This is a common question we are asked by clients with bulk solids flow problems in their plant. Typical problems might be:
- Segregation and blending issues resulting in product reject
- Material bridging/arching and ratholing in a bin causing a no-flow or erratic flow
- Transfer chutes plugging or experiencing excessive wear
- Caking of powders causing customer complaints
- Higher throughput is required in the plant, but the pneumatic conveying line, feeder, transfer system…insert any other part of your plant here…can’t keep up
In order to make a change, it is critical to determine the root cause of the problem(s) and determine the correct path forward to avoid the costly trial and error approach. Sometimes the solution may be a simple change that can be completed using maintenance or operations budget. Other times, the change may require capital budget.
Before capital budgets are approved, have us come on-site and engineer a solution for you so you know if you need to get the project in the upcoming budget cycle – or if you have the funds to fix it now with existing budget.
No one likes to deal with flow issues – not only are they a headache, but they often result in loss profit. So let us provide a remedy to your flow problem to see how you can move forward with your project.
