February 2025

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Powdered material and dusts are sent to specialized labs that can administer various tests to glean valuable and actionable data for your facility's hazard identification process.
Standards & Regulations

Combustible dust hazard identification and dust testing under NFPA 660

Jan. 29, 2025
This article reviews the new dust testing and hazard identification guidelines included in the recently released NFPA 660 Standard for Combustible Dusts and Particulate Solids...
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Internal mixing flights impart a tumble-turn-cut-fold action that produces a homogeneous blend with no heat, shear or stratification. The gentle four-way mixing action leaves almost no residue, simplifying cleaning between batches.
Powder & Bulk Processing

Rotary batch mixer slashes cycle times and overages at contract manufacturer

Jan. 24, 2025
EW Packaging cut its powder blending times in half and minimized ingredient overages by installing a “workhorse” rotary batch mixer from Munson Machinery.
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Powder & Bulk Processing

Basics of industrial tumble blenders for powders and bulk solids

Jan. 22, 2025
Tumble blenders are an ideal solution for efficient, gentle, and consistent blending of bulk solid materials in a range of industries.
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Artificial intelligence-driven vision inspection systems offer enhanced detection capabilities and operational efficiencies that meet the challenges of modern production environments.
Process Control & Automation

Fortify food safety and quality with AI

Jan. 15, 2025
With increasing customer demands and labor that are difficult to maintain, food processors turn to emerging inspection technologies with machine-learning capabilities to protect...
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Process Control & Automation

Advanced analytics and AI improve mining efficiency

Dec. 26, 2024
The mining sector can mitigate the retiring workforce void by embracing AI tools, which generate and provide insights to users, enabling them to optimize operations.