Thayer Scale Offers the Bridge Breaker® Controller
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Self-Contained Unit Capable of Controlling Various Devices
Pembroke, MA -- Thayer Scale, a pioneering developer of continuous weighing and feeding equipment, offers the Bridge Breaker® Controller (BBC), a self-contained unit capable of operating a variety of Flow Aid devices (FADs) for the purpose of insuring material flows freely thru a hopper, bin or silo even at variable flow rates. It can control various devices such as Thayer's Bridge Breaker®, electric or pneumatic vibrators, Air Cannons, Air Pads, or combinations thereof.
An advantage of Thayer's BBC is the ability to finely control the ON/OFF time of the FADs. In particular, the BBC has the ability to be synchronized with a measurement of the outgoing material flow rate from a feeder or metering device. This way, the FADs are activated only as often as is necessary. Using a FAD too often can cause problems with the material discharge as well as being a tremendous waste of energy. The BBC can also tie (link) channels together, which allows cascading of the FADs to effectively and efficiently keep the material moving.
A single Bridge Breaker® Controller contains four separate channels and each channel is capable of controlling up to two solenoid operated air valves, each of which can operate one or two Bridge Breaker® screens or other Flow Aid Devices.
Founded in 1949, Thayer Scale is a pioneering developer of continuous weighing and feeding equipment for the dry solids conveying and processing industries. Thayer's Belt Scales and Weigh Feeders of both the Weigh Belt and Loss-in-Weight types, cover an extremely wide range of applications in virtually all industries that involve dry solids conveying and processing.
From Loss-In- Weight Feeders that feed vitamins into cereals at rates below 1 pound per hour to 6-Idler Conveyor Scales weighing coal at rates up to 10,000 tons per hour, there are more than 100 proven product variations available to suit most application requirements.
Thayer Scale enjoys a unique reputation as a supplier of equipment that provides the rare combination of measurement precision and extreme robustness. Equipment installed more than 40 years ago continues to operate reliably and accurately.
client: Thayer Scale
contact: Alysa McKenna
Turchette Advertising
973.227.8080, ext. 29
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contact:
Tom Picone
Thayer Scale
TPicone@ThayerScale.com
781.826.8101
