Process & Material Handling Equipment

Combine fine grinding and particle classification in one processing system.

Also referred to as: Air classification mills; ACM mills.

Separate fine powders into particle size fractions using controlled airflow.

Also referred to as: Powder classifiers; pneumatic classifiers.

Release controlled bursts of compressed air to promote discharge from bins, hoppers, and silos.

Also referred to as: AirSweep material flow aids; pneumatic flow aids.

Receive material from manually emptied bags into a hopper with dust extraction options.

Also referred to as: Bag tipping stations; sack tip stations; manual bag unloading stations.

Capture airborne dust from process equipment, material transfer points, and plant exhaust streams using fabric filter bags and an automated cleaning system.

Also referred to as: Baghouses; bag filter dust collectors; fabric filter collectors; pulse-jet baghouses.

Promote controlled discharge of bulk solids from storage into downstream processes.

Also referred to as: Hopper dischargers; bin discharge devices.

Filter displaced air as material enters or leaves bins and silos.

Also referred to as: Silo vent filters; bin vent filters.

Apply vibration to encourage material flow from bins and hoppers.

Also referred to as: Hopper vibrators; silo vibrators.

Lift and tip boxes or compatible containers into a receiving hopper or process.

Also referred to as: Box dumpers; container dumpers; tote tippers.

Elevate bulk solids vertically inside an enclosed casing.

Also referred to as: Bucket lifts; vertical bucket conveyors.

Loosen compacted material inside bulk bags before unloading.

Also referred to as: FIBC conditioners; bulk bag massagers.

Fill supported bulk bags with weighing and dust containment options.

Also referred to as: FIBC filling stations; Super Sac fillers; big bag fillers.

Connect a bulk bag inlet to a filling spout for contained loading.

Also referred to as: Bulk bag filling connectors; inflatable bag filling connectors.

Discharge bulk bags into downstream processes with bag support, containment, and flow promotion options.

Also referred to as: Bulk bag dischargers; FIBC unloaders; Super Sac unloaders.

Collect airborne particulate using replaceable cartridge filter elements.

Also referred to as: Cartridge filter collectors; cartridge filtration units.

Separate entrained particulate from an air stream for collection or recovery.

Also referred to as: Cyclone separators; centrifugal dust separators.

Break down suitable solid ingredients within liquid mixing processes.

Also referred to as: High shear disintegrators; batch disintegrators.

Accelerate incorporation and dissolution of suitable ingredients into liquids.

Also referred to as: High shear dissolvers; powder dissolving mixers.

Lift and discharge drums into receiving hoppers or connected process equipment.

Also referred to as: Drum dumpers; barrel tippers; drum tipping systems.

Remove moisture from materials using a drying process matched to the product.

Also referred to as: Industrial dryers; thermal drying equipment.

Upgrade suitable existing collectors with replacement filtration and cleaning technology.

Also referred to as: Baghouse retrofits; dust collector upgrades.

Separate non-ferrous metals from suitable material streams for recovery.

Also referred to as: Non-ferrous metal separators; ECS separators.

Disperse one immiscible liquid into another to produce an emulsion.

Also referred to as: Emulsifying mixers; high shear emulsifiers.

Limit propagation between connected equipment as part of an engineered explosion protection approach.

Also referred to as: Explosion isolation systems; deflagration isolation equipment.

Detect and suppress developing deflagrations in protected process equipment.

Also referred to as: Deflagration suppression systems; chemical suppression systems.

Provide explosion pressure relief using venting equipment selected for the installation and hazard assessment.

Also referred to as: Deflagration vents; explosion relief panels; flameless vents.

Move process or ventilation air, including demanding corrosive and severe-duty applications.

Also referred to as: Industrial ventilation fans; process air fans; exhaust fans.

Separate conveyed solids from transport air at the receiving end of a conveying system.

Also referred to as: Pneumatic conveying receivers; filter receiver hoppers.

Provide flexible, contained connections between process equipment and transfer points.

Also referred to as: Flexible fittings; flexible process connections; snap-in connectors.

Provide a flexible transition or collection point where the process requires a custom connection.

Also referred to as: Custom flexible hoppers; flexible transition hoppers.

Transfer powders and bulk solids through a conveying tube with a rotating flexible screw.

Also referred to as: Flex screw conveyors; flexible auger conveyors; spiral conveyors.

Join transfer points using traditional flexible sleeves selected for the material and service conditions.

Also referred to as: Transfer sleeves; fabric sleeves; rubber connecting sleeves.

Start, stop, isolate, or redirect bulk material flow in gravity and pneumatic systems.

Also referred to as: Slide gates; slide gate valves; diverter valves.

Meter bulk materials using weight feedback to control the feed rate.

Also referred to as: Loss-in-weight feeders; weight-controlled feeders.

Reduce suitable materials by impact to achieve the required particle size.

Also referred to as: Hammermills; impact hammer mills.

Maintain process line temperatures or provide freeze protection with suitable controls and accessories.

Also referred to as: Electric heat tracing; self-regulating heating cables; trace heating.

Apply intensive mixing for dispersion, emulsification, and ingredient incorporation.

Also referred to as: Rotor-stator mixers; high speed high shear mixers.

Reduce dispersed droplet or particle size in suitable liquid formulations through high shear mixing.

Also referred to as: High shear homogenizers; rotor-stator homogenizers.

Blend suitable powders within an IBC for contained batch processing.

Also referred to as: Bin blenders; intermediate bulk container blenders.

Control powder discharge from compatible IBCs into downstream equipment.

Also referred to as: Cone valve discharge stations; IBC unloading stations.

Develop and evaluate liquid formulations using laboratory-scale mixing equipment.

Also referred to as: Lab mixers; laboratory high shear mixers; benchtop mixers.

Detect full or empty conditions or continuously measure material levels in dry solids bins, silos, liquid tanks, and process vessels.

Also referred to as: Bin level indicators; level switches; silo level sensors; rotary paddle switches; continuous level transmitters.

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Remove unwanted solids from suitable liquid process streams.

Also referred to as: Self-cleaning liquid filters; process liquid filters.

Extract bulk solids across a storage outlet using multiple screws.

Also referred to as: Live bottom screw feeders; multiple-screw bin bottoms.

Load bulk materials into trucks, railcars, ships, barges, or stockpiles.

Also referred to as: Retractable loading spouts; telescopic loading chutes; bulk loading spouts.

Break up agglomerates and compacted lumps before further processing.

Also referred to as: Lump crushers; deagglomerators; delumpers.

Continuously separate ferrous material as a suitable stream passes over a rotating drum.

Also referred to as: Drum magnets; magnetic drum separators.

Separate ferrous metal at a conveyor discharge using a magnetic pulley.

Also referred to as: Magnetic head pulleys; magnetic conveyor pulleys.

Detect metal contamination for product inspection or downstream equipment protection.

Also referred to as: Industrial metal detectors; process metal detection systems.

Inspect and separate suitable material streams for recovery and contamination removal.

Also referred to as: AI optical sorters; optical belt sorters; optical chute sorters.

Remove ferrous metal from conveyed material using suspended magnetic separation equipment.

Also referred to as: Suspended magnets; overband magnets; crossbelt magnets.

Move bulk solids through enclosed piping using a designed air transport system.

Also referred to as: Vacuum conveying systems; pressure conveying systems; air conveying systems.

Introduce powders into liquids while controlling wetting and dispersion.

Also referred to as: Powder-liquid mixers; powder incorporation systems.

Blend dry ingredients using ribbon agitators within a horizontal vessel.

Also referred to as: Ribbon mixers; horizontal ribbon blenders.

Transfer bulk materials through a trough or tube using a rotating screw.

Also referred to as: Auger conveyors; shafted screw conveyors; shaftless screw conveyors.

Meter bulk solids while limiting air leakage across pressure differences.

Also referred to as: Rotary airlock valves; rotary feeders; rotary feeding valves.

Blend batches of suitable dry ingredients using a rotating mixing vessel.

Also referred to as: Rotary blenders; rotary batch blenders.

Collect process samples from suitable gravity, pneumatic, or static applications.

Also referred to as: Automatic samplers; process samplers; bulk solids samplers.

Help reduce screen blinding using compatible cleaning balls beneath the screening surface.

Also referred to as: Sieve cleaning balls; screen deblinding balls.

Separate material by particle size or remove unwanted oversize from a product stream.

Also referred to as: Vibratory screens; industrial sieves; screening machines.

Use water or another suitable liquid to remove gaseous and particulate pollutants from exhaust streams.

Also referred to as: Wet scrubbers; gas scrubbers; exhaust air scrubbers.

Heat or cool suitable bulk materials through indirect heat transfer while conveying.

Also referred to as: Thermal screw conveyors; heating screws; cooling screws.

Move bulk material through enclosed tubing using discs attached to a moving cable.

Also referred to as: Cable drag conveyors; tubular drag cable conveyors; disc conveyors.

Transfer suitable bulk materials using controlled vibratory motion.

Also referred to as: Vibrating conveyors; vibratory transfer conveyors.

Provide controlled delivery of bulk material to downstream equipment.

Also referred to as: Vibrating feeders; vibratory pan feeders.

Settle or compact suitable bulk materials in containers using vibration.

Also referred to as: Vibrating tables; compaction tables; settling tables.

Meter bulk materials at a controlled volumetric rate.

Also referred to as: Volumetric dosing feeders; volume-based feeders.

Provide flexible connections for weighing equipment where connection forces must be minimized.

Also referred to as: Weigh hopper bellows; flexible weighing connections.

Inspect suitable products for foreign material and other application-specific quality checks.

Also referred to as: X-ray product inspection; X-ray contamination detection systems.