With a total production capacity of 20,000 cwts. of flour per day, ADM Milling Co.'s flour mill at North Kansas City, MO (816-221-7272), also produces a large volume of millfeed, both in mash and pelleted form. The mill ships millfeed by both truck and rail through the same loadout system, using a two-way diverter to route millfeed either to a semi truck or a covered hopper railcar. Because ADM Milling sells more than one type and grade of millfeed, it's important not to have cross-contamination between different grades of millfeed. An airtight seal on the diverter is critical to preventing that sort of contamination, says Project Engineer Rick Corbett, at
ADM Milling's engineering center in Salina, KS (785-825-1541). The company was quite interested when Salina Vortex Corp., Salina (785-825-7177/www.salinavortex.com), announced the development of its new Seal TiteTM two-way gravity diverter valves. 'They're located right in the same town with us,” Corbett says, 'and they showed us what they were working on (during product development). We were definitely interested.”
Products & Services
Rodless Cylinders
Rodless cylinders are linear devices that use pressurized fluid to move a load within many power transfer operations.
Air Cylinders
Air cylinders are pneumatic linear actuators that are driven by a pressure differential in the cylinder's chambers. They may be single-acting (with a spring return) or double-acting.
Hydraulic Cylinders
Hydraulic cylinders are actuation devices that utilize pressurized hydraulic fluid to produce linear motion and force.
Cylinder Repair Services
Cylinder repair services rebuild and refurbish used or damaged cylinders. They disassemble and clean cylinders, inspect them for cracks and other damage, and re-hone cylinder surfaces.
Linear Actuators
Electric linear actuators have an output rod that provides linear motion via a motor driven ball screw, lead screw, or ACME screw assembly. The actuator's load is attached to the end of a screw or rod and is often unsupported.
Product Announcements
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Branham, W.C. Inc. manufactures custom rodless cylinders to match your specifications.
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Branham, W.C. Inc. manufactures custom air cylinders to match your specifications.
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W.C. Branham Inc. manufactures the widest breadth of rodless cable cylinders for the widest range of applications in industry. These series of cable cylinders are available and custom built within 5-7...
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W.C. Branham Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of the H662DR Series caliper disc brakes. The H662DR series includes spring retractable pistons and has same braking torque ratings has the H962D...
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When you need pneumatic actuators look no further as W.C. Branham has designed and manufactured a wide range of popular rodless cylinders that can be intagrated into endless industrial automation...
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Introducing the MAGTEC® Series available in 4 bores sizes: 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 inches.
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The 962 Pneumatic/Hydraulic brakes from W.C. Branham Inc. you can change the brake pads without dismounting the brake. The 962 alsp accomodates discs 12" to 18" in diameter. 1000 psi Maximum.
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Topics of Interest
Considerations for Choosing the Right Cylinder:
What push or pull tonnage is required per cylinder in your application? (Rule of thumb; Always choose a cylinder with a tonnage rating of 20% or more...
1 Single-acting cylinder or cylinders in the circuit, controlled by a pump mounted valve.
2 Double-acting cylinder or cylinders in the circuit, controlled by a pump mounted valve.
3 Single-acting...
The Parker Hannifin 2MA cylinder can be built in customized stroke lengths and provides three or four hard stops throughout the stroke of the cylinder.
Cylinders are rather simple devices, and calculating the theoretical force output is fairly straightforward. But sizing a cylinder for a specific application can be a more challenging task.
This paper is a result of the knowledge gained through decades of rodless cylinder application experience. We actively track the most common mistakes our customers encounter when sizing rodless linear...
