An apparatus and method for preparing coated cable for a cable conveyor system. The apparatus includes a stripping die, a swaging die, and a spacing fixture spaced from each other at a predetermined interval that corresponds to the spacing interval between discs in a cable conveyor system. The apparatus facilitates the method of stripping a section of coating from the coated cable, and securing a barrel to the cable over the stripped section. The barrel acts as an attachment point for molded discs carried on the cable.

An apparatus and method for preparing coated cable for a cable conveyor system. The apparatus includes a stripping die, a swaging die, and a spacing fixture spaced from each other at a predetermined interval that corresponds to the spacing interval between discs in a cable conveyor system. The apparatus facilitates the method of stripping a section of coating from the coated cable, and securing a barrel to the cable over the stripped section. The barrel acts as an attachment point for molded discs carried on the cable.

Production equipment for production of biological material, comprising a bioreactor 12, 3 for the cultivation and production of unicellular microorganisms and communities of microorganisms as well as multicellular aquatic plant and animal organisms. The bioreactor has at least one space for the proliferation 21 of unicellular microorganisms, communities of microorganisms, multicellular aquatic plants and animals, which space is in communication with a device 23 for cultivating, transporting and harvesting said microorganisms or aquatic organisms, comprising a pipe chain conveyor.

Systems, feeder devices and methods are disclosed for moving particulate hot melt adhesive from an adhesive supply to an adhesive melter. A hot melt adhesive system includes a melter configured to heat and melt particulate hot melt adhesive into liquid hot melt adhesive, an adhesive supply containing a bulk quantity of particulate hot melt adhesive, and a feeder device configured to intermittently transfer some of the bulk quantity of particulate hot melt adhesive from the adhesive supply to the melter. An adhesive supply includes a body containing a bulk quantity of particulate hot melt adhesive, and a feeder device integrated into the body and including a mechanical agitator configured to encourage movement of the particulate hot melt adhesive through the feeder device.

Systems, feeder devices and methods are disclosed for moving particulate hot melt adhesive from an adhesive supply to an adhesive melter. A hot melt adhesive system includes a melter configured to heat and melt particulate hot melt adhesive into liquid hot melt adhesive, an adhesive supply containing a bulk quantity of particulate hot melt adhesive, and a feeder device configured to intermittently transfer some of the bulk quantity of particulate hot melt adhesive from the adhesive supply to the melter. An adhesive supply includes a body containing a bulk quantity of particulate hot melt adhesive, and a feeder device integrated into the body and including a mechanical agitator configured to encourage movement of the particulate hot melt adhesive through the feeder device.

An apparatus and method for preparing coated cable for a cable conveyor system. The apparatus includes a stripping die, a swaging die, and a spacing fixture spaced from each other at a predetermined interval that corresponds to the spacing interval between discs in a cable conveyor system. The apparatus facilitates the method of stripping a section of coating from the coated cable, and securing a barrel to the cable over the stripped section. The barrel acts as an attachment point for molded discs carried on the cable.

An apparatus and method for preparing coated cable for a cable conveyor system. The apparatus includes a stripping die, a swaging die, and a spacing fixture spaced from each other at a predetermined interval that corresponds to the spacing interval between discs in a cable conveyor system. The apparatus facilitates the method of stripping a section of coating from the coated cable, and securing a barrel to the cable over the stripped section. The barrel acts as an attachment point for molded discs carried on the cable.

A method for conveying bulk goods and a device for carrying out the method. The conveying device includes a conveying channel and at least two conveying elements arranged loosely in the conveying channel. The conveying elements are mechanically driven in the conveying direction in a first section of the conveying channel, before bulk goods are fed into the conveying channel in a second section of the conveying channel. The bulk goods are conveyed by movement of the conveying elements along the conveying direction in a third section of the conveying channel, wherein in the third section of the conveying channel the first conveying element is pressed by the second conveying element and/or the bulk goods through the conveying channel in the conveying direction.

A method for conveying bulk goods and a device for carrying out the method. The conveying device includes a conveying channel and at least two conveying elements arranged loosely in the conveying channel. The conveying elements are mechanically driven in the conveying direction in a first section of the conveying channel, before bulk goods are fed into the conveying channel in a second section of the conveying channel. The bulk goods are conveyed by movement of the conveying elements along the conveying direction in a third section of the conveying channel, wherein in the third section of the conveying channel the first conveying element is pressed by the second conveying element and/or the bulk goods through the conveying channel in the conveying direction.

In the method of the invention for conveying bulk goods by means of a conveying device comprising a conveying channel and at least two conveying elements (266, 269) arranged loosely in the conveying channel, the conveying elements are mechanically driven in the conveying direction in a first section of the conveying channel, before bulk goods are fed into the conveying channel in a second section of the conveying channel. The bulk goods are conveyed by movement of the conveying elements along the conveying direction in a third section of the conveying channel, wherein in this third section of the conveying channel the first conveying element (269) is pressed by the second conveying element (266) and/or the bulk goods through the conveying channel in the conveying direction. The invention also comprises a conveying device for carrying out this method.