entire range of conventional industrial applications from homogenisation via friction mixing, coating, agglomeration and granulation to drying.
Solids 2020, held in Dortmund, Germany, has been rescheduled to June 2020. �
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DRYING
Multi-hopper drying provides flexible and economic solution
Conair says that its Multi-Hopper Cart (MHC) system is an economical solution to central drying. The MHC features up to four dependable Conair CH Series mass-flow hoppers mounted on a lightweight pushcart. Even with the largest hoppers mounted, the cart is only 35in deep, which saves floor space and makes it easy to manoeuvre. Material can be dried off-line, then wheeled where it is needed – or stationed remotely to supply material to multiple machines at once. There are two basic
configurations. The simplest has hoppers only with an insulated integral welded manifold system for supply and return of
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GF invests in flow control
Swiss pipe manufacturer Georg Fischer has invested in UK-based start-up Oxford Flow – giving it access to a new pressure regulating valve. The technology will
dehumidified air from a central dryer. For smaller applications, it can also heat the material. For larger throughput applications – or those requiring higher temperatures, supported by a Conair D Series Carousel Plus dryer with the DC-C Premium control package – the cart can be wired for power and individual heaters added to each hopper. Seven hopper sizes are
available, with nominal capacities ranging from 18 to 201lbs. Carts are built in two sizes, accommodating either three or four hoppers. A slide-gate discharge port prevents material leakage but facilitates easy hopper draining. �
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allow Fischer to help its customers reduce leaks in their water networks. Fischer’s investment – amounting to a 23% stake – will help Oxford Flow to scale up its R&D operations and expand globally. It should also help the company to raise more capital from its existing investors. “This signals a shift for the utility sector,” said Neil Poxon, CEO of Oxford Flow. �
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