Hitachi Kiden Kogyo, Ltd.

Hitachi Kiden Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Yoshinobu Imamura

Shigeki Kamei

Tetuo Yamagata

Hiromichi Nakamori

Hajime Ito

Hiroshi Fujii

Yoko Sato

Makato Yamamura

A conveyor apparatus in which magnetic liquid is provided between a transfer track and a transfer object and a permanent magnet is fitted on the bottom of the transfer object to attract the magnetic liquid to move together with the transfer object thereby serving as a lubricant and permits the transfer object to move on the track afloat or buoyed-up by the magnetic liquid. An edge of a magnetic pole is shaped to have a loft angle in contact with the magnetic liquid to produce an upward component during its movement thereby increasing buoyancy and stability of the transfer object. Dust stir-up is precluded by virtue of the use of a magnetic liquid, as opposed to a conventional pressurized air support method.

Apparatus for conveyance with the aid of a magnetic liquid

A method of utilizing sewage sludge compost for mushroom growing and re-utilizing the used compost as livestock feed. During the use of compost for mushroom growing, lignin, cellulose, etc. of slight decomposability contained in the compost are decomposed and aroma suitable for livestock feed is imparted to the compost by the mushroom, thereby making the compost most suitable for livestock feed.

Mushroom growing by utilizing sewage sludge compost and re-utilization

An empty can crusher for crushing and flattening empty cans, comprising an inlet, a chute, a stopper device, a pressing device and a forked chute. Empty cans supplied in the crusher are crushed and flattened by the pressing device and are sorted into aluminium cans and steel cans by means of a magnet embedded in the pressing device, which fall down into respective receptacles through the forked chute.

Empty can crusher

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Nishinomiya, Japan

Yoshinobu Imamura