Vortex’s patented HDP Slide Gate has been a proven solution for a variety of applications for handling sticky and/or abrasive powders in systems with positive pressures up to 75 psig. Since its original release in 2006, the HDP has been utilized for handling cullet, glass, sand, cement, borax, gum base, kaolin clay, and other problematic dry bulk solids.
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Liquid Level Measurement
BinMaster Level Controls announces the integration of liquid level measurement technology into its BinView web-based monitoring solution for bins, tanks, and silos. BinMaster’s SmartSonic ultrasonic and SmartWave radar measurement sensors offer non-contact, continuous level measurement in most types of liquids including water, oils, municipal waste, and chemicals such as liquid fertilizer. SmartSonic ultrasonic can measure the level in liquid tanks…
Read MoreBinMaster level scanner gets Canadian approval
BinMaster Level Controls announces the 3DLevelScanner has received FM approval to Canadian standards (cFMus), which allows installation of the 3DLevelScanner in potentially explosive environments. The 3DLevelScanner is listed for FM Approval to Class I, II Division 1, Groups C, D, E, F, and G. It meets Canadian standards CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 25 (1966), CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 157 (1992), CAN/CSA C22.2…
Read MoreOhio silo and bin cleaning company nets seven safety approvals
Marietta, Ohio-based Mole•Master Services Corp. has been vetted and accepted for membership by seven safety management groups, providing the company with recognized credentials and extended access to new clients in a variety of industries. “We went through an approval process that was, in some cases, very detailed and lengthy,” Mole•Master General Manager Dave Laing said.
Read More$446M Lafarge NA asset deal yields Eagle Materials Great Plains platform
Source: Eagle Materials Inc., Dallas; Lafarge Group, Paris; Staff reports Eagle Materials announced recently that the company has entered into a definitive agreement with Lafarge North America to purchase for $446 million Lafarge’s Sugar Creek, Mo., and Tulsa, Okla., cement operations, as well as related assets, which include six distribution terminals, two aggregates quarries, eight ready-mixed plants and a fly…
Read MoreResilient concrete building focus of post-tornado Missouri community event
Source: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill. Joplin Concrete will lead a host of Missouri professionals in sponsoring “Ideas for a Stronger Joplin,” October 20, 2012, from 10 a.m–2 p.m., at the Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center in Joplin. Walter Wulf, CEO of Joplin parent company Monarch Cement, will be master of ceremonies for the free event framed around the…
Read MoreCAC to hold Rediscover Concrete educational events in every province
Source: Cement Association of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario To remind building designers and contractors across Canada of the benefits of using concrete for building and infrastructure projects, CAC is hosting Rediscover Concrete seminars and meetings. “Our seminars will engage decision makers across the country and encourage discussions surrounding the sustainability of cement and concrete for building and infrastructure projects,” stated Michael…
Read MoreCrony capitalist mindset rises in EPA fly ash rulemaking
Sources: CP staff; IBA Green Inc., Newport Beach, Calif. A subsidiary of a publicly traded energy company, Pioneer Exploration, is claiming processes to neutralize the purported toxicity of coal combustion fly ash and waste incineration bottom ash, then recycle treated material into infrastructure-suited geopolymer concrete.
Read MoreConstruction executives: Romney best bet for broad industry recovery
Source: Engineering News-Record Construction leaders believe the industry’s recession will carry through mid-2013. According to the ENR Construction Industry Confidence Index (CICI) for the third quarter of 2012, construction and design firm executives believe that the market in the near term will continue to be flat, and that Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s election represents the best bet for a…
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