Segregation issues can be complex, often requiring tailored solutions. Preventing segregation during vessel filling can be challenging. Jie Guo and Corin Holmes explain how mass flow can be established
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What are the most common silo design pitfalls?
Enes Kaya, a Project Engineer at Jenike & Johanson, explains how to avoid some common mistakes in silo design.
From one engineer to another, don’t fall into the same bulk material handling traps
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Designing the right belt feeder
Historically, belt feeder design has been based on a variety of empirical or ‘speculative’ procedures, which, in many cases, equipment manufacturers have kept confidential. Corin Holmes, Operations
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Pneumatic conveying – a stepped approach
Pneumatic transport has become more popular due to its flexible line layout, product containment, and ease of automation. However, a lack of understanding about how solids can be transported leads to problems.
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Joining the effort for better food safety
Corin Holmes, Operations Manager for Jenike & Johanson, explains what needs to be done to improve food safety across Australia.
Food Safety Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) places obligations on food
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Life beyond the head pulley
Grant Wellwood, General Manager for Jenike & Johanson, explains how to master mechanical energy usage to reduce electricity costs and engineer better performing systems.
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Taking it to 11
No matter what your ‘10’ equates to in terms of throughput, there are times when you need to go to ‘11’. Corin Holmes, Operations Manager at Jenike & Johanson, explains what you need to know before fiddling with your plant’s throughput dial.
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Not everyone wants to have their cake and eat it
Grant Wellwood, General Manager of specialist bulk materials engineering firm Jenike & Johanson, explains how to stop material from caking after it leaves the factory.
Q. Our customers currently
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Beware of the Wearwolf
Grant Wellwood, General Manager of bulk materials engineering firm Jenike & Johanson answers readers’ questions about how to explain the issue of wear to decision makers.
Q. Premature failure
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Ask an engineer: How can I stop my conveyor belt mistracking when throughput increases?
In this regular column, Jenike & Johanson’s general manager, Grant Wellwood, discusses how asymmetric loading can cause serious productivity losses.
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