Day: February 17, 2011

BatchTron I, a low-cost batch controller embodying features of the larger II & III versions, is a PLC/touch-screen system that can replace more expensive PC-based controllers. Directed at simpler applications, such as portable or transit mixed concrete plants, BatchTron I can store 1,000 mix designs and handle up to two scales, plus six aggregate, three cement, two water and six admixture sources, with direct feed or inclined belt from aggregate scale to mixer.

ITW Muller has announced new service agreement pricing, noting substantial savings compared to normal service rates. The agreement provides customers a fixed cost maintenance program with the same technicians who manufactured the equipment. A new literature sheet is also available detailing the various service programs offered, including equipment audit, labor only and parts and labor programs, with pricing available for each. The literature also includes a rate chart comparing standard rates to ITW Muller’s service agreement.

Manufacturer’s 825-CBW is a compact, yet complete control package for continuous weighing of bulk commodities in a shipping or receiving installation, featuring customer and product identification, single or multiple loading, and ship or receive mode. It recently passed NTEP legal-for-trade evaluation and certification.

Manufacturer has extended its Lo-Pro series with the 327 mobile batch plant, and introduced a 410-barrel mobile cement storage bin and 58-ft. long, single-axle conveyor. The batch plant offers 327-barrel, in-truss cement storage, with an available additional 400- or 565-barrel cement storage component that mounts directly on the plant. The plant also features the Lo-Pro “blending” cement batcher and “live bottom” aggregate batcher for improved concrete mix quality, plus 180-degree mixer truck charging access.

Company’s Type J-AL aluminum access doors are now available with standard stainless steel hardware, enhancing the corrosion-resistance of the product and performance in corrosive environments. Delivered in a single- or double-leaf design and reinforced for 300 PSF or H20 loading conditions, Type J-AL doors provide access to underground areas, including water and wastewater treatment facilities, pump stations, commercial and institutional buildings, and public utilities.

The three-step/three-component Hydrostop Restore & Protect system, product developers note, will repair and extend the life of aging concrete infrastructure and buildings; suits above-grade concrete structures exposed to harsh environmental conditions; avoids immediate replacement of deteriorated, but sound structures; and, reduces long-term maintenance costs.

Head Joint and Heritage blades offer controlled cuts and precision for mortar removal on vertical joints and very narrow mortar joints, and are available as aftermarket accessories for the company’s AS170 Brick and Mortar saw. With a 3⅛-in. cutting depth and ¼-in. cutting width, the Head Joint blades suit cleaning out vertical mortar joints. The Heritage blades’ reduced cutting width…

Authorized Transmission Remanufacturing, Inc., a national supplier of fleet transmissions throughout the U.S. and Canada, has occupied a new 100,000-sq.-ft. plant in Mundelein, IL. The facility provides ATR with the needed space and resources to meet its growing business, company officials note, and has an enclosed cleaning/processing department, sound proof dyno testing area, large remanufacturing area for cellular and rebuilder work stations, employee and customer training room, and a large parts department and warehousing.

This Tiger technology assures tight height control and consistency across the production pallet. A valve and encoder work in tandem on each side of the compression head to ensure the head remains horizontally level for consistent height product across the pallet. The head cylinders and guide shafts are located outside of the mold change area to provide stable motion and wider spacing of these components assisting in height consistency control. The new head-locking mechanism provides for stable and rigid head positioning during production.