Hapman Showcases Bulk Material Solutions at PACK EXPO 2025
At PACK EXPO 2025, Hapman set a new standard for material handling performance as visitors experienced the company’s trusted solutions up close. The Hapman team welcomed attendees to Booth N-6060…
Smart Controls: Keeping Bulk Material Handling Efficient and Reliable
Practical Automation for Everyday Operations Automation has become an essential part of bulk material handling and helps facilities run efficiently, safely, and cost-effectively. Reliable control systems keep materials moving and…
Efficiency in Batching & Blending: 4 Common Challenges and How to Fix Them
There’s no single solution for any given material handling, batching, or blending application. Significant efficiency improvements require varying degrees of customization to meet your material, processing, and business goals. Asking…
Dust Control in Bulk Material Handling
Dust generation is one of the most persistent challenges in bulk material handling. It’s more than a housekeeping issue—dusting can present serious safety risks, lead to regulatory noncompliance, and reduce…
Maggie Beauchamp, a Hapman sales rep from Gull Material Handling Company, contacted Hapman product specialist, Stephanie Avery, regarding a customer who manufactures premium bakery ingredients including icings, fruit fillings, crème…
Top Equipment Design Considerations for Handling Bulk Chemical Powders
“Successful conveying and handling of chemical powders requires much more input than understanding a material’s properties, the desired convey rate and distance. Today’s manufacturers are faced with tighter margins, leaner…
Download PDF A4 CHALLENGE A processor must expand its capacity and add new lines in half the time normally required for such a project. The material being conveyed is a…
Overcoming the Challenges of Handling Salt in Bulk – The Moisture Absorbing Nature of Salt
CHALLENGE An Italian food processor added a new pasta line to meet growing demand for small batch, premium pasta. The granulated salt used for this process came in 2,000 lb…
Bulk Bag Unloader and Vacuum Conveyor System Automates Material Handling and Adds Cost Savings
CUSTOMER Werner G. Smith INDUSTRY Chemical CHALLENGE Werner G. Smith, Inc. was awarded a long-term contract from a new customer which required the blending of a granular powder with an…
CHALLENGE Harry Harman, P.E. of Baxter & Woodman, consulting Engineers, received a call from an official with the Village of Gilberts in the State of Illinois. The call was a…
Mitigating the Risk of Dust from Bulk Bag Discharge
CHALLENGE Controlling dust is a constant challenge for any processor that handles dry bulk material. The hazards from dust span the health and safety spectrum from mildly irritating and unclean,…
Most of us are familiar with the iris diaphragm, a simple mechanism that can expand or decrease the opening of a circular hole. Common examples are camera shutters and the…