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Article: Gravimetric inventory management for pellets.(KEEPING UP WITH: Auxiliaries)
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- Plastics Technology
- Article date:
- October 1, 2007
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Responding to demand for a method to weigh and store virgin or reprocessed pelletized materials, Process Control Corp., Atlanta, has come out with the Gravimetric Inventory Management System. It consists of a surge hopper that is loaded pneumatically from a pelletizer, railcar, bulk truck, or storage container. It has a viewing window, cleanout door, and high-level proximity sensor to prevent over-filling. ...