Powder-container design affects discharge rate, cleanability, and powder flow. Flow problems, such as ratholing, arching, and erratic flow, can be eliminated with appropriate container geometry.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Anyone who has tried to pour powdered sugar into a jar knows that sometimes beating the sides of the container or package is the only way to make it flow. That same process is ...

Brookfield Engineering US in this article gives insights on the flow patterns and flow obstructions that can occur inside the storage vessels on a processing line A typical industrial powder ...

GranuTools enhances powder understanding by offering cutting-edge physical characterization tools. Integrating years of experience in scientific instrumentation with fundamental studies on powder ...

The pharmaceutical industry's focus on process understanding, monitoring, and control is driving manufacturers to take greater steps toward identifying possible manufacturing bottlenecks earlier in ...

The rheology of powders is vitally important. The rheology and flowability of a powder can affect many of its properties, from its behavior in specific mediums to how it packs as a solid. The ...

The online Powder Flow event is aimed at students, academic and industrial scientists and engineers active in various areas of powder manufacturing, processing and characterisation, particularly ...

Powder flow can be measured by an MCR rheometer combined with the Powder Cell. The device can simulate and determine powder flow under different conditions. An MCR powder rheometer ensures quality ...

Powders are widely used in pharmaceuticals as active ingredients or excipients in formulations. As a result, several production processes are used for handling powders: wet and dry granulation, ...

A new device created at Purdue University is designed to protect the integrity of drug and food products, while improving the consistency in flow. Anyone who has tried to pour powdered sugar into a ...