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12 September 2026Co-Processed Excipients in Continuous Manufacturing: How Particle Engineering Changes Powder Flow and Compaction Performance
Co-processing engineers particle morphology, density, and surface structure into a single composite excipient particle. Flow function and compactibility testing show what that buys formulators on continuous direct compression lines, and where it does not.
Feature Article
15 August 2026FDA’s Proposed Hub-and-Spoke Distributed Manufacturing Rule: What It Means for Blend Uniformity and Granulation Consistency
FDA's proposed hub-and-spoke registration rule treats geographically separate manufacturing units as one establishment. The registration paperwork is new; proving that blend uniformity, granulation endpoints, and moisture behavior actually match between sites is the older, harder problem.
Feature Article
8 August 2026SAE AIR7359: Why Some Metal Powder Feedstock Properties Are Left Out of AM Specifications
AIR7359 explains why AMS-AM metal powder feedstock specifications leave certain properties uncontrolled, citing limited applicability and immature standardized inspection methods, and what that gap means for aerospace AM qualification programs.
Insights
18 July 2026Preparing for an EU Talc Ban: What Mineral and Starch Alternatives Need to Match
Talc's expected EU restriction is forcing cosmetic formulators toward mica, kaolin, silica, and starch. None of them reproduce talc's platelet slip, oil absorption, and low dustiness at the same time, and each substitution changes flow and compaction behavior in pressed powder products differently.
Insights
29 June 2026Why Kst Is Not Enough: What the Explosion Index Tells You and What It Misses
Kst quantifies explosion rate-of-pressure-rise under standardized lab conditions. It does not directly describe how an explosion behaves in your vessel, at your turbulence level, or with your ignition scenario. This insight explains what the number means, where the cubic law holds, and when a competent person must go further than the test certificate.
28 February 2026Plastic pellet loss prevention is now a compliance KPI (and a bulk solids design problem)
Regulation (EU) 2025/2365 makes plastic pellet loss prevention a documented operational control [...]
Insights
10 January 2026Powder data lineage is now a quality lever, not an admin task
Powder data lineage is becoming a hard requirement in EU battery and [...]
Insights
3 January 2026Powder Containment Performance Testing: How to Specify, Measure, and Improve Containment
Powder containment performance testing turns “we think it’s contained” into measured proof. [...]
Know How
3 January 2026Welding Fumes in Powder Plants: The Hidden Contamination Risk During Maintenance and Hot Work
Welding fumes in powder plants now sit in a tighter EU compliance [...]
Insights
20 December 2025EU Plastic Pellet Loss Regulation: Bulk Plant Compliance
EU plastic pellet loss regulation (EU) 2025/2365 makes spill prevention and documented [...]
Insights
6 December 2025Titanium dioxide powder classification in 2025: what changed, what did not
titanium dioxide powder classification is shifting again in 2025. An EU court [...]
Insights
18 October 2025PFAS vs PTFE in 2025: What’s Really Changing for Powder-Based Manufacturing
PFAS PTFE powder manufacturing industries will face policy tightening across Europe. PTFE’s [...]
Feature Article