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Recently a blog post from Prater Industries caught my eye. You can read that post here. The blog post at Prater Industries essential discusses the benefits of particle size reduction and the benefits of fine grinders. However, all would be for naught if you didn’t monitor the condition of the grinder or classifier during its […]
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What is NFPA 61? This is a standard written and issued by the National Fire Protection Association that deals with the prevention of fires and explosions in agriculture and food processing facilities. NFPA 61 is designed to “protect lives and property from fires and dust explosions in facilities handling, processing, or storing bulk agricultural materials, […]
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“Never has it been more critical for decision makers to have a clear, impartial, and data-driven perspective of how factors such as COVID-19, the potential second-wave impact, and the re-opened economies will influence companies moving forward” with process equipment for industry applications. This is according to PEMA (process equipment manufacturers association news for June/July 2020. […]
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It isn’t unusual for Sterling Systems & Controls to be called in to fix problems with equipment systems of other brands. One major snack food producer did just that and it involved a liquid dosing system. The solution was mother totes for system to dose liquids. This was a sizeable project and included several dry […]
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Thinking about automating your purely manual batching? Tired of ruined batches because your operator missed an ingredient or added the wrong weight of a couple of the ingredients? Maybe your operator was interrupted and forgot where they were at in the batching process? All of these things and more can happen and ruin your day […]
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There are many applications for bulk bag unloading or discharging. Often process steps are combined together, i.e. Discharging and Weighing, Discharge and Conveying, etc. One application combines discharging a bulk bag and weighing and filling small bags. This application combine multiple steps and is a time saver. The bulk bag discharging device can come ahead […]
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What are NEMA and IP ratings? What’s the difference? Let’s first define each acronym: NEMA stands for National Electrical Manufacturers Association. IP stands for Ingress Protection. In our context we are speaking about the various ratings that can be used to describe the environmental protection provided by enclosures. Many feel that NEMA and IP enclosure […]
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How to fill bulk bags? I understand why many people ask that question. You business is growing, you are thinking about increasing the size of your bagged bulk material for shipment to your customers. No more just offering skids full of 50 or 100lb bags. You need to ship a skid with a 2000lb FIBC […]
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Evaluating your inquiry. Here is how Sterling Systems and Controls does it. Our goal is to customize software, electronics and mechanical equipment to meet your specific goals and specifications, to give you great value and deliver on our promises. Here is what happens evaluating your inquiry: You have Automation, Batching, Process Control and Systems requirements? […]
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Automatic ingredient batching systems that handle and feed/batch powder materials that are very prone to dusting during feed discharging and supply bin refill can be problematic, requiring an answer for Handling The Dust Problem. There are two primary sources of dust problems in the automatic batching system. First is the point of discharge of dusty […]
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