Material handling sector, which is a critical intermediary in the economy of a country, has been going through many significant changes. Technological advancements has hit the sector positively, adding to the efficiency of material handling and management. Would you like to know various modern trends in material handling that are revolutionizing the industry today? Material handling sector has witnessed tremendous growth over the years. …
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Material handling, transferring, packaging, and shipping are all crucial functions in any industrial warehouse. These materials could be individual components, parts in progress, or even ready-to-ship products or equipment to be assembled at the client side. There are certain challenges here when you need to do all this manually. These include accessing areas wherein humans can’t venture and safety issues and more. One solution …
Air pollution control is one of the main concerns of business owners across industries where toxic gases, particulates, and chemicals are produced as a byproduct of manufacturing. There are several ways of achieving pollution control. The utilization of industrial scrubber systems is one of the most popular methods of pollution control. These systems are developed to remove particulates, toxic gases, and other chemicals from …
Conveyor belts have been around for decades and they are at the heart of material handling across industries such as quarries and mines, construction, manufacturing among others. This material handling system performs a crucial role in conveying bulk materials including grain, salt, coal, ore, and sand. Being a critical component in heavy-duty industries, conveyor belts must perform optimally all the time without failure. As …
Hydraulic pumps are used in various industries to pump liquid, fluid, and gas. Although this equipment features robust construction, it may fail at times due to various issues. Cavitation is one of the serious issues faced by this equipment. Like all other technical issues, right planning as well as troubleshooting will help avoid this issue to a large extent. What is pump cavitation and …
A conveyor belt is a medium or an endless loop, which carries baggage, products-in-progress, or packed items, depending upon the application, to their destination. However, carrying stuff is just one of the application areas in multiple industries. It is used in lever and pulley mechanisms in the form of an endless rotational loop to process or churn a given material. A conveyor belt finds …
Heat exchangers are one of the most popular types of industrial equipment used today. This equipment is used for cooling or heating fluids in various industrial applications. Owing to their importance, these exchangers are differentiated on the basis of their construction and different factors. Aside from industrial applications, these heat exchangers are also used in engines of automobiles as well as several appliances. Would …
Mixing of materials is a very common step in most manufacturing processes, and hence industrial blenders or mixers are used. These materials may be in any state such as solid, liquid or viscous. They could have different consistencies such as granules, coarse powder, sticky, abrasive or solid stone-like among others. For the further process to be flawless, the materials should be blended as required. …
Designed for vertical or high-lift conveying of large quantities of materials, bucket elevators or bucket conveyors are widely used across various industries including glass, cement, biomass, power generation, and so on. They are used for picking up various materials from the ground and elevating them to different heights. Bucket elevators can also be used for horizontal transport of material as per the application requirement. …
Buying a heavy equipment is a big decision and several factors need to be considered before going ahead with the purchase. Cost is a crucial factor and so is the exact requirement. In the market, there are several options available, and selecting the right equipment can be tricky. Also, based on the budget and frequency of use, one may decide to buy reused equipment …