After 11 years of renovation air terminal opens Nov 2, 2009
Half mile Combined length of baggage conveyors installed. Source: DOT. (Anchorage Daily News)
Artist to install glass wall at airport Oct 28, 2009
4 million stimulus award to replace elevators, doors, corridor tile, ticketing counters and baggage conveyors, and provide additional roofing and airside resurfacing. Most Read Stories. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
How Wood Chips Can Keep You Warm — and Green Oct 26, 2009
The tall smokestack and the industrial clanking of conveyors in Moscow, Idaho may look ominously anti-ecological but, the visitors senses are quickly jolted by a fresh aroma reminiscent of a walk-in cedar closet. It is indeed red cedar: tons of chips discarded by a timber mill and trucked in to fuel the University of Idaho's steam plant in the town of Moscow (population roughly 23,000). (Time.com)
How to certify your seed (2) Oct 25, 2009
HANDLING SEED: Thoroughly clean conveyors ... HARVESTING: Thoroughly clean all harvest equipment, combines, trucks, tarps, augers, legs, air conveyors and seed storage bins before harvesting and handling field inspected seed. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
Gold-Eagle Co-op unveils fertilizer building in Wesley Oct 2, 2009
This facility is equipped with stainless steel receiving legs and stainless steel conveyors with the capacity of 400 tons per hour. The old dry fertilizer plant would receive dry fertilizer at the rate of 80-100 tons per hour. (Forest City Summit, IO)
CSB: Sugar dust led to blast in Savannah Sep 25, 2009
CSB investigators said the was due to ongoing releases of sugar from inadequately designed and maintained dust collection equipment, conveyors, and sugar handling equipment. Inadequate housekeeping practices allowed highly combustible sugar dust and granulated sugar to build up throughout the refinery s packing buildings, CSB investigators said. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
TDK Develops Next-gen Silicon Wafer Conveyor Sep 23, 2009
Conveyors are the part of semiconductor manufacturing systems that carry wafers to and from the chipmaking apparatus. TDK analyzed the airflow patterns and placed slits near the bottom surface of the conveyor where the flow is stagnant to ensure that the air exits the system smoothly. (JCN Network, Japan)
Renovations ramp up at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Sep 17, 2009
4 million federal stimulus award, that will replace elevators, doors, corridor tile, ticketing counters and baggage conveyors, and fund additional roofing and airside resurfacing. The second phase is slated to be complete in Spring 2010. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
A crush of clunkers Sep 6, 2009
"They process that through a series of eddy currents or magnetic conveyors and separate all the different metals. We clean that and sell off the different commodities." ... The materials go through a series of conveyors, where huge magnets separate the ferrous metals. (The Augusta Chronicle)
High River Gold Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results Aug 15, 2009
Mill throughput during Q2/2009 was lower than planned due mostly to planned shutdowns in April, May, and June during which repairs were made to SAG mill lifters, pumps, conveyors, and the ball mill motor. Additionally, in June, the flow of crushed ore to the mill was interrupted due to a break-down of the crushed ore stockpile apron feeder. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Oak Creek power plant expansion '85% finished' Aug 9, 2009
5 miles of conveyors, 17 miles of railroad track, and new crusher tower that comprise the new coal handling system, which will supply coal for both the existing plant and the finished update. Article Rating. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
UPS portion of expanded Worldport Jul 8, 2009
The number of conveyors will be expanded to 31,578 from 12,874. Send comments to bsadams@bizjournals. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Bunting Magnetics launches new Web site Jun 18, 2009
Bunting manufactures magnetic separation equipment, magnetic and nonmagnetic conveyors for use in food, plastics, chemical, manufacturing and recycling industries. Reader Comments. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)
Putzmeister lays off 23% of work force, adds to previous cuts (12) Jun 17, 2009
Putzmeister makes stationary and truck-mounted concrete pumps and truck-mounted belt conveyors. They are used to pour concrete, primarily for housing construction. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Ag Growth Income Fund Announces Conversion to Ag Growth International Inc. Jun 4, 2009
As successor to the business of the Fund, Ag Growth International is a leading manufacturer of portable and stationary grain handling, storage and conditioning equipment, including augers, belt conveyors, grain storage bins, grain handling accessories and grain aeration equipment ... Ag Growth International is a leading manufacturer of portable and stationary grain handling, storage and conditioning equipment, including augers, belt conveyors, grain storage bins, grain handling accessories and... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
FKI Logistex sold to Intelligrated Jun 4, 2009
FKI Logistex provides material handling equipment including sortation systems, conveyors and warehouse controls to airports, manufacturers and other distributors. Intelligrated provides logistics systems primarily for the warehouse and distribution sector. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
What's the Greenest Way To Wash Your Car? Jun 3, 2009
Carwashes come in three basic flavors: in-bay automatics, in which the car remains stationary; conveyors, in which the car moves through a washing tunnel; and , in which customers use coin-operated devices like spray guns and foam brushes. (PDF) analyzed about a dozen of each type across three different cities. (Slate)
Plan commission to fill in permit gaps Jun 1, 2009
The number of buildings listed include nine silos, four bins, one office-maintenance building, a wet plant, a building to dry the sand, a wet sand storage building and stock pile conveyors. The company lists a resin plant as a future addition. (Menomonie Dunn County News, WI)
Transnet refurbishes port to prepare for boom May 20, 2009
"We are saving billions by creating additional capacity at the very same terminal instead of building a new one. When we get to 35 million tons, we will need to invest about R4bn on new stacking equipment, reclaiming equipment, conveyors, storage slabs and ship loaders.". Volumes and revenue were down by at least 30 percent at the Richards Bay terminals because the economic downturn had hit demand for commodities like ferrochrome, ferromanganese, pig iron, steel and woodchips. (Business Report, South Africa)
Chugai, J. Front, Panasonic, Unitika, Yokogawa Electric: Japan Stocks May 18, 2009
The maker of conveyors and material- handling equipment said its net income for the year started April 1 will plunge 75 percent to 2 billion yen on a 30 percent drop in sales. Profit in the year ended March 31 declined 34 percent to 7. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Magnum CEO Travels to Colorado to Conclude Agreements for Scrap Tire Land Fill and Magnum Magog Facility Announces Delivery of Large Scale Crumb Rubber/Nugget Plant May 14, 2009
This includes shredders, classifiers, control panels, handling equipment, and conveyors ... This includes a Granutech Grizzly M80 system, in feed conveyors, vibratory discharge conveyors, cross belt magnetic systems, knife hog system, aspiration systems, classifiers, electrical control panels, and much more. (PR Newswire)
Strandberg 9900 (4) May 10, 2009
The 9900 sensor can be mounted above or below materials to be measured, above and below conveyors, and can sense moisture in materials flowing in pipes and ducts through a non-metallic window. For more information phone 336-274-3775; website. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Central Manufacturing Inc., and Plastics Conversion Technologies in Large Scale Resource Recovery Equipment Deal Apr 29, 2009
The initial project will be comprised of a feed flow regulator, rotary (trommel) screen, foam separator(s), light/heavies separator(s), grinders and various transfer conveyors, representing a total financial requirement of approximately $2,000,000. Once commenced, production time for these units will be about 24 weeks. (Primezone Releases)
Magnum Fills New GNR Technologies Order, Delivers 36,000 Pounds of Secondary Rubber Buffings, and Updates the Market Apr 29, 2009
Startup of the tire recycling plant (nugget, granules and powders division) will begin Thursday with Phase I testing of all large components, control panels, handling equipment, and conveyors. Production of between 15,000 to 20,000 tons of rubber/year is anticipated with the possibility of fine tuning operations to produce in excess of 25,000 tons annually. (PR Newswire)
Ag Growth Announces Proposed Conversion to a Corporation with a 17 Cent Per Share Monthly Dividend Apr 20, 2009
Ag Growth is a leading manufacturer of portable and stationary grain handling, storage and conditioning equipment, including augers, belt conveyors, grain storage bins, grain handling accessories and grain aeration equipment. Ag Growth's sales, marketing, and distribution system is comprised of approximately 1,400 dealers and distributors that distribute product in 48 states, nine provinces, and overseas. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
A tiny town is hit hard as its main employer cuts back Apr 19, 2009
He got home from a 12-hour overnight shift at GKN, where he was a mechanic fixing everything from metal presses to conveyors. The phone rang and the boss said not to come back. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Orbitform Group Offers Free Product/Process Development Apr 15, 2009
Established in 1984, Orbitform Group includes Orbitform orbital riveters, Milford and Adtech impact riveters, Marathon welding automation systems, Arbor Automation palletized and low pressure conveyors, Rollerform fastening process, and Watchdawg Process Intelligence. For more information, please contact: David Parham Orbitform Group Tel: +1-517-787-9447 Fax: +1-517-787-6609 Email. (PR Newswire)
Comment on this article Apr 5, 2009
A quarry installed the SinuMEC on conveyors ... Installation of the SinuMEC in various applications, such as conveyors, escalators or plastic injection machines, provided significant benefits and ROI of two years. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Lake Shore Gold Completes 2008 on Schedule and Under Budget Mar 13, 2009
"Operations ReviewTimmins Mine Project (formerly Timmins West)During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company incurred $41.0 million of expenditures on the Timmins Mine project (including advanced exploration, Timmins ramp and exploration drilling expenditures). In addition, the Company incurred costs of $11.1 million for property, plant and equipment. Resource Property and Deferred Exploration Expenditures Year ended December ($'000) 31, 2008(i)... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Bob Schieffer On Foreign Policy Faux Pas Mar 9, 2009
The red mushroom button with the yellow background is globally used as an emergency stop signalling device on machinery, conveyors, baggage handling equipment, etc. anywhere forward motion must be stopped immediately. (CBS News)
Increase Productivity By Conveying Solids Through Existing Liquid Plumbing Mar 4, 2009
With no mechanical conveyors necessary, a processing companies plant layout considerations can be quickly accommodated by simple adjustments to the liquid flow pipe runs, which are involved in the normal adding, mixing or blending process ... These conveyors include the Helix Flexible Screw Conveyor, the Tubular Drag conveyor or the MiniVac Pneumatic conveyor ... Carolina Conveying manufactures flexible screw conveyors for transporting and accurately controlling discharge rate of dry materials. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Prize Mining/Eagle Plains Enter Letter of Intent to Form Joint Venture to Produce Gold at Yellowjacket Mar 1, 2009
A modern milling facility was constructed, and includes a 1000 kW generator, ball mill, SAG mill, feeders, pumps, conveyors, three Knelson concentrators, magnetic separator, Diester and Gemini tables and an on-site assay laboratory. Test work indicated preliminary recoveries of 81%, with ore head-grades of approximately 9. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
MHI Enhances Multipurpose Gasoline Engine Lineup, Launching 4 New High-Power Models Conforming to All Emission Controls Feb 17, 2009
With the addition of the three new large engines, MHI aims to increase sales to customers in Japan and abroad, mainly for use in agricultural machinery applications such as cultivators, conveyors and rice planting machines. The newly added models carry on the GB Series' basic development concept focused on low vibration and low noise. (JCN Network, Japan)
Modern Materials Handling Feb 7, 2009
The conveyor system includes a run-on-demand capability that can reduce power consumption by as much as 30% over conventional roller conveyors. Advertisement. (Variety)
