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 … Continue Reading
BYPASSING TIME – SMOOT DURABILITY A few brief interesting historical facts from 1996 Gasoline, which had just been made exclusively unleaded … Continue Reading
COMING TO THE FORK IN THE ROAD – DIVERTER VALVES “But still they lead me back, to the long winding road.” – Paul McCartney Unlike … Continue Reading
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 … Continue Reading
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 … Continue Reading
WHAT DOES A HOPPER TOP VALVE DO? “JUST PASSING THROUGH” “I’ve got my ticket for the long way ‘round, The one with the prettiest of … Continue Reading
BIN VENTS AND FILTER RECEIVERS “GET SMART” “Truth is absolute…but opinion is truth filtered through the moods… (and) the disposition of the … Continue Reading
PD BLOWER, HORSE POWER “A HORSE! A HORSE!” “A Horse! A Horse! My kingdom for a horse!” – Richard III as the title character … Continue Reading
DETAILS COUNT “Communication does not occur until both sides understand the message and understands how their message … Continue Reading
CONSIDERATIONS FOR PROPER BRACING OF ELBOWS & PIPING IN PNEUMATICS – “FALLING APART AT THE SEAMS” “Think of all that we’ve been through, breaking-up is hard to do” – Neil Sadaka As … Continue Reading