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Ceramic Technology Inc., Cedar Bluff, VA, has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its adjustable coal screening apparatus, the CTI Sam-1 Sieve Screen. The patent, Number 7571816, gives Ceramic Technology exclusive rights to the innovative new design.  Already widely accepted as the best new standard in the coal industry, it provides a new and improved flat panel feed screen arrangement for dewatering coal by means of an improved screen arrangement.  The screen assembly eliminates impact damage to screens from oversized particle impact and removes magnetized and other types of media from material streams to more efficiently classify the coal to market specifications. Call Charlotte Logan at 540/964-9490 or visit www.ceramictech.net

WEG Electric Corp., Atlanta, GA, introduces the SRW01 Motor Control Smart Relay Series, ideal for motor control centers and applications requiring control of multiple motors.  A solution for control, monitoring and motor protection from 0.25A up to 840A.  Contains a variety of network communication capabilities and exclusive WLP software for ladder programming.  The SRW01 Frame features multifunction relay, modular philosophy and plug-and-play technology allowing the device to automatically recognize what communication protocol is in use. Features include USB connection, built-in motor protections, network communication, DeviceNet and PLC functions.  Call Ray Fedele at 864/331-1275.

Cleveland Vibrator Company, Cleveland, OH, features the Electro-mechanical Ball Tray Deck Screener (EMBS) that provides a high-efficiency screening design for plastics and other applications where precise end particle size is paramount.  The EMBS achieves a high degree of practicality from its ball tray deck, the physical area beneath the surface of its wire cloth screen that contains balls in specialized compartments.  Units are mounted horizontally, requiring no gravitational assistance for product conveying along the screening surface.  Call Jack Steinbuch at 800/221-3298.

Rio Tinto business units in the U.S., Canada, and Australia have conducted field trials on HME, draglines, fixed plant equipment, all utilizing One Eye Industries – magnetic filtration/separation equipment, which resulted in decreasing both the ferrous and non-ferrous contamination. Benefits of the One Eye products are: Re-usable technology, minimal flow restriction, easy visual inspection, extends fluid life, positive return on investment, environmentally friendly & HSE compliant and component life extension. Call Tara Deda at 403/980-5847.

FLIR Systems, Inc., Portland, OR, announces that the PathFindIR night vision system is now compatible with Preco's Preview Safety Alert System, allowing operators of commercial vehicles to detect obstructions in blind spots and in dark and dusty working conditions.  Preview Safety Alert detects both stationary and moving objects up to 20 feet away.  In addition, the PreView VideoLink incorporates a patented pulsed radar and audio alert for the driver with a video alert.  Call Dan Jarvis at 877/773-3547.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Ecublens, Switzerland, introduces the Thermo Scientific ARL 3460 Advantage metals analyzer, which features four configurations specifically designed for the analysis of cast iron, steel and aluminum samples, addressing the analytical requirements of foundries and metals processing companies.  Analyzer provides an immediate, accurate, cost-effective and high-performance turnkey solution, which is ready to analyze samples from installation.  Call Celine Callender at +44 1477 539 539.

Gradall Industries, Inc., New Philadelphia, OH, introduces a new Gradall XL 4100 III excavator, designed to be more versatile with the ability to perform many jobs that used to require many different machines.  The new XL can be driven to job sites and back to the equipment yard without a truck or lowboy trailer.  A single, fuel-efficient Detroit Diesel Mercedes engine provides an extra edge in horsepower while operating both the over-the-highway carrier and the upper structure and boom.  carrier tail swing is 12 inches shorter. Available in 6X4, weighing approximately 47,500 lbs. and 6x6, weighing approximately 49,420 lbs.  Email to: time@zoarinteractive.com

Hardy Instruments, San Diego, CA, announces that its HI 3030 Multi-Scale Weight Controller is now Canadian Weights & Measures certified.  The controller can act as a front end to a PLC, PC or DCS for level, bathing, filling-dispensing, and checkweighing applications, or as a stand alone for simple control or weight monitoring.  As a bridge to a PLC, its four scales can share one network connection.  Call Milka Pejovic at 858/292-2710 x 1208.

Nett Technologies, Mississauga, ON, has received verification from the California ARB for its advanced GreenTRAP passive diesel particulate filter for off-road diesel engines, which reduces emissions of diesel particulate matter consistent with a Level 3 device, complies with CARB January 1, 2009, nitrogen dioxide limit and is verified as a Level 3 Plus diesel emissions control device.  GreenTRAP system was verified for Nett's Airborne Toxic Control Measure for stationary compression ignition engines.  Call Wayne Moffat at 905/672-5453 x 124.

MSA, Pittsburgh, PA, introduces the Advantage 420 Respirator that allows users to quickly adjust the mark according to individual needs.  Testing against the proposed new NIOSHA fit-test panel confirms that the AnthroCurve II multi-ethnic face-seal design adapts precisely to different head sizes and facial contours.  Patent-pending UniBond facepiece helps to eliminate multiple leak paths while the textured sealing surface reduces facepiece slippage when working in hot, humid conditions.  Patent-pending yoke and harness design enables quick and easy switch between lock-down and drop-down harness options.  Call CeCe Weber at 724/776-8721.

Kafko International Ltd, Skokie, IL, introduces a new eco-friendly Oil Eater cleaner-degreaser, a high-powered, water-based cleaner with a unique formula that eliminates the need for multiple cleaning solutions. The low-VOC cleaner is biodegradable, noncorrosive, nontoxic and nonflammable.  It cuts through oil, grease, grime and dirt, encapsulating them into a solution that rinses off easily and leaves no residue. Available in 5-30-and 55-gallon containers.  Call 800/528-0334.

Kutta Technologies has received Part 23 approval for its medium-frequency radio system from the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).  The approval covers Kutta's MF cross-band repeaters, which serve as communication links as well as a UHF/VHF hotspot.  The Digital Radio for Underground Miners, or DRUM system, was designed specifically to be Miner Act compliant.

TenCate Geosynthetics, Pendergrass, GA, introduces Mirafi 1450BB, specifically designed for unbonded concrete overlay applications that provide an alternative solution to traditional asphalt bond breaker separation layers.  Mirafi 1450BB is a needle-punched non-woven geotextile composed of polypropylene fibers that retain relative positions for use as an Interlayer for separating cementitious pavement layers.  Is inert to biological degradation and resistant to naturally encountered chemicals, alkalis, and acids.  Can be used on deteriorated pavements.  Call Jennifer McKay at 706/693-2226.

Amphenol PCD, Beverly, MA, introduces the IP68 Ethernet switch, ideal for operations in zone 2 and Class 1 Division 2 with II 3G Ex nA II T4X protection over a -40c to +75c temperature range.  Has safety disconnect function to avoid disconnection under load. Available in non-administrable or RING versions.  ATEX Zone 2 Ethernet Switch assures robustness provided by IP68 protection and a rugged reinforced casing.    Call Mungal Rochelle at 978/278-1375.

Universal Well Site Solutions, Oklahoma City, OK, announces that its new Aquifier Recharge Injection Device (ARID) is being installed in a CBM gas field in the Powder River Basin.  The ARID technology provides operators of coal bed methane wells with the ability to redistribute the water byproducts of drilling underground rather than allowing the natural resource to come to the surface.  Contact James May at 405/618-1458.

  

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