Material Handling Case Studies, White Papers, & Application Notes
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Select A Powder Induction Mixer That Can Serve Multiple Mix Tanks Of Virtually Any Size
3/13/2012
Rotor/stator mixers specially designed to generate a powerful vacuum within the mix chamber are capable of inducting a wide variety of solids, from fine powders to friable pellets.
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Inline Mixing Of Gases And Liquids
1/31/2013
Efficient mixing of gases and liquids is a critical step in many chemical and biological process technologies.
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Improve Safety In Your Mixing Room
In the processing world, safety management cannot be overemphasized. The mixing room, in particular, is a source of many potential health and operational hazards.
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Dual Purpose Vacuum Conveyor Triples Company’s Production Throughput
3/10/2015
Whether it’s a start-up scaling up production to meet demand for a new technology that is taking hold in the marketplace, or established manufacturers developing new product offerings, the ability to react quickly to changes in demand depends greatly on a highly-efficient production process. This case study shows how one company introduced an innovative pneumatic conveyor to load and dispense its blended product into packaging. This endeavor led to reduced lead time, physical efforts, and dust from its loading operations.
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Blender Loading System Upgrade Meets New Production Requirements
Desired increases in production rates and some changes in products forced a major food processor and packager in the Northeast to consider upgrading some of its material handling and processing operations. By VAC-U-MAX
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New Blade Design Gives Double Planetary Mixer A Bright Future
12/15/2011
In this age of technological marvels and Internet madness, it's refreshing to see an innovation that isn't the product of an exotic new technology.
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Case Study: Working Together To Solve A Feeding Problem
12/15/2009
Pfizer Inc., headquartered in New York, produces human and animal prescription medicines for national and international markets. One of the company’s global research and development centers, located in Ann Arbor, Mich., operates a pharmaceutical sciences pilot plant in nearby Holland, Mich., that produces preproduction quantities of various products for testing before full-scale production at other facilities. The pilot plant was experiencing an ongoing problem manually feeding a range of solid materials into various-sized inerted reaction vessels that contained a solvent. By Schenck Process
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Pneumatic Conveyor Provides Competitive Edge For New Bio Based Detergent Expansion
5/31/2013
Sticky powders present manufacturers and processors with unique material conveying challenges involving volumetric auger fillers that dispense powders, granulars, and flakes for packaging. This article demonstrates how a proprietary vacuum conveying design prevents a sticky material handling problem.
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Application Note: Determination Of The Concentration Of Formaldehyde/Methanol/Water With Anton Paar Density/Sound Velocity Analyzer DSA 5000
3/1/2013
Application Note: Determination Of The Concentration Of Formaldehyde/Methanol/Water With Anton Paar Density/Sound Velocity Analyzer DSA 5000
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Tech Brief: Conserve Raw Materials In A Scalable R&D Mixer
8/25/2011
Developing a new formulation at the R&D stage can require multiple iterations to arrive at the optimal quality, functionality, cost or a combination of these and other factors.