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Promoting Sustainability with FIBCs

A bulk bag refurbishing program promotes quality and sustainability while reducing costs for raw materials suppliers and their customers.

Morgan Laidlaw

April 1, 2016

Flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs), also called “big bags,” are an industry staple to store and transport dry flowable materials, such as powders and granulated products.

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Wilden Celebrates 60 Years

A flood at a steel factory led to the invention of the air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pump.

March 1, 2016

Wilden®, part of PSG®, a Dover company and a worldwide leader in air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pump technology, has celebrated 60 years in business. Jim Wilden began the company in a walnut grove in San Bernardino County, Calif., in 1955.

Duma Named PVA Sales Manager

February 25, 2016

PVA recently announced it has promoted Katie Duma to the position of Northeast regional sales manager.

WANNER ENGINEERING INC.: Pump

February 22, 2016

The Vector model 2006 peristaltic pump from this company is able to handle difficult fluids without altering their composition.

WANNER ENGINEERING INC.: Sealless Pumps

January 22, 2016

This company has announced a major upgrade to its Hydra-Cell D10 Series sealless pumps.

Ross: Explosion-proof High Speed Dispersers

January 6, 2016

Ross recently released explosion-proof high speed dispersers.

Case Study: Enhancing Efficiency in Adhesives and Coatings Manufacturing

Bulk bag weigh batching helps an adhesives and coatings manufacturer increase productivity.

January 4, 2016

A fire gutted a 9,000-sq-ft building at the Canadian head office and manufacturing and distribution center of the Henry Co., a manufacturer of commercial and residential foundation coatings, roofing products, caulks, adhesives, driveway sealers, and other building products marketed under the Building Envelope Systems® trademark.