Central vacuum systems for packaging

 

In its latest edition the "Fleischereitechnik" magazine reported about a Busch manufactured vacuum central system, which is used by the company Hans Kupfer & Sohn GmbH & Co. KG.

Kupfer, one of the most modern and biggest production plants in Europe, produces 28.000 tons of meat per annum in the Bavarian Heilsbronn.

 

Concerning vacuum supply, Kupfer completely relies on Busch. A Busch central vacuum system supplies the company with the required vacuum that mainly serves the meat packaging.

Due to the central vacuum system, which was especially designed for the company's requirements, Kupfer was able to decrease its operation costs drastically.

 

Since the vacuum supply is located outside the manufacturing area, it is classified as a "High-Risk-Hygiene area". Other than that there is no rejected heat inside the manufacturing area, which results in an energy reduction.

 

(May 2010)

 

Busch extends its range of liquid ring vacuum pumps with two new versions

 

Busch has been producing high-quality liquid ring vacuum pumps and systems with integrated vacuum pumps for many years. To serve the market even better, Busch has designed two entirely new liquid ring vacuum pumps. With their arrival it is now possible to use only one pump to achieve a much greater capacity. Both pumps reach capacities between 10.000 and 11.000 m³ per hour.

 

Thanks to their solid design, the Dolphin vacuum pumps are suitable for many different applications and may run non-stop. The various options of size, the selection between the different components, the materials for the gaskets, the different options and the wide range of accessories make accurate design possible for each application in the different sectors of the industry.

 

The LA / LB series of the Dolphin vacuum pumps are also available in an ATEX certified version, so that vacuum systems can be custom designed to suit the needs of the customers.

 

(February 2010)

 

Busch vacuum pumps at "World Solar Challenge" in Australia

 

The "World Solar Challenge" is a 3.000 km race in Australia in which only solar operated vehicles can participate. One of the 38 participating teams was the Umicore Solar Team from Belgium. The team members are 14 former students of the International University College in Leuven.

 

In order to be able to repair carbon fibre damages during the race, the team took a R 5 rotary vane vacuum pump with them. With this vacuum pump the team was able to laminate and harden car body panels under vacuum after a crash. R 5 vacuum pumps are worldwide the standard vacuum pumps in composites material processing.

 

(November 2009)

 

Innovation awards for Busch

 

Busch received two international innovation awards this October: In the middle of the month Busch received the "JEC Asia Award" in Singapore. This award appreciates the innovative activity of Busch in the nano technology and the development of composites materials. Last week Busch received the "AVK Innovation Award" in Stuttgart for the same development.

 

This fall, Busch hasn’t been only active in the plastics industry. In October Busch presented its vacuum pumps and systems at nine different trade shows in Germany, USA, Poland, the Netherlands, China and Singapore.

 

 

The innovations in the nano technology segment were developed by the Swiss company Composites Busch in cooperation with Huntsman. Huntsman is the leading manufacturer of resin systems based in Basle, Switzerland. In practice the new technology was used for the creation of a new generation of Busch hockey sticks.

 

Ostensibly, hockey sticks have not much in common with vacuum pumps. However, the results of the research will be integrated into the development of new products in vacuum technology.

In Porrentruy Switzerland, Busch produces hockey sticks of carbon and fibre glass. These are formed and afterwards resin, which was developed with nano technology, is injected.

This is the first hockey stick worldwide, which consists only of one piece. This production method has also the advantage that the hockey stick can be adapted to the individual needs of a hockey player.

 

Therefore many international top hockey players order a Busch hockey stick where they have influence on the characteristics such as flexibility and the geometric form of the stick.

In other applications of plastics processing Busch vacuum technique is used. This was demonstrated at the plastics trade show Fakuma in Friedrichshafen, which also took place in October. At the exhibition Busch displayed vacuum systems, which are used for material loading at plastics processing machines.

 

(November 2009)