Material Handling White Papers & Case Studies

31. Traditional Medicinals Find The Answer To Move Blended Product Gently 5/31/2013

    With over 34 years in the herbal supplement arena, Traditional Medicinals has combined the ancient art of traditional formulating with the most modern scientific methods of quality assurance and production, and remains dedicated to preserving earth’s natural resources, both human and natural.

32. Pneumatic Conveyor Provides Competitive Edge For New Bio Based Detergent Expansion 5/31/2013

    Sticky powders present manufacturers and processors with unique material conveying challenges involving volumetric auger fillers that dispense powders, granulars, and flakes for packaging. This article demonstrates how a proprietary vacuum conveying design prevents a sticky material handling problem. 

33. Considerations When Selecting A Pharmaceutical Feeder To Reduce Manufacturing Costs 2/19/2013

    Metering dry powders in the pharmaceutical industry is not a new idea. Several common applications have been using gravimetric and volumetric dry material feeders for many years. Until recently, these feeders were customized versions of industrial or food-grade equipment or one-off-type machines engineered for a specific application. Driven by increasing demand, an equipment manufacturer embarked on an effort to create a standard dry material feeder engineered to meet the pharmaceutical industry’s needs. By Chad Lorensen

34. Tablet Production: Increasing Efficiency Of Physical Testing Processes 6/15/2012

    A closer look at physical testing in QC and IPC – and how efficient processes effectively save time and money.

35. Quantifying The Impact Of Humidity On Powder Properties 5/9/2012

    Of the many factors that influence powder behaviour, moisture, or humidity, is perhaps one of the most instantly recognised. Adding even small amounts of water to a powder can transform its properties. By Brian Armstrong (Powder Technologist) and Jamie Clayton (Operations Manager), Freeman Technology

36. Contract Packager Increases Production And Reduces Costs With Pneumatic Conveyors 8/26/2011
    With all the buzz about lean manufacturing and automation, it's surprising that more companies haven't integrated such practices into their production lines.
37. Three Universal Requirements For Purchasing A Pneumatic Conveyor 1/20/2011

    In terms of pneumatic conveying, users may know that they have a 55-gallon drum of powder sitting on the floor that needs to get into a process in a certain amount of time and at a particular rate, but understanding the subtleties between dense or dilute phase, and positive or negative pressure systems also requires some advanced knowledge. By VAC-U-MAX

38. Case Study: Packaging Companies Discover Efficiency, Cost Savings And Increased Production Available Through Pneumatic Conveying 5/28/2010

    With today's economic pressures, more plant managers and others charged with conveying powders, granular items, and flakes for packaging are adopting the automatic operation of vacuum conveying and packaging equipment as standards to hit critical price points for market success.

39. Packaging Companies Discover Efficiency, Cost Savings And Increased Production Available Through Pneumatic Conveying 5/28/2010
    With today's economic pressures, more plant managers and others charged with conveying powders, granular items and flakes for packaging are adopting the automatic operation of vacuum conveying and packaging equipment as standards to hit critical price points for market success. By VAC-U-MAX
40. Pneumatic Conveying Systems Prescription For Maximizing Material Delivery 1/10/2010
    Whether it is direct loading of blenders, mixers and other vacuum tolerant vessels, gentle handling of empty or filled capsules, the dust-free transfer of ingredients to table presses, or clean up of materials, pneumatic conveying systems and vacuum technology have become an indispensible tool in streamlining pharmaceutical and nutraceutical production lines. By VAC-U-MAX