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Date Published:
26 October 2026

Volume 1, Issue 114


Coperion unveils automated valve maintenance system

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Innovative material handling solutions reduce cleaning times and increase machine availability

Comparing hammer mills and screen classifying cutters

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As a manufacturer of both machine types, Munson has observed that many specifiers are unfamiliar with the overlap in size reduction applications between hammer mills and screen classifying cutters, or how the machines perform relative to one another. The following outlines where these technologies converge and diverge and highlights the conditions under which each delivers superior results

Standardising filling and bagging processes

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Combining proven technology with reduced engineering requirements, shorter project lead times and predictable investment costs

Seeing the whole surface: rethinking silo inventory measurement

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Plants often rely on single point level readings that fail to reflect the
true shape of bulk solid surfaces. The result is inaccurate inventory,
excess safety stock and reduced usable capacity

How energy-efficient vacuum technology improves production

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Vacuum technology underpins key handling, opening and forming steps in dy-pack’s paper sack production, ensuring precise alignment and reliable folding. The family-run German manufacturer has modernised its system with high efficiency IE4 pumps, cutting complexity and securing BAFA funding for energy saving upgrades

The essential technology behind safe and efficient cargo movement

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Container liners provide a protective, adaptable and cost-effective solution for transporting dry bulk commodities, ensuring product integrity and operational efficiency across global supply chains

Belt cleaning positioning on high volume conveyors

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R. Todd Swinderman, President Emeritus of Martin Engineering and CEMA, takes a deep dive into this important issue

How metal detection improves processes and performance

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Stuart Preston, business development manager, Mettler Toledo, looks at why modern metal detection systems are no longer just a last line of defence. By improving sensitivity, reducing false rejects and strengthening traceability, today’s technology helps food
manufacturers boost performance, productivity and protection across the entire production line

Turning the screw

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From powders to pellets, flakes to pastes, screw conveyors quietly underpin the global movement of materials, ensuring efficiency, safety and consistency across countless sectors

60 seconds with ...

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Strategic development with Minebea Intec's Willy-Sebastian Metzger