New! GFMT Article: The modern world of bulk weighing

Fast, reliable and flexible: welcome to the modern world of bulk weighing.  Bulk weighers get a thorough examination by Ray Vrtiska, Intersystems, USA in GFMT May/June 2012.
Read the full article here.

Grain (Photo credit: peter pearson)

Blaze at the Wallaroo silos Australia

Wallaroo silo

Fire fighters have extinguished a gantry blaze at the Wallaroo silos, preventing it from spreading to the grain. Crews arrived at the scene since before 6:00 am. the fire broke out in machinery which moves the conveyor belt to transport the grain. Locals were warned to keep well clear of the area because of the risk of an explosion. Police evacuated residents of the area near Chatfield Terrace, creating an 800-metre exclusion zone. A truck with a hydraulic ladder was sent from Adelaide to help tackle the fire. The same silos had a fire emergency in 2010. Read more ...

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4B Braime Elevator Components

 4B has the world’s largest range of steel and plastic elevator buckets; from the popular low-profile (Super) Starco and CC-S elevator buckets, to the bottomless Spidex buckets through to the traditional range of deep drawn elevator buckets.

4B offers a free design service for bucket elevators to help customers with the design of new bucket elevators or to increase the capacity of their existing elevator. 

4B is leading in the design and manufacture of elevator bolts - Ref 70 bolts, Euro bolts (Din15237), Fang bolts, Norway Bolts and Easifit bolts.

4B’s high stock volumes mean quick delivery times.

4B’s NBR and SBR low-stretch elevator belts are popular with a lot of industrial customers and elevator manufacturers for their high quality. 4B also supplies specialised elevator belting such as FDA belts and steel web elevator belting for heavy duty applications.



4B also manufactures its own range of forged conveyor chains and sprockets for chain conveyors. 4B’s forged chains are suitable even for the toughest applications; 4B’s new Bolt ‘n’ Go assembly system for drop forged and round link conveyor chains is becoming ever more popular with customers for its flexibility, reliability and low maintenance.

4B chain programme is complemented by an engineering service for chain conveyors, a service which is provided free of charge to help customers to get the best possible performance out of their chain conveyors.

4B are experts in hazard monitoring equipment for bucket elevators and conveyors: bearing temperature monitors, belt misalignment monitors, under- and overspeed switches for conveyors and elevators, inductive sensors. 4B can offer anything from a sensor to a fully integrated monitoring system for one or several bucket elevators or conveyors.

4B also offers level monitors for bulk granular materials, including roto-level, capacitive & remote level sensors.
4B's electronic components are certified for dust hazardous environments and carry Atex, CSA and IECEx approvals.

To see the full range from 4B Braime

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers