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Dustiness

Publications on dust generation, fines release, airborne particle behavior, and the material and process conditions that influence dustiness.

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  • Dustiness test setup: scientist uses a continuous drop rig with CPC and ELPI, rotating drum visible
    23 August 2025

    Dustiness Tests Compared: EN 15051 Versus EN 17199-4

    Use EN 15051 for mass-based dustiness in health-related fractions. The rotating drum [...]

    Insights

  • Visual warning graphic illustrating the global risk to powder safety from eliminating the Chemical Safety Board.
    12 July 2025

    The Elimination of the Chemical Safety Board: A Global Blow for Safety

    Defunding the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) strips away a vital layer [...]

    Feature Article

  • LPBF spatter contamination mitigation
    17 May 2025

    Case Study: Mitigating Spatter-Induced Powder Contamination in Laser-Powder-Bed-Fusion (LPBF) Production of Inconel 718 Aerospace Components

    LPBF spatter contamination mitigation - Treating spatter as both a fluid-dynamic and [...]

  • Powder Hazards
    19 April 2025

    Powder Hazards: Safe Powder Storage and Handling Practices

    Understanding your powder’s physical and chemical behavior is essential to preventing accidents. [...]

    Insights

  • Dust Explosion Risks and Safety Protocols with Michel Vandeweyer
    25 September 2024

    Dust Explosion Risks and Safety Protocols with Michel Vandeweyer

    As a featured speaker at Dustiness Day 2024, Michel Vandeweyer will shed [...]

    Feature Article

  • Cosmic Dust its Role in Celestial Formation
    6 January 2024

    Cosmic Dust its Role in Celestial Formation

    Powder Technology on a Grand Scale Powder technology plays a crucial [...]

    Feature Article

  • Powders and their diverse phenomena during processing
    18 June 2023

    Powder processing and their diverse phenomena

    The term "atom" originated in ancient Greece around 400 B.C., stemming from [...]

    Feature Article

  • Particulate Materials and Facility Stoppage
    28 May 2023

    Particulate Materials and Facility Stoppage

    In today’s competitive market, improving manufacturing efficiency and product quality is critical. [...]

    Feature Article

  • Pneumatic Conveying Systems Erosion
    12 June 2022

    Wear of the pneumatic pipeline walls:  contaminating the conveyed material

    In Pneumatic Conveying Systems, particle velocity and bend geometry drive erosion and [...]

  • Silo-storage-Bulk-powder-characterization
    2 February 2022

    Bulk Powder Characterization for Silo Storage

    In this article, we will cover Bulk Powder Characterization for Silo design, [...]

  • Stability Testing of Animal Feed
    2 February 2022

    Stability Testing of Animal Feed

    Stability testing protects the nutritional value and safety of animal feed. Essential [...]

  • Solids handling facility design
    2 February 2022

    Key Considerations for Building or Upgrading a Facility

    In this article, we will discuss the relevant aspects when working on [...]