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  The complexities of infant formula powders

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  The complexities of infant formula powders

  Encapsulation Techniques, Feature Article, Flowability, Food Industry, Nano

The complexities of infant formula powders

Infant formula powders are far more demanding than [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-11-26T19:10:25+00:0029 November 2025|Categories: Encapsulation Techniques, Feature Article, Flowability, Food Industry, Nano|Tags: agglomeration, emulsion stability, food powders, heat sensitive ingredients, infant formula powders, infant nutrition, microencapsulation, milk powder processing, nanoparticle risk, nanotechnology in food, nutrient bioavailability, powder flowability, powder formulation, shelf life stability, spray drying|0 Comments

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  Powder Certificate of Analysis vs Reality: Why Incoming Tests Matter

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  Powder Certificate of Analysis vs Reality: Why Incoming Tests Matter

  Analytical Techniques and Methods, Bulk Solids Characterization, Feature Article, Flowability, Laboratory, Moisture Sensitivity

Powder Certificate of Analysis vs Reality: Why Incoming Tests Matter

A powder certificate of analysis (CoA) confirms identity [...]

By Alice Vermeer|2025-11-20T19:40:37+00:0022 November 2025|Categories: Analytical Techniques and Methods, Bulk Solids Characterization, Feature Article, Flowability, Laboratory, Moisture Sensitivity|Tags: caking risk, certificate of analysis, CoA, electrostatic issues, fines content, flow testing, GMP quality systems, incoming inspection, incoming powder testing, moisture control, powder certificate of analysis, powder characterization, powder QA, raw material quality, risk based control, segregation risk, supplier qualification, supplier quality management, water activity|0 Comments

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  Inside Perspective of Powder Wettability in the Food and Feed Industries

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  Inside Perspective of Powder Wettability in the Food and Feed Industries

  Feature Article, Feed industry, Food Industry, Moisture Sensitivity, Wettability

Inside Perspective of Powder Wettability in the Food and Feed Industries

Powder wettability in food and feed determines how [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-11-15T14:00:08+00:0015 November 2025|Categories: Feature Article, Feed industry, Food Industry, Moisture Sensitivity, Wettability|Tags: agglomeration, anti-caking agents, aquafeed, capillary rise tests, clumping, contact angle measurement, dairy powders, feed pellets, fluidized bed granulation, food powders, Infant formula, instant powders, lecithin, moisture management, pellet durability, powder hydration, powder reconstitution, powder wettability, Process Optimization, shrimp feed, sinking time test, spray drying, surface fat, surfactants|0 Comments

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  Powder Plateau S Curve: How to Win When Physics Limits You

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  Powder Plateau S Curve: How to Win When Physics Limits You

  Additives, Bulk Solids Characterization, Editors pick, Feature Article, Flowability, Future

Powder Plateau S Curve: How to Win When Physics Limits You

The powder plateau S-curve explains why progress is [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-11-08T15:27:13+00:008 November 2025|Categories: Additives, Bulk Solids Characterization, Editors pick, Feature Article, Flowability, Future|Tags: additive manufacturing, AI process control, capillary forces, cohesion, DEM simulation, dynamic powder rheometry, electrostatics, flowability, gas atomization, hybrid powders, in-process sensors, Jenike ffc, passivation, plasma CVD, powder plateau S-curve, process analytics, recycling, silicon anodes, sintering, spray drying, surface energy, sustainability, triboelectric charging, van der Waals, X-ray tomography|0 Comments

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  Powder Caking Prevention: Causes, Testing Methods, and Proven Fixes

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  Powder Caking Prevention: Causes, Testing Methods, and Proven Fixes

  Caking, Feature Article, Flowability, Laboratory

Powder Caking Prevention: Causes, Testing Methods, and Proven Fixes

Powder caking can be predicted and, in most [...]

By POWDERTECHNOLOGY.info|2025-11-01T14:27:29+00:001 November 2025|Categories: Caking, Feature Article, Flowability, Laboratory|Tags: bulk solids handling, Caking prevention, Delft Solids Solutions, DVS testing, flowability testing, hopper design, moisture control, powder caking, shear testing, storage conditions|0 Comments

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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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  PFAS vs PTFE in 2025: What’s Really Changing for Powder-Based Manufacturing

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  PFAS vs PTFE in 2025: What’s Really Changing for Powder-Based Manufacturing

  Energy Industry, Feature Article, Laboratory, Legislation and Standards, Moisture Sensitivity

PFAS vs PTFE in 2025: What’s Really Changing for Powder-Based Manufacturing

PFAS PTFE powder manufacturing industries will face policy [...]

By POWDERTECHNOLOGY.info|2025-10-18T00:40:43+01:0018 October 2025|Categories: Energy Industry, Feature Article, Laboratory, Legislation and Standards, Moisture Sensitivity|Tags: battery manufacturing, compliance, dry electrode, flowability, fluoropolymers, legislation, Moisture Sensitivity, PFAS, Powder Processing, PTFE, QA, REACH|0 Comments

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  Nanotechnology in Cosmetics: Efficacy, Safety, and Regulation

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  Nanotechnology in Cosmetics: Efficacy, Safety, and Regulation

  Cosmetics industry, Feature Article, Laboratory, Legislation and Standards, Nano

Nanotechnology in Cosmetics: Efficacy, Safety, and Regulation

Nanotechnology in cosmetics improves stability, delivery, and skin [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-10-09T22:39:55+01:0011 October 2025|Categories: Cosmetics industry, Feature Article, Laboratory, Legislation and Standards, Nano|Tags: cosmetics, DLS, Environmental Impact, EU 1223/2009, FDA guidance, Franz cell, liposomes, nano-hydroxyapatite, nanostructured lipid carriers, Nanotechnology, SCCS, solid lipid nanoparticles, TEM, Titanium Dioxide, zinc oxide|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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  Powder Technologies Within Circular Systems

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  Powder Technologies Within Circular Systems

  3D printing, Bulk Solids Characterization, Editors pick, Feature Article, Legislation and Standards, Metallurgy, Moisture Sensitivity, Particle Size Testing, Plastics and Polymers, Porosity, Sustainability

Powder Technologies Within Circular Systems

The relevance of powder testing for circular economy [...]

By POWDERTECHNOLOGY.info|2025-09-27T11:31:50+01:0027 September 2025|Categories: 3D printing, Bulk Solids Characterization, Editors pick, Feature Article, Legislation and Standards, Metallurgy, Moisture Sensitivity, Particle Size Testing, Plastics and Polymers, Porosity, Sustainability|Tags: additive manufacturing, BET surface area, carbon per cycle, ceramics, circular economy, compliance, energy per cycle, flowability, FTIR, ICP-OES, lifecycle assessment, moisture control, morphology, packing density, particle size distribution, polymers, powder metallurgy, powder reuse, powder testing, Quality Control, Raman Spectroscopy, recycled powders, release criteria, ring shear testing, SEM analysis, sintering behavior, spreadability, surface oxidation, traceability, XPS, XRF|0 Comments

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