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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

The Benefits of Indirect Spray Drying Systems

March 22, 2024

By combining indirect heating with dehumidification equipment, food processors can reduce energy consumption and increase their production capacity during the spray drying process...

Bulk and Powder Handling

The Challenges of Handling Powders and Bulk Solids

Andy Hanacek

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.

Conveying Equipment

Equipment Round Up: November 2022

Oct. 28, 2022

Our editors selected the following equipment to feature in our November 2022 issue of Food Processing. See which products they chose.

Bulk and Powder Handling

The Processing Challenges of Powders and Bulk Solids

May 26, 2022

Powders and bulk solids can be balky and challenging, which is why handling and moving them needs special attention.

Cleaning, Sanitation, Hygiene

Equipment Round Up: December 2021

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.

Conveying Equipment

Options for Conveying Powders and Bulk Solids Within Food Processing Facilities

June 7, 2021

Powders and bulk solids are tricky to transport, but there are plenty of alternatives for challenging applications.

Cleaning, Sanitation, Hygiene

Equipment Round Up: March 2021

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.

Fluid Handling

Equipment Round Up: September 2020

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....

Conveying Equipment

Equipment Round Up: July 2020

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.

Bulk and Powder Handling

Pneumatic Weigh Hopper Delivers High Accuracy

Flexicon

March 28, 2017

Equipment Products

Material Transfer: Bulk Bag Filler With Gain-In-Weight Scale And Densification System

Material Transfer

Feb. 23, 2017

Equipment Products

Flexicon High-Lift Box Container Discharges from 6-10 feet High

Flexicon

Feb. 22, 2017

Bulk and Powder Handling

Control Screening Machine Offers Simultaneous Break-Up of Powdery Products

Daxner GmbH

Feb. 20, 2017

Bulk and Powder Handling

Bulk Bag Conditioning System Loosens Agglomerated Materials

Material Transfer

Nov. 15, 2016

The 8211-MC bulk bag conditioning system uses hydraulically actuated pivoting conditioning arms to return agglomerated materials to a free-flowing state.