Online Powder Handling short courses
Early Bird Registration until 31 December 2025
Held online over 2 x 3 hour sessions, these courses will help delegates identify common issues encountered and offer solutions on how to avoid or resolve them.
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27 – 28 January: Caking and Lump Formation of Powders and Bulk Solids; Concentration on issues relating to keeping powders and granules in a free-flowing, lump-free condition
- Understanding the forces between particles and how they relate to chemistry, the environment and physical processes;
- Methods for determining caking tendencies of powders and granules;
- Practical advice on changes to the product and the handling and storage conditions to reduce this problem;
- Advice on selection of the solution and practical implementation;
- Extensive case studies of caking problems and their solutions across the food, pharmaceutical, chemical, mineral and other industries.
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10 – 11 February: Deblending and Separation in Processes and Equipment; Identification of common segregation mechanisms and how to minimise the effects
- Identification of the most commonly encountered segregation mechanisms
- Examples of how segregation has occurred in plant
- Techniques that can be applied in plant design to minimise these effects
Different types of segregation will also be identified; air-induced, rolling, surface effect, percolation.
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Register for either course before 31 December to receive the Early Bird Rates of just £450 per person
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