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| Brochure: Solids Digestion | Biothane has been leading in solids waste digestion technologies for over thirty years. | 02/04/2010 | 5.40 MB |
| Case Study: How LIMS Helps Labs In Dairy Processing Achieve Food Hygiene And Safety | European legislation has consistently placed increasing pressure on the food processing industry to conform to the highest levels of food hygiene and safety. By Thermo Scientific Brand Products, Part of Thermo Fisher | 12/21/2009 | 170.3 KB |
| Article: SFT Vibrating Wire Weighing Technology | In the mid-1970s K-Tron revolutionized bulk solids feeding with its introduction of the first truly digital load cell specially designed for process weighing applications. Based on an innovative vibrating wire concept, the new digital technology soon proved to be a significant advance over the analog LVDTs and strain gauges then in widespread use. By K-Tron Process Group | 09/30/2009 | 789.3 KB |
| Article: Economics Of Feeding: Total Cost Approach To ROI | Feeding systems perform the important function of dosing ingredients into a food, plastics, pharmaceutical or other product in exactly the correct proportion—an extremely critical function for one small piece of the manufacturing line. An efficient and accurate feeding system, whether gravimetric or volumetric, can pay for itself quickly by producing material cost savings and keeping the process line up and running reliably. By K-Tron Process Group | 09/30/2009 | 774.6 KB |
| Flyer: Higher Short-term Accuracy With K-Tron’s Electronic Screw Speed Modulation | Single screw feeders, particularly at low rates, can have an unsteady feed rate within one revolution of the screw, resulting in mass flow pulsation. Spiral or full flight single screw feeders exhibit this pulsation more commonly than other screw configurations. | 08/21/2009 | 198.7 KB |
| Brochure: Dryers | Premier Pneumatics’ energy efficient, dual tower desiccant bed dryers provide capacities of 50 to 4000 lb./hr. (22 to 1800 kg./hr.). Process air with a – 40° F dew point is guaranteed. A wide range of hopper sizes are available as well as a choice of voltages and a high heat option. | 08/21/2009 | 191.6 KB |
| Flyer: Gravimetric Continuous Blenders | Premier ProRate™/Gravimetric blenders consist of one to eight ingredient feeders and a microprocessor-based controller. | 08/21/2009 | 224.5 KB |
| Brochure: Bag Dump Station | The manual Bag Dump Station is designed to ensure a clean, dust-controlled environment while making it easy to unload material received in bags. As the operator unloads material, the bag dump station’s fan draws dust-laden air away from the operator with its direct drive fan. | 08/21/2009 | 5.1 KB |
| Flyer: Diverter Valves | Premier Diverter Valves direct material from one source to multiple destinations. The cylindrical, cast housing provides a smooth, lowresistance path for the conveying air and material. One outlet is in line with the inlet, and the other is offset 30 degrees. the diverter valve is ideal for use in pressure systems. | 08/21/2009 | 333.7 KB |
| Brochure: K-Tron’s Testing Facilities | K-Tron can conduct tests with your process materials to answer critical process questions and determine the best configuration of the feeding equipment for a particular product or group of products. | 08/21/2009 | 350.2 KB |
| Brochure: K-Tron Smart Force Transducer Weighing Technology For Gravimetric Feeding, Batching, And Metering | Accurate feeding, batching and metering of bulk solids begins with precision weighing. K-Tron pioneered vibrating wire technology for the process industries, and today continues its leadership with the Smart Force Transducer II and III. The SFT II/III represent the leading edge of process weighing technology and form a solid foundation for the continuing evolution of the art and science of weighing. | 08/21/2009 | 436.6 KB |
| Datasheet: K Tron Combined Feeder Receiver Unit | The combined Feeder/Receiver unit is a combination of proven K-Tron feeding and conveying technology based on the P-Series Receivers and K2M Feeders. Originally designed for a Gain-in-Weight application with restricted head room requirements , this unit has also been used successfully for direct loss-in-weight feeder refill where sticky or fluidizing powder could cause problems with refill valves. | 08/21/2009 | 247.6 KB |
| Application Note: K-Tron Quick Change Single/Twin Screw Loss-In-Weight And Volumetric Feeders | Specially designed for applications requiring the maximum possible material handling and changeover flexibility along with the convenience of fast cleaning capability, K-Tron’s T35/S60 Quick Change Feeder is available in economical volumetric or high-performance loss-in-weight configurations. | 08/21/2009 | 268.7 KB |
| Brochure: K-Tron Performance Services: One Source For Competent Support | Every feeding process has specific characteristics and requirements. In the K-Tron Performance Services group we consider every problem, every service call , | 08/21/2009 | 471.0 KB |
| Application Note: Refilling Loss-In-Weight Feeders Via Pneumatic Conveying In Continuous Pharmaceutical Processes | The mode of refill of product to a Loss-in-Weight (LIW) feeder that is feeding a continuous pharmaceutical process can be almost as critical as choosing the right feeder technology. By K-Tron Process Group | 08/04/2009 | 361.1 KB |
| Application Note: Contained Batch Dispensing Of Pharmaceuticals Via Gain-In-Weight Technology | K-Tron volumetric feeders are often used in a simplified gain-in-weight (GIW) application for controlled batch dispensing and weighing of pharmaceutical powders. By K-Tron Process Group | 08/04/2009 | 420.9 KB |
| Application Note: Continuous Pharmaceutical Dry Granulation And Direct Compression Tableting Processes | The compressed tablet is one of the most widely prescribed oral solid dosage forms in use today. Typically the ingredients which comprise the tablet blend include the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) together with various excipients which not only act as carriers for the drug compound, but which also enhance its therapeutic effect, or efficacy. By K-Tron Process Group | 08/04/2009 | 468.7 KB |
| Application Note: Metered Dry Powder Addition For Continuous And Batch Coating Processes | Coated tablets are defined as tablets covered with one or more layers of various substances such as resins, gums, inactive and insoluable fillers, sugars, plasticizers, waxes, authorized coloring materials, and sometimes flavors. By K-Tron Process Group | 08/04/2009 | 454.8 KB |
| Guest Column: Food Product Traceability: New Challenges, New Solutions | Product traceability has always been a contentious issue in the food and beverage industry, often pitting manufacturers, packagers, and distributors against retailers, customers, and government agencies. However, recent supply chain wide “meltdowns” have all sides of the issue beginning to agree on the need for better controls. By David Miller, President, Operations Technologies | 07/13/2009 | 256.6 KB |
| Video: Smart Flow Meter: Gravimetric Metering Of Dry Bulk Materials | The K-Tron Smart Flow Meter is used in industries that need reliable metering,registering or monitoring bulk of material flows. | 07/10/2009 | 32.20 MB |
| Video: Hanging Feeder Design With 3-Point Weighing | This design allows for 3-point weighing with K-SFT-II Load Cells, ensuring high accuracy feeding. "Hanging" loss-in-weight feeders are ideal for mounting directly over process equipment. | 07/10/2009 | 20.35 MB |
| Video: 'QC' Quick Change Feeder | Specially designed for applications requiring the maximum possible material handling and changeover flexibility along with the convenience of fast cleaning capability, K-Tron’s T35/S60 Quick Change Feeder is available in economical volumetric or high-performance loss-in-weight configurations. | 07/10/2009 | 33.14 MB |
| Video: Smart Weigh Belt Feeder (SWB) | K-Tron's Smart Weigh Belt is the first weigh belt feeder to offer continuous online auto tare compensation. | 07/10/2009 | 4.71 MB |
| Video: Pharmaceutical Loss-In-Weight Feeder | Video demonstrates how the K-Tron pharmaceutical feeder meets the requirements of today's pharmaceutical processing environment, including quick clean ease of disassembly for cleaning and screw changeover, clear separation between production and technical areas, and screw removal and feeder access from production side. | 07/10/2009 | 39.39 MB |
| Datasheet: 750 Liter Stackable Aseptic IBC | The 750 liter stainless steel IBCs (Intermediate Bulk Containers) available for rent from CCR are stackable for cost efficient shipping and storage. They are specifically designed to fit two high in a standard trailer for efficient return of empty containers to the shipping facilities. | 05/22/2009 | 480.3 KB |