Focus on Gear Conveying & Storage Gear SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES Superior Industries, which manufactures conveyor systems and components, has a new Core Systems design program. Core Systems offers drive and tail pulley as- semblies custom-engineered for specific applications. It creates cost efficiencies for customers by ensuring that drive components are ideally suited for the particular job specifications while making sure that power requirements are met. Each custom- engineered drive assembly is delivered as a pre-assembled package, eliminating the costly labour involved in on-site assembly and reducing installation time. The shaft on each assembly is protected by a specially developed rust prevention treatment. www.superior-ind.com, 1-800-321-1558 KEITH WALKING FLOORS To complement our material handling feature in this issue of Canadian Biomass, we have compiled a listing of new products, product upgrades, feature products, and systems and service providers for biomass conveying and storage. All informa- tion has been provided by the suppliers and manufacturers. EDEM/OPTIMIL CONVEYORS All Edem medium, heavy, and extra-heavy duty vibrating con- veyors for wood waste, chips, hog fuel, and oriented strand board/panel board operations are available in both unbal- anced and dynamically bal- anced configurations. Every Edem vibrating conveyor has a rugged coil spring/ eccentric shaft drive assembly. This simple, reliable design feature means that Edem conveyors have very low horsepower requirements. Power is provided by a premium-efficiency, totally enclosed fan-cooled electric motor and standard/V- belt drive. Each conveyor is custom engineered to exact customer requirements. Options include double action screens and perforated plate sections, plus units with Edem metal detector and patented magnetic traps that remove tramp metal. www.edem.com, [email protected], 604-946-6911 Walking Floor systems from Keith Manufacturing are integrated into material han- dling systems as receiving, storage, and metering bins. The Keith DrivOn bin is de- signed to facilitate the delivery of material directly into the plant distribution system. Material is unloaded directly onto the DrivOn bin, where it is stored and metered as needed. The Walking Floor system handles difficult materials, providing the ability to move solid materials of almost any size. The load is distributed across reciprocating slats, resulting in a conveyor with low power requirements. Systems are designed for commercial, agricultural, and industrial customers and used in many applications. www.keithwalkingfloor.com WESTERN PNEUMATICS Western Pneumatics manufactures equipment and systems to handle all types of wood byproducts. Belt, chain, or screw conveyors can move and meter large or small mass flow rates of material. Dust control plays an important role when moving wood; with the new POP filter, Western Pneumatics can clean various air volumes with the most efficient patented cleaning system. High-pressure systems can move large quantities of wood efficiently to various places at a plant site. If wood needs to be transported off-site, Western Pneumatics’ truck bins are the heaviest built and can store 15 to 42 units per bin. www.westernp.com, 1-541-461-2600 24 CanadianBIOMASS LAIDIG SYSTEMS Laidig Systems offers a solution to silo/bin hang-up prob- lems: higher delivery rates using the rugged and improved Model 698 Silo and Reclaimer System. This track-driven re- claimer has a sweep auger rotating 360° around the bin, helping create mass flow and enhancing first-in-first-out flow. The Model 698 Reclaimer handles a variety of biomass materials including wood chips, sawdust, shavings, corncobs, and other cellulosic materials for both process and fuel. In addition to the complete line of track-driven silo reclaimer models, Laidig offers an entire family of heavy-duty flat bot- tom and cone bottom reclaimers, which can be installed into new or existing silos, bins, and domes. www.laidig.com, 1-574-256-0204, [email protected] BRUNETTE INDUSTRIES Brunette Industries is launching a novel and simple vibrating conveyor. Its de- sign optimizes low-cost maintenance and maximum uptime efficiencies by being fully balanced at all strokes and using a springless vibratory mechanism. The stroke is changed by adjusting the rpm of the drive motor via a VFD input. This versatile conveyor is suitable for many industries, including biomass, recycling, pellet manufacturing, sawmilling, plywood manufacturing, oriented strand board manufacturing, food processing, and agricultural industries. It is available in dif- ferent widths and lengths, complete with size-specific screening options and metal detection. The Brunette Vibrating Conveyor is built to suit the customer’s needs. www.brunetteindustries.com MAY/JUNE 2010
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