Mooo-ving Powdered Milk

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Sometimes, what would initially seem to be the simplest of requests can quickly turn into a cow of a project, once the full extent of the design requirements have been established.

This was the case recently when the innovative production team at iBulk, a leading producer of internationally renowned process equipment, discovered when they were approached to design a system to transport powered milk over a span on 4.5 metres.

“While this sounds like a pretty simple task, there were quite a number of environmental factors that would eventually steer the design of the finished item,” said Mr Tony Webber, managing director, iBulk.

The environmental factors that restricted the number of options available to the iBulk project team included low head room, a light existing support structure, not to mention the fact that powered milk itself is a food product and therefore needs to be transported under sanitary conditions.

“It’s funny, generally the product that needs to be transported steers the design process, but in this situation, it was really the other environmental factors that drove us towards the ultimate solution,” remarked Mr Webber.

“Because the existing structure itself was quite light, we had to look at alternatives to traditional feeders as they tend to use brute force to move product,” explained Mr Webber.

“Without a doubt, installing a traditional feeder in this situation would have resulted in the failure of the supporting structure due to extensive vibration transfer.

“This was a major contributing factor that led us to specify a polished stainless steel Vimec natural frequency conveyor,” said Tony.

The Vimec conveyor provided the perfect set of features for this application; it works well in a low headroom environment and due to the fact that it is a natural frequency conveyor, vibration transfer is minimal. The conveyor is fully enclosed thus reducing dust and eliminating contamination concerns and most importantly it is sanitary, perfect for a food quality environment.

The team at iBulk  pride themselves on designing innovative and practical solutions for a broad cross-section of industry segments including food processing, agriculture, minerals and pharmaceutical to name a few, and it is their commitment to ensuring that all aspects of the brief are covered that has resulted in their on-going success.

“This powdered milk project really highlights our ability to design a solution that was cost effective, designed specifically to suit a unique application and above all, met our client’s requirements to the letter of the brief,” said Mr Webber. “I’m really proud of the efforts of our engineering and research and development teams as the outcome far exceeded our client’s initial expectations,” he added.

For further information contact iBulk (03) 9706 6430 or visit www.ibulk.com.au.

iBulk’s Website sets industry benchmark

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iBulk has long been considered an innovator in Australia's Fine Particle Separation and Processing Equipment industry and the recent launch of their new website really cements their position as market leader. Designed to be a resource for process plant designers, engineers and specifiers, the new website hosts a vast amount of information on a wide variety of products, but is easy to navigate and features a user friendly search function.

"At iBulk we have always prided ourselves on our ability to provide our clients with solutions that are specifically tailored to their unique requirements and right from the planning stages we brought the same mindset to the development of our new website," said Mr Tony Webber, managing director, iBulk.

Anyone who points their browser to ibulk.com.au will discover that Tony and his team have put a lot of thought into how visitors will use the site in order to find the information they are seeking. The website has been split into two different, yet related areas, Products and Applications.

"Because we have been operating in the industry for a considerable amount of time, it was easy for us to identify the two different ways in which customers make initial contact and we designed the site to suit both.

"A lot of the time we'll get a client that pretty much knows exactly the piece of equipment they're after, but is looking for some additional information about specifications and they will head straight for the Products Tab.

"The other type of request we receive is from people who are operating in a certain industry sector, say for example agriculture, who are looking for a solution to a specific problem but don't really know where to start. Well these guys can head straight for the applications tab, which will allow them to sort solutions by industry," explained Tony.

The new iBulk website sets a new industry standard and further builds on their reputation for supplying quality service and in depth R&D. Anyone who takes the time to visit the site will quickly understand that iBulk's ability to design and build fine particle separation and processing equipment for the bulk solid processing industry is unique in this country.

To discover just how good the new iBulk® website is visit www.ibulk.com.au you won't be disappointed.

Turn Key Sand Drying Solutions

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If you’re hunting for a cost effective and efficient solution to process mineral or sand from wet feed to dry graded product, your search is over. iBulk Solutions, one of Australia’s leading  innovators in the Fine Particle Separation and Processing Equipment industry, has invested heavily in the design and development  of a new system that speeds up through-put times, thereby reducing the cost per tonne.

“Our team of talented engineer’s have combined our proprietary technology with vibrating process equipment, conveyors, iBulk /Carrier Dryers and Rotex Gyratory Screeners to develop a turnkey plant that can be installed for 10-15 tph of sand that can be dried from 10-12% down to whatever you require,” explained Tony Webber, managing director, iBulk Solutions.

Not only is iBulk’s solution extremely compact, they have actually gone so far as to make these plants transportable, as they only require the electrical and gas services to be connected on site.

“Vibrating fluid bed drying is the world’s leading technology for sand drying,” said Tony. “In fact, the National Industrial Sand Association recently documented the efficiency comparisons between vibrating fluid beds and rotary drum dryers and the difference is remarkable.”

The results showed that plants using vibrating fluid bed drying technology could expect operational savings on fuel alone to be as high as 30% per annum when compared with rotary drum dryers.

Tony then went on to explain that additional savings are available as annual maintenance costs for vibrating fluid bed drying are minimal.

“In addition to these advantages, utilising vibrating fluid bed drying technology can also assist companies’ to combat future Carbon Taxation requirements,” said Tony. “In conjunction with Carrier, we have developed dryers for coal drying and processing that removes excess moisture from bituminous coal before it is used in boilers and similar applications.

“Additional saving on emissions can be achieved by the ability of our drying systems to recycle hot air therefore reducing the amount of combustion required to achieve the drying requirement,” he added.