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What do you think of when you hear the word,Iceberg? Force-Power-Strength beyond comparison!That’s right, one might think of an iceberg in thatmanner, after all, one did sink the mighty Titanic!But when 4B uses the term Iceberg Edgetm, we arereferring to the front lip design of our “original

wingless” style Big J Super Series polymer elevator bucket. Now, youask, why would this term be used to describe the leading edge ofour elevator buckets?

When 4B set out to design this bucket, it was decided that wehad to build upon the success of the CC style, but improve it for opti-mum performance. The front lip of other manufacturers CC stylepolymer buckets, through normal wear would all but disappear anddistort due to thinner wall construction. The Iceberg Edgetm was sci-entifically designed by 4B to combine the thickest polymer elevatorbucket walls in the industry with a less potentially damage causing,streamlined leading edge. This front lip is molded much thicker thanthat of our competition, which provides greater life and significantlyenhances the strength of the bucket at that point, to maintain a con-sistent straight edge for cleaner discharge. As the Iceberg Edgetm nat-urally wears, the front lip graduates into a thicker wall, which pro-vides much longer wear life than that of the CCHD style.

In 1990, 4B designed and molded the very first “wingless” pro-file bucket offered to the industry. It was developed to enhance

the bucket filling efficiencyfor closer spacing and high-er capacity that bucket ele-vators require in today’s market.The widely copied CC style polymerbucket inherited the curved ends, or as we commonly refer to as“wings,” from K.I. Willis. When this style bucket is mounted oncloser spacings, they will “overshadow” one another, reducing fill,as the bucket ends are straight sided.

The 4B original wingless style bucket, with a three-degreeside taper, allows for proper filling, even when mounted on closespacing, therefore maintaining or exceeding the elevators ratedcapacity. Our compound curved bottom replaces the archaic“brakes” found in the old CC style bucket, which is a much betterimprovement to deliver extra capacity and smoother dischargewith reduced back legging. 4B bucket systems are extensivelytested for performance and wear, as are our closest competitors,at our own in house R & D center. The 4B buckets are backed bythe extensive experience and design capabilities of our engineer-ing staff, which in fact are second to none.

So remember; don’t let your bucket elevator “sink” with buck-ets that do not perform! Select the bucket with the Ice-BergEdgetm and the original wingless profile. You will avoidthe “distress signal!” - S.O.S!

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VOLUME 1 ISSUE 2 SPRING 2001

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Rick FiferVice President Sales

4B Hits the Road in May for Trade ShowsIt’s Spring, and we are off

and running with a busy sched-ule including four trade showsduring the month of May!

The “kick-off” starts with the“Coal Prep 2001Show” heldMay 1stthrough May3rd at

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Heritage Hall,Lexington, Kentucky.

Stop by booth number 741 andcheck out all the latest develop-ments in our electronic sensorsproduct line. Johnny Wheat willbe present to help get you “con-nected!”

Following Coal Prep, therace is on and takes us to

Indianapolisfor theAFIA2001 FeedIndustry

Show andEducationalForum, heldduring May6th through May 9th, at theIndiana Convention Center,downtown Indy. Make certainthat you take a “pit stop” bybooth number 819 where RickFifer and Mark Middleton will bethere to flag you down and showyou all the 4B products to helpkeep you on the “fast track!”

The white line then takes usto the “Windy City” of Chicago,Illinois for the annual PowderBulk Show held May 8ththrough May 10th at theRosemont Horizon Center,Rosemont, Illinois. 4B will beexhibiting it’s products in booth

number 8526, Hall G. JohnnyWheat from our East Peoria loca-tion and Dave Wolstencroft fromour U.K. office will give you allthe “scoop” on the 4B electronicsensors, buckets and chains. Butremember, it’s not only dry par-

ticulates that the two“Limeys” can showyou how to handle,

you might find your-self “monitoring” a fewof their favorite “liquidlibations!”

Our “fourshow” derby closes out

in Kentucky for the 105th annu-al technical conference andtrade show of the Association ofOperative Millers,(AOM). The show isheld during May 19ththrough May23rd at theKentuckyInternationalConventionCenter.While youfind your-self“milling”around the trade show floor, stop

by booth number 541where Rick Fifer andKeith Bohnker will getyou acquainted with allour materials handlingequipment and electronicsensors and monitors tohelp keep that flour mov-ing efficiently throughyour mill.

If you have not beenable to attend one of the showslisted above, remember you canalways visit our company web-site, www.go4b.com, where weare always displaying our prod-ucts and most recent technologi-cal advances on line.

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Hello, my name is KeithBohnker and I recently joinedthe 4B Electronics Team. I am agraduate of Iowa StateUniversity BS Ag-Ed. I cameto 4B with a background inweighing, wet milling, andgrain / feed industries.

I grew up in Western Iowaand then emigrated to Illinoisin 1985 by way of Minnesotaand New York. I am marriedwith three children and myspare time activities includemonthly camping trips asassistant scoutmaster withBoy Scout Troop 85. I like torebuild rifles, blackpowdershotguns and reload pistoland rifle cartridges for targetpractice and varmint hunting.Did you know that a 55grain bullet pushed out of a220 Swift at 3,800 feet persecond is equivalent to aspeed of 2,590 mph? For alittle copper clad lead pill . . .that’s smoking!

TRADE SHOWSTHIS MONTH

MAY 1-3COAL PREP SHOWLEXINGTON, KYBOOTH #741

MAY 7-9AFIA EXPO U.S.INDIANAPOLIS, INBOOTH #819

MAY 8-10POWDER BULK SHOWROSEMONT, ILBOOTH #8526

MAY 19-23AOM SHOWLOUISVILLE, KYBOOTH #541

Keith BohnkerElectronic Sales

Question: Weare absolutelydelighted withthe “Whirligig”combined tar-get / bracket /guard. It makessensor installa-tion so muchsimpler. In theshop we have

the pulley shaft tapped for the1/2” NC thread and simply screwthe Whirligig onto the shaft.However, we do have to installmany Whirligigs on site wherethe shaft has not been pre-drilledand tapped. Due to site condi-tions this can sometimes be a dif-ficult and time consuming job tocomplete. Is there a better way ofdoing this?

Answer: I understand your prob-lem. From first hand experience Iknow how difficult it can be todrill and tap the 1/2” thread on

site. I also know how we all liketo be exactly on the shaft centerso that our Whirligigs don’t wob-ble. Because of these experiencesand customers comments likeyours we have produced a sim-ple accessory. The Mag-Con2000, is a simple but effectivemagnetic coupler that screwsonto the Whirligig and then mag-netically connects to themachine’s shaft providing over100 pounds of pulling force tohold the whirligig in place. Nomore site drilling or tapping isrequired. Installation is as quick assaying, “Wow, Whirligig workswonders Wanda”. Centering is alsosimple as the Whirligig can bemoved until it is exactly centeredand there’s no more wobble.

Send your questions through ourwebsite www.go4b.com or emailJohnny at [email protected] we can't print them all, wewill reply to all questions.

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“4B Latinoamerica” Holds International Seminar

June in Miami, you have to love the heat andhumidity, right? No problem though, as we willbe enjoying the cool temperature indoors whenwe come together with our Central and SouthAmerica agents, distributors and partners for atechnical seminar. This will be held June 7th and8th, 2001, in Miami Florida at Don Shula’s Hotel& Golf Club, Miami Lakes, Location.

Beatriz Poloney, Marketing and Sales Director, Chris Robinson, Senior Vice President of 4B Components Ltd., andVice President of 4BSA, and Johnny Wheat, Manager of ElectronicProducts, will be present to welcome our Central and SouthAmerica representatives and customers. Our objective for themeeting is to provide our partners in business with technical sup-port and knowledge of new products and technological advancesamongst our product lines. Representation in attendance will befrom Venezuela, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.If you would like to attend this seminar we can likely still fit youin.

”4B” da la bienvenida a todos nuestros amigosLatinoamericanos que participan en nuestro seminario!

At last!4B is proud

to announce thatthe ever popularrotary levelindicator (RLI),is at long last approved for use in dust hazard locations. Class 2 divi-sion 1 groups e, f, and g. 4B ElectronicProducts Manager, Johnny Wheat says,“although this approval has been a long time coming, we can nowoffer a complete range of approved level indicators. With manythousands of RLI’s already installed throughout the World, thisapproval opens up many more markets, especially within the feedand grain areas.” Current product approvals held by the companyinclude FM, CSA, CE, and ATEX for Europe. For complete detailsask for the companies level indicator catalog.

Beatrice PoloneyLatin AmericaMarketing & SalesDirector

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