Powder and Bulk Engineering International magazine with technical articles and North American manufacturer links

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Industry Update

Current Issue

Powder and Bulk Engineering International is a technical publication devoted to readers in the powder and bulk solids market outside North America.

Cover photo courtesy of
A&J Mixing International

Complete table of contents

				This Month's Focus: Mixing & Blending and Particle Analysis
		Greener mixing for lower energy costs (Free) Choosing the right mixer for your application and using it efficiently can reduce energy use, a major operating expense. Arching prevention: Knowing your material and process This article explains how testing your bulk material's characteristics and analyzing your process conditions can help you prevent arches that stop material flow. General Features Ask an expert: Making your dust collector exhaust fan more energy-efficient (Free) Pneumatic Points to Ponder: Comparing energy costs for vacuum and pressure systems In this column, Jack D. Hilbert and Paul E. Solt evaluate the energy costs for four pressure conveying systems and three vacuum conveying systems. High-performance air cannon system blows away tough material blockages (Free) A Turkish cement plant installs new air cannons on a clinker kiln’s preheater to improve production capacity.