Company Profile Login or Register to add a Company 53.787908, -1.5351154 4B Braime Hunslet Road Leeds LS10 1JZ United Kingdom +44 113 246 180 0 +44 113 243 502 1 20232024 Views821508 Clicks300 Articles (15) Profile Staff (2) Forum Posts (20) Articles by 4B Braime Product News 4B Group at Powtech 2023: Launch of innovative Digital Rotary Encoder “ENCODER-FLEX 1024” Leeds, United Kingdom – 4B Group has introduced the Encoder-Flex 1024, a configurable multi-function encoder designed for monitoring position or speed. The Encoder-Flex 1024 has many applications and is very well suited to monitor the position of rack and pinion gates, angular position of distributors, as well as sha…read more Product News 4B RG Series Rotary Paddle Level Indicators – easy to install, adaptable, versatile Leeds, United Kingdom – The RG Series Level Sensors have been designed to indicate the presence or absence of bulk materials such as grains, pellets, chemicals, wood chips and other powders. The detection of material is achieved by a rotating paddle. If material impedes the rotation of the paddle, the motor topples of its …read more Product News New 4B Adjustable Depth Bearing & Surface Temperature Sensor Leeds, United Kingdom – The Milli-Temp series can be used on any application where bearing temperature monitoring is needed. The Milli Temp is a loop powered analogue sensor with a 4-20 mA linear output that is scaled across a temperature range for continuous temperature monitoring. read more Product News 4B Group Launches Nylathane - The Next Generation of Industrial Elevator Buckets Leeds, United Kingdom – 4B, a world leading supplier of bucket elevator and conveyor components, announces the release of its Nylathane line of industrial elevator buckets engineered for maximum durability and efficiency.read more Company News 4B Group strengthens its Position in Europe with new French Office & Warehouse Leeds, United Kingdom – 4B France, subsidiary of the 4B Group, a worldwide manufacturer of components for bucket elevators and conveyors and electronic monitoring equipment, has just celebrated the inauguration of its new facilities, a brand-new purpose-built office and warehouse complex, situated just 6km from the company…read more Case Study Elevator Handling recycled Asphalt Planings: Engineering, Design Guidance & Component Supply Design and engineering for a new bucket elevator handling recycled asphalt planings (RAP). Recommending speed, power requirements, shaft & casing sizes, and component specifications (SPS steel buckets and NBR belting), 4B Braime engineers helped the customer to achieve the desired capacity of 25…read more Case Study Conveyor Belts – 4B pioneers Use of Stainless-Steel Elevator Bolts for Magnet Belts in Concrete Recycling An application of 304 grade stainless non-magnetic elevator bolts in magnet conveyors, used for removing ferrous materials from crushed recycled concrete. Overcoming the problem of standard mild steel bolts being drawn to the fixed magnets and increasing service life. read more Case Study State of the Art Hazard Monitoring for State of the Art Flour Mill A large, state of the art flour mill was built in the Midwest to increase the company’s milling capacity and meet the growing needs of their customers. The new facility set the goal to have fully automated material handling equipment utilizing high tech Industrial Ethernet infrastructure throughou…read more White Paper Bucket Elevator Inspection Periodic inspections of bucket elevators should be an essential part of any maintenance program. Often it is helpful to conduct these with a trusted vendor who can provide insight into solutions that go beyond just part replacement. The following are examples of common issues found during bucket ele…read more Product News 4B Milli-Speed 4-20 mA Analog Output Speed Sensor – ATEX Version now available Leeds, United Kingdom – 4B has just launched an ATEX version of its popular Milli-Speed, a loop powered 4-20 mA analogue output speed switch for PLC, DCS or stand-alone controllers. The Milli-Speed switch is designed to detect belt slip, belt underspeed, stop motion, low speed or zero speed on bucket elevators, conveyors, …read more Case Study Oilseed Elevator Upgrade – Capacity Upgrade and hygiene Improvements The largest UK producer of rapeseed / canola oil recently upgraded their main silo feed elevator to incorporate 4B's advanced anti-static AM Nyrim elevator buckets. Increasing capacity by reducing material build-up in the buckets and improving hygiene throughout the production process. read more Case Study Upgrade of Chain Conveyor for Corrosive Products A 4B customer was struggling with their drag chain conveyors transporting a corrosive by-product of crude oil processing. The chain was breaking and wearing fast, causing much downtime and production-time loss due to the repairs required on the conveyors. 4B resolved the problem with heavy duty link…read more Case Study Potash and Fertiliser Mining – Bucket Elevator Efficiency Improvement & Production Output Increase A potash fertiliser elevator was using solid hardox elevator buckets which were expensive and wearing quickly causing loss of production. 4B Braime solved the problem with wear resistant, self-cleaning Atlas AM Nyrim buckets – fitted with a steel wear band for excellent impact resistance. read more Product News 4B Braime: Remote Sensor Monitoring Interface for PLC’s & Automation Systems Leeds, United Kingdom – 4B Braime’s Industrial Ethernet Node (IE-NODE) is a remote monitoring interface designed to provide sensor data to PLC’s or other automation and control systems. The IE-NODE operates by reading its sensor inputs and sending processed data when requested by another system (e. g. PLC).read more Company News 4B Group opens new Office in China Leeds, United Kingdom – The 4B Group, a world-wide active supplier of bucket elevator and conveyor components, has established an official presence in China. The new subsidiary, 4B China, located in Changzhou, is now fully operational, under the leadership of Managing Director, Zhu Biwei, formerly sales director at WAM Chi…read more
Product News 4B Group at Powtech 2023: Launch of innovative Digital Rotary Encoder “ENCODER-FLEX 1024” Leeds, United Kingdom – 4B Group has introduced the Encoder-Flex 1024, a configurable multi-function encoder designed for monitoring position or speed. The Encoder-Flex 1024 has many applications and is very well suited to monitor the position of rack and pinion gates, angular position of distributors, as well as sha…read more
Product News 4B RG Series Rotary Paddle Level Indicators – easy to install, adaptable, versatile Leeds, United Kingdom – The RG Series Level Sensors have been designed to indicate the presence or absence of bulk materials such as grains, pellets, chemicals, wood chips and other powders. The detection of material is achieved by a rotating paddle. If material impedes the rotation of the paddle, the motor topples of its …read more
Product News New 4B Adjustable Depth Bearing & Surface Temperature Sensor Leeds, United Kingdom – The Milli-Temp series can be used on any application where bearing temperature monitoring is needed. The Milli Temp is a loop powered analogue sensor with a 4-20 mA linear output that is scaled across a temperature range for continuous temperature monitoring. read more
Product News 4B Group Launches Nylathane - The Next Generation of Industrial Elevator Buckets Leeds, United Kingdom – 4B, a world leading supplier of bucket elevator and conveyor components, announces the release of its Nylathane line of industrial elevator buckets engineered for maximum durability and efficiency.read more
Company News 4B Group strengthens its Position in Europe with new French Office & Warehouse Leeds, United Kingdom – 4B France, subsidiary of the 4B Group, a worldwide manufacturer of components for bucket elevators and conveyors and electronic monitoring equipment, has just celebrated the inauguration of its new facilities, a brand-new purpose-built office and warehouse complex, situated just 6km from the company…read more
Case Study Elevator Handling recycled Asphalt Planings: Engineering, Design Guidance & Component Supply Design and engineering for a new bucket elevator handling recycled asphalt planings (RAP). Recommending speed, power requirements, shaft & casing sizes, and component specifications (SPS steel buckets and NBR belting), 4B Braime engineers helped the customer to achieve the desired capacity of 25…read more
Case Study Conveyor Belts – 4B pioneers Use of Stainless-Steel Elevator Bolts for Magnet Belts in Concrete Recycling An application of 304 grade stainless non-magnetic elevator bolts in magnet conveyors, used for removing ferrous materials from crushed recycled concrete. Overcoming the problem of standard mild steel bolts being drawn to the fixed magnets and increasing service life. read more
Case Study State of the Art Hazard Monitoring for State of the Art Flour Mill A large, state of the art flour mill was built in the Midwest to increase the company’s milling capacity and meet the growing needs of their customers. The new facility set the goal to have fully automated material handling equipment utilizing high tech Industrial Ethernet infrastructure throughou…read more
White Paper Bucket Elevator Inspection Periodic inspections of bucket elevators should be an essential part of any maintenance program. Often it is helpful to conduct these with a trusted vendor who can provide insight into solutions that go beyond just part replacement. The following are examples of common issues found during bucket ele…read more
Product News 4B Milli-Speed 4-20 mA Analog Output Speed Sensor – ATEX Version now available Leeds, United Kingdom – 4B has just launched an ATEX version of its popular Milli-Speed, a loop powered 4-20 mA analogue output speed switch for PLC, DCS or stand-alone controllers. The Milli-Speed switch is designed to detect belt slip, belt underspeed, stop motion, low speed or zero speed on bucket elevators, conveyors, …read more
Case Study Oilseed Elevator Upgrade – Capacity Upgrade and hygiene Improvements The largest UK producer of rapeseed / canola oil recently upgraded their main silo feed elevator to incorporate 4B's advanced anti-static AM Nyrim elevator buckets. Increasing capacity by reducing material build-up in the buckets and improving hygiene throughout the production process. read more
Case Study Upgrade of Chain Conveyor for Corrosive Products A 4B customer was struggling with their drag chain conveyors transporting a corrosive by-product of crude oil processing. The chain was breaking and wearing fast, causing much downtime and production-time loss due to the repairs required on the conveyors. 4B resolved the problem with heavy duty link…read more
Case Study Potash and Fertiliser Mining – Bucket Elevator Efficiency Improvement & Production Output Increase A potash fertiliser elevator was using solid hardox elevator buckets which were expensive and wearing quickly causing loss of production. 4B Braime solved the problem with wear resistant, self-cleaning Atlas AM Nyrim buckets – fitted with a steel wear band for excellent impact resistance. read more
Product News 4B Braime: Remote Sensor Monitoring Interface for PLC’s & Automation Systems Leeds, United Kingdom – 4B Braime’s Industrial Ethernet Node (IE-NODE) is a remote monitoring interface designed to provide sensor data to PLC’s or other automation and control systems. The IE-NODE operates by reading its sensor inputs and sending processed data when requested by another system (e. g. PLC).read more
Company News 4B Group opens new Office in China Leeds, United Kingdom – The 4B Group, a world-wide active supplier of bucket elevator and conveyor components, has established an official presence in China. The new subsidiary, 4B China, located in Changzhou, is now fully operational, under the leadership of Managing Director, Zhu Biwei, formerly sales director at WAM Chi…read more
