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Equipment for toasting soybeans?

What information do you have about toasting soybeans and suitable equipment? The aim is to lower the levels of urease...

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...

What Do Chutes And Hoppers Do In Pneumatic Conveying Systems?

A pneumatic conveying system can’t function without the combination of chutes and hoppers – they are integral and critical components...

What Is Saltation Velocity?

Saltation velocity is the speed below which particles being conveyed through a pneumatic conveying system lose suspension and begin to...

Are All Moisture Sensors Equal?

When working with materials that can hold water, it is always important to know how much water is contained inside...

How to transport soft gel capsules to hoppers?

Few questions about transporting soft gel capsules between work stations: What are the ways to store soft gel caps? Maximum...

Compressed air reservoir tank for Pneumatic Conveying

One single compressed air supply line from the compressor room is branched out into two main lines in our plant,...

Feeder mismatch weight reading

Our feeder has mismatch reading of weight to actual, calibration and tared was done.. Overfeeding and underfeeding always occurs. What...

Sampling in mixing process

How do you determine the sample size when one is mixing large quantities of powders/liquids in a batch process? Because...

Detecting powder blockages in an opaque pipe

What is the best way to detect a powder blockage in an opaque pipe?

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