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Online video resource tackles hopper flow problems

An Ajax Equipment product story

Edited by the Processingtalk editorial team Jan 10, 2007

For engineers faced with hopper flow problems the Ajax Equipment web site now features video showing common flow problems, with advice on how to solve them

For engineers faced with hopper flow problems the Ajax Equipment web site now features video showing common flow problems, with advice on how to solve them.

Arching, cohesive arching and segregation are featured along with examples of how extraction patterns can be improved to overcome the flow problem.

"Poor hopper flow is amongst the most common materials handling problem faced by chemical engineers.

The videos on the Ajax Equipment web site are intended to show engineers what's going on inside the hopper and how they can overcome the problem," said Eddie McGee, technical director, Ajax Equipment.

Ajax Equipment has over 30 years of experience in solids handling processing and equipment design and manufacture including screw feeders, screw conveyors, continuous mixers and IBC Systems.

The web site features many powder handling and processing papers on topics such as hopper design, stress in screws and materials bulk density database.