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Equipment for toasting soybeans?
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Minimum conveying velocities for various particle types
I am currently in the process of designing a dust collector. One of the first steps involves specifying the correct minimum conveying/pickup velocity at the inlet of the hood. It is to be used in the baking industry and can see anything from different flours, sugar, salt, seeds, whole buns, etc. After a couple hours of research I’ve realized it...
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What Is Saltation Velocity?
Saltation velocity is the speed below which particles being conveyed through a pneumatic conveying system lose suspension and begin to deposit at the bottom of horizontal pipelines.
Are All Moisture Sensors Equal?
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Our experts
Doan Pendleton is the President of VAC-U-MAX, located in Belleville, New Jersey. With over 35 years of experience in the design, engineering, manufacturing, and marketing of bulk material transfer systems and industrial vacuum cleaning systems, Mr. Pendleton has developed extensive expertise across multiple industries, including food, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, plastics, chemical, packaging, and additive manufacturing/3D printing. His technical acumen has driven innovation and operational efficiency, playing a key role in advancing bulk material handling technologies. Mr. Pendleton holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and Management from Suffolk University.
Since 2016, David Hyer has served as the President and General Manager of Thayer Scale and is responsible for daily operations. In 2013, he rejoined the company after serving as the division manager of the circuit-board test and inspection business at Teradyne. His professional experience includes senior management positions in sales and business development at Teradyne and two venture capital-backed startups. His first position was with Thayer Scale in 1985 as a college student writing machine-level code for the PI-164 instrument.
David has expertise in the design and manufacture of market-leading conveyor belt scales and gravimetric feeders. With an unyielding focus on product line specialization and quality, the company’s portfolio of products and customized solutions are tailored to the unique requirements of its three key segments; Food, Energy & Building Products, and Chemical & Industrial.
David holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Tufts University. He is married with three children and enjoys tennis, golf, and spending time on his boat.
Paul Malcolm, General Manager of Engineering at Pneuvay Engineering, has been with the company since 2008. He is a highly experienced and qualified engineer, holding both advanced and associate diplomas. Paul is an expert in designing lean and dense phase pneumatic conveying systems and works by the motto, “Excellence is not a skill, it is an attitude”. Outside of work, he enjoys fishing with his son and playing with his daughter.
Süleyman is General Manager of Polimak with more than 20 years of experience in design, engineering, manufacturing, and marketing of bulk solids handling systems. He leads the organization to provide problem-free solutions from single equipment to complete turnkey systems for a wide range of industries. Pneumatic conveying systems, dust collectors, rotary valves, big bag dischargers, batching & dosing systems, storage silos are some of the components designed and produced by a highly qualified engineering team in the organization. Holding a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Süleyman’s background includes software development, industrial automation, and IoT technologies. This facilitates Polimak’s vision of providing data-driven smart process technologies for the bulk solids handling industry in the new digital age.
