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The continued rollout of of the FDA's Food Safety Modernization Act has forced many food manufacturers to take a closer look at their conveyors to ensure compliance and hygienic practices stay top of mind. All images courtesy of Dorner.

Achieving OEE using hygienic conveyors

In the food and beverage processing industry, precision hygienic conveyors are essential because they maximize OEE while simultaneously delivering a more sanitary platform.

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Advances in drag conveyor technology put pressure on pneumatic conveyance systems

Figure 1. Test lab for tubular cable conveying. All images courtesy of Flexicon Corporation

Pros and cons of pneumatic and mechanical conveying of bulk solid materials

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6 critical spare parts for conveying systems

Which Industrial Mixer is Right for Your Application?

Which Industrial Mixer is Right for Your Application?

Employing a Hi/Lo or tilt-style flexible screw conveyor is an ideal option for powder-handling applications where total evacuation of conveyed materials is critical. All graphics courtesy of Hapman

Flexible screw conveyor customization

A tubular drag conveyor can be custom-designed to handle short or long conveying distances, multiple material feed and discharge points and a range of material and process requirements. All graphics courtesy of Hapman

Advantages of tubular drag conveyors for bulk solids transfer

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3 case studies in conveying success through a TCO approach

Image 1. The most effective way to evaluate processing options is to consider each material movement requirement from a blank starting point. All Images courtesy of Hapman

6 key considerations for conveyor selection

Efficient transfer point design includes a customizable modular chute loading onto heavy-duty impact cradles with an extended stilling zone that is sealed using external skirting and fitted with baffles, which control airflow to mitigate dust. Image courtesy of Martin Engineering

Bulk material handling by conveyor market forecast

Figure 1 & 2. Major components of a flexible screw conveyor (left) and portable flexible screw conveyor (right).

Flexible screw conveyor selection

Which Industrial Mixer is Right for Your Application?

Which Industrial Mixer is Right for Your Application?

Figure 1. Typical dilute-phase positive pressure system | All graphics courtesy of Coperion K-Tron USA

Dense-phase conveying

Safe, efficient and gentle transfer for a wide variety of ingredients

Image 1. A modular conveyor platform uses zero-pressure accumulation conveyors with special roller drive technology. All images courtesy of Interroll Group

Conveyor selection — six parameters to consider for optimal performance

This equipment should win an award for best supporting role in facility logistics.

Silicon powder and additives are manually emptied into the bag dump station and floor hopper. The station includes a bag tray support and dust collection through two cartridge filters. Powders flow from the hopper outlet through a pickup adapter into the pneumatic conveying line. | All images courtesy of Flexicon

Safe silicon powder movement

Dust-free, pneumatic conveyance improves li-ion battery production.

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Market for pneumatic conveyors worth $30.67 billion by 2022

The systems move bulk materials from A to B and are used in industries ranging from pharmaceuticals and food processing to ceramics, plastics, construction, agriculture, electronics, aerospace and packaging.

Volkmann vacuum conveyor

Unique vacuum solution meets grueling production requirements

Global supplier Jowat Adhesives, with U.S. headquarters in Archdale, North Carolina, ships more than 75,000 tons of adhesives annually. To maintain and increase its business, it continually invents new products to meet customer bonding requirements in the paper and packaging, wood processing, furniture manufacturing, textile and automotive industries.

Conveying Solution Product Group D seepex

Here is your conveying solution: Product group D

seepex offers six ranges of dosing pumps can be used in virtually all industries for the metering and dosing of precise quantities.

Hapman joins fight against Alzheimer’s disease

Hapman, a global leader of material handling equipment and systems, joins the Alzheimer’s Association® in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease with a new cause marketing initiative.

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Bulk Bag Filler with Scale and Conveyor System

High output filling system with Easy-Load™ rotary bag hanger system brings all bag strap connection points directly in front of the operator for quick-and-easy access. After bag connection and