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Kubota Brabender Technologie Launch OEB Certified Twin-Screw Feeder Powtech saw the launch of Kubota Brabender Technologie’s OEB certified DDSR20 2.0 twin screw feeder. Having passed OEB’s highest classification, level 5, in June 2022, Genesis is now one of the first feeder suppliers in the UK able to offer an OEB certified feeder. Standing for Occupational Exposure…

This of course is the wrong question as liquids aren’t generally handled by a feeder but are pumped or in some cases gravity fed from a vessel via a control valve. However, we can use a certain type of feeder for liquids. Aside from the mechanism to move the liquid, gravimetric liquid feeders work in…

Sticky products are always going to present problems for accurate feedrate control but before we talk about the pros and cons that will help you choose a feeder for sticky products, we need to talk about what being sticky means. What is a sticky product? Words like sticky don’t really help narrow down the handling…

If maintaining the shape and size of the product being fed through your process is important then choosing the right feeder will require careful consideration. For example, if you have a food product such as a crisp that needs flavouring to be added to it, you don’t want to crush the crisp as it is…

Feeding fibreglass accurately into your process can be something of a challenge. The material itself comes in many different forms, long strands, short strands, fairly free flowing, very poor flowing, and friable; fibreglass has them all. Here’s an overview of what you need to consider about feeding fibreglass… The length of the strands and the…

We’ve all seen the dents in the sides of hoppers that hold poor flowing materials. Often those holding recycled plastics and other materials are the worst offenders as frustrated operators knock “gently” on the sides of the vessel to get the material flowing again. We think we’ve found a cure… The Genesis PROP-FLOW has been…

One of the most common questions we get asked by those new to feeding raw materials is “what is the difference between a volumetric and a gravimetric feeder?” If you read this short overview, we will explain the pros and cons of each approach. Volumetric Feeding As the name suggests, a volumetric feeder works based…

The short answer is more of less any gravimetric feeder configuration may be used for masterbatch but typically it will be a single or twin screw feeder and sometimes a vibratory or rotating tube device. Masterbatch is often the most critical and expensive ingredient in the end product “recipe” and accurate control is crucial. A…

Duisburg, June 20, 2022 – Effective June 16, 2022, Kubota Corporation acquired all shares in Brabender Technologie GmbH & Co. KG and made it a wholly owned subsidiary of Kubota Holdings Europe B.V. The consummation of the transaction is envisaged for early August 2022. Japan’s Kubota Corporation, with its mature technological knowledge, operates in a wide…

Flour is one of the most widely used materials in the food industry and can be handled by a variety of volumetric and gravimetric feeders. But what’s the right one for your application? Let’s take a look at the main factors to consider. What type of flour? Generally flour is a reasonably free flowing powder…