CMP 2027 Short Course: Bulk Solids Handling – How to Avoid Being a Statistic!
📅 Monday, January 18, 2027
📍 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
🎓 Full-Day Short Course | CMP 2027
💲 Registration: $850
Jenike & Johanson will present a full-day bulk solids handling short course as part of the 2027 Canadian Mineral Processors (CMP) Conference in Ottawa.
A process flowsheet can be sound on paper and still fall short in operation. Between major process steps, plant performance depends on the reliable movement of bulk solids through stockpiles, bins, feeders, and chutes. Flow problems that are not considered early in design can lead to reduced throughput, extended ramp-up periods, and costly modifications after commissioning.
Bulk Solids Handling: How to Avoid Being a Statistic! will give participants a practical foundation in bulk solids behavior and demonstrate how to incorporate material handling considerations into flowsheet development and equipment design—from the earliest stages of a project.
What You’ll Learn
Participants will learn how to:
- Recognize common bulk solids flow problems and flow patterns
- Understand key flow properties and how they are measured
- Develop an effective material testing program and interpret test results
- Apply bulk solids behavior to bin, feeder, chute, and stockpile design
- Identify and manage particle segregation
- Integrate bulk solids handling into pre-feasibility and feasibility studies
- Identify material handling risks before they become costly operational problems
Course Topics
The full-day course will cover:
- The role of bulk solids handling in flowsheet development
- Typical flow problems and flow patterns
- Bulk solids flow property testing and test program design
- Bin and feeder design
- Chute design
- Particle segregation
- Stockpile design
- Integrating bulk solids handling into pre-feasibility and feasibility studies
- Live demonstrations, Q&A, and open discussion
Real-world case histories will be used throughout the course to demonstrate the engineering concepts and illustrate the capital and schedule consequences of addressing material handling problems too late.
Instructors
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for professionals involved in mineral processing, plant design, engineering, operations, project development, and equipment selection, particularly those developing new flowsheets, planning plant expansions, or troubleshooting existing bulk solids handling problems.
Registration
The course fee is $850 and includes breakfast, lunch, coffee breaks, and course materials.