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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…
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Key Factors of Material Handling Equipment Design and Selection
Considerations When Handling Dry Ingredients INTRODUCTION Successful conveying and handling of dry ingredients requires much more input than understanding a material’s properties, the desired convey rate and distance. Today’s manufacturers…
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Choosing a Pneumatic Conveying System: Pressure or Vacuum Because they are efficient and inherently dust-tight, pneumatic conveying systems provide the most practical method for moving large quantities of dry materials,…
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Understanding the Functional Differences Between Drag Conveyor and En-Masse Drag Conveyor Chain conveyors whether known as Drags, Scraper, Paddle, or En-Masse all start out with a continuous chain and fixed…
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Moving Material Through a Process
CHALLENGE Selecting a conveyor for a bulk material handling application is not always as straight forward as one might think. Moving material consistently, at a rate that is inline with…
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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,…
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Innovative Conveying Solutions: Ensuring Safety, Protecting Materials, and Enhancing Efficiency
CHALLENGE Engineering conveying systems for today’s processors requires far more than just moving product from point A to point B. Engineers must also consider plant and worker safety through assessing…
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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…