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For production managers and personnel using a bucket elevator, nothing is more aggravating than product spillage when material is being conveyed.…

Choosing the right equipment is only one part of the buying process for bulk material conveying equipment. Another key consideration…

Customers and buyers interested in seeing UniTrak’s line of high-care bulk material conveyors will be able to do so at…

At UniTrak, we supply bulk material conveyors for applications where the required equipment capacity is 3,000 cubic feet per hour…

Every conveying application is different and each has its own unique challenges. For these reasons, conveyor designs need to be…

When customers approach UniTrak about sourcing bulk material conveyors, we are often asked if a product test should be performed.…

Some bulk material conveying applications involve abrasive or corrosive materials, extreme temperatures and operating conditions, abusive loading or heavy-duty running.…

Conveyors for high wear applications, require special considerations to achieve needed durability, reliability and longevity and are called Severe Service applications.…

In conveying applications, granular sugar can be considered as a difficult-to-handle material. If you have an application involving sugar, it…

Crumb rubber, produced from recycled scrap tires, is an interesting product with an increasing variety of uses. Fine-grind crumb rubber,…

With continuous bucket elevators (or bucket conveyors as they are often called), the term “Carryback” is used to describe the…

While aeromechanical conveyors operate on a simple principle and have few moving parts, they are not immune from operating problems. In this…

Equipment reliability is an essential requirement for economical production. Equipment which frequently malfunctions or breaks down results in lost revenues and increased…

Biomass energy pellets are increasingly coming into favour as a renewable fuel source. Biomass pellets are environmentally friendly, with very…

As noted in a recent blog, conveying fine powders in a bucket elevator can result in material deposition and build-up…

While bucket elevators are an effective and widely used means for conveying powders, they are not immune to the effects…

Aeromechanical conveyors, such as the Powderflight line made by UniTrak Powderflight, operate on a simple principle. Within a steel tube, a wire…

Selecting the right equipment is only one part of addressing your bulk material conveying challenge. Another is ensuring that the…

Protect your Bulk Material Handling Conveyor & Throughput with Variable Frequency Drives Undue stresses on bulk material handling conveyors such…

At UniTrak, a common customer challenge is conveying mixes and blends. Two types of mixes and blends that we often encounter…

An important factor for the successful operation of any bucket elevator is how material is fed into the unit. To…

Product spillage from conveyors can be a problem in many settings. Spilled product: • represents lost throughput and revenue, •…

Bulk bag fillers (sometimes known as Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container [FIBC] fillers) are used to load free-flowing dry materials from…

Emptying bulk bags, or Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers (FIBC), can be a dusty process, depending upon the material being handled.…