Spark Control with Engineered Fabrics

Engineered Fabrics are an integral part of complete Bulk Material Handling Solutions

Compounds and materials used in the manufacturing of finished products run the range from inert to explosive. Because of this, it is vitally important to match the static and compound characteristics of flexible fabric connections, liners and filters to the correct composition for the required application. Failure to do so could result in explosive damage to your facility. When an ignition source contacts explosive dust the problems can multiply rapidly and become life threatening.

Correctly Determine if your Fabrics and Filters require grounding

It is imperative that attention be given to selecting the correct flexible fabric sleeves and to the filter media used in dust collection systems to properly limit the possibility of static discharge. Depending on air to dust ratios, materials and compounds can be inert at one ratio yet dangerous at another. Generally, the more oxygen available, the greater the chance of ignition. Many materials that are normally benign will ignite if exposed to an ignition source at the right material to air ratio.To minimize the threat of sparking and ignition, fabrics that have metal threads woven into them maintain continuity between the pipes they connect. Proper grounding is an essential part of sound bulk material handling practices. Dust Filters with a metal encased exterior and a ground strap can minimize a possible source of static discharge ignition.

Explosive Dust requires a well thought out set of solutions

When you require replacement fabric flexible connections, fabric basket liners and fabric sleeves, please contact us to discuss your application to make sure you are getting engineered fabrics that are correct for your application. While proper grounding is extremely important so are ignition detection devices and alarms, explosion venting, flame suppression systems, fast acting valves and blast deflection solutions. Further Reading – We have addressed Explosive Dust in a prior blog post which follows below;

Increased interest in OSHA Directives regarding Explosive Dust?

April 26, 2010

Last week, we were invited to a customer site to review the results of an OSHA visit for dust issues and to determine the curative steps to achieve compliance. This appears to be trending upward. In the last six months we have noted an increase in OSHA dust related Customer Site visits and an increase in Customer requests to provide equipment and expertise to address combustible dust issues. Simply read the national news to see that due to combustible dust explosions in recent years, safety agencies are taking a heightened interest in Combustible Dust Control.

Additionally, there is a  Meeting Summary Report that was issued on February 9, 2010. This report summarizes key discussion points during two stakeholder meetings that OSHA convened pertaining to its rulemaking on combustible dust. The two 3-hour meetings were held on December 14, 2009, at the Washington Marriott at Metro Center in Washington, D.C.

You can read the above mentioned event’s OSHA report at:    http://tinyurl.com/32p6t7o

Doesn’t OSHA already have a program for Combustible Dust? The existing OSHA Combustible Dust Emphasis Program (effective date 03/08/2008)  addresses these categories

• Metal dust such as aluminum and magnesium.
• Wood dust
• Coal and other carbon dusts.
• Plastic dust and additives
• Biosolids
• Other organic dust such as sugar, flour, paper, soap, and dried blood.
• Certain textile materials.

You can read the current Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program (Reissued) at: http://tinyurl.com/23oncr5

O.A. Newton has expertise in these areas to assist you. If you are interested in having the existing Dust Handling Systems at your facilities reviewed for an Explosion Relief Retrofit, please contact O.A. Newton directly. We provide Engineered Material Handling Solutions to a Global Customer base.

Greg Mareski, Business Development Manager, O.A. Newton, Engineered Material Handling Systems.

Maintaining Production Volumes

Master Parts List Program

The uneven starts and stops of the economy during the last few years have complicated returning to full production. This requires clear focus on how to restore and maintain volume production. We are able to assist by offering planned maintenance schedules and Master Parts Lists to our Clients for past,  existing and newly completed Projects. If you contact us, we are often able to offer insight into past O.A. Newton projects from multiple decades ago. O.A. Newton offers a Master Parts List program to our Customers at no charge. It is a benefit of doing business with us. If you are interested in learning more about this maintenance program that uses our vast historical project data and is provided at no cost to you for past project research, please contact us at Solutions@oanewton.com and put Master Parts List in the subject line. To clarify, this service is offered at no charge to provide parts and assemblies for past projects installed and engineered by O.A. Newton. Alternately, the System Performance Assessment provides Engineering Review.

System Performance Assessments

Our System Performance Assessments (SPA) is a reasonably priced review that can help you determine the best processes and technologies to invest in so that your old system can be upgraded, without having to buy a new system. We come onsite, perform an in person analysis then produce a written deliverable that outlines what we found and suggests what is working and details what is not. You can take that information and use it as you see fit. Here is an added benefit of working with O.A. Newton, if the cost of your Project has a value of $75,000 or greater and you begin the project within 6 months of the SPA being delivered to you, we will apply all costs of the SPA against your New Project.

Components and Assemblies

Do you need to replace Components and Assemblies due to aging equipment wear and tear? All O.A. Newton branded components are produced in-house  and on premises in our 30,000 square foot fabrication facility. They are rigorously inspected for quality, performance, safety and long-term reliability. Our components offer many features and functions not available elsewhere. O.A. Newton components are designed specifically for the demanding challenges associated with difficult to handle powders, resins, colorants and compounds.

Since we are an O.E. M. we pass the very significant cost savings through to you. Here are some of the Components and assemblies that are proven, high quality solutions for your Material Handling Systems needs.

(1) O.A. Newton Dust Collections Systems use low negative pressure to remove dust and fines from your process and keep it from entering your plant. Our dust collections systems range from small, 1-2 cartridge units that will re-introduce consolidated material back into the process, up to the larger, 100 or more cartridge inter-venting units that will remove dust from entire systems.  Read more: http://tinyurl.com/4ave9jd

(2) Whether you need bulk, in-plant storage, or need to weigh and/or hold batch ingredients for your process O.A. Newton Hoppers and Tanks will step up to the job. You can learn more here: http://tinyurl.com/48xgktn

(3) Our Carbon Black Handling Division –  TKC Technologies(an affiliate of O.A. Newton) developed, patented and commercialized the internally heated screw feeder for delivering carbon black to your rubber mixer. The patented TKC Heated Screw Conveyor is the only device of its kind. It solved the problems of moving carbon black by accurately moving it from bins to scales. If you have Carbon Black handling needs please read more: http://tinyurl.com/4rnxoac.

The above items are some of the Components and Assemblies we manufacture in-house at O.A. Newton.  We also Manufacture Pinch Valves,  Slide Gate Valves, Vacuum Breaker/Purge Valves and Vacuum Sequencing Valves. If you want to learn more about these additional Components and Assemblies please look here: http://www.oanewton.com/components.cfm

O.A. Newton is Material Handling. Learn More here: http://tinyurl.com/y9m5zzd

Please contact O.A Newton with any questions about our super competitive pricing, Components, Assemblies, Replacement Parts and Engineering Services, Greg Mareski, Business Development Manager, Phone 302-337-3778, email:  Solutions@oanewton.com

Focus on Carbon Black – The Fume Stop Valve

The Focus on Carbon Black

With decades of experience, TKC Technologies is the Carbon Black Handling Division of O.A. Newton.  Our Fabric Weigh Hoppers, Pinch Valves, Heated Carbon Black Conveyors and Fume Stop Valves are respected solutions that are used in production environments in the tire, rubber, pigment and compounding industries around the world.

Carbon Black Mixing Fumes and the Fume Stop Valve

When compounds are weighed out and released into a Mixer to create your blend of tire and/or rubber compound, fumes and gasses are created in the process. These gases  migrate up into the charging chutes creating challenges by accumulating layers of  deposits onto the  charging chutes and downspouts in the carbon black mixing stack-up.  Carbon Black is all too ready to start sticking to this residue.

The TKC Technologies Fume Stop Valve is proven by decades of use in Carbon Black production environments. These valves utilize precision machining to seal and they seal tightly without inflatable collars or butyl inserts which can wear over time.  They are solid in high duty cycle applications and after years of usage, they can be refurbished and returned to production. The TKC Fume Stop Valves are engineered to fit a new or an existing charging chute. Most Charging chutes are 10″, 12″ or 16″ diameter and our fume stop valves are sized accordingly. We are able to make sizes and transitions sized as required.

For Carbon Black handling questions please contact TKC Technologies.

Greg Mareski, TKC Technologies/O.A. Newton, 302-337-3778

O.A. Newton – Handling Difficult Powders

Engineered Material Handling Systems

Since 1916, O.A. Newton has earned a reputation for solving complex problems. Over these many years, we have developed extensive expertise related to the handling of difficult powders. If you are working with CACO2, TIO2, Compounds and/or Carbon Black, chances are good that O.A. Newton has  experienced and solved challenges similar to your own.

O.A. Newton has an international reputation for expertise in the handling of difficult powders with installations in Europe, the Pacific Rim, North and South America. We’ve provided solutions for literally hundreds and hundreds of installations and numerous Customers. This real world experience translates into our abilities and reputation in manufacturing a top quality product.

Carbon Black Handling, Rail Car Unloading, Engineering and Project Management, Components, Dust Filtration and Spare Parts

Our Carbon Black Handling Division, TKC Technologies, LLC provides proven and problem free solutions – Pinch Valves, Heated Screw Conveyors and Fabric Weigh Helpers.  Our Engineered Material Handling Group has installations producing and performing reliably both nationally and internationally. Rail Car Unloading, Bulk Bag Unloaders and Massagers, Vacuum and Pressure Power Units, Dust Filtration, Filter Receivers,  Bin Vent Filters, Sequencing, Fume-Stop, Purge and Slide Gate Valves. We integrate new components with your existing components, provide Project Management and Systems Integration.  Our expertise and solution focus is on the companies and facilities specializing in the manufacture of PVC & CPVC, Wood Fiber- Pellets and Composites, Friction Products, Pharmaceuticals and Food Manufacturing.

System Performance Assessment Program

When reviewing and looking to determine the scope of their facility projects many Customers utilize our “S.P.A.”,  System Performance Assessment program. We send a Senior Application Engineer to the Customer location and perform an analysis of the facility. This is charged at a set price plus actual travel expenses. The data and field notes are reviewed and the Customer is given a written report which can be used with O.A. Newton or another firm. Plus-this review is fully refundable as follows –  if the Customer proceeds with O.A. Newton for a project within 6 months, (180 days)  from receipt of the report, the fee for the System Performance Analysis is deducted from the cost of any project over $125,000.

We ask you consider contacting us to discuss your next project or to learn more about our System Performance Analysis program. Our O.E.M. purchasing gives us extremely competitive Filter pricing. Contact us to get our superb filter pricing.

Greg Mareski,

Business Development Manger,

solutions@oanewton.com

Material Handling Systems – Components and Assemblies

All O.A. Newton branded components are produced in-house  and on premises in our 30,000 square foot fabrication facility. They are rigorously inspected for quality, performance, safety and long-term reliability. Our components offer many features and functions not available elsewhere. O.A. Newton components are designed specifically for the demanding challenges associated with difficult to handle powders, resins, colorants and compounds.

Since we are an O.E. M. we pass the very significant cost savings through to you. Here are some of the Components and assemblies that are proven, high quality solutions for your Material Handling Systems needs.

(1) The O.A. Newton Bulk Bag Unloader is an efficient way to get your minor ingredients into your system, freeing your people from having to constantly hand feed your operation. You can learn more here:   http://tinyurl.com/6j5dhlj

(2) O.A. Newton Gal Vent Bin Vent Filters separate fines and airborne particles from the exhaust air when filling a large storage silo. You can read more here: http://tinyurl.com/ydkxuft.

(3) O.A. Newton Dust Collections Systems use low negative pressure to remove dust and fines from your process and keep it from entering your plant. Our dust collections systems range from small, 1-2 cartridge units that will re-introduce consolidated material back into the process, up to the larger, 100 or more cartridge inter-venting units that will remove dust from entire systems.  Read more: http://tinyurl.com/4ave9jd

(4) O.A. Newton Filter Receivers separate the material out of the air stream during pneumatic conveying. Read  more here: http://tinyurl.com/49hf6ju

(5) Whether you need bulk, in-plant storage, or need to weigh and/or hold batch ingredients for your process O.A. Newton Hoppers and Tanks will step up to the job. You can learn more here: http://tinyurl.com/48xgktn

(6) The O.A. Newton Pressure Power Unit creates a positive pressure to push air and the products it’s conveying, through the system to your process. Pressure Power Units are used to convey products over longer distances and with higher throughput than vacuum systems. Our units are built for long term and reliable performance. Learn more here: http://tinyurl.com/6chxn46

(7) The O.A. Newton Vacuum Power Unit creates negative pressure to pull air and the product it’s conveying, through the system to your process. Generally, Vacuum Systems are used to convey product over short distances.  Read more: http://tinyurl.com/49u4nux

(8) Our Carbon Black Handling Division –  TKC Technologies(an affiliate of O.A. Newton) developed, patented and commercialized the internally heated screw feeder for delivering carbon black to your rubber mixer. The patented TKC Heated Screw Conveyor is the only device of its kind. It solved the problems of moving carbon black by accurately moving it from bins to scales. If you have Carbon Black handling needs please read more: http://tinyurl.com/4rnxoac.

This above items are some  of the Components and Assemblies we manufacture in-house at O.A. Newton.  We also Manufacture Pinch Valves,  Slide Gate Valves, Vacuum Breaker/Purge Valves and Vacuum Sequencing Valves. If you want to learn more about these additional Components and Assemblies please look here: http://www.oanewton.com/components.cfm

O.A. Newton is Material Handling. Learn More here: http://tinyurl.com/y9m5zzd

Please contact me with any questions about our super competitive pricing, Components, Assemblies, Replacement Parts and Engineering Services, Greg Mareski, Business Development Manager, Phone 302-337-3778, email:  Solutions@oanewton.com

Bulk Material Handling Systems Integration

Systems Integration

O.A. Newton has asolid reputation for solving Engineering Material Handling challenges.   Here’s how we solve  hurdles and the processes we use that have created our reputation of solving difficult powder handling problems.  Our experience has evolved over 34 years in engineering, installing, starting-up and solving production challenges for our Customers. We are a global integrator and have provided solutions in Customer facilities throughout North and South America, Europe and the Pacific Rim.

Skill Set

We provide services that improve consistency and increase profitability. Our Clients are looking to automate, integrate and expand production. This Systems Integration falls into the center of our system processes that evolved from an experienced skill set. Here are our Core Skills;

Project Management – Customers have equipment choices they have developed over the years for specific brands and/or types of equipment. We can integrate these diverse brands and types of equipment into your project for a successful result.We can give you realistic timelines and help you meet your project schedule.

Engineering – Understanding your challenges and needs is the first step in our Engineering process. Are you looking to increase production volume, increase and add constancy to the quality of your product, handle difficult powders or automate a current manual process? We provide the  answer to any and all of these needs.

Programming – proven knowledge and skills to integrate existing processes with new additions into your existing PLC  along with the additions you require for the new project.

Installation Supervision – We’ll supervise to your requirements  for Mechanical and Electrical Installation, Startup, provide Training and Process Debugging, documentation, schematics, and more.

Tiered Pricing – We provide tiered terms for your projects. This allows you to pay as the project unfolds at the beginning with the release of the purchase order and initial payment, to payments synchronized with the approval of the drawings, through the equipment shipment to final Customer acceptance.

Warranty – The components we build and the equipment you choose and that we integrate is warranted for one year. This is a big value added O.A. Newton difference.

Experience – O.A. Newton provides enlightened innovation for the 21st century with a history of integrity since 1916.

Testimonials – Don’t take our word for it,  to see what our customers have to say, click here.

Greg Mareski, Business Development Manager, O.A. Newton, Bridgeville, Delaware

O.A. Newton returns to Monday through Friday Office Hours

From the Movies

In the 1997 movie, “The Postman”  Kevin Costner says, “Things are getting better”.  The phrase was voiced in a scenario that Costner’s character fabricates to get a free meal.  He eventually starts a Postal Service as a continuing meal ticket. As the plot unfolds, other parts of the country learn of the mail service and create their own. Eventually, things really do begin to get better.

The Real World

The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the country’s leading nonprofit economic research organization, announced in  September, 2010 that the recession ended in June 2009. Many  people disagree with this statement. Many of our countrymen are still hurting. A member of the panel, economics professor Robert Hall, responding to the doubt and disbelief stated, “We are only saying that things started to get better in June 2009, not that times are good.”

Returning to a five day work week

At O.A. Newton, we are seeing a steady increase in business. To serve these customer needs, O.A. Newton is pleased to announce that starting the week of September 27, 2010, our offices are once again open Monday through Friday.

We are here to serve you from 08:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST.

Since 1916, O.A. Newton has evolved as a Leader in Engineered Material Handling Solutions.

We provide proven experience in;

• Project Management.
• Design and Engineering.
• Systems Integration.
• Components.
• Replacement Parts.
• Rail Car Unloading
• Plug & Play Systems.

We serve our Customers throughout North and South America, Europe and the Pacific Rim. If you need us on a Friday, we’re here to serve starting Friday, October 1st. Please contact us with any questions regarding your Material Handling Parts, Project and Equipment needs.

It is my sincere desire that “Things are getting better” for you in every area of your lives.

Greg Mareski, Business Development Manager, O.A. Newton, Bridgeville, Delaware

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