New Gear VECOPLAN MIDWEST MOVES TO NEW FACILITY Vecoplan Midwest, a subsidiary of Vecoplan LLC in High Point NC, recently relocated to Yf )0$)0( kimYj] ^ggl ^Y[adalq dg[Yl]\ af New Albany, IN. According to Bill Miller, COO of Vecoplan Midwest, the move was necessitated by continuing growth of their shredder sales and service business and the afljg\m[lagfg^Zjaim]ll]jk$h]dd]leaddkYf\ complete pelletizing systems to their product offerings in 2010. Vecoplan shredders Yj]mk]\afaf\mkljaYdk[Yd]j][q[daf_$o`ad]l`]ajZjaim]llaf_Yf\h]dd]laraf_kqk -tems are used in the production of alternative fuels. “In order to meet the demands g^kYd]kYf\hjg\m[lagf$o]n]ljahd]\gmjklY^^afl`]dYklkapq]Yjk&Kgo]j]\] -lighted to move into this new space and are excited to be a part of the growing j][q[daf_Yf\Ydl]jfYlan]]f]j_qeYjc]lkafFgjl`9e]ja[Y$�b;klYl]kEj&Eadd]j& NEW FILTER TECHNOLOGY FROM TRI-MER Tri-Mer Corp. has introduced Tri-Flow, a new ÚdljYlagf [gf[]hl l`Yl \]dan]jk @=H9 d]n]d performance with a MERV 16 rating. Tri-Flow ;gehY[lÚdl]jkYj]Y`a_`]j%h]j^gjeaf_Yd -l]jfYlan] lg ZY_$ [Yjlja\_] Yf\ hg[c]l Úd -ters, which are typically rated MERV 10-13. They have a small footprint, and an excep-lagfYddq dYj_] Údl]j kmj^Y[] Yj]Y2 Lja%>dgo ;gehY[lÚdl]jkhjgna\]*%+lae]kegj]Úd -ljYlagf[gehYj]\lgkaeadYjdq\ae]fkagf]\ZY_ hg[c]l!Údl]jk&9f]n]f_j]Yl]j af[j]Yk]afÚdljYlagfYj]Ynk&ngdme]akY[`a]n]\af[gehYjakgfkoal`kd]]n]%lqh] `a_`]^Ú[a]f[qÚdl]jk& CATERPILLAR EXPANDS SELF-LOADER LINE ;Yl]jhaddYj>gj]klHjg\m[lk`Yk]fl]j]\aflgYeYjc]laf_Y_j]]e]floal`HYdÚf_]j Inc. to distribute a line of knuckleboom self-loaders produced by Epsilon Kran ?eZ@$hYjlg^l`]HYdÚf_]j?jgmh$mf\]jl`]ZjYf\fYe]Hj]fla[]'=hkadgf&Afa -tially, the line will include multiple models and will be marketed through select distributors experienced with truck-mounted loaders. “This collaboration allows us to extend our Prentice product offering in North America and give loggers more op-lagfklge]]ll`]ajk]d^%dgY\]jf]]\k$�b;kYa\Bg`f;Yjh]fl]j$hj]ka\]flg^;Yl]jhaddYj Forest Products. “The Prentice brand has always represented reliability, durability Yf\imYdalq&HYdÚf_]jk=hkadgfZjYf\dan]kmhlgl`gk]kYe]YlljaZml]k$kgalak Úllaf_l`Ylo][g%ZjYf\l`]daf]&�b; FEEDSTOX PURCHASES HARVESTING UPGRADES Feedstox (a KABB company) has purchased seven new pieces of agricultural ]imahe]flYkhYjlg^l`]fYlagfkegklY\nYf[]\`Yjn]klaf_Û]]l&L`]]imahe]fl [gfkaklkg^log;`Ydd]f_]j[geZaf]%ZYd]j[geZafYlagfmfalkYf\Ún];`Ydd]f_]j LB34BXD high-density pull-behind balers manufactured by AGCO Corporation. The machinery will be used to harvest biomass materials such as corn, wheat, corn stalks, wheat straw, switchgrass and miscanthus. KABB plans to lease the ]imahe]fllg^Yje]jk$[gfljY[lgjkYf\gl`]jhYjla]kafngdn]\afl`]`Yjn]klaf_g^ biomass materials. MegaDome ® pre-engineered fabric buildings give you practical and cost effective space for any industrial or environmental application. BuildWorks delivers innovative design-build solutions. MegaDome structures are CSA-A660 FHUWL¿HGDQGEXLOGLQJFRGHFRPSOLDQW www.megadomebuildings.com 1.888.427.6647 Canada & N.America Western Canada 604.794.3628 buildworks.com/megadome 42 Canadian BIOMASS MAY/JUNE 2012
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