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At the recent Fakuma show in Germany, Schenck Process (U.S. office in Kansas City, Mo.) presented a new feeder series for compounding and masterbatch production, as well as new remote monitoring capability for the company's weighing, feeding, and conveying equipment. New ProFlex C loss-in-weight feeders for powders and pellets have flexible hopper walls with external agitation, easy-to-clean extension hoppers, and a compact, off-center design that allows space-saving instal- lation of up to eight feeders in pairs with close-fitting discharge helixes and nozzles. Orientation of the discharge side can be changed easily. Three basic feeder sizes (500, 3000, and 6000 liters/hr) are offered with a variety of extension hoppers, spirals, and screws. Meanwhile, Schenck feeders and other equipment can now be connected to the internet via the new Proxiq remote maintenance- monitoring system. This allows access by the customer's own service group or Schenck Process staff worldwide for early detection and diagnosis of condi- tions that require maintenance. The system is said to be highly secure. 800-821-2476 • schenckprocess.com Gravimetric Feeder for Compounding; Remote Monitoring for Predictive Maintenance Screw Conveyor Goes Mobile, Adds Trough Hopper Two new models of flexible screw conveyors are available from Flexicon, Bethlehem, Pa. First, a mobile, sanitary version can be tilted down and rolled to serve multiple functions. Using a manual jack screw, the support boom and conveyor can be raised for discharging into vessels or other process equipment. Fully lowered, it can be rolled through doorways as low as 7 ft and aisles as narrow as 42 in. Sanitary features include a caster-mounted frame, support boom, and hopper grate of 316 stainless steel; sanitary quick-release cleanout cap; quick- disconnect discharge-box access cover; stainless control panel with stainless conduit and liquid-tight compression fittings, allowing washdown during changeovers and/or conveying of corrosive materials. Second is a screw conveyor with a trough hopper. It can receive materials from multiple outlets of feeders, grinders, blenders, and other process equipment. The hopper has an extended charging adapter that exposes 45 in. of the flexible screw rotating within an inclined, U-shaped trough to charge material entering the hopper at any point.The hopper has a stainless-steel grate for worker safety, and to prevent oversized particles from entering the conveyor. Smooth, crevice-free surfaces of the screw and tube interior allow in-place flushing with water, steam, or cleaning solutions through a lower cleanout cap and/or upper discharge housing. The flexible screw can also be removed for separate sanitizing and inspec- tion of the polymer conveyor tube and stainless-steel hopper, as well as the screw. 888-353-9426 • flexicon.com MATERIALS HANDLING DECORATING/PRINTING MATERIALS HANDLING Versatile Corona Treatment System A new versatile, high-performance corona-treatment system from 3DT, Germantown, Wis., has multiple feedback devices for precise performance moni- toring. Called the PolyDyne Pro, it is suited to prepping surfaces for marking and printing applica- tions, such as medical parts, syringes, bottles, vials, surgical instru- ments, and tubing. Additionally, labware such as Petri dishes and multicell wells with corona treatment "wet out" for improved cell-culture growth. Features include: • Remote interface to enable the generator and set and monitor output power level. • Color touchscreen for users to monitor all system parameters, data log, alarm history, and troubleshooting help. • Programmable treatment modes: product sensing, timed, or continuous operation. • Data log that records operation history to ensure maximum efficiency • Compact design for easy integration into production lines. 262-253-6700 • 3DTLLC.com 58 JANUARY 2018 Plastics Technology PTonline.com Auxiliary Equipment With Technology Keeping Up PRODUCT FOCUS