Improving Material Flow of Stored Materials in a Warehouse or Production Facility
Some powders and bulk solids can be more difficult to manage after storage or time at rest. The material tends to clump, agglomerate, or cake on the sides of the storage bin or vessel. The problems can be aggravated by plant conditions, and create problems during the production and packaging of the final product. AirSweep […]
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3 Myths Customers Have About Installing AirSweep
AirSweep is designed to make installation as painless as possible. Who said that change always had to be hard? Myth # 1: It requires special tools or a trained crew When food manufacturing company Bunge installed AirSweep in their new bulk bag filling station, all they had to do was thread the nozzles into the […]
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AirSweep keeps the sweets flowing
Happy Valentine’s Day! Did you get any chocolate or candy today? We love a sweet surprise—most of the time. R. M. Palmer, a leading candy manufacturer in the United States, had issues with cocoa powder clogging their hoppers. During manual cleaning, it would spill on their workers and turn them into “giant cocoa puffs.” Read […]
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Webinar Sponsorship: Key Considerations to Develop a Basis of Design for an Effective Bulk Material Storage System
AirSweep and Powder Bulk Solids will be holding a free webinar on selecting a silo design for effective material flow on December 7, 2021. Poor silo design can affect material flow, and cause storage and discharge upsets. The webinar “Key Considerations to Develop a Basis of Design for an Effective Bulk Material Storage System” will […]
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AirSweep Featured in Powder & Bulk Solids November Magazine
AirSweep is featured in the November 2021 issue of Powder & Bulk Solids magazine. The article features AirSweep and its solution to material build-up for an infant formula manufacturer. The results are incredible with AirSweep achieving consistent product quality and reducing downtime from cleaning. Read the full story on Powder & Bulk Solids’ November issue. […]
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3 Reasons Why Willy Wonka Needs an AirSweep
It’s been 50 years since the release of the classic film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the story of five kids who get a chance to win the world’s biggest candy plant and realize all the possible things that can go wrong inside it. Because we all know it takes a lot […]
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5 Challenges of Bulk Material Handling
Here are some of the most common material handling problems, and how companies were able to solve them to get production back on track.
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Material flow: How to improve it in silos and hoppers
Engineers and plant managers are often tasked to design or recommend the right container for storing and handling bulk solids. They have to weigh several factors — capacity, storage duration, installation cost, and how well it protects the material from moisture and pests. But there’s another factor that greatly affects productivity and can lead to […]
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Zero Speed Switch: Protect Equipment, Process and People
Zero speed switches can help prevent material pileups and detect machine failure. Just like fire alarms, they are cheap and easy to install—but can quickly alert you of a problem and prevent thousands of dollars in damage.
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Control Concepts and AirSweep partner with Kansas State University Bulk Solids Innovation Center
Control Concepts Inc. announced it will provide AirSweep® units to the Kansas State University Bulk Solids Innovation Center (K-State BSIC), as part of a partnership to train students and professionals on how to handle bulk materials. Through this donation, AirSweep – a material flow leader – aims to provide professionals with hands-on experience and tested solutions to material blocks.
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