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  Dustiness Tests Compared: EN 15051 Versus EN 17199-4

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  Dustiness Tests Compared: EN 15051 Versus EN 17199-4

  Bulk Solids Characterization, Dustiness, Insights, Laboratory, Legislation and Standards, Nano, Rotating Drum

Dustiness Tests Compared: EN 15051 Versus EN 17199-4

Use EN 15051 for mass-based dustiness in health-related [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-04-18T10:29:28+01:0023 August 2025|Categories: Bulk Solids Characterization, Dustiness, Insights, Laboratory, Legislation and Standards, Nano, Rotating Drum|Tags: continuous drop, CPC, dustiness, ELPI, EN 15051, EN 17199-4, exposure assessment, nanoforms, rotating drum|0 Comments

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

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

  Chemical Industry, Dustiness, Feature Article, Legislation and Standards, Sustainability

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

Defunding the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) strips [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-04-18T10:29:37+01:0012 July 2025|Categories: Chemical Industry, Dustiness, Feature Article, Legislation and Standards, Sustainability|Tags: Bulk Solids, Chemical Safety Board, combustible dust, CSB Reports, Explosion Risk, Industrial Accidents, International Standards, NFPA, OSHA, powder handling, Powder safety, Process Safety, Safety Culture|0 Comments

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

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

  3D printing, Aerospace Industry, Case studies, Dustiness, Metallurgy

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 [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-07-09T11:10:28+01:0017 May 2025|Categories: 3D printing, Aerospace Industry, Case studies, Dustiness, Metallurgy|0 Comments

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  Powder Hazards: Safe Powder Storage and Handling Practices

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  Powder Hazards: Safe Powder Storage and Handling Practices

  Dustiness, Electrostatic Effects, Flowability, Insights, Silo storage

Powder Hazards: Safe Powder Storage and Handling Practices

Understanding your powder’s physical and chemical behavior is [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-07-09T11:11:36+01:0019 April 2025|Categories: Dustiness, Electrostatic Effects, Flowability, Insights, Silo storage|Tags: Dust control, dustiness, Electrostatic Effects, explosion hazard, flowability, industrial safety, Insights, Legislation and Standards, powder containment, powder handling practices, Powder safety, safe powder storage, SDS, silo storage, static discharge, workplace safety|0 Comments

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  Dust Explosion Risks and Safety Protocols with Michel Vandeweyer

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  Dust Explosion Risks and Safety Protocols with Michel Vandeweyer

  Dustiness, Editors pick, Feature Article, Interview

Dust Explosion Risks and Safety Protocols with Michel Vandeweyer

As a featured speaker at Dustiness Day 2024, [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-07-09T11:15:11+01:0025 September 2024|Categories: Dustiness, Editors pick, Feature Article, Interview|Tags: ATEX compliance, combustible dust, combustible materials, dust accumulation, dust explosion pentagon, dust explosions, dynamic environments, emergency protocols, explosion protection document, explosive atmospheres, hands-on training, ignition control, ignition sources, industrial safety, prevention, process changes, risk assessments, safety measures, safety protocols, secondary explosions, technological advances, training, zoning|0 Comments

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  Cosmic Dust its Role in Celestial Formation

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  Cosmic Dust its Role in Celestial Formation

  Agglomaration, Compaction, Dustiness, Feature Article

Cosmic Dust its Role in Celestial Formation

Powder Technology on a Grand Scale Powder [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-07-09T11:18:44+01:006 January 2024|Categories: Agglomaration, Compaction, Dustiness, Feature Article|Tags: astrophysics, celestial formation, cosmic debris, cosmic dust, galaxies, gravitational forces, interstellar medium, materials science, nucleosynthesis, planets, powder technology, shock waves, space telescopes, stars, stellar evolution|0 Comments

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  Powder processing and their diverse phenomena

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  Powder processing and their diverse phenomena

  Abrasion, Attrition, Caking, Dustiness, Feature Article, Particle size distribution, powders, Segregation

Powder processing and their diverse phenomena

The term "atom" originated in ancient Greece around [...]

By Martijn Daalder|2024-11-06T14:04:30+00:0018 June 2023|Categories: Abrasion, Attrition, Caking, Dustiness, Feature Article, Particle size distribution, powders, Segregation|Tags: agglomeration, caking, clumping, consumer awareness, consumer demand, dissolution, industry 4.0 technologies, mining, ore, segregation, shearing, sustainability|0 Comments

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  Particulate Materials and Facility Stoppage

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  Particulate Materials and Facility Stoppage

  Caking, Chemical Industry, Conveying, Dustiness, Editors pick, Feature Article, Hoppers, Legislation and Standards, Silo storage, Transport

Particulate Materials and Facility Stoppage

In today’s competitive market, improving manufacturing efficiency and [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-04-18T10:34:25+01:0028 May 2023|Categories: Caking, Chemical Industry, Conveying, Dustiness, Editors pick, Feature Article, Hoppers, Legislation and Standards, Silo storage, Transport|Tags: bins, containers, downtime, dust, facility design, facility improvements, hoppers, mechanical equipment, OEE, overall equipment effectiveness, powder flow, Powder Processing, production facility, rat holing, silos, spray drying, stoppage, tooling|0 Comments

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  Wear of the pneumatic pipeline walls:  contaminating the conveyed material

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  Wear of the pneumatic pipeline walls:  contaminating the conveyed material

  Abrasion, Attrition, Conveying, DSS_Featured, Dustiness, Silo storage, Transport, Wear

Wear of the pneumatic pipeline walls:  contaminating the conveyed material

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

By Martijn Daalder|2025-12-13T12:31:12+00:0012 June 2022|Categories: Abrasion, Attrition, Conveying, DSS_Featured, Dustiness, Silo storage, Transport, Wear|Tags: abrasion reduction, contaminants, Delft Solids Solutions, heavy metals contamination, industrial sample testing, iron, particle erosion, particle science, particle technology, particle velocity, pipeline design, pipeline wear, pneumatic conveying systems, product quality, sustainability in particle processing, zinc|0 Comments

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  Bulk Powder Characterization for Silo Storage

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  Bulk Powder Characterization for Silo Storage

  Bulk Solids Characterization, DSS_Featured, Dustiness, powders, Rotating Drum, Segregation

Bulk Powder Characterization for Silo Storage

In this article, we will cover Bulk Powder [...]

By Martijn Daalder|2025-02-19T12:09:11+00:002 February 2022|Categories: Bulk Solids Characterization, DSS_Featured, Dustiness, powders, Rotating Drum, Segregation|Tags: bulk crushing strength, Delft Solids Solutions, dustiness, enriromental factors, flow behavior, flow function, hopper angle, particle wear, production, production process, robotic compression tester, rotating drum, segregation, storage, wear behavior|0 Comments

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