July 08

Could this be the one that nearly got away?
Need an alternative to an airslide?

Kockums is getting behind the relatively new SCIROCCO II air slide gravity conveyor. This is an air slide conveyor that features all the simplicity, benefits (bends) and installation ease of a rubber hose. Low air consumption and very high conveying rates for given cross sections make this an exciting prospect. Come and see the demonstration / test rig at Heidelberg West Vic.

July 08

A major Melbourne cement handler has purchased 300NS KOCKUMS Clyde Dome valves for use in diverter branches in a pneumatic conveying line. After trying all the others, this is the answer!

July 08

TWINS!! Two Okura Robotic palletising systems are currently under construction for handling bags of potting mix and fertiliser for a major garden product supplier in WA. Kockums ongoing work in this industry is second to none.....

July 08

Major WA engineering construction company places order for Automated Bulk Bag Filling systems suitable for filling 8 bags/hr (+/-0.5kg) of Cobalt Hydroxide. Our scope also includes the upstream hopper and product feed system. The system is destine for use in Republic of Congo.

Jun 08

Following previously supplied systems, 3-off Sonopulse Silo discharge systems under manufacture suitable for installation with 100T and 250T tapped bath storage silos. The system is destine for the Middle East.

Jun 08

Contract awarded for two high specification Automatic Bulk bag filling lines suitable for handling Salt in a Zone 2 environment. The system also comprises pallet dispenser, bag accumulation system, upstream conveyor and controls. This equipment is to be designed in accordance with the stringent specifications associated with the Pluto LNG project in WA.

Jun 08

An order has been received from a NSW milling company for a high speed high level palletiser suitable for upto1800bph. The system also includes an automatic inline wrapping system. The project is due for installation at the end of thIS year for start-up early 09.

Jun 08

Continuing a long standing devotion to the Kockums MICROVEYOR pneumatic conveyors, a major producer of PVC extruded piping has purchased its big brother, the MIDIVEYOR. Capable of pushing up to 10 Te/hr in an 80NS line this unit will meet the expanded production demand with ease. The MIDIVEYOR fills the gap between MICROVEYORS and full specification PCV's

May 08

Major detergent manufacturer in Victoria purchases a Bulk Bag discharging system for handling STPP. Limited fork lift access ment a gantry and hoist system had to be utilised for loading bulk bags onto the discharge hopper. Special modifications were made to the system to suit the limited low headroom.

May 08

Bags of bath!
A 21bph Automatic Bulk Bag Filling system is under construction suitable for handling tapped bath. The system will be pre-wired and factory tested prior to dispatch.

May 08

A 4” Olds Elevator is currently being build to elevate sand to 10m to replenish a filter bed every hour. The Olds Elevator offers good resistance to product wear and provides accurate metering of product to the destination hopper.

Apr 08

WA Cement Manufacturer give the go ahead for a 50T/Hr Bulk bag de-bagging and Dense Phase Conveying facility. The bulk bags will be dropped onto a bulk bag discharger complete with bag cutting system, Sonoforce discharge aid and dust management system. The complete bag contents are then conveyed directly to one of three destination silos. A Kockums heavy duty Wing Compressor, ideal for Dense Phase Conveying, plays an important part in the systems performance.

Mar 08

Another small (250 litre) dense phase Pneumatic Conveying Vessel (PCV) and receiving hopper is going into the Tasmanian aluminium industry. Handling alumina and coke in the same system, it features a control system designed to accommodate the quite distinctly different conveying characteristics of these two materials. The aggressive nature of the alumina demanded the use of…… what else but the KOCKUMS Clyde Dome valves!