Mixing and blending of bulk solids is a common processing step in many industries. For example, in pharmaceutical manufacturing of solid dosage formulations (tablets or capsules), small amounts of a powdered active drug are carefully blended with excipients, such as…
Great Western Manufacturing All screening needs are contained in this mobile trailer The Mobile Quality Assurance Sifter (photo) is said to be ideal for inline sifting on product delivery or receipt; sifting at a trans-loading location; silo evacuation or load-out;…
This company has combined inline mixing with its granulation technology to help fertilizer producers add value to their products. Production begins with accurate dosing and weighing of the materials to be combined, followed by mixing and, if necessary, grinding. The…
The ProFlex F is a new hygienic version of the company’s ProFlex feeder system for applications in the food industry. Two standard versions are available for either wet or dry cleaning. They come in three different sizes (F500, F3000 and…
Said to be the world’s first thermal fines agglomerator, the HotCooler allows producers of powder coatings and toner to re-feed “unwanted” fine dust directly, quickly and easily as chips or flakes back into the production process, thereby significantly reducing the…
Rotary valves are used almost universally in pneumatic conveying systems. They serve three main functions: 1) to provide a pressure-seal (airlock) between two adjacent processes, 2) to provide solids metering (feeding) and 3) to provide a combination of solids metering…
Dry, granular solids can be conveyed in a number of ways. Two common devices for transporting granular solids are the angular-pitch vibrating conveyor and the horizontal differential-motion conveyor. The variability in the design and performance between the two types stems…
This company designs and manufacturers IBCs (intermediate bulk containers) and process equipment for the transport, handling and storage of powders and granulates, such as blenders, discharging stations, valves, lift columns, filling stations (photo), transfer, dosing and weighing units, and more.…
Triple/S Dynamics (Dallas, Tex.; www.sssdynamics.com) has released “Screening Theory and Practice,” now available for download at www.sssdynamics.com/resources/screening-theory. This 54-page technical paper, written by James F. Sullivan, former president and chairman of Triple/S Dynamics, distills his 55 years of experience in…
The CoBall annular-gap bead mill is an inline milling system for manufacturing suspensions and other products of almost any viscosity. The mill is particularly suited for superfine grinding of paints and varnishes. The CoBall mills unusually narrow milling chamber is…