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Description:  In Session 2 of Feeders 101 entitled “Product Handling”, Tom Rickenbach of K-Tron discusses guidelines for matching the appropriate feeder to your process needs.  Tom discusses single and twin screw feeders, weigh belts, vibratory feeders, bulk-solids pumps, liquid pumps and smart flow meters.  Also he discusses special feeders used in pharmaceutical applications.

When discussing screw feeders, he presents the various screw, tube and hopper configurations, along with methods to calculate the volumetric throughput for both screws and belts.

To choose the best feeder for your application, Tom categorizes many bulk solids properties to help you select the proper feeder. To avoid common flow problems and enhance the accuracy of the feeder, Tom discusses various types of “flow aids”, such as agitation, vibration, and coatings that can be employed to enhance flow through the feeder.

Tom completes the session discussing online resources that are available from K-Tron to make the decisions simpler.

Finally, Tom discusses why it is important to understand feeder accuracy and how to test and verify that a scale is working properly. He concludes this session by discussing various application examples.

Lecture includes downloadable class notes and a self administered quiz with answer sheet.  The seven-day subscription allows you to watch and review this video class as many times as you need.

	Feeder 101, Lecture 1:  What is a Process Feeder? Volumetric and gravimetric feeders are discussed, plus weigh belt feeding options.  PID controllers are shown by use of diagrams to achieve a controlled flow rate.
	Feeder 101, Lecture 2: Product Handling Guidelines for matching the appropriate feeder to your process needs are discussed including screw feeders, weigh belts, vibratory feeders, bulk-solids pumps and flow meters.

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Tom Rickenbach has over 22 years of experience with feeders, controls and batching systems.  He started working for K-Tron as a Field Service Engineer performing equipment/system start-ups, troubleshooting and repair.  Later, Tom moved up to become their Senior Technical Instructor and Course Designer for customer and service training classes as well as a Technical Sales Support Manager.  Tom is now the Manager of the K-Tron Institute and works as a Technical Instructor and Field Service Engineer for their Performance Service Group.

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Mr. Tom Rickenbach
Senior Technical Instructor
K-Tron America, Inc.
Routes 55 and 553
Pitman, NJ 08071-0888
Telephone:  856-256-3266
Fax:  856-256-3232
Email:  trickenbach@ktron.com
Web site:  http://www.ktron.com/

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