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General Features
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Dust Doctor: Living safely with combustible dust
Even if your plant air’s dust level is below OSHA’s permissible exposure limit (PEL) for process-generated dust, over time enough dust may be generated and settle on horizontal surfaces to become dangerous.
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Metal detectors: Ten tips for achieving reliable long-term performance
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Electronic metal detectors for dry bulk solids applications are highly sensitive radio-frequency instruments that need regular TLC. Here are 10 practical tips for keeping your metal detector on top of its game for the long term -- reliably rejecting contaminated material while letting good product keep on flowing.
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Checklist: Practical steps for improving your drying system’s efficiency
Today’s marketplace is increasingly driven by global competition and rising energy prices. Now more than ever, bulk solids processors are looking for ways to increase production efficiency to effectively compete in this business climate. A good place to start is with drying processes, one of this industry’s most energy-intensive processes. This article provides a detailed checklist for helping you optimize your system’s efficiency to improve your plant’s bottom line.
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Iris valves: How they work and how to apply them
The compact, inexpensive iris valve can gently control the gravity-flow discharge of many free-flowing materials in dry bulk solids handling applications. This article explains how the iris valve operates, how it can and can't be applied, what construction materials are available for valve components, and the valve's pros and cons.
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