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Take a look at new gravimetric blenders and screw feeders.


New gravimetric and volumetric volumetric /vol·u·met·ric/ (vol?u-met´rik) pertaining to or accompanied by measurement in volumes.

vol·u·met·ric
adj.
Of or relating to measurement by volume.
 feeding and blending equipment has been introduced by Sterling Inc.'s Material Processing Div., Milwaukee. On the gravimetric side, Sterling came out with the SGC SGC Server Gated Cryptography
SGC StarGate Command
SGC South Georgia College (Douglas, GA, USA)
sGC Soluble Guanylate Cyclase
SGC Superannuation Guarantee Charge (Australian finance) 
 Series continuous loss-in-weight blender (photo below) for extrusion. It meters two to seven materials at a rate that is continuously adjusted to the actual extruder output rate. Used in conjunction with the SGC blender is the new SFC SFC
abbr.
sergeant first class
 weigh hopper, which reportedly eliminates funneling and ensures consistent flow of materials. The hopper is mounted on load cells, eliminating the weight and vibration of the metering auger auger (ô`gər): see drill.
auger

Tool (or bit) used with a carpenter's brace for drilling holes, usually in wood. It looks like a corkscrew and produces extremely clean holes, almost regardless of how large the bit is.
 and its motor. Also part of the overall system is the new SGF SGF Svenska Golfförbundet (Swedish Golf Federation)
SGF Société Générale de Financement (Quebec, Canada)
SGF Smart Game Format
SGF Simulated Gastric Fluid
 gravimetric auger feeder for additives.

Sterling also offers a new series of gravimetric additive feeders with stainless-steel auger, closed-loop motor control, and 6-in., low-profile throat with inspection window. Models range from the SF-M mini feeder for 0.5 to 15 g/min to the heavy-duty SF-200 feeder for extrusion that handles 50 to 4000 lb/hr. Model SF-2 has two feeders that can run at different rates. Tel: (414) 354-0970 * PT Direct: 563MK
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Title Annotation:Auxiliaries
Publication:Plastics Technology
Date:Aug 1, 2004
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