Carroll & Meynell Ltd, a leading manufacturer of electrical transformers, moved to new premises to accommodate considerable growth in their business. Further growth caused them to re-think their production methods. The handling of the fine silica sand used to ‘pot’ transformers was a major bottleneck in their production line.
Solutech Ltd of Winsford, Cheshire is a small company operating as a specialist food grade liquid blending contractor, currently despatching around 12,000 tonnes of blended liquids a year to the food and beverage industry.
Four Spiroflow T6 bulk bag dischargers installed at the Heanor, Derbyshire plant ofMatthew Walker, help the company to make its quality Christmas puddings to 60 different recipes for its many customers.
The ingredients handling system at fish food manufacturer Skretting of Longridge, Lancashire, UK was installed over 8 years ago by a specialist contractor who had included a simple bulk bag unloading arrangement which feed ingredients into a ‘Spiroflow’ Aero-Mechanical Conveyor. The Aero-Mechanical Conveyor lifts ingredients up to a horizontal screw conveyor feeding storage bunkers on the floor above.
The product in question is Premier Foods’ SMASH Instant Mashed Potato. SMASH ranks among the UK’s best known consumer brands confirmed by the fact that its ‘Martians’ advertisement has been voted the best TV ad of all time.
Dublin, Ireland based Gem Pack Foods Ltd are both a Contract Packer and provider of an extensive range of own brand ‘Gem’ and ‘Gem Gourmet’ products - several of which are simply repacked from bulk supplies but many of which are proprietary mixes. Their key ingredients are sugar, in various forms from granulated to fine icing grades, rice and corn flour.
An increasing amount of powdered material is being handled in the pulp and paper industry because:
Waste Recycling Group (WRG) is one of the leading waste management services companies in the UK. Each year they receive, recycle and dispose of more than 15 million tonnes of household, commercial and industrial waste.
Nynas Bitumen UK, part of the Swedish AB Nynas Petroleum company, unlike other oil companies, is a bitumen specialist.
Innospec is a global chemicals company with 1,000 employees in 23 countries. They divide their operations into three distinct business areas: Fuel Specialties, Active Chemicals, and Octane Additives. The Active Chemicals business includes companies, one of which is at Ellesmere Port, UK, that produce chemicals used in the manufacture of personal care products.
We currently have no vacancies, sorry. However, we are always keen to talk with individuals who have powder handling experience who are interested in working with Spiroflow Systems.
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Spiroflow Systems, Inc.
2806 Gray Fox Rd
Monroe, NC 28110
Phone: 704-291-9595
Email: info@spiroflowsystems.com