Feeders
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What is a Material Feed?
August 15, 2019During a material feed, an amount (weight) of raw material or finished product is moved from one location to another. Material feeds are used to control movement of many types of raw or finished products, including powders, granules, solids, slurries, liquids, and even gasses. Material feed...
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Feeders: A Brief Discussion
August 1, 2019We have written several articles on proper feeder design. Over the years, we have stated ad nauseam that the feeder design is as important as the bin or silo design. They must work together to maintain reliable material flow. An incorrectly selected or misused feeder that does not work in unison...
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How Smart Is Your Feeding Technology?
July 23, 2019Many of today’s manufacturing processes utilize loss-in-weight (LIW) feeders as the automated dispensing technology for dry bulk solids. The most current feeding technologies have evolved in many aspects through improved control and design features with an emphasis on process robustness and...
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When to Consider Using a Weighbelt
July 23, 2019When selecting a feeder, weighbelts are often forgotten. There are several reasons to use a weighbelt. This article takes a closer look at the most common weighbelt applications. What Is Your Material? When we first start talking to customers about their application and the type of feeder...
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Software for Simulation-Based Design of Transfer Chutes
July 22, 2019EDEM, a market leader in Discrete Element Method (DEM) technology for bulk and granular materials simulation, has released a new version of EDEM BulkSim software - a specialized tool for designing and optimizing transfer points and chutes in the mining industry. EDEM BulkSim has been developed for...
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6 Design Considerations for Enrobing Feeders
July 15, 2019How do you apply a spice blend onto a base piece of product? How do you evenly coat the product? How do you get the right amount onto the material? Adding spices or flavorings to a base product is a foundational aspect of food manufacturing that is critical in many applications. Whether it be...
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Weighing Single or Multiple Ingredients
June 20, 2019This system is designed for weighing multiple or single ingredients. The weigh indicator has data/recipe storage and a repeatability of 0.1% accuracy of applied load. The typical system consists of an AFC Spiralfeeder with an infeed hopper and proprietary drive adapter with integral seals, as well...
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Gravimetric Control Feeder
June 18, 2019The CentriFeeder MCV is a gravimetric control device that controls the flow measurement and total of any dry granular product. It works by integrating the flow measurement accuracy of the CentriFlow meter with the flow controlling capabilities of an integrated slide gate. Combined into a single,...
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New Portable Skid-Mounted Volumetric Feeder
June 11, 2019The new Scaletron VMF-90E volumetric feeder enables rapid installation of a treatment process dosing system wherever and whenever it is needed. For automated additive dosing and monitoring with consistent feed rates, the VMF-90E is an automatic, full-featured volumetric feeding system for adding...
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