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  Moisture Control for Powders: Dew Point, Water Activity, and Caking Windows

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  Moisture Control for Powders: Dew Point, Water Activity, and Caking Windows

  Caking, Know How, Moisture Sensitivity

Moisture Control for Powders: Dew Point, Water Activity, and Caking Windows

Moisture control for powders breaks down when teams [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-03-28T12:29:17+00:0028 March 2026|Categories: Caking, Know How, Moisture Sensitivity|Tags: bulk solids handling, caking risk, conditioned testing, dew point, exposure points, flowability, humidity control, moisture content, moisture control for powders, Moisture Sensitivity, operating window, powder caking, powder flow, powder QA, powder storage, Powder troubleshooting, refill humidity, sticking, storage stability, water activity|0 Comments

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  Wall Friction Drift in Hoppers: Why Discharge Degrades Over Time

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  Wall Friction Drift in Hoppers: Why Discharge Degrades Over Time

  Bulk Solids Characterization, Caking, Flowability, Hoppers, Insights, Moisture Sensitivity, Shear

Wall Friction Drift in Hoppers: Why Discharge Degrades Over Time

Many hopper issues are boundary-limited. Wall friction drifts [...]

By POWDERTECHNOLOGY.info|2026-01-31T12:16:32+00:0031 January 2026|Categories: Bulk Solids Characterization, Caking, Flowability, Hoppers, Insights, Moisture Sensitivity, Shear|Tags: fouling, funnel flow, hopper discharge, humidity control, liners, mass flow, ratholing, shear cell testing, silo flow, wall friction|0 Comments

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  Water Activity in Powders: Why Moisture Content Misleads in line drifts during production

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  Water Activity in Powders: Why Moisture Content Misleads in line drifts during production

  Bulk Solids Characterization, Caking, Compaction, Flowability, Insights

Water Activity in Powders: Why Moisture Content Misleads in line drifts during production

Water activity in powders predicts caking, sticking, and flow [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-04-18T10:24:22+01:0024 January 2026|Categories: Bulk Solids Characterization, Caking, Compaction, Flowability, Insights|Tags: Bulk Solids Characterization, caking, dew point, flowability, humidity control, Moisture Sensitivity, Powder, QA, water activity|0 Comments

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  Triboelectric Charging in Powders: The science, failure modes, and industrial controls

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  Triboelectric Charging in Powders: The science, failure modes, and industrial controls

  Dustiness, Editors pick, Electrostatic Effects, Feature Article, Flowability

Triboelectric Charging in Powders: The science, failure modes, and industrial controls

Triboelectric charging forms when powders contact and separate, [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-12-13T12:43:09+00:0013 December 2025|Categories: Dustiness, Editors pick, Electrostatic Effects, Feature Article, Flowability|Tags: charge distribution, charge to mass ratio, electrostatic field meter, ESD risk, Faraday cup, fines migration, Fluidized bed, hopper discharge, humidity control, ionization, pneumatic conveying, powder bed fusion, powder electrostatics, segregation, static electricity, tribocharging, triboelectric charging, wall adhesion|0 Comments

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  When Humidity Spikes Hit Your Powder Flow

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  When Humidity Spikes Hit Your Powder Flow

  Flowability, Insights, Moisture Sensitivity

When Humidity Spikes Hit Your Powder Flow

Average conditions rarely tell the full story. Short [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-04-18T10:26:03+01:0022 November 2025|Categories: Flowability, Insights, Moisture Sensitivity|Tags: caking risk, climate control, humidity control, humidity spikes powder flow, hygroscopic powders, Moisture Sensitivity, powder flow problems, powder handling, powder moisture, powder stability, process upsets, relative humidity, storage conditions, warehouse climate, water activity|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 Stephane Sloots|2026-04-18T10:26:07+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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  Dew Point vs Water Activity in Powder Processing

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  Dew Point vs Water Activity in Powder Processing

  Bulk Solids Characterization, Insights, Moisture Sensitivity

Dew Point vs Water Activity in Powder Processing

For powders, dew point vs water activity defines [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-04-18T10:26:08+01:0025 October 2025|Categories: Bulk Solids Characterization, Insights, Moisture Sensitivity|Tags: Bulk Solids Characterization, dew point vs water activity, flowability, humidity control, HVAC, hygroscopicity, laboratory, Moisture Measurement, Moisture Sensitivity, Powder Processing, powder quality control, powder stability, powder technology, Process Environment, QA|0 Comments

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  Catalytic Hot Spots in Powders: Small Regions, Big Consequences

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  Catalytic Hot Spots in Powders: Small Regions, Big Consequences

  Bulk Solids Characterization, Chemical Reactivity, Cohesion, Insights

Catalytic Hot Spots in Powders: Small Regions, Big Consequences

Catalytic hot spots in powders often determine stability. [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-04-18T10:27:58+01:0020 September 2025|Categories: Bulk Solids Characterization, Chemical Reactivity, Cohesion, Insights|Tags: barrier coatings, catalytic hot spots, DSC screening, fines enrichment, humidity control, inverse gas chromatography, Karl Fischer, moisture migration, passivation, storage stability|0 Comments

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  Electrostatic Charge in Powder Behavior

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  Electrostatic Charge in Powder Behavior

  Electrostatic Effects, Insights

Electrostatic Charge in Powder Behavior

Electrostatic charge in powder behavior In industries ranging [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-07-09T11:14:17+01:0022 December 2024|Categories: Electrostatic Effects, Insights|Tags: adhesion, antistatic additives, electrostatic charge, electrostatics, flowability, grounding and bonding, handling and storage, humidity control, industrial processes, innovation, powder behavior, powder science, powder technology, Quality Control, safety hazards, segregation|0 Comments

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  Agglomeration in Powder Processing: Causes and Solutions

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  Agglomeration in Powder Processing: Causes and Solutions

  Insights, Surface Energy

Agglomeration in Powder Processing: Causes and Solutions

Agglomeration in powder processing an introduction Agglomeration in [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-07-09T11:15:11+01:0029 September 2024|Categories: Insights, Surface Energy|Tags: agglomeration, anti-static agents, capillary effects, clumping, de-agglomeration, electrostatic charges, flowability, humidity control, hydrophobic coatings, hygroscopic materials, liquid bridging, mechanical handling, milling, moisture content, particle cohesion, particle size distribution, powder adhesion, Powder Processing, process efficiency, product quality, production consistency, reactivity, segregation, sieving, surface energy, Surface Treatments, triboelectric effects, ultrasonic dispersion, Van der Waals Forces|0 Comments

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