Monthly Archives: October 2019
Reducing and Eliminating Carryback in Mechanical Conveyors
Conveyor carryback increases operational costs, decreases efficiency, and increases the chance of conveyor-related injuries during clean up. Reducing carryback and tailings should therefore be a goal of every manufacturer who owns a mechanical conveyor system. Why Address Carryback By carryback, we refer simply to material that adheres to or embeds into a conveyor belt or […]
Selecting Bulk Handling Equipment
As processors design factories to grow and automate production, it’s easy for them to focus on the islands of production in their systems (i.e. the expensive equipment that actually makes the end product) and overlook the equipment that transfers material between these islands. By this, we don’t mean they forget they need conveyance equipment. Rather, […]
Transfer Equipment for Hemp Processing, CBD Oil Production
Hemp has attracted many to venture into the manufacturing world. As exciting as this may be, it comes with challenges. Many hemp entrepreneurs have no background in manufacturing and therefore lack a network of trustworthy engineers and industrial suppliers. To make things more difficult, many so-called experts have popped up with solutions for hemp processing […]
Pallet Recycler Finds Success with Advanced SMART Conveyor™
As the president of Challenger Pallet & Supply, Inc. Tad Hegsted needed a system to transport waste from his company’s pallet grinder to a loading bin at his new plant in Idaho Falls, Idaho.[1] For this, he planned on purchasing a pneumatic blower with associated airlocks and cyclones. But when he learned the system required […]
