Conveying
Vacuum Pumps: What are the types, and which type is right for your conveying needs?
August 12, 2019 | Doug Brewster, Conveying Products Manager
There are three major types of pumps used to power vacuum-driven conveying systems. They are, in rough order of power…
Conveying
Comparing Loaders and Receivers: Similarities, Differences, and Applications
June 25, 2019 | Doug Brewster, Conveying Products Manager
Material receivers and loaders share a couple of key similarities: Depending on their configurations, both can receive, hold, and discharge…
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…