Orthos are delighted to report we can now offer you the comprehensive range of solid materials processing and sample preparation equipment from our new partners the Laarmann Group.  Within their variety of mills, crushers and grinders, you’re sure to find the right equipment to convert your bulk material sample into a form ready for analysis.  An array of sample dividers and test sieves completes Laarmann’s product range.

Orthos sales manager, Andrew Reynolds, explains “for many years Orthos have supplied the British and Irish process industries with automatic samplers from our principals Sentry Equipment and M&W Jawo Handling, but we never had anything in our line-up before to process the material collected by our samplers.  Now that all changes thanks to our partnership with Laarmann, extending our scope to include not only the sampler but also the downstream equipment to prepare samples for analysis”

Further details and product information can be found on our sample preparation pages or visit Laarmann’s website.

For strategic reasons, from 1st October 2011, Netzsch-Condux GmbH will revert to covering the UK market through Netzsch Mastermix Ltd (Tel: 01543 418938 info.nmx@netzsch.com)

Responding to the decision Andrew Reynolds (Sales Manager of Orthos) commented “it’s a shame Netzsch-Condux have decided to go back to their previous arrangement, but in a tough market like the UK where they have several strong competitors, perhaps it was a challenge too great for Orthos to overcome“.

Far from being downbeat, Reynolds added “This change of approach by Netzsch only goes to benefit Orthos’ remaining principals because we’ve redeployed the sales resource into certain other areas of process equipment we represent, such as screw heat exchangers and vibrating screens“.

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If you are an engineer or manager involved in the handling/processing of loose bulk solids materials and powders (and you want to increase your power!) then the next SHAPA Knowledge Conference may be for you. 

Scheduled for Tuesday 5th October 2010 at Loughborough University’s Imago Holywell Park, the conference offers delegates an opportunity to hear about the latest regulatory issues, their interpretation and implementation and the latest ideas and thinking on different aspects of solids handling techniques from some of the foremost authorities in their fields. 

Ten punchy presentations in two streams during the day cover diverse topics such as explosion safety, ATEX/DSEAR conformance, improving productivity, batch and continuous mixing, conveying technologies and others.  Delegates may select the sessions that best suit their needs, with efficiency and economy at the heart of many of the presentations.  All will receive material from every session, whether individually attended or not. 

Focused discussion groups on the topics presented give a further opportunity to meet and learn from speakers and other delegates.  In addition there will be table top displays illustrating techniques and capabilities of a number of companies, including Orthos.

We’ll have info on all our powder processing and plant safety equipment/systems.

The new Netzsch-Condux “e-Jet System” fluidised bed Jet Mill brings all the advantages of high performance air-jet milling to a wider range of products economically, with greatly reduced energy, production and investment costs.

Available in the UK exclusively from agents Orthos, the new system uses a unique patent-pending process that opens up new areas of use for superior air-jet milling well beyond the previous limit to only high-value products and can also cut operating costs in existing applications.

Energy savings of up to 30% in comparison to the classical process can be made due to adapted grinding conditions and process optimisation. Even products that could only be manufactured efficiently using mechanical mills can now also be ‘micronised’ efficiently and such items as minerals or amorphous chemical products can be ground to superfine quality on these jet mills.

Significant processing advantages of the system include final products free of oversized particles, steep particle size distribution and grinding with minimum contamination. It is suitable for all machine sizes and retrofitting to existing plant.