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Issues of Unloading Ammonium Nitrate Prill are Eliminated with Tubular Drag Conveyor System
“Hapman and their local representative worked very hard to ensure the successful completion of our client’s project,” stated O’Connor. “Their efforts helped identify and implement the optimum solution in order…
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Planning for expansion is a critical step in a company’s growth plans. Especially when evaluating process improvements and new equipment purchases that will support sustained growth and ensure a maximum…
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Mixing Solutions and Slurries – Effectively, Economically, and Safely Mixing Diatomaceous Earth
EP Minerals, located in Reno, Nevada, is a major producer of diatomaceous earth, cellulose and perlite filter aids, coatings, absorbents, and soil additives. The company enlisted Hapman to help develop…
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Download PDF A4 CHALLENGE A processor must expand its capacity and add new lines in half the time normally required for such a project. The material being conveyed is a…
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Bulk Bag Unloader and Vacuum Conveyor System Automates Material Handling and Adds Cost Savings
CUSTOMER Werner G. Smith INDUSTRY Chemical CHALLENGE Werner G. Smith, Inc. was awarded a long-term contract from a new customer which required the blending of a granular powder with an…
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CHALLENGE Harry Harman, P.E. of Baxter & Woodman, consulting Engineers, received a call from an official with the Village of Gilberts in the State of Illinois. The call was a…
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CHALLENGE A fully operational research laboratory needed a better way for technicians to remove and dispose of more than 1,200 pounds of soiled animal bedding per day. CUSTOMER Uniformed Services…
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CHALLENGE The facility, which manages over 55,000 rodent cages, needed a more reliable and cost effective way to dispose of waste bedding, as well as mitigate allergen exposure, and reduce…
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Download PDF A4 CHALLENGE A pelletized fuel manufactuer was spending time and effort maintaining a conveyor that also created fines and dust. CUSTOMER Fiber By-Products Corporation INDUSTRY Pelletized Fuel Manufacturer…
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Stillwater Mining Improves Smelting Efficiency and Yield, Eliminates Dust with Tubular Drag Conveyor
CHALLENGE Stillwater Mining was challenged with maintaining constant temperatures in a smelting furnace to ensure efficient extraction. Also, to create a safe, environmentally friendly process for dumping bulk bags of…
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CHALLENGE More than 150 bags of bedding are required to support the cage changing process performed weekly. When plans were in place to construct a new multi-story vivarium, Laboratory Animal…
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Human Health Benefits, Operational Efficiencies, Increased Productivity, Cost Improvements
Case Study: Human Health Benefits, Operational Efficiencies, Increased Productivity, Cost Improvements CHALLENGE GlaxoSmithKline faced a waste bedding management challenge involving both laboratory animal allergies and ergonomic related employee injuries. CUSTOMER…
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Download PDF A4 BUSINESS BENEFITS REALIZED Eliminated dusting – Reduced equipment maintenance issues Potential revenue from waste Additional recycling opportunities Reduced noise levels – created a better working environment for…
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Helix® is the Top Choice for Specialty Dry Bulk Food Company
CHALLENGE Guixens Food Group, located in Tampa, Fla., needed a single conveyor for their new facility that could handle material bulk densities ranging from ultra-fine corn flour to fragile dry…
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Issues of Unloading Ammonium Nitrate Prill are Eliminated with Tubular Drag Conveyor System
CHALLENGE Help transition a facility from manufacturing plant to distribution hub. Design and build a safe, automated way to unload bulk material from railcars. CUSTOMER Dyno Nobel INDUSTRY Mining The…