This Month’s Focus: Bagging & Packaging
Form-fill-seal machines for bulk solids — vertical or horizontal?
Form-fill-seal (FFS) packaging equipment is prevalent in a wide variety of polyethylene bag filling applications. Both vertical and horizontal machines are available. This article describes some of the considerations that might impact the purchasing decision when choosing between the two.
Suppliers’ Tips
When handling an abrasive material, what packaging equipment features are important?
What packaging equipment design innovations do you think will be influential in the next 5 years?
General Features
Dust Doctor: Static electricity in dust collection systems
Columnist John A. Constance describes some of the problems that static electricity can cause in a dust collection system that isn’t properly bonded and grounded.
Understanding and minimizing powder segregation
Particle size and density differences in a powder mixture can make the material subject to disturbing forces or deforming influences, making segregation inevitable. The goal of this article is to provide a better understanding of bulk solid material segregation and how to minimize it.
The importance of a correct air-to-filter-media ratio for a dust collector
This article discusses why the correct air-to-filter-media ratio, which is a measure of the airflow velocity through the filter media, is important and how it relates to dust collector selection.
Show Preview: PowderMet2018
The International Conference on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials will take place June 17-20 at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio in San Antonio, TX.
June Content
Milling trona for better DSI performance
Avoiding bacteria in your rewet agglomeration process
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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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