BMW, GKN Additive Manufacturing, and Volkmann Drive 3D Printing Research Three, Key Lessons Learned in Metal Powder Transfer and Recovery 3D printing companies and others driving the rise of additive manufacturing have been quietly investing huge amounts of resources into learning about the 3D printing process and fine-tuning it to

Volkmann Engineer Explains Pneumatic Vacuum Conveying on Podcast Bill Fucich Reveals Reasons for Intense Demand Our pneumatic vacuum conveying technology has developed quite a loyal following within powder and bulk processing circles over many decades and now it’s getting attention outside the process industries. More and more engineers want to

Secret to Safe, Smooth Conveying is Volkmann A maintenance technician for a major food manufacturer who took on a new job as a chief engineer with a different major food manufacturer asked us about converting the entire material transfer process from a series of open belt conveyors and bucket elevators

Why Waste Material When We Can Capture and Reuse It? Material shortages, staffing and supply chain issues, and constantly increasing prices for what material is available make every ounce more valuable, and every ounce wasted more costly. Allowing material to be discarded when we have the ability to capture, recover,

Vast Experience Testing Hundreds of Materials Ensures Every Conveyor Works as Specified We received an inquiry from the owner of a nutrition company who asked how fast we could deliver a pneumatic vacuum conveying system. He had recently automated a few steps in the packaging line with excellent results in

Growing Nutraceutical Companies Need to Think Like Big Pharma When Buying Equipment When small nutraceutical companies need to increase production, their owners tend to ask, “What’s the cheapest way to increase production?” Due to cash flow, financing access, uncertainty about the company’s long-term viability, or other issues, the thought process