Bulk Processing News

Recent technology has progressed manufacturing operations in almost every industry with innovations like the General Kinematics Toaster Conveyors, KWIK-TROK™ Horizontal Motion Conveyors, and SPIRA-FLOW™ Vibrating Spiral Elevators which can contribute greatly to streamlining your food manufacturing process. The secret lies in improving equipment reliability and avoiding downtime in your food processing operation. The failure of […]

According to a report by BCC, a market research firm, the global market for food processing and packaging equipment will total $35.1 billion by 2020. This prediction represents a significant compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.2 percent through the forecast period. But the question is, how and why is this growth happening? Until the […]

Conveyors are often overlooked when it comes to processing equipment, something that many take for granted like the road that leads to work, or home, or the store. They move your material from one process to the next until it is complete. It’s a simple enough task. But ponder for a minute what would happen […]

From the farm to the table, food production is a labor-intensive venture. Throughout growing and harvesting to processing, packaging, and distribution, there are many moving parts to the entire process. With the advent of tractors and other types of farm equipment, the growing and harvesting of some food sources have become more automated. But, even […]

Until recently, the majority of the pharmaceutical industry relied on a process known as batch manufacturing to supply their goods to the public. However, with the proliferation and sustained interest in certain drugs, continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing has become increasingly popular in recent years. While both batch processing and continuous flow manufacturing are great tools within […]

Why Tubular Conveyors are a Great Solution Tubular conveyors, also called Tubular Drag Conveyors, are a great tool for transporting materials, especially when working in the food industry or handling bulk solids. Not only do they keep materials free from contamination, and make the transportation process minimally disruptive to the material, but they are easily […]

Without question, concrete is the most popular building material in the world. Almost anyone on the street could tell you as much without hesitation. Of course, the average person likely also believes that concrete is concrete and that’s that. Construction professionals, on the other hand, can tell you that concrete is about as diverse as […]

Late in 2016, Sweden’s government ran into a truly unique problem. The Scandinavian nation was running out of garbage. Thanks to an innovative waste-to-energy (WTE) program, Sweden was in a position where it was actually forced to import garbage from other nations. In the years since Sweden’s energy revolution has helped the nation virtually eliminate its […]

Most everyone has seen a sandbox in a park or walked along a gravel path from one location to another. But have you ever wondered where that sand and gravel came from? It turns out these granular materials—an offshoot of weathered rocks—are used for multiple projects across the country including construction operations, erosion control, roads, […]

Recycled glass goes into everything from dishware to building insulation and is a significant part of the recycling market. Glass recycling in America has been up and down, but the growing demand for recycled glass for fiberglass is renewing the industry. While there are multiple forms of recycled glass, glass grinded into sand-like shards – […]