Mining sustainability — through modernisation and optimisation
16 August, 2009 by Richard Jenner* | Supplied by: Outotec Pty Ltd
Every mining operation has budgets, production targets, business goals and a sustainability plan, but achieving budgets and business goals requires the efficient use of all internal resources, such as people, plant, raw materials, maintenance, reagents and procedures.
SEW drives Melbourne Airport upgrade
03 August, 2009 | Supplied by: SEW-Eurodrive Pty Ltd
Melbourne Airport recently embarked on an upgrade and expansion of its baggage-handling system, enlisting materials handling and automation group BCS Group to carry out the redevelopment. BCS Group implemented the new baggage-handling system, founded on technologies from drives solutions group SEW-Eurodrive.
Belt scales
30 July, 2009 | Supplied by: Siemens Ltd
Milltronics MSI and MMI belt scales are now available for use on systems with flow rates of up to 12,000 t/h - an increase of 7000 t/h.
RFID system
30 July, 2009 | Supplied by: HARTING Pty Ltd
The Harting Ha-VIS RFID system is designed to simplify the implementation of RFID projects. The Ha-VIS RFID system features readers that perform key functions out of the box.
Roll doors for conveyor systems
30 July, 2009 | Supplied by: DMF International Pty Ltd
DMF are Australian manufacturers of high-speed roll doors, and can customise the product to suit design requirements. The company provides full service and parts throughout Australia, and has completed a number of projects which involve installing fast-action roll doors on conveyor systems.
RFID system for intralogistics
30 July, 2009 | Supplied by: SICK Pty Ltd
The RFH620 RFID system is designed to be a solution for intralogistics, with an integrated antenna, high transmission rates in the 13.56 MHz frequency range, and openness for differing fieldbus environments and IT structures.
Hygienic bag dump weigh batch station
25 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Flexicon Corporation (Australia) Pty Limited
A hygienic bag dump weigh batch station from Flexicon with integral mechanical conveyor collects dust created during manual dumping of bulk materials from bags, boxes, drums and other containers, and discharges bulk material by weight.
Weight controller
25 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Scale Components Pty Ltd
Hardy Instruments’ HI 4050 weight controller is now available factory installed in a stainless steel (NEMA 4x) enclosure. It can be configured as a blind unit or with a keyboard and display. A load cell summing board or intrinsic barrier assembly can be added to eliminate the need for a system junction box or for use in hazardous class I, II, DIV II applications.
Hygienic bag dump station
09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Flexicon Corporation (Australia) Pty Limited
The W-0697 hygienic bag dump station for pneumatic conveying systems collects dust created during manual dumping of bulk materials from bags, boxes, drums and other containers and allows rapid, tool-free wash down.
RFID tags
09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Peacock Bros Pty Ltd
The UPM Raflatac optimised Dog Bone, Short Dipole and Frog RFID tags are now available. The updated UHF EPC, Class1 Gen2 products have been enhanced with Impinj’s Monza3 ICs.
Modular RFID interface
09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Turck Australia Pty Ltd
The BL ident RFID product portfolio has been expanded with the release of a simple RFID (RFID-S) slice for its BL20 modular I/O system. Each RFID-S slice contains two channels of RFID. Additional RFID slices, as well as traditional discrete and analog I/O slices, may be added to the system, making it the only product on the market that allows this combination on the same node on the network, according to Turck.
Basic bulk bag filler
09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Flexicon Corporation (Australia) Pty Limited
The Model BFB basic bulk bag filler performs low-capacity filling operations at minimal cost and can be upgraded with performance enhancements including a material delivery system integrated with the user’s process equipment or bulk storage vessels.
RVO Enterprises turns ingredient loading upside down
12 May, 2009 | Supplied by: SEW-Eurodrive Pty Ltd
RVO Enterprises, a food processing solutions provider, has developed a new food processing technology that allows dry ingredients to be transferred from a collapsible intermediate bulk container (IBC) directly to the manufacturing process — the collapsible IBC process integration system (CIPIS).
Hygienic agitator
11 May, 2009 | Supplied by: Teralba Industries
The Mixquip top entry agitator incorporates an IP66 drive assembly and all stainless steel construction to meet the increased demand of quality produced food beverages.
Rate controller
11 May, 2009 | Supplied by: Scale Components Pty Ltd
Hardy Instruments’ HI 4060 is a compact, single-feeder, closed-loop rate controller for use in a variety of applications, including auger, belt and vibratory-based feeders, converting them from volumetric to gravimetric.
