Conveying
What does a purge valve do?
March 11, 2019 | Doug Brewster, Conveying Products Manager
A purge valve is an integral component of a vacuum material conveying system that not only provides an on/off flow…
Conveying
How a Cyclone Dust Collector Works and Why You Need One
February 25, 2019 | Doug Brewster, Conveying Products Manager
Why are dust collectors needed? Dust collectors are often needed in plastics processing facilities because conventional high-speed vacuum-conveying systems move…
Conveying
What is bulk density?
February 18, 2019 | Doug Brewster, Conveying Products Manager
The bulk density of plastic materials influences many different operations within a plastics processing plant. So what is bulk density,…
Conveying
Can you leave conveying problems in the dust?
November 12, 2018 | Doug Brewster, Conveying Products Manager
I regularly hear from processors who are generating large amounts of resin dust—sometimes hundreds of pounds each week. They collect…
Conveying
Gaylord Tilters, Sweepers: What’s the difference?
October 22, 2018 | Doug Brewster, Conveying Products Manager
Plastics processors have long relied on a simple technology, a pick-up lance or wand, connected to a vacuum system, to…