This Month’s Focus: Drying
Apples to apples: Drying a healthy snack
A Canadian apple processor wanted to create a healthy snack for customers but needed to find the right drying equipment to create a quality product that was visually appealing.
Tips for effective agitated vacuum drying
This article briefly discusses vacuum drying and how to achieve efficient results in your agitated vacuum drying operation.
Suppliers’ Tips
What dryer features should I look for to maintain sanitary conditions during drying?
General Features
Mixing Mechanics: Mixing lubricated blends in small blenders
Columnist Fernando J. Muzzio, along with co-authors Golshid Keyvan, Juan Osorio, and Yifan Wang, discuss small-scale powder blending in which shear rates and normal stresses can affect critical quality attributes of the final product.
How temperature and humidity affect hygroscopic material flow behavior
Ambient temperature and humidity fluctuations can affect material flow behavior during storage and processing, but being aware of the potential problems can help you avoid them.
Show Preview: NPE2018
More than 65,000 are expected to attend NPE2018: The Plastics Show, which will be held May 7-11 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL.
May Content
Choosing a form-fill-seal machine
Grounding your dust collection system
Issue Focuses
January: Mixing & Blending
February: Screening & Classifying
March: Pneumatic Conveying
April: Drying
May: Bagging & Packaging
June: Size Reduction
July: Mechanical Conveying
August: Annual Reference & Buyer’s Resource
September: Weighing & Batching
October: Dust Collection
November: Storage; and the Annual Guide to the Powder & Bulk Market
December: Feeders
Tip Categories:
The Basics
Read this short version of our article guidelines – all the basic information you need to know before submitting a technical or application article to PBE.
Read MoreTechnical Articles
Write a technical article and win respect for your company’s expertise. PBE’s technical articles are authored by technical professionals for technical professionals. They can be long or short, but whatever the format, they present objective information about how to improve bulk solids processing or handling. Learn more about what we look for, sample topics, how to submit an article, and how we can help you write it.
Read MoreApplication Articles
Equipment and service providers, share your success story with PBE readers. Case Histories and New Installation articles, Test Center and Custom Processor articles, and Engineering Solution articles all show how your company successfully worked with a customer. Find out what we need to get such a story underway.
Read MorePlant Tour Articles
Readers, are you proud of your plant? Help us take PBE readers on a tour showing off your faciity and its bulk solids processing and handling operations and equipment. Read this guide to find out what we need to feature your company in a Plant Tour article.
Read MoreOther Opportunities for Editorial Coverage
See your company highlighted on PBE’s cover and editorial pages. PBE is proud to feature bulk solids processing and handling equipment and service companies that serve our readers. Discover the many ways your company can gain free coverage in the magazine.
Read More2. Air Pollution Control (APC)
2. Air Pollution Control (APC)
2. Vacuum Cleaning Equipment
2. Air Pollution Control (APC)
