Batching and Materials Handling

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Ingredient Masters Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Batavia, Ohio

The newly remodeled facility houses Ingredient Masters’ sales, engineering and operations teams, and has capacity for additional personnel in the future.

March 4, 2019

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Ingredient Masters recently announced that its corporate headquarters has moved to Batavia, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati.

Case Study

Robotic Pick and Place System Facilitates Brick Spacing

A custom-designed robotic gripper head will help Northcot Brick improve its brick spacing process.

February 20, 2019

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Craven Fawcett, a UK-based manufacturer of clay preparation machinery and part of Group Rhodes, is working in collaboration with SABO Brick & Tile, based in Greece, to provide a solution for brick manufacturer Northcot Brick.

E-NIZING: Industrial Internet of Things App

The new platform reportedly enables users to visualize the status of all machines, whether they are from Schenck Process or any other manufacturer.

February 19, 2019

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e-nizing^® GmbH, a newly founded daughter company of Schenck Process, recently launched e-nizing.io.

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UNION PROCESS, INC.: Upgraded Pilot Plant Grinding Mills

According to Union Process, the attritor features a unique frame that can accommodate stainless steel tanks in two sizes.

February 12, 2019

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Union Process, Inc. recently announced that it has built a new attritor S-10/15 for its in-house pilot plant.

Mix Small, Think Big: Practical Mixing Scale-Up Tips for Ceramic Manufacturers

Successful scale-up of specialty industrial mixing equipment relies less on straightforward formulas and more on empirical data and experience.

Christine Banaszek

February 1, 2019

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Scaling up from a laboratory or pilot plant mixing operation requires that the physical and chemical properties of the product are duplicated at the full-scale production level.

Interest is Outta this World for SCHOTT’s Huge Mirror Substrate

Readers last week were most interested in the mirror substrate SCHOTT has produced for the extremely large telescope.

Susan Sutton

January 28, 2019

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Is your company involved in a far-out application? Please contact me at suttons@bnpmedia.com or (248) 786-1704 to share the story.

Coesia Acquires Ceramic Business from System

The acquisition involved the following companies: System Spa, Tosilab Spa, Studio 1 Srl and Ciesse Elettronica Srl.

January 24, 2019

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Coesia and System recently announced that Coesia has acquired 60% of System’s ceramic business through a new company called System Ceramics.

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MIDWESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC.: Separator Screen Changing System

According to Midwestern, the Electro-Lift is adaptable to fit a variety of different frame deck configurations.

January 24, 2019

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Midwestern Industries, Inc. recently launched its Electro-Lift separator screen changing system, an ergonomically designed lift system that is electrically powered to reportedly assist in making separator screen changes easier, faster and safer.

Gruhn Named 2019 President of ISA

In this role, Gruhn will lead the ISA board of directors, which is responsible for governing, setting policy and establishing the strategic direction of the organization.

January 23, 2019

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The International Society of Automation (ISA) recently announced that Paul Gruhn, PE, CFSE, and ISA life fellow, is its 2019 society president.

LANCASTER PRODUCTS: Redesigned Website

The updated website reportedly has a clean and uncluttered mobile responsive design with new content.

January 17, 2019

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Lancaster Products recently announced the launch of its newly redesigned website.

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