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TESTING / DEMONSTRATION

Many of our principals have state-of-the-art testing and demonstration facilities as well as rental equipment, for you to test and prove results of the equipment before purchase. 

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Feeding And Mixing

Acrison offers testing of their gravimetric and volumetric feeders, as well as, batching systems and continuous blenders. Ask about the model 105Z feeder for demonstration at your facility!

Metal Detectors

Metal Detectors

Flow Testing

Columbian TecTank offers flow testing for proper silo and hopper design on new applications.

Pneumatic Conveying and Blending

Dynamic Air offers testing of Dense and Dilute Phase Pressure Conveying, Dense and Dilute Phase Vacuum Conveying, Forberg Blenders and Dryers, Silo Blenders, and Air Activated Gravity Conveyors.

Drying, Cooling, Heating, Coating, Conveying, Separating, Milling, Feeding

General Kinematics offers testing of their Vibrating Fluid Bed Coolers, Dryers, Heaters, and Coating Processors, Ball Mills, Feeders and Conveyors, as well as, Indirect Heat Transfer Systems and De-stoners

Conveying 

Hapman Conveyors will test the conveyability of your product(s) in its test laboratory at no charge using one, two or all three of its available conveying systems. Flexible Screw, Tubular Drag, and Pneumatic

Portable Vacuum Equipment

Hi-Vac offers a full rental fleet of their Portable Vacuum Cleaners. Rental models available in from 20 to 75 HP in electric and diesel configurations. 

Mixing, Blending, Drying, and Deaerators

Jaygo offers testing facilities on their Saturn Conical Screw, Ribbon, Paddle, Vee, Double Cone Blenders and Dryers, Novamix Granulators, Sigma Blade Mixers and Extruders, Auto Filter and Sahara Dryers, Continuous Vacuum Deaerators, and Planetary, Dual Shaft, and High Shear Mixers.

Magnets

Industrial Ceramic, Rare-Earth, and Electro Magnets

Milling, Sifting, Compacting, and Feeding

Prater Offers a full scale test lab with their Full Screen Mills, Mega-Mills, Fine Grinders, Classifier Mills, Air Classifiers, Rotary Airlock Feeders, Sifters, and Compactor/ Briquettors

Dilute Phase Pneumatic Conveying
Liquid Handing Systems
Minor Ingredient Systems

 

The Shick test facility consists of a full-scale pneumatic conveying system featuring Shick's component designs and PLC system. It is monitored by a computerized data acquisition system, which provides real-time information about product at numerous locations throughout the system.

Successful testing is often the result of your engineers working in tandem with our test lab personnel. You are encouraged to visit our testing facility and participate in the testing of your materials and system design.
Vibrating Screeners

Smico offers testing on their Downhill, Horizontal, Uphill, Dewatering, and Circular Vibrating Screeners, and Trommel Screens

 

For more information contact our offices:

For East and Central Tennessee, and Southwest Virginia: E-mail or phone 423-756-4052

For West Tennessee, Arkansas, Northern Mississippi, and Southwest Kentucky: E-mail or phone 901-726-1234

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