Category: Conveying

On a regular basis, I get calls and questions from processors who are trying to figure out why their conveying…

There are three major types of pumps used to power vacuum-driven conveying systems.  They are, in rough order of power…

Material receivers and loaders share a couple of key similarities: Depending on their configurations, both can receive, hold, and discharge…

A purge valve is an integral component of a vacuum material conveying system that not only provides an on/off flow…

Why are dust collectors needed? Dust collectors are often needed in plastics processing facilities because conventional high-speed vacuum-conveying systems move…

The bulk density of plastic materials influences many different operations within a plastics processing plant. So what is bulk density,…

I regularly hear from processors who are generating large amounts of resin dust—sometimes hundreds of pounds each week. They collect…

Plastics processors have long relied on a simple technology, a pick-up lance or wand, connected to a vacuum system, to…