Kockums Latest News

Dec 07	NSW supplier of garden products purchases 2nd Form fill and Seal Machine. The BandC Unit has been widely distrubuted through Australia in this market. A common unit can bag, potting mix, sands, soils, bark, mulch river stones, pebbles etc...
Dec 07	The Olds Elevator is still in its infancy and its exact boundaries are still unknown. Recent trials on fragile materials like Pet food biscuits and Sodium Bi-Carbonate have been analysed by our customers and confirmed that product degredation is negligible even after minutes of recirculation. Not only is the conveyor good for fragile materials, but ideal for abrasives, hot and combustible materials.
Dec 07	Order received from Concrete Batching Plant for a sack lifting VacuEasyLift. The system will be supplied for lifting the 25kg sacks of dry ingredients directly into the mix truck eliminating the need for conveyors. The dissolvable sacks prevent dust exposure to the operator during loading.
Nov 07	REPEAT ORDER! PVC conveying system supplied to plastics manufacturing company. Multiple existing Microveyor's have proven their performance and reliability for a number of years resulting in another system.
Nov 07	WANT MORE FROM YOUR SYSTEM? With decades of experience in supplying powder handling systems, Kockums Bulk Systems conveying expertise is being utilised to undertake Consultation of two major cement plants. Streamlining, simplifying, performance enhancing, improving efficiency and minimising down time are all key area's to be explored in any system.
Nov 07	3-off VacuEasyLift's were supplied to a major powder coating manufacturer. 1-off was mounted on a mobile base suitable for manouvering by pallet truck. Headroom was limited, so a low profile swing arm was designed. The other two units were supplied for use in a Hazardous Area and complete with Flameproof motors. This site now has 12 units in total.
Nov 07	RELIABILITY IMPORTANT?? A Microveyor and Dome Valve combination are currently under manufacture for a remote WA mining site. The simple heavy duty construction and with only one moving part in the product stream the Microveyor/Dome Valve is the perfect solution. On top of this, withstandin the abrasive nature of cement is a given.
Oct 07	Kockums Bulk Systems have officially been appointed the Australian representative for Payper SA based in Spain. Payper are one of Europe's leading bagging system suppliers and for decades now have been supplying many of the worlds leading process companies globally. Payper's comprehensive range of bagging equipment includes open mouth, valve bag and VFFS have a perfect synergy with Kockums current product range. David Padulles (Area Sales Manager of Payper) spent two weeks visiting clients in Australia introducing our companies product range and capabilities.
Oct 07	2-off Cardboard core vacuum lifter VacuEasyLift's complete with fixed pilar and jib arm supports have been ordered by a major tissue manuafacturer. The VacuEasyLift provides easy an safe lifting of the 5m longcores from the stillage to the cutting machine. This will the 2nd and 3rd unit on this site following years of use with the initially supplied system.
Oct 07	The Safety Show in Sydney proves to be an instant success! Kockums exhibited the VacuEasyLift, Lyftman Track System and Protema Lift Table. Record levels of high quality leads help finish a successful 2007 and kick start 2008.
Sept 07	Major NSW food/Cereal maufacturer orders 3-off VacuEasyLifts for lifting sacks of dry ingredients. 2-off systems will be supplied on a common Lyftman gantry support, the other is stand alone
Sept 07	BOARD? Victorian Door and Timber company purchases its 5th Australia wide VM200 VacuEasyLift. The customised unit complete with fully adjustable suction foot provides safey and easy handling of the varying work pieces to the router.
Sept 07	HOT HOT HOT! The Microveyor and Dome Valve packaged together provides an ideal solution for conveying Gypsum at elevated temperatures. The heavy duty yet simple construction offer longevity and minimal maintenance
Aug 07	A Lump Breaker is to be supplied to an existing customer to break friable lumps of Boric Acid prior to conveying into process.
Aug 07	Specialist horse feed manufacture chooses Kockums sack handling, discharging and powder conveying equipment to feed ingredient to their mixing plant.
Aug 07	Need to empty Cement from bulk bags? Amongst others supplied throughout year, one satisfied customer orders a second unit. The bulk bag discharger fitted with slitting knives, fork lift operation and vibration offer fast discharging whilst the integral extraction system keeps dust escape to a minimum.
Jul 07	Handling sticky products?? We are supplying two conveying and metering systems for handling Clay and Limestone. Our Microveyor and Autoflex flexible wall feeders provide the perfect solution.
Jul 07	The CLYDE Dome valves continue their resurgence in the Australian Cement Industry with provision of the two more 100 NB diverter valves in the second stage of a major expansion of a NSW cement works. Forget metal seated armour plated behemoth valves, invest in ‘performance' and reap the returns in reduced maintenance and longer life.
Jul 07	The versatility of the Sonopulse silo discharge aid offers a solution to discharging Stucco from an special twin chute outlet cone. Custom built panels and air conditioning pulsators are the key!
Jun 07	Scoop! Scoop! Scoop! Scoop! Scoop! Scoop! Scoop! Scoop! Scoop! Scoop! Scoop! Look out for the new, soon to be released ‘MIDIVEYOR' currently in final stages of development at KBS. Building on the runaway success of our Microveyor, we can now look to 80NB pipelines lines and 10 Te/hr plus, with the characteristic reduced cost and hassle of pressure vessels!	Under Construction
Jun 07	A second VFFS Machine has been supplied to a garden products supplier for handling their blood and bone products. The system will be capable of filling bags from 2.5kg up to 10kg.
Jun 07	Two FAST TRACK fully enclosed bespoke hoist operated bulk bag dischargers designed to handle Sodium Hydrosulphide at a WA mining site.
May 07	Fully stainless steel waste bag compactor is currently under construction for a company handling food ingredients. The K20 bag compactor offers containment of the waste sacks during the emptying process and provides a easy compact method of disposal.
May 07	A Microveyor for SOHAR Aluminium in the Sultanate of Oman, this one featuring a Clyde Dome valve for durability in a harsh environment and wear resistance with ‘aluminium bath' well known in the industry as an abrasive. This time supplied with a receiving hopper specially designed to minimize excessive aeration down stream. The client sought a solution and they got it! Look out for more Dome valves on Microveyors!
Apr 07	Another Microveyor and Wing compressor combination, this time for Bentonite at 3.5 Te/hr over 20m conveying distance. Need to position the Microveyor to locate it at accessible height? Just add an extension tube, and gain an increase in vessel volume and operating efficiency at the same time! Saved building an access platform extension!
Apr 07	New compounds plant On April 23, 2007, the first footing for the new compounds plant at Altona was dug. The plant is designed to make both powder and ready-mix compounds for the current and future requirements of Lafarge and gives the Business Unit a far greater opportunity to be innovative and competitive in the marketplace. During a visit to the new site by our major suppliers, Stuart Jacquet of Lafarge said “this plant is the most significant investment in the Australian Business Unit since the building of the two plasterboard plants in Melbourne and Sydney. “ The compounds plant has been an evolving process in which Lafarge and Kockums Bulk Systems have worked closely together to design and refine the processes to ensure this facility will produce a consistently high quality range of products, as per our customers requirements. The first stage of the project will be to construct the building and warehouse where the equipment will be installed. This is already being undertaken by Becon Constructions at a rapid rate. Meanwhile, the equipment supplier and installer, Kockums Bulk Systems, is designing and manufacturing equipment in Australia and purchasing equipment overseas to meet the specific requirements of the Lafarge Group.
Mar 07	Two off bulk bag dischargers to be supplied for handling the notoriously stick Titanium Dioxide. The custom designed units also are to be installed in a Hazardous Area with restricted headroom.
Mar 07	Kockums Wing compressor supplied for high altitude application in Chile . Cooling effects and low air density critical issues easily accommodated by this excellent simple robust compressor ideally suited to dense phase conveying delivering oil free air..
Mar 07	Unique pneumatic conveying system for PET granules allowing higher pressures and lower velocities than conventional lean phase methods supplied to significant water bottle moulder and filler. Avoid streamers!
Mar 07	Automatic Stainless steel Form fill and seal machine complete with Okura Robotic Pallertiser to be supplied to fill bags of fertiliser. Bags sizes range from 2.5kg-20kg and upto filling rates of 20bpm. The turnkey system is planned to be commissioned in the 3rd quarter.
Feb 07	Another successfully installed bulk bag unloading system for transferring cement at 40 Te/hr plus to a silo for a favourite customer in NZ, with the valued assistance of our local representative Skookums Technology.
Feb 07	Successful Commissioning of a Cement cross over pipeline network of diverter valves and controls allowing two Pneumatic Conveying Vessels (PCV's) to be routed to any two of four destination silos, again featuring the Clyde Dome valves.
Feb 07	Microveyor supplied to major steel manuafcture for conveying bag house dust to a receival silo. Quality valves withstand abrasives and high temperatures.
Jan 07	Following past successes in the Plasterboard Industry an order was received for a multiple bulk bag discharging and conveying system for a QLD facility. Kockums Bulkaflo/Microveyor and Dense phase vessel/Dome valve combinations again prove to be the perfect, economical and robust solution for this industry.