PITMAN, NJ (August 1, 2001)—K-Tron will show a new vacuum loader control and user interface for K-Tron Hurricane vacuum loaders at K 2001, October 25- November 1, in Dusseldorf, Germany.  See K-Tron in Booth H10A/74. 

The new Hurricane Control Unit (HCU) control box is generally mounted on the side of the vacuum loader and interfaces with the Hurricane Single Unit (HSU) hand held user interface, which may be mounted in a holder next to the loader or at a distance of up to 1000 m (3300 ft.) away.

The HSU is an economical user interface for single vacuum loaders or receivers.  It is hot pluggable and can also be used as a portable display for maintenance or configuration in larger systems where multiple receivers are in use.  Installation of the HSU is simple.  Vacuum pump control is handled via the HCU and loaders are prewired at the factory. 

The HSU can be used with self-contained loaders or with single central receivers.  The HCU serves these same applications and can also be linked via a bus connection to a central PLC for central systems. The units are rated IP 65/NEMA 4 and are both CE compliant and ETL approved for the USA and Canada.