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WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DUST COLLECTOR AND A BIN VENT/FILTER RECEIVER?

September 7, 2017

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DUST COLLECTOR AND A BIN VENT/FILTER RECEIVER?

Some days the lines between the dust collection industry and the pneumatic conveying industry become …

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WHAT ARE RELIEVED TIPS IN A ROTARY VALVE? “HELP MAKE THE BEST OF A STICKY SITUATION”

September 7, 2017

WHAT ARE RELIEVED TIPS IN A ROTARY VALVE? “HELP MAKE THE BEST OF A STICKY SITUATION”

“You spin me right round, baby, right round like a record, baby right round round …

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TOP 5 BAGGING SCALE MAINTENANCE TIPS

September 7, 2017

TOP 5 BAGGING SCALE MAINTENANCE TIPS

Packaging or bagging scales are the last step in providing a product to the consumer, …

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HOW CAN ROBOTIC AUTOMATION HELP THE MILLING INDUSTRY?

September 7, 2017

HOW CAN ROBOTIC AUTOMATION HELP THE MILLING INDUSTRY?

Automation of a packaging line process is easily the biggest trend we are seeing at …

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WHAT IS A ROTARY VALVE? WHAT IS AN AIRLOCK? WHAT IS A ROTARY AIRLOCK FEEDER?

September 7, 2017

WHAT IS A ROTARY VALVE? WHAT IS AN AIRLOCK? WHAT IS A ROTARY AIRLOCK FEEDER?

Rotary valves, airlock, rotary airlock, rotary feeders, rotary airlock feeder, what’s the difference? When do …

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WHAT IS A DENSE PHASE PNEUMATIC CONVEYING SYSTEM?

September 7, 2017

WHAT IS A DENSE PHASE PNEUMATIC CONVEYING SYSTEM?

Smoot’s Dense Phase Pneumatic Conveying System is a high-pressure, low-velocity system that moves abrasive or …

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BYPASSING TIME – SMOOT DURABILITY

September 7, 2017

BYPASSING TIME – SMOOT DURABILITY

A few brief interesting historical facts from 1996 Gasoline, which had just been made exclusively unleaded …

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COMING TO THE FORK IN THE ROAD – DIVERTER VALVES

September 6, 2017

COMING TO THE FORK IN THE ROAD – DIVERTER VALVES

“But still they lead me back, to the long winding road.” – Paul McCartney Unlike …

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HOW TO DEAL WITH BLOW-BY-AIR: PNEUMATIC CONVEYING – “YOU’RE FULL OF HOT AIR!”

September 6, 2017

HOW TO DEAL WITH BLOW-BY-AIR: PNEUMATIC CONVEYING – “YOU’RE FULL OF HOT AIR!”

“A high-flying Politician is not unlike a Balloon. He is full of inflammability, he is …

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FINDING YOUR (DUAL) PURPOSE IN LIFE: ROTARY VALVES

September 6, 2017

FINDING YOUR (DUAL) PURPOSE IN LIFE: ROTARY VALVES

Pop Fisher: “You know my mama wanted me to be a farmer.” Roy Hobbs: “My dad wanted …

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