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  Handling Functional Powders: Five Risks and How to Control Them

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  Handling Functional Powders: Five Risks and How to Control Them

  Abrasion, Electrostatic Effects, Flowability, Insights, Legislation and Standards, Moisture Sensitivity

Handling Functional Powders: Five Risks and How to Control Them

Modern batteries, 5 G antennas, and solid‑state ceramics start with [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-07-09T11:10:26+01:0015 June 2025|Categories: Abrasion, Electrostatic Effects, Flowability, Insights, Legislation and Standards, Moisture Sensitivity|Tags: abrasion resistance, cleanroom ISO 5, contamination control, dust explosion, electrostatic charge, fine powders, flowability, functional powder handling, glovebox processing, Hastelloy equipment, IEC 62660-3, inert-gas purge, lithium battery powders, Moisture Sensitivity, NFPA 652 compliance|0 Comments

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  Smartphone Cover Glass: Materials, Processing, and Market Trends

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  Smartphone Cover Glass: Materials, Processing, and Market Trends

  Chemical Composition Analysis, Electrostatic Effects, Feature Article, Fracture Mechanics, Particle size distribution, Thermal Properties

Smartphone Cover Glass: Materials, Processing, and Market Trends

Smartphone cover glass is not ordinary glass. It’s [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-07-09T11:10:27+01:0014 June 2025|Categories: Chemical Composition Analysis, Electrostatic Effects, Feature Article, Fracture Mechanics, Particle size distribution, Thermal Properties|Tags: aluminosilicate, chemical strengthening, display materials, fracture toughness, glass manufacturing, ion exchange, mobile display technology, Powder Processing, smartphone cover glass, thermal processing|0 Comments

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  Electrostatic Effects in Powder Handling and How to Deal with it

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  Electrostatic Effects in Powder Handling and How to Deal with it

  Electrostatic Effects, Flowability, Insights, Segregation

Electrostatic Effects in Powder Handling and How to Deal with it

Electrostatic Effects in Powder Handling: Static charge disrupts [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-07-09T11:10:27+01:002 June 2025|Categories: Electrostatic Effects, Flowability, Insights, Segregation|Tags: adhesion, Electrostatic Effects, flowability, laboratory, powder flow, powder handling, processing, safety, segregation|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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  The Future of Powder-Based Electronics: Enabling New Possibilities

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  The Future of Powder-Based Electronics: Enabling New Possibilities

  Electrostatic Effects, Future, Insights, Laboratory, Semi-Conductor Industry

The Future of Powder-Based Electronics: Enabling New Possibilities

Powder-based electronics are moving swiftly from lab-scale experiments [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-07-09T11:11:37+01:0012 April 2025|Categories: Electrostatic Effects, Future, Insights, Laboratory, Semi-Conductor Industry|Tags: powder-based electronics, printed electronics, sintered conductive materials|0 Comments

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  Advanced Powder Characterization Techniques

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  Advanced Powder Characterization Techniques

  Adhesion, Bulk Solids Characterization, Cohesion, Electrostatic Effects, Flowability, Insights, Particle Size Testing, Porosity, Rheology, Segregation, Surface Energy

Advanced Powder Characterization Techniques

In this article, we will take a glance at [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-07-09T11:12:55+01:002 March 2025|Categories: Adhesion, Bulk Solids Characterization, Cohesion, Electrostatic Effects, Flowability, Insights, Particle Size Testing, Porosity, Rheology, Segregation, Surface Energy|Tags: additive manufacturing powders, advanced powder analysis, cohesion and adhesion, dynamic image analysis, electrostatic charge in powders, flow behavior analysis, industrial powder testing, inverse gas chromatography, material science, particle shape analysis, particle size distribution, pharmaceutical powders, powder bed analysis, powder bulk properties, powder characterization, powder flowability, powder formulation, powder handling, Powder Processing, powder rheometry, powder segregation, powder technology, surface energy measurement, triboelectric analysis, X-ray Computed Tomography|0 Comments

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  Electrostatic Charge in Powder Behavior

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  Electrostatic Charge in Powder Behavior

  Electrostatic Effects, Insights

Electrostatic Charge in Powder Behavior

Electrostatic charge in powder behavior In industries ranging [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-07-09T11:14:17+01:0022 December 2024|Categories: Electrostatic Effects, Insights|Tags: adhesion, antistatic additives, electrostatic charge, electrostatics, flowability, grounding and bonding, handling and storage, humidity control, industrial processes, innovation, powder behavior, powder science, powder technology, Quality Control, safety hazards, segregation|0 Comments

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  Characterizing Bulk Density in Powders: Why It Matters

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  Characterizing Bulk Density in Powders: Why It Matters

  Electrostatic Effects, Insights

Characterizing Bulk Density in Powders: Why It Matters

Bulk density plays a critical role in powder processing [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-07-09T11:14:17+01:008 December 2024|Categories: Electrostatic Effects, Insights|Tags: Agricultural Industry, Bulk density, Bulk Density in Powder Processing, chemical industry, Compressibility Index, food industry, Improving Powder Handling, Industrial Applications of Bulk Density, Industrial Powders, Loose Bulk Density (LBD), Material Handling, Measuring Bulk Density, particle size distribution, pharmaceutical industry, Powder Behavior Analysis, powder characterization, powder flowability, Powder Manufacturing, powder packing density, Powder Processing, Tapped Bulk Density (TBD), Void Spaces in Powders, Why Bulk Density Matters|0 Comments

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  Dispersion and Chemical Reactions

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  Dispersion and Chemical Reactions

  Chemical Industry, Dispersion, Electrostatic Effects, Feature Article, Mixing technology, Sedimentation

Dispersion and Chemical Reactions

Dispersion in chemistry: an introduction Dispersion plays a [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-07-09T11:18:35+01:0016 February 2024|Categories: Chemical Industry, Dispersion, Electrostatic Effects, Feature Article, Mixing technology, Sedimentation|Tags: agglomeration forces, challenges in industry, chemical interactions, colloid systems, forces in particle dispersion, high-speed mixer calibration, homogenizer settings, in laboratories, in production facilities, industrial equipment, innovation, irreversible aggregation in particles, material variability in dispersion, particle-specific attributes, perfection, powder technology, problem-solving, sedimentation in chemistry, stabilizers in dispersion, surface modifications in materials, suspensions, ultrasonic probe cavitation, unlocking full potential|0 Comments

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  Agglomeration Characterization Techniques and Modeling

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  Agglomeration Characterization Techniques and Modeling

  Agglomaration, Chemical Industry, Electrostatic Effects, Feature Article, Microscopy, Pharmaceutical Industry

Agglomeration Characterization Techniques and Modeling

In recent years, agglomeration mechanisms have transformed significantly. [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-07-09T11:23:48+01:007 October 2023|Categories: Agglomaration, Chemical Industry, Electrostatic Effects, Feature Article, Microscopy, Pharmaceutical Industry|Tags: aerosol reactors, agglomeration, AI, Artificial Intelligence, characterization, computational simulations, computer modeling, control systems, discrete element models, fluidized bed granulators, materials science, mathematical models, modeling, nanoparticle agglomeration, Pharmaceuticals, population balance models, real-time monitoring, techniques|0 Comments

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