New Sponsor : The 2009 Chem Show

Jacksonville Beach, FL -- We are pleased to announce that The 53rd Chemical Processing Industries Exposition, known as the "2009 Chem Show", has become a sponsor of Powder and Bulk Dot Com.

Since 1915, the Chem Show - the oldest and largest show in the chemical processing industry (CPI) - has brought together in one place major manufacturers of equipment, systems and services for you. The Chem Show gives you, the bulk materials handling and processing professional, direct access to equipment, services and systems by the CPI's most innovative suppliers, companies who can help you improve your plant, lower operating costs and increase efficiency.

Optimize your process operations for powder and bulk solids - find equipment that will help improve processing, handling and storage, including: separation and filtration equipment, extractor systems, dryers, centrifuges, vacuum systems, particle analyzers, controls and more.

The Chem Show is being held from November 17 - 19, 2009 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY. Registration is free of charge.

"Processing Solutions for a Changing Marketplace"

The Chem Show attracts over 7,000 buyers and specifiers who are involved in every stage of CPI manufacturing and processing. They will enjoy the FREE solutions-based workshops, practical seminars, and a FREE online Matching Service that connects buyer needs to exhibitor products and solutions

Visitors include management and engineering professionals from all sectors of the chemical processing industry: chemicals; pharmaceuticals; plastics & synthetic resins, rubbers & fibers; soaps, detergents & cosmetics; metals; paints & varnishes; foods; adhesives; pulps, paper & allied products; stone, clay & glass products; petroleum refining & related products; textiles. All seeking solutions to their unique requirements.

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Email: info@chemshow.com
Web site:  http://www.chemshow.com/

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FLSmidth acquires EEL India Limited

Copenhagen, Denmark -- FLSmidth has today signed an agreement to acquire EEL India Limited, which is India's market leading manufacturer in the field of cement material handling and bagging equipment. The deal is subject to approval by the relevant authorities.

EEL India Limited’s product range includes rotary packers for bag packing and bag loading systems, silo feeding and extraction systems, bulk loading systems as well as rotary & stationary big bag filling systems for the cement and related industries.

It has three manufacturing facilities close to New Delhi and employs 225 people on a permanent basis as well as a large number of contractual employees. The annual turnover is 200m DKK (Rs. 2000m).

The acquisition of EEL India Limited will support the similar business of FLSmidth’s larger product company Ventomatic, Italy, which is successfully expanding globally and therefore requires additional production capacity. FLSmidth's strong position in the global cement industry will enable EEL India Limited to grow its activities considerably on the international cement market.

“We are continuously developing FLSmidth’s strong position on the very promising Indian market. Indian cement consumption is continuing to grow even during the current financial crisis, and India is now the world's second largest market for packed cement. This agreement further supports our focus on increased sourcing from cost-competitive countries for international projects,” Group CEO Jorgen Huno Rasmussen comments.

EEL was incorporated in 1988 as a private limited company. In 1996, the company was converted into a public limited company under the name of EEL India Limited.

Source: http://www.flsmidth.com/

OSHA : Rulemaking on Combustible Dust Hazards

Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is initiating a comprehensive rulemaking on combustible dust.

OSHA will issue an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and convene related stakeholder meetings to evaluate possible regulatory methods, and request data and comments on issues related to combustible dust such as hazard recognition, assessment, communication, defining combustible dust and other concerns.

Since 1980, more than 130 workers have been killed and more than 780 injured in combustible dust explosions. These include 14 people who were killed in a dust explosion Feb. 7, 2008, at an Imperial Sugar Co. plant in Georgia and three workers who were burned in April 2009 in an Illinois pet food plant dust explosion.

“Over the years, combustible dust explosions have caused many deaths and devastating injuries that could have been prevented,” said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. “OSHA is reinvigorating the regulatory process to ensure workers receive the protection they need while also ensuring that employers have the tools needed to make their workplaces safer.”

Combustible dusts are solids finely ground into fine particles, fibers, chips, chunks or flakes that can cause a fire or explosion when suspended in air under certain conditions. Types of dusts include metal (aluminum and magnesium), wood, plastic or rubber, coal, flour, sugar and paper, among others.

In 2006, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) recommended that OSHA issue a combustible dust standard. OSHA received additional support for a combustible dust standard from the CSB during a congressional hearing in 2008 when the board said a new standard, combined with enforcement and education, could save workers’ lives.

Source: http://www.osha.gov/

Elcan’s Kroosh SXE improves Profitability

Mamaroneck, NY -- Elcan Industries continues to assist customers in solving their screening problems with the newly engineered Kroosh SXE line of vibratory screeners for separation of problematic powder materials.

Main applications include safety screening and sizing classification of ‘difficult-to-screen’ powder materials, typically in the range between 20 and 500 microns. Among products: metal powders such as tungsten, tungsten carbide, tungsten oxide, nickel, cobalt, ferrous and non-ferrous powders, fused and precipitated silica powder, limestone, graphite, pharmaceutical and chemical powders, coating pigments, etc. Screeners have single or double-deck design with active sieve area of each deck equal to 0.25, 0.55 or 0.95 sq.m.

Wet or dry applications

SXE Screeners operate in multi-frequency vibratory-impact modes. Due to high level of normal acceleration applied to the meshes, new screeners provide uninterrupted self-cleaning of sieves, fluidization and stirring of powder, also de-agglomeration of powder clusters. It results in higher screening capacity, better separation and more undersize yield, as compared to traditional and ultrasonic screeners.

Kroosh units are designed for use of non-tensioned working meshes. Screeners offer simple and cost-saving on-site sieve replacement with usage of pieces of nylon, polyester or metal fine meshes which simply cut-off from a roll. This feature eliminates the costs and problems that are usually associated with re-tensioning of conventional and ultrasonic fine screens.

Kroosh systems are simple, easy to use, rugged mechanical devices that provide low cost maintenance and yield improvements. Unlike ultrasonic or conventional separators, the screeners do not contain electronic or pneumatic parts. Patented powerful de-blinding system is activated from energy of vibrator motors.

The company also offers unique rectangular multi-frequency screeners for sizing of humid sticky bulk materials and dense slurry.

Source: http://www.minox-elcan.com/

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New Inline Miniature Rotary Batch Mixer Munson's new Inline Miniature Rotary Batch Mixer gently blends batches in parts as small as one per million in less than three minutes.

Sanitary Double Planetary Mixer Offered
Ross Double Planetary Mixer contains two special “HV” (high viscosity) mixing blades that revolve on their own axis.

New Wet Cell for Malvern’s Morphologi G3 The new large volume wet cell extends the range of sample types that can be analyzed with the award-winning Morphologi G3.

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