Handling fragile and friable materials
Handling fragile and friable materials In the world of conveying and transportation of bulk materials, one of the biggest challenges…
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Powderflight offers perfect niche solution for chemical company
When working with chemicals for turf and pest control, dust management is a top health and safety priority. So, when…
MEETING GROWING NEEDS
TipTrak solution aids production at Australia’s largest horticultural supplier Reliable equipment is vital for the success of every manufacturer or…
Aeromechanical conveyors: Reducing rope and disc downtime
As a general rule with all things mechanical, the fewer moving parts you have, the less problems you’ll have to…
Managing dust in wood pellet plants
When it comes to pellet plant operations, safety always needs to be top of mind. And when it comes to…
Q&A: What You Need to Know About Customized Conveyors
For the past 50 years, UniTrak has offered a full range of conveying solutions from simple, “off-the-shelf” bucket elevators to…
Three Things You Didn’t Know About TipTrak Bucket Elevators
For the past 50 years, bulk material manufacturers around the world have relied on UniTrak’s flagship TipTrak™ bucket elevator conveyor…
Overcome Coffee Conveying Challenges
Did you know coffee is the most highly consumed beverage on the planet? According to the National Coffee Association (NCA),…
Is Your Bucket Elevator Tough Enough to Handle Harsh Products and Process Environments?
Corrosive, abrasive and generally harsh process environments can be tough on your production line, causing unplanned downtime, lost throughput and…
Pet Food Manufacturing: What You Need To Succeed
The global pet food industry brings in around $94.6 billion each year and shows no signs of slowing down. In…
Conveying Gypsum with a Continuous Bucket Elevator
Gypsum (Calcium Sulphate Dihydrate [CaSO4·2H2O]), is a soft sulphate mineral. Gypsum is both mined and produced synthetically, and is commercially…
Why You Should Choose a Gentle Handling Bucket Elevator
Many applications require product to be conveyed without degradation or damage. Product that is degraded or damaged during conveying results…
High Capacity Bucket Elevators
The TipTrak™ Twin S-5 continuous bucket elevator from UniTrak is a high capacity bucket elevator that is recommended for applications…
Bagstander Bulk Bag Unloader with Integral Hoist
Many bulk bag unloaders available in the marketplace require forklift assistance to lift and position bags onto the unloader for…
Small-Sized Continuous Bucket Elevators
Continuous bucket elevators are often used to move significant quantities of materials. However, it is often overlooked that small-sized continuous…
Three Tips for Sourcing a Food Grade Conveyor
Food manufacturing standards and regulations are ever-evolving and changing as authorities seek to ensure better consumer safety in manufactured food…
Advantages and Limitations of Flexible Screw Conveyors
For many batch-type processing applications, flexible screw conveyors are an excellent equipment choice. These low-cost conveyors are an attractive equipment…
Discharging Ingredients with a Bagstander Bulk Bag Unloader
Many facilities rely on bulk bag unloaders to empty bulk bags and supply their downstream processes with ingredients. A bulk…
Continuous Bucket Elevators: Conveying Potash
Potash is a common constituent of many products. Because of its potassium content, potash is a key ingredient used in…
Essential Spare Parts to Consider for your Conveying System
In previous blogs, we have emphasized the importance of keeping a sufficient bench stock of critical spare parts on hand…
Debunking Three Myths About Continuous Bucket Elevators
Continuous bucket elevators are a recognized equipment choice for moving significant volumes of material both vertically and gently. Despite their…
Conveyor Maintenance: Avoid Costly Conveyor Downtime with Service Kits
Conveyors are a vital but often overlooked element in a facility’s production system. Conveyor maintenance is often sacrificed to the…
Rubber Drive Chains
4 Reasons to Choose a Continuous Bucket Elevator Conveyor with a Rubber Drive Chain Continuous bucket elevator conveyors are generally…
Getting the Most out of your Sanitary Belt Conveyor
Sanitary belt conveyors are widely used in food processing facilities. Well-constructed conveyors from reputable manufacturers will have long lifespans, lasting…
Conveying Cold Patch Asphalt
Cold patch asphalt (sometimes called cold mix asphalt) is an asphalt repair material used to patch potholes and cracks on…
Sanitary Belt Conveyors: Tips for Visual Inspection of the Belt
Like any other equipment, sanitary belt conveyors require regular preventive maintenance (PM) activities to ensure uptime, availability and long equipment…
Continuous Bucket Elevators: A Basic Maintenance Checklist
You can extend the service life of your continuous bucket elevator by implementing simple inspection and maintenance procedures. These procedures…
Conveyors for Cereal Processing
Cereal processing systems usually involve conveyors to move the product through the various stages of the production process. Key challenges…
Continuous Bucket Elevators: Consider Your Requirements
Establishing your requirements when purchasing a continuous bucket elevator is key to a successful install and operation. At UniTrak, we…
How Much Does a Bulk Solids Conveyor Cost?
A question we are sometimes asked at UniTrak is, how do you calculate the cost of a conveyor? The general…
Bulk Bag Filling: Integrated Conveying Solutions
Many companies are shipping their product to customers in bulk bags (also known as Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers, or FIBC’s).…
Tips for Buying and Installing Bulk Material Conveyors in Freezer Environments
With their extremely cold temperatures, freezer and cold room environments can be very challenging settings for operating bulk materials conveyors.…
Four Signs of Bucket Elevator Inefficiency
Continuous bucket elevators are widely used in many facilities to transport bulk solids. While a well-designed continuous bucket elevator is…
UniFlex Easy Clean Sanitary Flexible Screw Conveyors
UniFlex Easy Clean sanitary flexible screw conveyors from UniTrak offer a simple and highly effective solution for those with sanitary…
The Advantages of Clean-In-Place Sanitary Conveyors
Facilities that are required to use sanitary conveyors, such as those involved with food processing, must overcome the challenges of…
Mobile Aeromechanical and Flexible Screw Conveyors
Mobile aeromechanical and flexible screw conveyors can offer numerous advantages over stationary units which are fixed in place. Mobile conveyors…
Sanitary Belt Conveyor: Three Key Options to Consider
When buying a new sanitary-grade conveyor for a production or packaging line, it is normal to concentrate attention on the…
Powder Handling: Flexible Screw or Aeromechanical Conveyor?
When it comes to powder conveying applications, the decision about which type of conveyor to employ sometimes involves a choice…
Five Considerations for Selecting a Cleanable Conveyor
Cleanable conveyors are a necessary equipment choice for applications where sanitary performance is a basic requirement, from food to pharmaceuticals,…
Conveyor Quality: How we Design and Build at UniTrak
In many facilities, conveyor quality plays a vital role in contributing to the operation’s performance and profitability. The quality of…
Four Tips for Keeping Your Line Moving with a Conveyor Parts Plan
Conveyors are a critical part of the processing lines in many operations, moving material within or between process steps. Because…
Bulk Solids Conveying Equipment: Addressing Capacity Losses
A major issue in companies that use bulk solids conveying equipment is addressing and preventing capacity losses. In a perfect…
Bucket Elevators for Handling Solid Sulphur
Global demand for sulphur continues unabated. Global output now exceeds some 60 million metric tons annually, and most sulphur produced…
All About TipTrak Bucket Elevator Rubber Beltchains
In contrast to most continuous bucket elevators available in the marketplace today, TipTrak™ units from UniTrak use a rubber beltchain instead…
Introducing the KleanTrak Sanitary Conveyor
UniTrak is pleased to announce the introduction of a new sanitary conveyor to its equipment lineup. The KleanTrak conveyor is…
Gentle Conveying of Biomass Wood Pellets
Conveying biomass wood pellets within facilities used for their production is not without its challenges. Wood pellets retain their shape…
Craft Brewing and Distilling: Avoiding Deterioration of Grain in Conveying
The growth of craft brewing and distilling has required new entrants and start-ups to consider how they move input materials…
Mechanical Conveyors for Flour
Selecting an appropriate mechanical conveyor for moving flour is an important task for millers and food processors alike. Millers look…
Conveying Lumpy Materials: Four Tips
Some materials are inherently lumpy while others can become so during storage as the material particles become compacted and agglomerated.…
Bulk Bagging Chemical Powders
Bulk bag fillers are used to load bulk bags (aka Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers, or FIBC) with different types of…
Four Ways TipTrak Bucket Conveyors Reduce Costs and Increase ROI
When purchasing industrial equipment, several cost factors are generally considered to determine lifecycle Return on Investment (ROI). In this blog,…
Bulk Bag Unloading and Filling
Bulk bag unloading and filling is carried out in many facilities. Bulk bags (aka Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers, or FIBC’s)…
Bulk Solid Material Conveying: Why You Should Test
Material testing is an activity often overlooked or bypassed when buying an engineered bulk solid material conveying solution. Without an…
Conveying Metal Powders
Metal powders are widely used in a number of production processes. These include additive manufacturing, brazing, cold spray, filters and…
Conveying Granulated and Powdered Sugar
Sugar is a key ingredient in many foodstuffs. Two primary forms of sugar are often used in food production processes:…
Conveying Caustic or Acidic Chemical Powders
Most corrosives are either acids or bases. Corrosives are materials that can attack and chemically destroy the metal and other…
Continuous Bucket Elevators for Heavy Materials
Some severe service applications call for the vertical transport of heavy or bulky materials. Servicing of these applications can be…
Conveying Agricultural Chemicals
Agricultural chemicals (“agrochemicals”, for short) consist of fertilizers, fumigants, herbicides, insecticides, pesticides, and plant growth regulators. Agrochemicals are an important…
Handling Difficult Powders with Aeromechanical Conveyors
Many powdered materials have properties and characteristics that make them difficult-to-handle and convey. A question we are often asked is,…
Continuous Bucket Elevators for Handling Hot or Cold Products
Life would be lot easier for conveyor manufacturers if every application involved handling temperate products. Reality, however, is quite different…
Continuous Bucket Elevators for 24/7 Operation
With many production lines operating 24-hours a day, 7-days a week, plant management needs to ensure that they employ equipment…
Gastight Bucket Elevators for Hazardous Materials
Applications where a continuous bucket elevator is used to move a flammable or explosive material often require the conveyor to…
Angled Conveying with Flexible Screw Conveyors
In many facilities, tight spaces and fixed obstacles are the reality on the production floor. In such environments, routing conveyors…
Conveying Bulk Solid Materials: Modernizing Aged Equipment
Companies whose operations involve conveying bulk solid materials often find themselves facing altered business and market needs, as well as…
Condition Monitoring in Continuous Bucket Elevators
Continuous bucket elevators are a proven and economical means of elevating powders and bulk solid materials. Many facilities rely on…
Reducing the Risk of Dust Explosions when Elevating Materials
Dust explosions are a real and present risk when conveying materials that give off combustible dust when handled or moved.…
Integrated Conveyor Systems for Elevating Materials
Conveyor systems are the backbone of many automated solutions for handling bulk solid materials. Integrated conveyor systems are turnkey solutions…
Drag vs. Aeromechanical Conveyors
Drag and aeromechanical conveyors are widely used conveying technologies in many processing facilities. Because both technologies can service similar applications,…
Bucket Elevators for Safely Conveying Hazardous Materials
In many facilities, continuous bucket elevators are used for vertically conveying hazardous materials. Minimizing risk and ensuring health and safety…
Preventing the Top 3 Problems that can Stop a Bucket Elevator
You’ve purchased and installed a continuous bucket elevator and everything’s running fine – until Murphy strikes and your elevator and…
Addressing Bucket Elevator Capacity Loss
When purchasing a continuous bucket elevator, equipment capacity is a key consideration for ensuring that throughput objectives will be achieved.…
Bins and Hoppers for Aeromechanical and Flexible Screw Conveyors
Bins and hoppers are often used in conjunction with aeromechanical and flexible screw conveyors. These types of conveyors are often…
Conveying Flammable Solids in a Bucket Elevator
Many facilities are using continuous bucket elevators to convey dusty materials. Whenever dusty materials are being conveyed, concerns arise about…
Continuous Bucket Elevators: Tips for a Successful Installation
Continuous bucket elevators are often a critical piece of equipment within a process flow. Installing a new elevator correctly is…
Positive Discharge Bucket Elevators: Rubber vs. Metal Drive Chains
Most positive discharge bucket elevators available in the marketplace today are driven by metal chains. In these elevators, a series…
Aeromechanical Conveyors for Moving Cohesive Materials
Aeromechanical conveyors are an extremely versatile equipment option for a variety of applications. Aeromechanical conveyors are used to move a…
Conveying Hot Melt Adhesive Pellets and Chips
Hot melt adhesive pellets and chips are widely used in many production facilities to apply glue to products and packaging.…
Bucket Conveyor Dust Explosions: Controlling Ignition Sources to Reduce Risk
Bucket conveyors are commonly used to vertically transport materials in many industrial processes. How typical bucket conveyors accept, move and…
Safely Conveying Sulphur Pellets and Prills
A grade of sulphur that is often used in industrial processes is the pellet or prill form of the element.…
Conveyors for Nutraceuticals and Vitamins
The term “nutraceuticals” refers to food products that provide health benefits in addition to the nutritional value of the foodstuffs…
NFPA 652 and Bulk Solids Conveyors for Combustible Dust
The presence of combustible dust is a recognized hazard in many facilities. While most are aware of the dangers and…
Conveyors for Wastewater Phosphorus Recovery
Wastewater treatment involves more than just producing an effluent that is protective of human health and the environment. Increasingly, municipalities…
Mechanical Conveyors for Chocolate Products
Chocolate making is a highly-sophisticated process, requiring specialized machinery and strict process control. Within the industry, there are producers who…
Conveying Granulated or Blended Fertilizer
Fertilizer in solid form can generally be broken into two types: granulated and blended. Granulated product is a homogenous mixture…
Safe and Gentle Conveying of Confectionery Products
Confectionery producers use conveyors in their operations to move raw ingredients into and through the production process and to move…
Conveying Carbon Black in Powder or Pellet Form
Conveying carbon black is not without its challenges. Widely used as a filler and pigment colouring agent, carbon black is…
Conveying Dry Pet Food: Overcoming Challenges
Increasingly, owners of dogs, cats and other animals are preferring dry over wet pet food as a feedstock. As buyer…
Bulk Solids Conveyors: Do You Have a Replacement Parts Strategy?
Unplanned equipment downtime is a profit killer. Unplanned downtime means maintenance interventions, delayed shipments, lost throughput, customer dissatisfaction, and increased…
Bucket Elevator Safety Tips
Bulk material solids conveyors are mechanical and electrical devices with many moving parts. As such, they present a safety hazard…
Gentle Handling Coffee Conveyors
Consumption of coffee beverages continues to increase globally, with consumer preferences for blended flavoured and unflavoured products remaining strong. To…
Conveying Tea: Challenges and Solutions
According to the Tea Association of the USA, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world next to water.…
Mechanical Bulk Material Conveyors: Pros and Cons
Buyers of mechanical bulk material conveyors have a variety of technologies available to choose from. While no conveying technology yet…
Conveying Bulk Food Ingredients: Equipment Design
A recent contaminated ground beef recall announced by the USDA/FSIS highlights the need for safe food production. Because conveyors play a vital…
Bucket Elevators for Critical Service Appliactions
Critical service applications are those which involve the conveying of dangerous materials that are hazardous to life and well-being. These…
Bulk Solids Conveyors: Dealing with Tight Spaces
A key requirement in many bulk solids conveying applications is that the conveyor must fit into, and accommodate, limited space.…
Aeromechanical Conveyors for Difficult-To-Handle Materials
The July, 2017 issue of Powder and Bulk Engineering magazine features an article by Nick Webber of UniTrak aimed at offering helpful…
Benefits of a Zero-Spillage Bucket Elevator
For production managers and personnel using a bucket elevator, nothing is more aggravating than product spillage when material is being conveyed.…
Four Tips for Service and Support of Bulk Material Conveying Equipment
Choosing the right equipment is only one part of the buying process for bulk material conveying equipment. Another key consideration…
UniTrak Bulk Material Conveyors at Pack Expo 2017
Customers and buyers interested in seeing UniTrak’s line of high-care bulk material conveyors will be able to do so at…
What is the Most Efficient Bulk Material Conveyor?
At UniTrak, we supply bulk material conveyors for applications where the required equipment capacity is 3,000 cubic feet per hour…
5 Challenges that Require a High-Care Bulk Material Conveyor
Every conveying application is different and each has its own unique challenges. For these reasons, conveyor designs need to be…
Bulk Material Conveyors: Should Your Product be Tested Before Buying?
When customers approach UniTrak about sourcing bulk material conveyors, we are often asked if a product test should be performed.…
When Do You Need a Severe Service Bucket Elevator?
Some bulk material conveying applications involve abrasive or corrosive materials, extreme temperatures and operating conditions, abusive loading or heavy-duty running.…
5 Key Considerations when Buying Conveyors for High Wear Applications
Conveyors for high wear applications, require special considerations to achieve needed durability, reliability and longevity and are called Severe Service applications.…
Granular Sugar Conveying Systems
In conveying applications, granular sugar can be considered as a difficult-to-handle material. If you have an application involving sugar, it…
Demystifying Bucket Elevator Design
Here’s What You Need to Know to Pick a Custom Solution There’s a reason bucket elevators are so popular. They’re…
Preventing Bucket Elevator Carryback
With continuous bucket elevators (or bucket conveyors as they are often called), the term “Carryback” is used to describe the…
Bucket Elevators & Bulk Bag Handlers for Crumb Rubber Production
Crumb rubber, produced from recycled scrap tires, is an interesting product with an increasing variety of uses. Fine-grind crumb rubber,…
Tips for Troubleshooting Aeromechanical Conveyors
While aeromechanical conveyors operate on a simple principle and have few moving parts, they are not immune from operating problems. In this…
Conveying Product to Packaging Lines and Machines
While many conveying applications involve addressing the movement of material through production processes, another key application area is conveying final…
Bulk Solids Conveyors: About Reliability
Equipment reliability is an essential requirement for economical production. Equipment which frequently malfunctions or breaks down results in lost revenues and increased…
Bucket Elevators and Belt Conveyors for Biomass Pellet Plants
Biomass energy pellets are increasingly coming into favour as a renewable fuel source. Biomass pellets are environmentally friendly, with very…
Housekeeping Tips for Conveying Fine Powders in a Bucket Elevator
As noted in a recent blog, conveying fine powders in a bucket elevator can result in material deposition and build-up…
Addressing the Build-Up of Powder and Fines in Bucket Elevators
While bucket elevators are an effective and widely used means for conveying powders, they are not immune to the effects…
Replacement Ropes and Disks for Aeromechanical Conveyors
Aeromechanical conveyors, such as the Powderflight line made by UniTrak Powderflight, operate on a simple principle. Within a steel tube, a wire…
Bulk Material Conveyor Controls and Automation
Selecting the right equipment is only one part of addressing your bulk material conveying challenge. Another is ensuring that the…
Bulk Material Handling Conveyors: About VFDs
Protect your Bulk Material Handling Conveyor & Throughput with Variable Frequency Drives Undue stresses on bulk material handling conveyors such…
Conveying Mixes and Blends
At UniTrak, a common customer challenge is conveying mixes and blends. Two types of mixes and blends that we often encounter…
Feeders for Bucket Elevators
An important factor for the successful operation of any bucket elevator is how material is fed into the unit. To…
Reducing Spillage from a Bucket Elevator
Product spillage from conveyors can be a problem in many settings. Spilled product: • represents lost throughput and revenue, •…
Safely Filled: UniTrak’s Bulk Bag Fillers
Bulk bag fillers (sometimes known as Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container [FIBC] fillers) are used to load free-flowing dry materials from…
Bulk Bag Dischargers Contain Fugitive Dust Emissions
Emptying bulk bags, or Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers (FIBC), can be a dusty process, depending upon the material being handled.…
Storage Bins and Hoppers for Bulk Materials
Storage bins and hoppers are one of the most important considerations in any bulk material handling system. Poorly designed storage…
Conveying Catalysts
Chemical catalysts are used in many industries to increase the rate of chemical reactions used in production processes. With a…
Bucket Elevators: How Much Do They Cost?
Purchasing bucket elevators, like many types of capital equipment, involves an outlay. This outlay covers the equipment acquisition cost, the…
Bulk Material Handling Systems
The term bulk material handling systems refers to the design and production of equipment used to handle loose, dry, bulk materials. The…
Bulk Material Handling Equipment and Systems for SME’s
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) often have unique challenges to surmount when purchasing bulk material handling equipment and systems. For…
Pack Expo International: 2016
For over 20 years, UniTrak has exhibited at Pack Expo International in Chicago, and now we see the 2016 show on the…
Conveying Coffee: Celebrating International Coffee Day
On October 1st, the world will observe the second annual International Coffee Day. On that day, the seventy-seven Member States…
Bulk Material Conveyors: Our Brands
From bucket elevators, to aeromechanical and flexible screw conveyors, we’re passionate about our portfolio of brands and the markets we…
UniTrak conveys in wastewater phosphorous recovery facility
For over 10 years, UniTrak has partnered with Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies to convey their fertilizer product at different wastewater phosphorous recovery…
Bucket Elevators: Applications Handled
Bucket elevators (bucket conveyors) are a proven way to move bulk materials within a processing facility. At UniTrak, we have…
Buying Bulk Material Conveying Equipment: Avoid Getting “Productized”!
Have you ever purchased bulk material conveying equipment and found that what you bought was a pretty good – but…
Bucket Conveyors for Abrasive Materials
Conveying abrasive materials can be challenging due to higher wear and tear on equipment. This accelerated wear can result in…
Conveying Short and Long Goods Dry Pasta
While dry pasta production is a relatively straightforward process, it is not without its conveying challenges. This blog looks at…
Bucket Elevators: Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Applications
The manufacture of regulated and OTC (Over-The-Counter) pharmaceuticals and nutritional supplements (nutraceuticals) often involve applications for which bucket conveyors are…
Bucket Elevators for Cold Temperature Service
Whether your conveyor system is inside a cold storage facility, handling flash frozen coffee, fruits or vegetables, or running outdoors…
Conveying Materials that Pack, Cake or Smear
Careful consideration has to be given to the selection of equipment when conveying materials that pack, cake or smear. Causes of…
UniTrak on the cover of Powder Bulk Engineering
Just thought we would drop a line to tell everyone we were chosen for the cover of the July Mechanical…
Who’s who at UniTrak
The team at UniTrak Today marks the annual BBQ at UniTrak, a time when we take a moment to enjoy a summer…
Bucket Elevators: More Uptime, More Profits!
The costs for maintaining conveying equipment can be significant – for example, CEMA (Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association) estimates that one-year maintenance costs…
Conveyors for Coffee and Tea
In May, UniTrak will be exhibiting at the International Powder & Bulk Solids Conference and Exhibition in Rosemont, IL, May…
Conveying Biomass and Waste
In May, UniTrak will be exhibiting at the International Powder & Bulk Solids Conference and Exhibition in Rosemont, IL, May…
Conveyors for Craft Breweries and Distilleries
In May, UniTrak will be exhibiting at the International Powder & Bulk Solids Conference and Exhibition in Rosemont, IL, May…
Explosive Powders: Explosion-Safe Vertical Conveyors
In May, UniTrak will be exhibiting at the International Powder & Bulk Solids Conference and Exhibition in Rosemont, IL, May…
Conveying Hazardous Powders
In May, UniTrak will be exhibiting at the International Powder & Bulk Solids Conference and Exhibition in Rosemont, IL, May…
Conveying Food Powders, Ingredients & Products
In May, UniTrak will be exhibiting at the International Powder & Bulk Solids Conference and Exhibition in Rosemont, IL, May…
Bulk Material Conveyors: Reducing Life Cycle Costs
In many manufacturing organizations, plant operations often receive close attention as a source of cost savings and profit improvement. Increasingly,…
Conveying Sulphur Granules and Pastilles
TipTrak Bucket Conveyors have successfully conveyed sulphur pastilles, granules and prills. Bulk solid sulphur can be formed and produced using…
Tips for Choosing a Bulk Material Conveying Equipment Supplier
Tip #1: Match the supplier to your challenge. Suppliers of bulk material conveying equipment have wide divergences in their experience…
Conveying Sulphur
Sulphur can be an especially challenging material to convey. Sulphur dust suspended in the air can ignite and explode, and…
Aeromechanical Conveyors: Advantages
Aeromechanical conveyors have proven advantages that make them suitable for many bulk material handling situations. This blog examines some of…
Flexible Screw Conveyors: FAQs
In this blog, we answer some frequently asked questions about flexible screw conveyors. How does a flexible screw conveyor work?…
Bucket Conveyor Cleaning
Bucket conveyor cleaning is a significant issue in many applications. These types of applications are most commonly found in the…
Batch Production Conveyors
Many production environments consist of batch processing. As opposed to continuous flow operations, batch production is a non-continuous way of…
Conveying Animal Feed Ingredients
Producing high quality animal feed requires careful management of the input raw materials and the production process that transforms these…
Trends: Reducing Product Spillage
This month’s blogs will focus on important issues and trends in bulk material conveying. This blog looks at a key…
UniTrak advances production system
News release featured on the Powder & Bulk Solids website, Dec 4, 2014: For over 45 years, UniTrak has defined the…
Severe Service Bucket Elevators
Companies that process bulk materials face a number of unique challenges. Some of these challenges can threaten the integrity or…
New Controller joins UniTrak Corporation Ltd.
UniTrak Corporation Limited, Port Hope, ON – is pleased to announce the addition of Neil Sharma to the UniTrak team…
Bucket Conveyors: Five Key Buying Tips
If you are sourcing or purchasing a bucket conveyor, it is important to recognize the essential differences between the offerings…
Conveying Dry Pet Food
Conveyors designed to move dry pet foods and ingredients efficiently and effectively The dry pet food market has undergone significant…
Biomass Conveying
Producing energy from biomass is becoming increasingly important as the world moves away from fossil fuels. Cost-effective energy production from…
Controlling Dust when Conveying Chemical Powders
Successfully conveying chemical powders requires giving careful thought to the issue of product dusting. Aside from the challenge of continually…
PBS Texas Powder Show – on to the next tradeshow
We are off again. Destination? PBS Texas Powder Show in Houston. We are all back home now from our worldwind…
Aeromechanical Conveyors: Filling Road Tankers
Powderflight aeromechanical conveyors for logistics: filling bulk material road tankers and transporters Increasingly, many bulk materials are being moved by…
Head to Head: Bucket conveyors and Pneumatic conveyors
Highlighting when bucket conveyors have the edge A question we are often asked is, “Do pneumatic conveying systems outperform bucket…
Viva Pack Expo Las Vegas 2015
What are you most looking forward to at the Pack Expo Las Vegas Show? The education aspect In addition to…
Conveyor Integration
Choose an equipment vendor wisely to avoid integration headaches Purchasing a bucket elevator, aeromechanical, or flexible screw conveyor involves not only buying the right equipment…
Customerization process wins another customer at UniTrak
At UniTrak, we pride ourselves with really being a collaborative partner for our customers. This was very evident when we…
The Hesler Company reps UniTrak in Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska
UniTrak Corporation Limited, Port Hope, ON – announces a new addition to their US equipment representative network. The Hesler Company, located…
UniTrak Powderflight collaborating with UniTrak Corp.
Last week we welcomed our United Kingdom counterparts to our office for some marketing & technical meetings. UniTrak Powderflight is a wholly…
Sustainability: Eco-friendly conveyors
Going green can save money and help the environment With the movement of many companies towards green initiatives, we are…
Five Tips for Improving Bucket Conveyor Performance
We are once again featured in Powder & Bulk Solids website, with a new article regarding bucket conveyor performance. Here it is…
Biomass Handling Equipment: Wood Pellet Conveyors
The tremendous growth of the biomass industry has brought many material handling issues to the fore. Generally, biomass materials fall…
Fully enclosed bucket conveyor: Ideal for operator safety
The TipTrakTM line of bucket conveyors protect operators from any hazardous & dusty materials in their operating environment. The fully enclosed design of…
UniTrak headed to PACK EXPO Las Vegas in September
UniTrak is once again headed to PACK EXPO Las Vegas, September 28-30th at the Las Vegas Convention Center in the…
Lean Manufacturing and Sustainable Practices at UniTrak
UniTrak recognizes its responsibility to conduct business in a way that protects and improves the state of the environment for…
NMA announces plant tour at UniTrak
On July 10th, 2015 the Northumberland Manufacturers Association is inviting members and associates to take part in a plant tour of our…
Rep Spotlight: Simex Sistemas Industriales de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
At UniTrak, we like to believe that the relationships with our representatives and agents are truly partnerships. We collaborate with…
UniTrak gets a visit from the Canadian Minister of Economic Development
Today, UniTrak hosted the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), at a…
UniTrak Equipment Video
UniTrak showcases all 6 product lines at the recent PackEx Toronto. See our equipment in action. See all of our…
Bulk Bag Unloaders: A Proven Way to Handle FIBCs
Facilities that are ready to take the next step from manually unloading material bags or sacks often scale-up their operations…
UniTrak hosts NMA plant tour
On July 10th, UniTrak opened its doors to NMA (Northumberland Manufacturers’ Association) members to showcase our newest improvements to our plant.…
Contamination & Dusting: Addressing Food Powder Conveying Challenges
Two food powder conveying challenges often encountered are the need to prevent contamination and mitigating the problems of dusting. In…
What is the best mechanical conveyor for fragile materials?
President Bill Gorsline was asked by Powder Bulk Engineering to provide insights on what the best mechanical conveyor for fragile…
All about bucket conveyor capacity
Bucket conveyors (sometimes known as bucket elevators) are a proven way to move powders and other materials vertically. For any…
Bucket Conveyors: Five Common Conveyor Infeed Problems
As we noted in a previous blog on conveyor systems integration, the infeed area of conveyors can often be a source…
Conveyor Systems Integration
Purchasing a bucket, aeromechanical, or flexible screw conveyor involves not only buying the right equipment and configuration, it also involves…
PackEx Toronto 2015 – One Week Away
The above is a screengrab from the show map for PackEx Toronto 2015. Our lovely 10 x 50 booth, number…
Celebrating 30 years of service at UniTrak
This past Friday, June 5th, UniTrak Corporation Limited of Port Hope, recognized two team members who were celebrating their 30th anniversary…
Successfully conveying sticky materials
Conveying sticky materials can pose a tough challenge for manufacturers and processors. These materials can adhere to equipment, significantly eroding…
Explosion-proof bucket conveyor: Monocoque TipTrak™
Like most other types of conveying equipment, bucket conveyors are not immune to the risk of explosion when conveying certain…
Dynequip Inc announced as new UniTrak representative
UniTrak Corporation Limited, Port Hope, ON has announced a recent addition to their US equipment representative network. Dynequip Inc., located in St.…
Register for PACKEX Toronto 2015 today
Just over two weeks away now, PackEx Toronto 2015 is poised to be an amazing show. We are so thrilled…
UniTrak announces 2015/2016 Tradeshow schedule
At UniTrak we understand that our customers can’t always visit our facility to see our equipment, or travel to factory…
Brewery conveyor: we have what you need
UniTrak has three different lines of conveyors that can handle the challenges associated with brewery conveyor systems. We specialize in…
UniTrak appoints new Managing Director for UK subsidiary
UniTrak Corporation Limited is happy to announce the appointment of the new Managing Director Nick Webber of its United Kingdom…
UniTrak launches responsive website
UniTrak Corporation Limited, Port Hope, ON – has launched a new website ( www.unitrak.com ) focused on enhancing the user’s experience while…
PackEX Toronto 2015: UniTrak to showcase 6 pieces of equipment
Booth # 1231 June 16-18, 2015 at the Toronto Congress Centre At UniTrak, we pride ourselves on seeking out the best…
Preventative Maintenance: key to conveyor longevity
A Minute with Travis: Service and Support Specialist As a seasoned member of the service team, Travis has some key…
Powderflight choice for BeardowAdams expansion
Beardow Adams manufactures hot melt adhesives and can produce up to 50,000 tonnes each year, at their headquarters in Milton…
20th Anniversary of ISO 9001 certification
This year marks the 20th anniversary of our ISO 9001 certification. In 1995, we instituted company-wide policies and procedures that drive high…
Low temperature conveying: 5 options to consider
Do you need to convey material outdoors or in a low temperature area of your plant? Be confident that we…
Why bucket conveyors are the best choice fragile materials
Ensuring product integrity as it travels from one process to another is often one of the biggest challenges we face…
Gentle handling bucket conveyor moves antacid tablets
As you know, the sales cycle for UniTrak equipment is often a lengthy one. It can take several years from…
PEC TipTrak™ S-2 chosen by Boston Valley TerraCotta
In conjunction with our Buffalo distributor, Pooley Inc., we have been awarded a bid to supply Boston Valley TerraCotta with a PEC TipTrak™. Utilizing…
Advantages of a Flexible Screw Conveyor
Contained within the broad spectrum of screw conveyor types and their particular application, is a substantial niche occupied by flexible…
New faces of UniTrak team
UniTrak is excited to introduce 3 new faces to our growing team. Julie Shipp US Sales Manager julie@unitrak.com Julie brings…
Johns Manville runs same UniTrak TipTrak™ since 1968
As a part of our 45th Anniversary celebrations, we wanted to reach out to existing customers to get their take…