August 2024

Aggregate Diverter Handling Corn Grits

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These Vortex Aggregate Diverters are used to handle the discharged material from a bucket elevator to the different storage silos below.

For this application, electric actuators were chosen due to the lack of availability of air available where the valves are located within the plant.

Special modifications were made for additional resistance to abrasion. These included the implementation of a special service inlet with built in dead pocket/rock box and a nest coating in the diverter cube/rock box.

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Delumping and Dispersing Battery Powders

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A large, international manufacturer of dry cell batteries approached Quadro to help them with the manufacture of their battery products. The battery employed several powder mixtures of Teflon, Carbon Black powder and 1/8″ pieces of Graphite. The customer was getting 30% – 40% of the product below 60 mesh USS, by running a single-pass through a Hammermill and two passes through the Comil®. Heat generation in the Hammermill caused blinding of the screen which slowed down production of the batteries. The customer wanted to eliminate the Hammermill stage. The required capacity rate was 13 lbs/hr.

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Vortex Gravity Vee Diverting Grains Used In Rice Crisp and Rice Cake Production

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The equipment pictured below is the Vortex Gravity Vee Diverter. Its distinctive “dual gate” design, equipped with independent controls, enables a versatile material flow. This innovation allows for the simultaneous diversion of material through both outlet chutes, individual chute control, or even a complete shut-off when necessary. The diverter’s mechanically actuated sliding blades promise uncompromising positive material shut-off and prevent seal packing, ensuring operational longevity. Its hard polymer bonnet seals and side seals outperform alternative sealing materials, providing superior wear resistance and an extended service life. For precision and repeatability in batchweights during the manufacturing process, the Gravity Vee Diverter can be outfitted with Vortex material flow control assemblies. This model includes an Adjustable Variable Postion (AVP) air control setup which allows for 2 or more positions that are controlled via the magnetic reed switch feedback. In this case the Gravity Vee is setup for 3 positions. The Gravity Vee also includes a manual Cylinder Variable Position Open (CVPO) modification to each of the cylinders. Each threaded rod sticking out of the cylinder can be adjusted to create a manual preferred stop point to limit the amount the blade is able to open.

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Feeding and Conveying in the Production of Battery Masses

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Whether feeding continuously or via batch the accuracy of addition is critical to the end quality and desired functionality of battery masses. While this is greatly impacted by the bulk materials themselves and the conditions, using the right tools to identify the best equipment will lead to the best possible system design. For handling of difficult materials, material tests are essential for determining optimal equipment configurations for both feeders and pneumatic conveying. With Coperion K-Tron’s wealth of experience, lab data, and technical expertise we can test and design systems for the most challenging of materials in any application, especially those for the battery industry.

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Moving Cement Powder In Concrete Batch Plants

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Bin vibrators were considered but the fugitive vibration caused damage to peripheral equipment such as piping joints and process instrumentation. The installation of the Evasser from Monitor Technologies LLC proved to be the solution.
Clever placement of several Evasser aeration devices, recommended by Monitor Technologies application specialist and technical support personnel, kept the cement powder fluidized and flowing when required. This prevented the cement from packing, eliminating the root cause of the problem. The Evasser bin aerator operates silently from air supplied by the process plant air source so wear on the structure was not a factor

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Detecting High Sand Level in Settling Tank

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Monitor recommended its Model KA rotary paddle bin level monitor with solid extension and guard and a paddle suitable for the target material. The unit was top mounted above the valve so that water could not penetrate into the unit through its paddle shaft seal. In addition, a stainless steel shaft and guard was used. The extension allowed the sensing alarm point to be adjusted to suit the application.

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Seal and Leak Detection of Single Use Coffee Pods

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With the growing popularity of the single serve coffee pod comes the need for manufacturers to insure proper seal integrity. Teledyne TapTone has proven patented technology that can inspect one hundred percent (100%) of the container pods before the packages are shipped and the leaks are detected by the consumer. The size and shape of most coffee pods make them ideally suited for a T550 C-LP system outfitted with a TDLC sensor to yield the most sensitive and accurate method of leak detection.

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Tea Blend Time and Degradation Cut with Rotary Mixer

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The stainless steel Munson blender uses a gravity-driven mixing process, which employs internal mixing flights that produce a tumble-turn-cut-fold mixing action said to yield 100 percent batch uniformity in less than three minutes using minimal energy. Internal spray lines built into the mixer allow for a wide, even spray of natural flavors. The company runs the mixer continuously for 15 to 20 minutes per batch to prevent stratification of ingredients throughout loading and final discharge with no residual.

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Rotary Batch Blending Consistency Grows Gourmet Coffee Bean Business

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Internal mixing flights of the rotary mixer alternate in direction for gravity-driven cascading of the material back and forth, producing a 100 percent uniform blend in three minutes or less. The flights also serve to direct the beans toward the discharge port, evacuating the vessel in three to four minutes with no residual in the machine. The mixer has a stationary intake chute fed by a mechanical conveyor, and is fully enclosed, containing dust and preventing contamination of the product.

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Salt, Sugar and Peanut and Nut Conveying and Feeding at Once Again Nut Butter

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Once Again Nut Butter has a history of creating quality product for its valued customer base. Its continued emphasis on food safety and partnership with Coperion K-Tron has resulted in the construction and operation of a state-of-the-art facility, with optimal material handling, dry ingredients addition and process automation.

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