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April 2021 / 39 PBE AROUND THE INDUSTRY equipment and material testing to simulate actual operating condi- tions at its test facility. MTS plays role in COVID-19 vaccination distribution supply chain Material Transfer & Storage Inc. (MTS), a custom designer and man- ufacturer of bulk material lling, conditioning, and discharging sys- tems based in Allegan, MI, is using its expertise to provide customized discharging systems for the COVID- 19 vaccine rollout. The company's discharging system for dry ice appli- cations offers vaccine distributors the ability to maintain the vaccines at the required temperature. To create the discharging system for vaccine distribution, the com- pany had to reduce the dry ice to a announced that its entire pneu- matic conveying system line has earned ATEX certi cation. To earn certi cation, the company was required to document compli- ance with ATEX health and safety requirements under third-party testing. The ATEX-certi ed pneu- matic vacuum conveying systems have been certi ed as safe for plants that may deal with combus- tible dust, ammable gases, or a hybrid mixture of solids and gases. The pneumatic conveying line comprises seven different mate- rial transfer approaches to include lean, dense-phase, and plug- ow conditions and offers safe trans- port of powders, pellets, akes, granules, tablets, liquids, and other materials, according to the com- pany. The company offers full-scale SUPPLIER NOTES Eriez completes plant expansion Eriez, a supplier of magnetic, vibra- tory, and inspection equipment, has announced the completion of a major expansion at its facil- ity in Erie, PA. The expansion to the Wager Road facility, located about 15 miles from the compa- ny's headquarters, will support the company's strategic growth initiatives for global research and development (R&D), aftermarket repair and testing, and recycling equipment technology. The site was purchased in 2011 and the company broke ground on the expansion in January 2020. The project is the largest investment made by the company to date. The expansion adds 38,000 square feet to the existing building, making it 148,000 square feet total. The project added another manufac- turing bay to the current plant. One section of the new bay will be dedicated to a recycling test center that offers large equipment demon- stration capabilities and full-scale evaluations of customer product streams. Another section provides additional oor space for the after- market repair center. The bay's nal section will hold a new R&D area to support product develop- ment. The project also makes room for an electronics lab that will house next generation electron- ics development activities, which includes an electrical hardware development lab, a magnetics test- ing and materials lab, and a circuit board development area. Volkmann pneumatic conveying line earns ATEX certi cation Volkmann USA, an equipment supplier based in Bristol, PA, has For tray dryer advantages, go continuous with Get these tray dryer advantages: • Gentle handling with negligible breakage • Easy virtually unattended operation • Low maintenance • High on-stream time • Low power requirements • Very low or no dusting With these additional benefits: • Low manpower requirements • Uniform uncaked product • Free-flowing discrete unbroken crystals • Lower personnel exposure to hazardous product • No product contamination • Less floor space IT PAYS TO BUY THE BEST Wyssmont Company, Inc. Fort Lee, NJ 201-947-4600 sales@wyssmont.com • www.wyssmont.com