Bulk and Powder Handling

As a food or beverage processor, you'll encounter many types of bulk and powder handling situations within your manufacturing process. Our articles offer best practices as well as innovations for your bulk and powder handling needs. 

Highlights

Powder Handling Flour
May 2, 2023
Mishandling of powders and bulk solids can lead to product quality and safety issues and even facility-wide disasters that endanger employees’ lives.
Nov Equipment Beverage
Oct. 28, 2022
Our editors selected the following equipment to feature in our November 2022 issue of Food Processing. See which products they chose.
2206-Bulk-Powder-HERO
May 26, 2022
Powders and bulk solids can be balky and challenging, which is why handling and moving them needs special attention.
2112-Floor-Equipment
Dec. 14, 2021
Our editors selected the following equipment and products to feature in our December 2021 issue of Food Processing. See which products they chose.
Flexicon-tubular-conveyor
June 7, 2021
Powders and bulk solids are tricky to transport, but there are plenty of alternatives for challenging applications.
march-equip
March 9, 2021
Our editors selected the following food and beverage manufacturing equipment products to feature in our March 2021 issue of Food Processing. See which products they chose.
Sept-Equip-Lemons
Sept. 10, 2020
Our editors selected the following food and beverage manufacturing equipment products to feature in our September 2020 issue of Food Processing. See which products they chose....
July-Equipment-Coperion
June 24, 2020
Our editors selected the following food and beverage manufacturing equipment products to feature in our July 2020 issue of Food Processing. See which products they chose.
Powder-Process-Solutions
May 27, 2020
Changeovers that involve powders are tricky for conveyors, blenders and other equipment to handle.
Volkmann-Rip-and-Tip
Nov. 14, 2016
The Rip and Tip station models range from a secure glove box dump station with containment to OEB5 with push-push filter and HEPA filter options.
Flexicon-BFC-Series
Oct. 14, 2016
The BFC features a cantilevered I-beam with electric hoist and trolley to raise and position bulk bags without the use of a forklift.
Materials-Transfer-7689
Aug. 31, 2016
The patented system utilizes hydraulically actuated, twin heavy wall tubular stainless steel pivoting conditioning arms.
National-Bulk-Dump-Station
National Bulk Equipment’s sanitary-specific bag dump station is designed and built to be compliance-ready at start-up and ensure optimal compliance contribution.