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  The Dictators of Powder Behavior: A practical guide to powder behavior control in production

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  The Dictators of Powder Behavior: A practical guide to powder behavior control in production

  Cohesion, Compaction, Feature Article, Flowability, Mixing technology, Segregation

The Dictators of Powder Behavior: A practical guide to powder behavior control in production

Powder behavior control starts with fifteen core factors. [...]

By John Porter|2025-10-25T12:48:50+01:0025 October 2025|Categories: Cohesion, Compaction, Feature Article, Flowability, Mixing technology, Segregation|Tags: Bulk density, cohesive powders, discrete element modeling, electrostatic charge, flow aids, humidity control, industrial powder handling, moisture effects, particle size distribution, powder behavior control, powder characterization, powder cohesion, powder compaction, powder flowability, powder mixing, powder morphology, Powder Processing, powder segregation, ring shear testing, surface energy|0 Comments

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  Powder and Granular Creep: Mechanisms, Testing, and Control

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  Powder and Granular Creep: Mechanisms, Testing, and Control

  3D printing, Aerospace Industry, Bulk Solids Characterization, Compaction, Feature Article, Flowability, Granules

Powder and Granular Creep: Mechanisms, Testing, and Control

Powder creep mechanisms occur in various ways; powders [...]

By Marcus Schmidt|2025-11-01T12:04:21+00:004 October 2025|Categories: 3D printing, Aerospace Industry, Bulk Solids Characterization, Compaction, Feature Article, Flowability, Granules|Tags: acoustic emission, additive manufacturing, aging heat treatment, APS, bond coat, bulk density drift, Coble creep, diffusion creep, digital image correlation, dislocation creep, EB-PVD, gamma prime precipitates, gas-atomized powder, grain boundary sliding, grain size effect, granular creep, HIP, hopper compaction, laser powder bed fusion, logarithmic strain, LVDT, Nabarro-Herring creep, Ni-base superalloys, one-dimensional compression, Orowan looping, porosity control, powder creep mechanisms, sintering, steady-state creep, thermal barrier coatings, turbine disks|0 Comments

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  Selecting and Comparing Powder Flow Test Methods (including PDF guides)

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  Selecting and Comparing Powder Flow Test Methods (including PDF guides)

  Bulk Solids Characterization, Compaction, Flowability, Hoppers, Know How, Rheology, Shear

Selecting and Comparing Powder Flow Test Methods (including PDF guides)

No single flow test defines powder behaviour completely. [...]

By John Porter|2025-10-01T10:55:06+01:001 October 2025|Categories: Bulk Solids Characterization, Compaction, Flowability, Hoppers, Know How, Rheology, Shear|Tags: angle of repose, Bulk Solids Characterization, dynamic flow testing, flowability testing, FT4 powder rheometer, hopper discharge, permeability testing, powder characterization, powder compaction, powder flow test methods, powder handling, powder rheology, ring shear testing, shear cell compaction, silo design|0 Comments

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  Balancing Packing Density and Powder Flow in Continuous Processing

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  Balancing Packing Density and Powder Flow in Continuous Processing

  Bulk Solids Characterization, Compaction, Flowability, Insights, Packing Density

Balancing Packing Density and Powder Flow in Continuous Processing

Packing density and powder flow rarely align naturally. [...]

By Marcus Schmidt|2025-08-02T18:43:18+01:002 August 2025|Categories: Bulk Solids Characterization, Compaction, Flowability, Insights, Packing Density|Tags: Bulk Solids, cohesion, continuous processing, flow agents, flowability, hopper flow, packing density, particle engineering, particle size distribution, powder design, powder discharge, powder flow, Powder Processing, Process Optimization|0 Comments

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  Energetic States and Chemical Dynamics in Powder Systems

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  Energetic States and Chemical Dynamics in Powder Systems

  Cohesion, Compaction, Feature Article, Flowability, Mixing technology, Surface Energy, Thermal Properties

Energetic States and Chemical Dynamics in Powder Systems

Energetic states in powder systems depend on more [...]

By John Porter|2025-08-02T18:53:34+01:0019 July 2025|Categories: Cohesion, Compaction, Feature Article, Flowability, Mixing technology, Surface Energy, Thermal Properties|Tags: activation energy, cohesive powders, energetic states, energy modeling, granular systems, non-equilibrium systems, particle dynamics, powder behavior, powder flow, surface chemistry|0 Comments

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  Powders Under Pressure: Why Deformation Behavior Matters

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  Powders Under Pressure: Why Deformation Behavior Matters

  Bulk Solids Characterization, Compaction, Insights, Pharmaceutical Industry

Powders Under Pressure: Why Deformation Behavior Matters

powder deformation behavior under pressure in different ways. [...]

By Alice Vermeer|2025-08-02T18:58:17+01:006 July 2025|Categories: Bulk Solids Characterization, Compaction, Insights, Pharmaceutical Industry|Tags: Bulk Solids, compression testing, elastic deformation, flowability, Heckel plot, plastic deformation, powder compaction, powder deformation behavior, Powder Processing, tablet defects|0 Comments

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  Powder Memory: How Processing History Affects Behavior

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  Powder Memory: How Processing History Affects Behavior

  Big Bags, Compaction, Flowability, Insights, Silo storage, Transport

Powder Memory: How Processing History Affects Behavior

Powder memory explains why a powder’s behavior can [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-07-09T11:10:26+01:0022 June 2025|Categories: Big Bags, Compaction, Flowability, Insights, Silo storage, Transport|Tags: Compaction, flowability, powder behavior, powder blending, powder flow, powder handling, powder memory, Powder Processing, storage effects, transport vibration|0 Comments

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  Powder Technologies Within Circular Systems

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  Powder Technologies Within Circular Systems

  Compaction, Feature Article, Flowability, Metallurgy, Particle size distribution, Plastics and Polymers, Surface Energy, Sustainability

Powder Technologies Within Circular Systems

In a circular economy, powder testing is no [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-07-09T11:10:27+01:0025 May 2025|Categories: Compaction, Feature Article, Flowability, Metallurgy, Particle size distribution, Plastics and Polymers, Surface Energy, Sustainability|Tags: additive manufacturing, ceramic powders, circular manufacturing, circular powder systems, Compaction, flowability, material degradation, metal powders, polymer powders, Porosity, powder characterisation, powder lifecycle, Powder recyclability, powder reuse, powder testing, reused powders, surface oxidation, sustainable powder technology, testing protocols, traceability|0 Comments

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  Functional Importance of Porosity in Food Powders

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  Functional Importance of Porosity in Food Powders

  Bulk Solids Characterization, Compaction, Editors pick, Feature Article, Food Industry, Porosity, Rheology, Spray-Drying

Functional Importance of Porosity in Food Powders

Porosity significantly influences the functional characteristics of food [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-07-09T11:11:32+01:0017 May 2025|Categories: Bulk Solids Characterization, Compaction, Editors pick, Feature Article, Food Industry, Porosity, Rheology, Spray-Drying|Tags: Bulk density, compressibility, food powder engineering, food powder functionality, food powder morphology, food powder porosity, food powder processing, food powder stability, functional characteristics of food powders, particle morphology, porosity analysis techniques, Porosity in food powders, porosity measurement, powder characterization, powder hydration, powder packing density, roller-milled wheat flour, spray-dried milk powder|0 Comments

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  Bulk Density Alone Can Mislead Powder Analysis

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  Bulk Density Alone Can Mislead Powder Analysis

  Bulk Solids Characterization, Compaction, Flowability, Insights, Packing Density

Bulk Density Alone Can Mislead Powder Analysis

Bulk density is useful, but not enough. Always [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-07-09T11:11:33+01:003 May 2025|Categories: Bulk Solids Characterization, Compaction, Flowability, Insights, Packing Density|Tags: BET surface area, Bulk density, flow issues, handling powders, Insight of the week, particle porosity, powder analysis, powder behavior, powder characterization, powder compaction, powder flowability, powder testing, pycnometry, tapped density, true density|0 Comments

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