Elbar Engineering, Ltd., Moycroft, Elgin, Scotland, has been appointed an exclusive manufacturing licensee in the United Kingdom by TBW Industries Incorporated of Houma, La. In making the appointment, TBW president Robert M. Thompson said the agreement will cover the manufacture of the full line of Pnu-Tank pneumatic dry bulk conveying and storage equipment used for cement, barite, and bentonite used by the oil industry.
Included is the patented "Hi-Vol" pressure tank, which incorporates the micro-porous stainless-steel aeration system and holds up to 30 percent more material than conventional cone-bottom tanks without increasing the installation space required—features which have led to an 85-percent share of the U.S. market in supply vessel installations over the past five years.
Elbar Engineering becomes the sixth overseas licensee to be appointed by TBW — others being located in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, and South Africa.