Material testing is an activity often overlooked or bypassed when buying an engineered bulk solid material conveying solution. Without an accurate knowledge of material flow properties and behaviour, equipment and systems design will be based on guess-work. This increases the risk that the equipment or system will not perform as desired, leading to frustration and escalating costs.
No one buying an engineered bulk solid material conveying solution wants to incur the risk of failure or poor performance once the equipment is installed. Pre-purchase, this risk can be greatly reduced by having your material tested under controlled conditions by equipment engineers in a properly equipped test facility. These tests can accurately measure and assess material flow properties and characteristics, while determining how the material will behave when handled by a conveyor.
In new customer applications where UniTrak is asked to provide a proposal, we routinely ask the customer to send product to us for evaluation and testing. These tests are designed to determine the flow characteristics of the material being handled so that our equipment designs can be adapted to overcome any challenges. All tests are carried out in our testing facility by our Test Team whose members include personnel from our equipment Engineering Team, and Sales and Service Teams. Specific tests that we often carry out include the following:
If you are buying an engineered bulk solid material conveying system, UniTrak will be pleased to evaluate and test your material and propose a recommended solution from our lineup of bucket elevators, aeromechanical, flexible screw, and inclined belt conveyors. Where required, we can engineer integrated systems, where our conveyors are combined with bulk bag fillers/dischargers or other material handling equipment as required. To find out more about our equipment lineup and how to arrange for your material testing, please contact our sales team.
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