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  • Flat-style infographic illustrating powder waste in manufacturing with a hopper, weighing scale, and financial loss symbols.
    30 August 2025

    The Real Cost of Powder Waste in Manufacturing: How small waste adds up

    Even a fraction of powder waste in manufacturing erodes yield, raises costs, [...]

    Insights

  • Electrostatic troubleshooting powder handling with silo discharge, warning sign, and charge meter.
    29 August 2025

    Electrostatic Troubleshooting in Powder handling

    Electrostatic troubleshooting in powder handling addresses particle properties, environmental factors, and equipment [...]

    Know How

  • Hard carbon powder for sodium-ion battery use, shown in dry-room conditions with stable structure.
    23 August 2025

    Hard Carbon in Sodium-Ion Batteries: Moisture Control, Powder QA, and Line Readiness

    Hard carbon sodium-ion batteries are a match made in heaven. When moisture [...]

    Feature Article

  • Dustiness test setup: scientist uses a continuous drop rig with CPC and ELPI, rotating drum visible
    23 August 2025

    Dustiness Tests Compared: EN 15051 Versus EN 17199-4

    Use EN 15051 for mass-based dustiness in health-related fractions. The rotating drum [...]

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Flow & bulk behaviour

FlowabilitySegregationDustinessCakingElectrostatic EffectsMoisture SensitivityShearCohesionPermeabilityPacking Density

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AgglomerationAttritionAbrasionWearAdhesionSurface EnergyDispersionRheologyPorosityThermal PropertiesParticle Size Distribution

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Mixing TechnologyHoppersConveyingCompactionCoatingSilo StorageEncapsulation TechniquesSpray DryingMilling

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Bulk Solids CharacterizationParticle Size TestingAnalytical Techniques and MethodsChemical Composition AnalysisMicroscopy

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  • powder compaction
    2 December 2023

    Powder Compaction

    Powder compaction is a vital process used to form powders [...]

    Feature Article

  • Functional Powder Design
    25 November 2023

    Designing Functional Powders

    Functional powder design plays a fundamental role in numerous industries. It [...]

    Feature Article

  • Achieving Homogeneous Mixtures
    18 November 2023

    Achieving Homogeneous Mixtures

    Introduction: Why Homogeneous Mixtures Matter Mixing powders is a common practice in [...]

    Feature Article

  • Dispersion in Powder Processing and Lab Testing
    11 November 2023

    Dispersion in Powder Processing and Lab Testing

    In this article we'll extensively cover Dispersion in Powder Processing and Lab [...]

    Feature Article

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  • 12 March 2022

    Real-time in-situ Rheological Assessment of Sticky Point Temperature and Humidity of Powdered Products

    Delft Solids Solutions published a research paper on real-time, in-situ rheological assessment. You [...]

  • Silo-storage-Bulk-powder-characterization
    2 February 2022

    Bulk Powder Characterization for Silo Storage

    In this article, we will cover Bulk Powder Characterization for Silo design, [...]

  • Stability Testing of Animal Feed
    2 February 2022

    Stability Testing of Animal Feed

    Stability testing protects the nutritional value and safety of animal feed. Essential [...]

  • Bulk Solids Mixing Technology - The difficulty of mixing powders - segragation of powders
    2 February 2022

    The difficulty of mixing powders

    Bulk solids mixing is essential across industries, including food, pharmaceuticals, building materials, [...]

  • Solids handling facility design
    2 February 2022

    Key Considerations for Building or Upgrading a Facility

    In this article, we will discuss the relevant aspects when working on [...]

  • UvA Researchers invent catalyst
    2 February 2022

    UvA Researchers invent catalyst for Carbon dioxide conversion

    Researchers from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have created a new catalyst to [...]

  • Dustiness Potential - Introduction to Dustiness
    2 February 2022

    Introduction to Dustiness

    Airborne dust is a common byproduct of both natural and human activities. [...]

  • Dust - Explosions - Interview with Dr. Arief Dahoe
    2 February 2022

    Interview with Dr. Arief Dahoe – Dust Explosions

    Table of Contents Introduction to the Dustiness Seminar 2017 [...]

  • Solving the curious case of caking
    2 February 2022

    Solving the curious case of caking

    Table of Contents Since November 2021, Delft Solids Solutions [...]

  • Powder (Non-) Flow Day 2017
    2 February 2022

    Interview with Johan Groen – Powder (Non-) Flow Day 2017

    Table of Contents On October the 17th, Delft Solids [...]

  • Particle Size Analysis in drug development
    2 February 2022

    The Importance of Particle Size Distribution in Pharma

    Particle size plays a critical role in pharmaceutical development, influencing everything from [...]

  • Twilmij's Jan Kuperus shares his experiences with Delft Solids Solutions
    2 February 2022

    Twilmij’s Jan Kuperus shares his experiences with Delft Solids Solutions

    Twilmij’s Jan Kuperus highlights the practical impact of Delft Solids Solutions’ training [...]

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