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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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  Build a Powder Quality “Fingerprint” in 7 Days

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  Build a Powder Quality “Fingerprint” in 7 Days

  Flowability, Insights, Laboratory

Build a Powder Quality “Fingerprint” in 7 Days

You can prevent most production surprises by tracking [...]

By Alice Vermeer|2025-11-08T11:10:37+00:008 November 2025|Categories: Flowability, Insights, Laboratory|Tags: Bulk density, electrostatics, flowability, microscopy, moisture, particle size, powder fingerprint, QA panel|0 Comments

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  Representative Powder Sampling a practical guide and overview

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  Representative Powder Sampling a practical guide and overview

  Flowability, Know How, Laboratory

Representative Powder Sampling a practical guide and overview

Representative powder sampling starts at the process, not [...]

By Alice Vermeer|2025-11-15T12:26:23+00:001 November 2025|Categories: Flowability, Know How, Laboratory|Tags: Bulk Solids, composite sampling, laboratory, powder sampling, QA, representative sampling, riffle splitter, sample reduction|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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  Angle of Repose Is Not a Flowability Test

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  Angle of Repose Is Not a Flowability Test

  Flowability, Insights, Shear

Angle of Repose Is Not a Flowability Test

The angle of repose and flowability are related, [...]

By Diego Ramos|2025-10-28T18:26:34+00:001 November 2025|Categories: Flowability, Insights, Shear|Tags: angle of repose, Bulk density, flowability, hopper design, powder handling, QA, ring shear, wall friction|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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  Powder Segregation Test: The 20 Minute Bottle Method

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  Powder Segregation Test: The 20 Minute Bottle Method

  Bulk Solids Characterization, Flowability, Hoppers, Insights, Particle size distribution, Segregation

Powder Segregation Test: The 20 Minute Bottle Method

Most blend failures start with segregation during transfer. [...]

By John Porter|2025-10-04T19:41:08+01:004 October 2025|Categories: Bulk Solids Characterization, Flowability, Hoppers, Insights, Particle size distribution, Segregation|Tags: blend uniformity, bottle test, chute design, core sampling, density difference, drop height, fill rate, fines migration, free-fall, hopper design, mass flow, particle size distribution, percolation, potency control, powder segregation test, receiver venting, segregation, trajectory sorting, trickle fill, wall friction|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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  Hidden Charge Peaks in Powder Flows: Measure What is missed

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  Hidden Charge Peaks in Powder Flows: Measure What is missed

  Bulk Solids Characterization, Electrostatic Effects, Flowability, Insights

Hidden Charge Peaks in Powder Flows: Measure What is missed

Do not accept a safe net charge as [...]

By Alice Vermeer|2025-10-01T10:56:59+01:0027 September 2025|Categories: Bulk Solids Characterization, Electrostatic Effects, Flowability, Insights|Tags: charge distribution, charge measurement, Electrostatic Effects, Faraday pail, hidden charge peaks, powder flows, powder handling risks, Powder safety, powder technology, spatial charge mapping|0 Comments

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