--- title: Materials Handling News from Rate Technology | Plant hygiene description: Plant hygiene | A regular serving of all that's new and newsworthy in the world of materials handling. Because, yes, manufacturing matters. --- # Manufacturing Matters Browse By: Everything Materials Handling Food Production Fittings BFM fittings Valves level control measurement Food Manufacturing Vortex Animal Feed UWT Level Control bulk processing Bulk Bag System Food Hygiene Plant hygiene Titan Gate Valve abrasive applications radar level control Airlocks Dairy Process Dust Filtration Dust Handling Flexicon Grain Processing Pet Food Pharmaceutical Processing Plant Safety Plastics Production Efficiency Roller Gate Schenck Process Wye Line Diverter Valve loading spouts powder processing #3A Automotive Bulk Bag Filler Chemical Processing Cone Mill Cone Valve Covid 19 Covid 19 Pandemic Statement DU Dingsco Magnetics Feeders Flow Control Halal Compliant Kemutec Manual Cone Valve NivoGuide Nutraceuticals Prater Pressure Valve Rotary Airlock Feeders Rotary Valves Scientific Dust Collectors Segregation Titan Pressure Valve aggregates air classifiers bakery battery powder processing cement concrete mixing diverters downtime electromagnets flexible connectors flour flour mill lithium ion battery loading solutions magnetic separation material processing mining mixing particle sizing pneumatic conveying powder coating processing fines rotary batch mixer sand silo/tank management streamline inventory synthetics ###### Posts about ## Plant hygiene [Fittings](https://www.ratetechnologygroup.com/materials-handling-news/tag/fittings) [BFM fittings](https://www.ratetechnologygroup.com/materials-handling-news/tag/bfm-fittings) [Plant hygiene](https://www.ratetechnologygroup.com/materials-handling-news/tag/plant-hygiene) [Materials Handling](https://www.ratetechnologygroup.com/materials-handling-news/tag/materials-handling) [Production Efficiency](https://www.ratetechnologygroup.com/materials-handling-news/tag/production-efficiency) ![Image of Jonathan Rattos](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/4aa382b6b45440913f9995b1dcb4a48a) ##### Jonathan Rattos ### [Severe Product Leakage Resolved](https://www.ratetechnologygroup.com/materials-handling-news/severe-product-leakage-resolved) # Severe Product Leakage ResolvedBetween Silo, Sifter and Conveyor Facing a significant hurdle in their soybean powder production line, a prominent... [ Read more ](https://www.ratetechnologygroup.com/materials-handling-news/severe-product-leakage-resolved) [Fittings](https://www.ratetechnologygroup.com/materials-handling-news/tag/fittings) [BFM fittings](https://www.ratetechnologygroup.com/materials-handling-news/tag/bfm-fittings) [Plant hygiene](https://www.ratetechnologygroup.com/materials-handling-news/tag/plant-hygiene) [Materials Handling](https://www.ratetechnologygroup.com/materials-handling-news/tag/materials-handling) [pneumatic conveying](https://www.ratetechnologygroup.com/materials-handling-news/tag/pneumatic-conveying) [bulk processing](https://www.ratetechnologygroup.com/materials-handling-news/tag/bulk-processing) ![Image of Matt Bailey, Technical Lead, BFM® fitting](https://www.ratetechnologygroup.com/hubfs/White%20Square-1.png) ##### Matt Bailey, Technical Lead, BFM® fitting ### [Why BFM® fitting Flexible Connectors Are The Best Choice for Pneumatic Conveying](https://www.ratetechnologygroup.com/materials-handling-news/why-bfm-fitting-flexible-connectors-are-the-best-choice-for-pneumatic-conveying) The operational efficiency of pneumatic conveying systems in bulk processing plants depends on a number of factors, including air velocity and... [ Read more ](https://www.ratetechnologygroup.com/materials-handling-news/why-bfm-fitting-flexible-connectors-are-the-best-choice-for-pneumatic-conveying) [Food Production](https://www.ratetechnologygroup.com/materials-handling-news/tag/food-production) [Fittings](https://www.ratetechnologygroup.com/materials-handling-news/tag/fittings) [BFM fittings](https://www.ratetechnologygroup.com/materials-handling-news/tag/bfm-fittings) [Plant hygiene](https://www.ratetechnologygroup.com/materials-handling-news/tag/plant-hygiene) [Plant Safety](https://www.ratetechnologygroup.com/materials-handling-news/tag/plant-safety) [Materials Handling](https://www.ratetechnologygroup.com/materials-handling-news/tag/materials-handling) ![Image of Jonathan Rattos](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/4aa382b6b45440913f9995b1dcb4a48a) ##### Jonathan Rattos ### [WHAT IS a BFM® fitting?](https://www.ratetechnologygroup.com/materials-handling-news/what-is-a-bfm-fitting) #### The BFM® fitting is a revolutionary, snap-in, flexible connector and spigotthat eliminates problems associated with traditional hose clamp... [ Read more ](https://www.ratetechnologygroup.com/materials-handling-news/what-is-a-bfm-fitting)