Company's test lab experience is classified A-OK
An equipment manufacturer's test lab and toll processing center help a company choose classification and size-reduction equipment for additive production.
Prater-Sterling, Bolingbrook, Ill., manufacturers industrial processing equipment, including fine grinders, air classifiers, hammermills, mixers, airlocks, and systems and controls for use in various industries. The supplier also operates a 10,500-square-foot test lab and toll processing center. The test lab enables bulk solids handling and processing companies to perform particle analysis and equipment tests on their materials under actual operating conditions. Recently, a company that produces pulp and paper products used the lab to test equipment for classifying and size-reducing a mineral additive used in paper products.