Debt crisis could usher 13% cement consumption drop

Inaction by Congress and the White House on the federal debt ceiling could derail the fragile U.S. economic recovery, spurring a second recession and adversely impacting cement shipments, according to a recent Portland Cement Association report. A federal default stemming from the absence of a higher debt ceiling would affect business, consumer and bank confidence, leading to a rise in…

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Lubrication

One of the world’s leading manufacturers of specialty lubricants offers innovative, specialty lubricants specifically designed for the open gear drives found in the cement industry. Klüberfluid B-F 2 Ultra is used for the running-in lubrication of new, open-gear pinion drives by means of immersion, transfer, circulation and spray lubrication, or for tooth flank correction of large gear drives that have…

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Trickle Valve

This division of Abanaki Corporation announces the Vacu-Valve Platypus Trickle Valve, one of the lowest-cost, lowest-maintenance dust collector valves available. The Vacu-Valve Platypus is a trickle valve that operates as a constant discharge valve for dust collectors, hoppers, cyclones, and other equipment operating under negative pressure. Its unique duck bill design allows it to dispense free-flowing material continuously.

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Explosion-Proof LED Light

Magnalight.com has announced the addition of the EPL-BS-161M-100 explosion-proof LED light with spun aluminum base to its line of explosion proof LED lighting equipment. Producing 10,000 lumens of bright white light, this 16-in. LED light provides illumination for 8,000 square feet of work area. Suitable for confined spaces, a 16-in.-diam LED light-head with integrated handle and copper free spun aluminum…

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Internet Bin Monitoring

BinMaster Level Controls has teamed up with Sprint on its BinView machine-to-machine (M2M) cloud-computing inventory management solution that allows businesses to monitor inventory in their bins, tanks and silos over the Internet. This Web-based inventory management system provides bin level information on demand, combining BinMaster SmartBob level sensors and the Sprint wireless networks to make the data easily available via…

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Dust Collector Timer

Baghouse Pulse Jet Timer features DeviceNet communications for integration with Allen-Bradley PLCs. DeviceNet is a simple networking solution that reduces the cost and time to wire and install industrial automation devices and is a highly effective way to provide access to device information and advanced functions in intelligent controls.

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BinMaster takes Sales Performance award

BinMaster’s Level Controls has been awarded the 2010 Best Sales Performance of the Year award for the 3DLevelScanner by APM Automation Solutions. The 3DLevelScanner is a non-contact, dust-penetrating sensor that takes multiple measurements in the bin to provide highly accurate level and volume measurement data. Its accompanying software features a unique 3D visualization tool to help detect cone up or…

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