1956-04-02 — Page 8

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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1956,

SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

'T'hain Fume Scrubbing

and

Absorption Tower, claimed to be 100 per cent efflelent in the scrubbing of air saturated withi sulphuric

hydrochloric has been developed by Acid Turner and Brown

Ltd, of Bolton, Lancashire, England. The unit shown is claimed to be capable of scrubbing fumes from 14 to 20 litres of evapor-

ated acld per hour.

Fume Scrubbing And Absorption Tower

A British firm well From 20 cents per packet upwards, known

for its range

An entely new series, South

Mechanical

Handling Advances

NEW TECHNIQUES WILL BE FEATURED AT BRITISH INDustries fair

By Frank Clawes

ALTHOUGH

of

the

progress mechanical handling inside factories has been the more spectacular, it is in some respects the progress outside manufacturing processes that is the more interesting.

Outside the factories lie the great labour absorbing industries of mining, building, transport and so on in which there is more room for improved use of the labour force.

overhead hoppers with unit load containers and hauled way by mechanical horse to the refinery, a few miles from the dock, where the sugar is tipped

Furthermore factory managers moblie

coming 10

see transport is only extensions of problems their internnt handling problems เม view IN hoving a mariced encei *l, material handleg techniques ori roads, ralfways and docks.

ao

the

out.

ot

Another brilliant.example Integrated handling systems ia

works.

One large Orm claims to have cut its handling costs in road- served

warehouses by 50 per cont by the use of pallets,

for loading heavier material such as coal; this will be a first showing,

In building. apart from tower cranes, there have been a host In some of the larger sheds of of advances in brick elevators, British Road Services, radio mobile hoists, monorail trans- equipment in

replace porters used to

with their powered runners and dictaphones have trucks, powered wheelbarrows then checkers when mechanised been found to be more effective and so on.

handling makes for fast loading.

New Trends Dragline conveyors and SCLUSOTS

CUPPLYING mainly the bulld- grip extractors are ing industry is a

irm nt and, in addition to normal stack will be showing pallets in steel used at some road service depots Steke-on-Trent, England, which

and handling equipment,

woort, elevating trucks, Increasing use is made of special and tunkers

forklift trucks and alot for milk, flour hel nnt belt conveyors. A Hert- refrigerated vans fordshire, England, firm will

cement nnd and articulated trucks.

At the BIF a Sussex, England, firm, will be showing a lorry loading and stacking machine well as a wide range of fork. lift attachments.

offered by a new London gas A

**** challenge presented by exta-factory handling problems has been taken

by British industry and the manufacturers Taking part in this year's British (a Industries Fair can confidently he expre to show some teresting handling techniques.

be

of

Hanting ejufumbent will

VIP at the L'asile fron- with, Birmingham, section the Fatt which is being staged from April 23 to May 4.

ΑΝ

Sugar In Bulk

N example

British Industrial scene of the treat- ment of external and internal handling problems as a whole is provided by the new method of handling bulk sugar at a Liver- pool dock by a leading Arm of refiners.

Before 1951 all sugar going to this duck was bagged; now, at least a third is carried in bulk.

Four grab cranes are thed for the ships and the 25 ton

China Moralex Fest Ltd Wycham of industrial centrifugal unload

Street Hongkong Rond. Kowloon,

STAMI

and

Sabury fans has now produced sugar is dropped into

Fume a

Scrubbing

ALBUMS "Collection

Buiker" Pecken New sluch and Absorption Tower

ayable

Fra South China Morning Pom ind. Wadhamn street and Salimury Road, Kowluun.

THE CHINA ENGINEERS, LIMITED

Change of Address As from 1st April 1966 3rd Floor

ALEXANDRA HOUSE lee House Street Telephone Number unchanged 3 4 1 1 0

Box unchanged

1 48

P.Q.

REMOVAL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that as from the 1st day of April,

claimed to be 100 per cent efficient in the scrubbing of air saturated with sulphuric and hydrochloric acid, and 99.9 per cent efficient with nitric acid.

The equipment has been specially designed for the elimination of the considerable quantities of fumes from such acids discharged from various chemical and Industrial processes.

The SI unit

ut what are named the "Turbro" towers stated to bc capable of scrub- bing fumes from 14 to 20 litres

of evaporated acid per trour:

| Larger towers are in course of construction for many varied fume scrubblag requirements.

con-

The "Turbro" Tower and internal components are structed entirely from BX Cobex and ure by the

2056, the office of the under-Rigid Vinyl Acetate, signed will be at:-

Room No.736 on the 7th floor of ALEXANDRA HOUSE, Nos,4-8, Ice House Street.

C. Y. KWAN & CO.

TO ADVERTISERS

therefore unaffected strongest acids.

The Tower can be supplied with a special tume cablet or as a single unit for incorpora- tion with existing equipment.

Gas removal is carried out in three stages, the Arst being the absorption of the greater part of the gases in liquid, after which

SUNDAY POST-HERALD Suspended globules of moisture

Space for commercial eliminator section. advertising should bo Finally. booked not later than noon on Wednesdays. For the SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST and the CHINA MAIL, 48 hours before date of publication.

On the railways palletisation

system

Hydraulic Loader

LONDON firm will have near Its std hydraulle loader for attachment to the back of a lorry. This firm's specially is

and of using pallets-a block

tackle equipment, type of wood or melat tray-to both hand and power operated. enable goods to be conveniently handled by forklift trucks) both in warehouses and goods

sheds and bi railway trucks, is spread ing rapidly.

Spreind vehivien have been des signed for carrying bricks, with or withrut pallets: there are new shock absorbing!

vehicles for fragile Huis; JLCW coment wagons, chemical hoppers, tanks and refrigerated trucks,

Mulate cranes anet moblie conveyors fur pushing up trucks awaiting unloading are becoming standard equipment.

One of the outstanding frms. making all manner of forklift trucks, Diesel, petrol

and leeirle driven, is a Warring ton, Lancashire, England, firm which will be represented at the BIF.

Good progress with palletisa- Lion har Licen made in road transport.

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

WOW--THEY PUT UP A FIGHT!

IT TOOK A DOZEN OF US TO GET THE BIG

ONE DOWN}

ATOP THE MYSTERIOUS MESA--]

FERDINAND

NANCY

13

are eliminated in the specini

any small traces of gases left after these two pro- eesses are completely noutralised by a chemical reagent contained in a tray.

The chemical reagent tray easily removed from the tower re-charging, this being Special Announcements necessary every ten to 14 days, and Clamified Advertise- ¡depending upon the amount of ments de usual.

for

fume being scrubbed.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

CANTON LTD.

announce the removal of their Branch Office to 5th floor Alexandra House as from

3rd April, 1956 ·

Telophone No. 28081 remains unchanged, Head Office remains in Union Building.

REMOVAL NOTICE

We have removed to

750, ALEXANDRA HOUSE, (7th FLOOR)

ICE HOUSE STREET

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ESSES.

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AUNT FRITZI - A BOY FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL IS SELLING TICKETS

WHO

IS HER

CARRY THEM-DOWN THE SLOPE. WE'LL DECIDE VYHAT TO DO

WITH EM. AND

FILL, THAT HOLE!

amldr

nany of mechanical

In the docks,

forms ther handling a remarkable develop monl In the floating grain clevator (eight of which have been established in British ports in the last year). This elevator effects great economy, where a bo grain cargo is intended to discharged at a number of ports or at number of quays at the same port.

of

hand

niso

show mobile

loading shovels on pneumatic tyres,

It may seem that there is not greni dent new in all this.

Perhaps that in so-fer mechani- cal handling techniques ore modifications of one

more of

a very small number of basic movementa,

The, "Bowser" rotary hand pump manufactured by Liquid Systema, Lid, of 25, Whliehall, London, SW1. Designed for farma, garages and industrial pianta, it can handle tractor oil. parafin, fuel and lubricating oil and a large variety of other liquids. At easy cranking spoed, it gives a smooth, continuous flow at a steady ten gallons a minuto.

General-Service Rotary Hand Pump

NOW being manufac-

tured in Britain by Liquid Systems Ltd, 25 Whitehall, London, SW1, the "Bowser" general- service rotary hand pump features.

has a number of

gerages

Designed for farms, and industrial plants and for use on machinery requiring a hand pump

an integral part of the equipment, it can handle tractor oil, paraffin, futi and lubricating oil and a large variety of liquids.

But in mechanical handling it Is knowledge of the techniques which counts most and this will be available at the BIF stands alongside the machines.

trende None the less the

of In advance in design

British mechanical handling equipment eie worth noting.

A number of firms have addet

The pump is self-priming and, two-speed transmission systems at easy cranking speed, gives a for dumpers. allowing drivers

tho to change up or down smooth, continuous flow

steady ten gallons a minute. white moving the vehletes,

An aluminium rvior is Atleti thus ensuring, enster

cranking with less weight, and the vanes, which just nutomatically, are of graphite carbon.

The

Other firms have concentraled

or semi-stationary plant. st achieving greater portability

Much of

really heavy earth-moving equipment is being

power-assisted furnished steering.

with

is

at u

The high degree of mechanism tion in British agricultur hus

The springs are stainless steel LEXI 10 Increasing

trend A KencTal

that

and the packing nut is cadmlum advances mechanical handling equipment compasses

plated. many un forms.

that of providing basie tractor

The "Bowser pump can be units will 11 great Tange of supplied with attachments to A Wolverhampton, England, attachments To increase the convert I into an all-purpose Arm will be showing at the BIF overall versatility a front end hydraulic igader for machines. tractors.

Primarily intended for manure shifting, it has many uses around the farnıyard.

The firm will also be showing an agricultural louder developed

A FEW MORE MINUTES, AND THEY'D HAVE DISCOVERED THE WHOLE THINGS

the

unit for

of

The basic ciements material handling may be simplo enough but It is clear that there will be plenty of exciting adaptations at this year's British Industries Fair,

By Lee Falk and Phi Davis

"LUCKY FOR WHAT IS THE BURIED SECRETT

US THEY

DION'T.

CLICK

CLICK

By Mik

By Erule Bushmiller

I DON'T KNOW

.I

DON'T KNOW---

S

WHAT DOES HE LOOK

LIKE ?

JOHNNY HAZARD

ULP! WHERE...

WHAT?

GOTTA BRNG SHAP TO FASTL NEED HIS HELP IF WE'RE TO STOP THOSE PAPERS FROM BEING TURNED OVER TO THE SPY RING!,

THIS MIGHT-- 2

BUSHMILLE

SSSH! LISTEN WE'VE BEEN CAPTURED BY THE CAR THIEVES MATHEY'VE GOT OUR NATO

PAPERS/

HE'S SELLING TICKETS

TO A BASKETBALL GAME

By Frank Robbins

ÎN TERSE NARRATIVE, BROOK OUTLINES THE NEFARIOUS PLOT...= {

GOT IT! MEANS OUR FIRST STEP IS TO FRED OURSELVES - THEN WE CAN SWING INTO ACTION "GAINST THOSE BOYS DOWNSTAIRS! BUT HOW DO WE DO...STEP ONE?

transferring liquids

from drums, barrels and tanks.

With a further attachment in- cluding hose and nozzle, it pro vides

ELECTRIC SOLDERING

TOOL

A new electrio solder- lag fool for use in the assembly of very delicate components has been added to the rango of "Lorsal" soldering outfits by Lorani and Company, Ltd, Croy- don Road, London, 8 E 20. Suitable for use in radio and television production lines, # has been

to give easy Magnu

As soon as the tool can- tacts the part to be soldered It generates Intense heat and continues to do so until removed from the work.

Electrio current is only when the tool is used actually touching the com- ponent to be soldered.

Suitable for

use with

self-soldering enamel wire. the tool has been designed to bold

two carbons

the same time,

at

One of these can be fitted at right angles to the body, thus facilitating the soldering of points normal- ly difficult to reach.

Pneumatically Operated

complete refuelling Presses

system for general service re fuelling of tractors, trucks and other motorised equipment.

EVEN

MAGICIANS

Sear

Cant Carlsberg

Couldn't be fresher!

Libby's

try

PLAS

FROZEN PEAS TODAY

ROWNTREES

You can Zasta

the fruit!

this situation

calls for

San Miguel

For the swift and efficient production of farge plastica articles, ranging from swimming rings and brief cases to coach upholstery, two rugged pneumatically- operated

have presses been built by Redifon Ltd, Broomhill Road, Lon- don, SW18,

Platen size of the JP 12 is 24 by 18 inches and that of the JP 13 is 40 by 30 inches.

Ch

This latter unit is of the four- post type of construction suring extremely accurate align- ment over the whole platen area-an important feature when | very thin sheeting and inflat- able articles are being welded.

To ease the handling of large areas of material on this machine a two-atago mechanical japproach is employed.

This arrangement allows the operator to bring the upper electrode to within very short distance of the material to be welded, than adjust the material before applying welding près- atre and power.

Redifon generators of up to eight kilowatts are available to power the JP 13 model.

| Filing Equipment

A further development of the lateral or side-by-side-¡ling system is provided by the new "Vetro Lateral" equipment being produced by Percy Jones (Twinlock) Ltd, af Chancery. Lane, London, WC 2.

now

One of the chief advantages of the system is that it enables far more ales to be housed in д given ́aren: they are, moreover, all instantly visible without the necessity of open- ing drawers. "Vetro-Lateral" equipment can be erected in the form of ossily transportable unit. These consist of a series of tubular chromium-plated chassis which can be built up in the manner of on ing bookcase to any

height,

Units are sectired together by bolts, and as cach lack in self-supporting # can be built in any position on the floor, For removal, stacks can be dia

mantled without Inking

tho

fles from the the cultument

Other feature of

include two-point, suspension,

prevents

jabr which can be

displayed vertically for the Higher

tion or horizontally for those at 9yd level, maybe

Many

thousands of fiés, dra, hur viable,inthians time, and

books from a shell,