Modern Process Equipment Corporation (MPE) of Chicago, United States, announced on 27 September that it is offering on-site conveyor testing at its new test facility in Indonesia. MPE said that companies can bring in samples of their product to test on the Chain-Vey tubular drag conveyor. It noted that the facility is fully-equipped to test products on the demontration Chain-Vey unit to determine feasibility and ideal configuration of conveying needs. MPE’s Chain-Vey tubular drag conveyor moves products gently, efficiently, horizontally and vertically in a dust-tight environment without product degradation or declassification. It is designed as the optimal solution for hundreds of products including coffee, food powders, material chips, activated carbon and more. The Chain-Vey conveyor that is specifically designed for the transport of whole bean or ground coffee with less than 0.5 per cent bean breakage and no product segregation. Other benefits include a flexible design (combines horizontal and vertical transport in one system), sealed tube for aroma containment and air-tight conveying and energy efficiency. Founded in 1957 with worldwide headquarters in Chicago, MPE is a leader in the design and manufacturing of coffee grinding and related processing equipment. The company provides industrial coffee grinders in all categories, including soluble, espresso and oltrafine coffee types, with capacities ranging from 200 – 20,000 pounds per hour (90 – 9,000 kilograms/hour). For more information visit www.chainvey.com or contact MPE at solution@mpechicago.com The Indonesian facility is located at:
PT. Rieckermann Indonesia
Jl. Prof. Supomo SH No. 29A Tebet
Jakarta 12870
Indonesia Materials for testing can be shipped to this same address, attention to: Chain-Vey Testing
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