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  Why Dust Control in Powder Handling Starts With Powder Behavior

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  Why Dust Control in Powder Handling Starts With Powder Behavior

  Dustiness, Industrial Hygiene, Insights

Why Dust Control in Powder Handling Starts With Powder Behavior

Dust control in powder handling works best when [...]

By Martijn Daalder|2026-06-27T14:42:22+01:0025 April 2026|Categories: Dustiness, Industrial Hygiene, Insights|Tags: airborne dust, bag dump station, dust containment, dust control in powder handling, dust release, dustiness, housekeeping, inhalable dust, LEV, local exhaust ventilation, occupational hygiene, powder dust control, powder handling, respirable dust, source capture, transfer chute|0 Comments

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  Powder Flowability: Factors and Measurement Techniques

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  Powder Flowability: Factors and Measurement Techniques

  Analytical Techniques and Methods, Flowability, Hoppers, Insights, Permeability

Powder Flowability: Factors and Measurement Techniques

Powder flowability is not one fixed property. A [...]

By Martijn Daalder|2026-06-27T14:42:23+01:0016 April 2026|Categories: Analytical Techniques and Methods, Flowability, Hoppers, Insights, Permeability|Tags: aeration, angle of repose, Bulk density, Carr's Index, flow measurement techniques, flow rate through an orifice, Hausner Ratio, industrial powder flow, moisture content, particle friction, particle shape, particle size, powder behavior, powder cohesion, powder flow factors, powder flow optimization, powder flowability, powder handling, powder interlocking, Powder Processing, powder testing, shear cell testing, surface roughness, tapped density, Van der Waals Forces|0 Comments

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  Why FIBC Discharge Problems Often Start at the Liner-Spout Interface

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  Why FIBC Discharge Problems Often Start at the Liner-Spout Interface

  Big Bags, Electrostatic Effects, Flowability, Hoppers, Industrial Hygiene, Insights

Why FIBC Discharge Problems Often Start at the Liner-Spout Interface

FIBC discharge problems are often blamed on the [...]

By Martijn Daalder|2026-06-27T14:42:25+01:0011 April 2026|Categories: Big Bags, Electrostatic Effects, Flowability, Hoppers, Industrial Hygiene, Insights|Tags: arching, bag discharge, big bags, dust release, FIBC discharge problems, flexible intermediate bulk containers, flow aids, liner spout interface, outlet spout, powder flow, powder handling, ratholing, venting|0 Comments

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  Pneumatic Conveying Attrition: Transfer Quietly Changes Powder

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  Pneumatic Conveying Attrition: Transfer Quietly Changes Powder

  Attrition, Conveying, Dustiness, Insights

Pneumatic Conveying Attrition: Transfer Quietly Changes Powder

Pneumatic conveying attrition can change a powder even [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-06-27T14:42:26+01:004 April 2026|Categories: Attrition, Conveying, Dustiness, Insights|Tags: blend integrity, conveying bends, dilute phase conveying, dustiness, feeder instability, fines generation, particle breakage, particle velocity, pneumatic conveying attrition, powder degradation, powder handling, PSD shift|0 Comments

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  Powder Dustiness Is a Release Problem, Not a Fines Number

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  Powder Dustiness Is a Release Problem, Not a Fines Number

  Dustiness, Electrostatic Effects, Insights

Powder Dustiness Is a Release Problem, Not a Fines Number

Powder dustiness is a release behavior. It is [...]

By Martijn Daalder|2026-06-27T14:42:28+01:0028 March 2026|Categories: Dustiness, Electrostatic Effects, Insights|Tags: airborne dust, electrostatics, EN 15051-2, EN 17199-4, exposure control, fines content, humidity, inhalable dust, powder containment, powder dustiness, powder handling, respirable dust|0 Comments

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  Why Bulk Powder Behavior Depends on Contact Networks, Not Just Particle Size

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  Why Bulk Powder Behavior Depends on Contact Networks, Not Just Particle Size

  Bulk Solids Characterization, Editors pick, Flowability, Insights

Why Bulk Powder Behavior Depends on Contact Networks, Not Just Particle Size

Bulk powder behavior is not controlled by particle [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-06-27T14:42:29+01:0021 March 2026|Categories: Bulk Solids Characterization, Editors pick, Flowability, Insights|Tags: bulk powder behavior, contact networks in powders, feeder instability, hopper arching, Powder consolidation, powder flow behavior, powder handling, powder mechanics, rat holing, stress transmission in powders|0 Comments

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  Why Powder Flow Often Fails After a Short Shutdown in Hoppers and Feeders

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  Why Powder Flow Often Fails After a Short Shutdown in Hoppers and Feeders

  Flowability, Hoppers, Insights, Silo storage

Why Powder Flow Often Fails After a Short Shutdown in Hoppers and Feeders

Powder flow after a short shutdown often fails [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-06-27T14:42:31+01:0014 March 2026|Categories: Flowability, Hoppers, Insights, Silo storage|Tags: arching, bulk solids handling, deaeration, feeder restart, hopper discharge, powder flow, Powder troubleshooting, ratholing, restart instability, time consolidation|0 Comments

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  Loss in Weight Feeder Drift After Refill: The Refill Shock Mechanism and How to Diagnose It

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  Loss in Weight Feeder Drift After Refill: The Refill Shock Mechanism and How to Diagnose It

  Bulk Solids Characterization, Flowability, Hoppers, Insights, Silo storage

Loss in Weight Feeder Drift After Refill: The Refill Shock Mechanism and How to Diagnose It

Loss in weight feeder drift often starts at [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-06-27T14:42:32+01:007 March 2026|Categories: Bulk Solids Characterization, Flowability, Hoppers, Insights, Silo storage|Tags: aeration, Bulk density, compressibility, continuous processing, deaeration, feeder drift, hopper discharge, loss in weight feeder drift, loss in weight feeding, motor torque, packing density, permeability, process stability, refill effects, screw feeder|0 Comments

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  Plastic pellet loss prevention is now a compliance KPI (and a bulk solids design problem)

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  Plastic pellet loss prevention is now a compliance KPI (and a bulk solids design problem)

  Insights, Legislation and Standards, Plastics and Polymers

Plastic pellet loss prevention is now a compliance KPI (and a bulk solids design problem)

Regulation (EU) 2025/2365 makes plastic pellet loss prevention [...]

By Martijn Daalder|2026-06-27T14:42:33+01:0028 February 2026|Categories: Insights, Legislation and Standards, Plastics and Polymers|Tags: compliance, containment, diverter valves, logistics, maritime transport, microplastics, plastic pellet loss prevention, plastic pellets, pneumatic conveying, Regulation (EU) 2025/2365, risk management plan, silo venting, transfer points|0 Comments

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  Water Soluble-Fluoride in Black Mass: Limits, Risks, and QA Control

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  Water Soluble-Fluoride in Black Mass: Limits, Risks, and QA Control

  Energy Industry, Insights

Water Soluble-Fluoride in Black Mass: Limits, Risks, and QA Control

Water-soluble fluoride in black mass is now a [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-06-27T14:42:35+01:0021 February 2026|Categories: Energy Industry, Insights|Tags: battery recycling, black mass, fluoride, LiPF6, moisture control, powder QA, Process Safety, PVDF, water soluble fluoride|0 Comments

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