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Powder products — such as flavorings, flours, pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals — are part of a broader group of materials called “bulk solids” that can range from micron- to millimeter-sized particles.

It goes without saying that a modern food or beverage plant handles lots of powders, either as raw ingredients or finished products. To handle all this stuff, plants are equipped with powder transport and conveying systems as well as powder silos, feeders, blenders, de-baggers and filling machines.

Development and design of powder-handling equipment and systems for the process industries present engineers with two problems. First, the world’s process industries are very diverse, ranging from petroleum and petrochemicals to fine chemicals, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, plastics, pigments, detergents, fertilizers and more.

Two approaches to solving dust issues with highly dispersed powder materials

Hapman’s Solidquid powder and liquid delivery system automatically and precisely delivers dry bulk ingredients into a motive liquid stream to convey slurries, solutions or suspensions into mix tanks, blenders or other process equipment.

The BT Series Blow-Through Feeder/Airlock from ACS Valves is designed to ensure optimal bulk density and throughput of hard-to-convey materials such as fine powders and flakes that, in high-pressure pneumatic conveying applications, can easily over-aerate and reduce material feed efficiency.