Houston Material Handling Society
Past Meeting Topics 2001 - 2010
DATE TOPIC PRESENTER COMPANY
Feb 2001 Texas Tech Prod Cliff Lane
Mar 2001 Discussion on material handling experience Dick Denney
Apr 2001 Screw Conveyors – New applications & old Thomas Bill Mencke
basic Conveyor
Kinetics
May 2001 Steep Wall Conveying Loeffler Eng Frank Loeffler
Jun 2001 Self Cleaning Screens for Wet/dry solids Andritz-Ruthner John Hughes
separation
July 2001 Large Heavy Duty Bridge Cranes Konecranes, Inc Don Paulino
Aug 2001 Select & Specify Couplings & reducers Falk
Sep 2001 Continuous Flow Screen changers Kreyenborg Warren Kim
Oct 2001 Metal Detection in Materials Handling in Safeline
Pneumatics
Nov 2001 Critical points in design of belt conveyors Dick Denney
Jan 2002 FEMA - volunteering as a independent Na John Spudick
inspector
Feb 2002 Ploughshare Mixing Littleford Day Didn't show
Mar 2002 Conveyors/structural program TGS shop tour Fritz Kronmiller
Apr 2002 Disc Valves Everlasting Frank Hawley
Valve
May 2002 Conticon Hydraulic Conveying Coperion Hans Schmidt
Jun 2002 Roll Compaction Fitzpatrick Tom Kendrick
Jul 2002 Soleplate Installation Dow Rick Campana
Aug 2002 Astros Ballgame - none
Sep 2002 LIW Feeders/weigh belt feeders Thayer Scale Alan McIntosh
Oct 2002 Bulk Solids Flow in Silos & Diamondback Bob Wilson & Bob Wilson + 2
Technology Assoc
Nov 2002 Belt Filter Presses Hargett Process Dave Hargett
Systems
Jan 2003 The Transport of dry solids using the new Penberthy Corp Gary Sanders
Penberthy model GST Jet Pump
Feb 2003 Hoists Dick Denney
Mar 2003 Weather problems
Apr 2003 Technical Aspects of cutting metal w/ a Hydrocut Joe Rybak
water jet
May 2003 Oilmist Lubrication Lubrication Doug Branham
Systems Co.
Jun 2003 Pelletizing of Thermoplastics
Jul 2003 Mechanical Operation of a centrifuge Alfalaval Erik Sellman
Aug 2003 Astros ballgame
Sep 2003 No Meeting - -
Oct 2003 Specifications, Applications, Maintenance of ACFM, Inc Gary Hoffmeister
PD Blowers Stu Szycher
Nov 2003 Truck & Rail Safe Equipment Carbis John Donovan
Jan 2004 Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers Elway Industries Daniel Hoch
Feb 2004 Fluidized Bed Jet Milling & Air Classification Netzsch, Inc Stephen Miranda
101
Mar 2004 Scrubbers for Dust Collection AAF Dan Josephs
International
Apr 2004 Concrete Storage Domes Domtec, Int’l Mike Hunter
Cambelt Andy Wolfinger
May 2004 FPSO Offshore Cranes Konecranes Steve Sofoul
America Doug Maclam
June 2004 Fines Generation/Dedusting Coperion
July 2004 Ductwork Design Nordfab Jim Peters
Aug 2004 Astros Game
Sep 2004 Continuous Dense Phase Conveying MAC Equipment Jonathan Thorn
Steve Griscom
Oct 2004 Rotary Valve Venting AK Al Genzer
Nov 2004 Pipe Conveyors Koch Richard Munson
Frank Loeffler
Jan 2005 Bulk Solids Level Measurement Endress & Richard Entralgo
w/Ultrasonic and Rader Technologies Hauser Anna Dastugue
Feb 2005 Decanter Centrifuges Flottweg div of Ed Sweeney
Krauss Maffei Dave Hargett
Mar 2005 Restoring Iraqi Oil KBR Herb Meyers
Apr 2005 Material Handling Equipment in Hazardous American John Love
Environments Specialty Equip’t
May 2005 Industrial Elevators – Traction vs. Rack & Champion Tony Whaley
Pinion Elevators
June 2005 Getting More from Your Computer First Step David Dollinger
Technology Computer Serv’s
July 2005 Powered Hoist Applications Industrial Hoist Ed Gonzales
Services
Aug 2005 Prevention, Reduction and Removal of Pelletron Corp Heinz Schneider
Fines and Streamers
Sep 2005 Concepts of Jet Milling and Flash Drying Fluid Energy Will Rodzewich
Processing and
Equipment Co
Oct 2005 Panel Discussion and Forum on Dust Moderator – Bob Ed Reece, Bill
Collectors McCharen McCanse, Al
Genzer
Nov 2005 Case History of a New Packaging System KBR Bob McCharen
and Conveying Equipment
Jan 2006 Conveying Technologies – Current State of Zeppelin Dr. Harald Wilms
the Art
Feb 2006 Panel Discussion – Business and Personal Moderator – Dick Rick Campana,
Ethics Denney Bob McCharen,
Warren Hall
Mar 2006 No Meeting
Apr 2006 Plant Tour @ Konecranes America Konecranes Doug Maclam
America
May 2006 Open Discussion – 2007 Show and other
topics
Jun 2006 Steel Belt Processing Equipment Sandvik Process Tom Smith
Systems LLC Greg Burnham
Jul 2006 Silo Bin Dischargers Dow Chemical Konanur
Manjunath
Aug 2006 Double Flap Valves Plattco Corp Leon Phelps
Ray Burrus
Sep 2006 Radical Approach to Vertical Conveyance of Olds Elevator Richard McIntosh
Bulk Materials – Olds Elevator LLC Harry Crumbling
Oct 2006 Plant Tour of Contract Packaging Facility United DC Ben Levine
Nov 2006 Fuel Preparation for Various Boiler Types Pennsylvania Jack Logue
Crusher Co
Jan 2007 Meeting Cancelled due to Weather
Feb 2007 Designing for Conveyor Safety Loeffler Fran Loeffler
Engineering
Mar 2007 Corrugated Sidewall Conveyor Belt Systems Beltservice Corp Dave Dicke
Brent Dodson
Apr 2007 No Meeting due to Gulf Coast Show
May 2007 Panel Discussion – Bid Tab Evaluations Moderator – Ed
Reece, KBR
Jun 2007 Handling and Discharging “Sticky” Bulk WTW Americas Jurgen Baumer
Materials Dee Flynn
Jul 2007 Comparison of Isentropic Efficiencies for PD Kaeser Roger Blanton
Blowers Compressors Inc Robert Casey
Aug 2007 What is New in Portable Crushing Plants Universal Gerald Mangrich
Engineering and Warren Leith
MPS Aggregate
Sep 2007 Comparative Evaluation of Elbows for Pelletron Corp Paul Wagner
Pneumatic Conveying Systems
Oct 2007 Recent Directions in Level Measurement Monitor Joe Lewis
and Monitoring of Bulk Solids Technologies
Nov 2007 Plant Tour and Design and Manufacturing of Kinder Morgan Ron Smith
Custom Conveyor Systems Engineering Max Fronda
Canzio Guerra
Jan 2008 Coal Feed Systems in Power Plants Merrick Vic Jones
Industries
Feb 2008 Choosing the Correct Specifications for an Morris Material Juergen Gieske
Overhead Bridge Crane Handling Andrew Adamcik
Mar 2008 Sampling Error Sources and Solutions G. R. Sprenger Glenn Sprenger
Eng’g Steve Griscom
Apr 2008 Screw Conveyor 101 – Theory and Design WAM Inc. Greg Martin
Harry Crumbling
May 2008 Screening Basics 101 – Theory and Design Rotex, Inc Dan Ferris
Mike Brus
Jun 2008 Storage Tank Basics and Selection Tank Connection Bill Neighbors
Jul 2008 Explosion Proof Cranes and Hoists Columbus Gary Wallace
McKinnon Brad Jarnigan
Chester Hoist Joe Runyon
Yale-Lift Tech Greg Miskowiec
Aug 2008 Rack & Pinion vs. Traction Elevators Alimak Hek Inc Tony Whaley
Burt Zimmerling
Sep 2008 Cancelled due to IKE
Oct 2008 Technology to Optimize Baghouse FilterSense T.J. Winalski
Performance
Nov 2008 Conveying Calcined Coke Agrico Sales Bob Rieck
Jan 2009 High Efficiency Cyclones Fisher Dennis Roederer
Klosterman
Feb 2009 Development of ASTM Fines Analysis Pelletron Corp. Paul Wagner
Standard
Mar 2009 Volumetric vs. Gravimetric Feeding Tecweigh – Shane Kilpin
Tecnetics
Industries
Apr 2009 11th Gulf Coast Solids Handling and
Processing Show
May 2009 OSHA Combustible Dust Directive Fenwal Rob Markle
Protection
Systems
June 2009 PRB (Powder River Basin) Coal KnightHawk Jyung-Hoon Kim
Characteristics Engineering
July 2009 Astros Baseball Game
Aug 2009 Basic Catalyst Unloading & Loading Cat Spec, Ltd. Andy Burkhalter
Procedures Chad Collins
Jason Wood
Sep 2009 Dust Explosion Risks in Fine Grinding The Fitzpatrick Tomas
Equipment and Milling Systems Company Johansson
Oct 2009 Coal Gasification KnightHawk Jyung-Hoon Kim
Engineering
Nov 2009 Products Liability Law in Texas Bell, Ryniker & Kip Brar
Letourneau, PC
Jan 2010 Benefits of a Trained Memory Memory Harold Mangum
Technologies
Institute
Feb 2010 Achieving Accurate Weighments in Material Avery Weigh- Penny Dekan
Handling Tronix
Mar 2010 Indemnity Pitfalls – How to Protect Your Bell, Ryniker & Jas Brar
Company when Negotiating the Terms of an Letourneau, PC
Indemnity Provision
April 2010 Aggregate Dewatering Methods GreyStone, Inc. John Bennington
May 2010 Dust Control Systems Young Industries William Mahoney
June 2010 PD vs. Dry Screw Compression Blowers in Aerzen Corp. Steve Lungstrum
Pneumatic Conveying
July 2010 Fundamentals of Safe Rigging Columbus Richard Corbello
McKinnon
Aug 2010 High Pressure Dilute Phase vs. Dense MAC Equipment Jonathan Thorn
Phase Conveying for Plastic Pellets
Sep 2010 Bucket Elevators – Comparisons and Gough Econ Ben House
Applications Roger Warner
Oct 2010 System Installed Tanks – Benefits of Tank Paul Martin
installing equipment systems during tank Connections
fabrication
Nov 2010 Basic Causes of Action and Practical Legal Bell, Ryniker & Kip Brar
Advice Letourneau