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The growth of craft brewing and distilling has required new entrants and start-ups to consider how they move input materials…

Selecting an appropriate mechanical conveyor for moving flour is an important task for millers and food processors alike. Millers look…

Some materials are inherently lumpy while others can become so during storage as the material particles become compacted and agglomerated.…

Bulk bag fillers are used to load bulk bags (aka Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers, or FIBC) with different types of…

When purchasing industrial equipment, several cost factors are generally considered to determine lifecycle Return on Investment (ROI). In this blog,…

Bulk bag unloading and filling is carried out in many facilities. Bulk bags (aka Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers, or FIBC’s)…

Material testing is an activity often overlooked or bypassed when buying an engineered bulk solid material conveying solution. Without an…

Metal powders are widely used in a number of production processes. These include additive manufacturing, brazing, cold spray, filters and…

Sugar is a key ingredient in many foodstuffs. Two primary forms of sugar are often used in food production processes:…

Most corrosives are either acids or bases. Corrosives are materials that can attack and chemically destroy the metal and other…

Some severe service applications call for the vertical transport of heavy or bulky materials. Servicing of these applications can be…

Agricultural chemicals (“agrochemicals”, for short) consist of fertilizers, fumigants, herbicides, insecticides, pesticides, and plant growth regulators. Agrochemicals are an important…

Many powdered materials have properties and characteristics that make them difficult-to-handle and convey. A question we are often asked is,…

In many facilities, continuous bucket elevators are used for vertically conveying hazardous materials. Minimizing risk and ensuring health and safety…

Drag and aeromechanical conveyors are widely used conveying technologies in many processing facilities. Because both technologies can service similar applications,…

Conveyor systems are the backbone of many automated solutions for handling bulk solid materials. Integrated conveyor systems are turnkey solutions…

Dust explosions are a real and present risk when conveying materials that give off combustible dust when handled or moved.…

Continuous bucket elevators are a proven and economical means of elevating powders and bulk solid materials. Many facilities rely on…

Companies whose operations involve conveying bulk solid materials often find themselves facing altered business and market needs, as well as…

In many facilities, tight spaces and fixed obstacles are the reality on the production floor. In such environments, routing conveyors…

Applications where a continuous bucket elevator is used to move a flammable or explosive material often require the conveyor to…

With many production lines operating 24-hours a day, 7-days a week, plant management needs to ensure that they employ equipment…

Life would be lot easier for conveyor manufacturers if every application involved handling temperate products. Reality, however, is quite different…

When purchasing a continuous bucket elevator, equipment capacity is a key consideration for ensuring that throughput objectives will be achieved.…