International Powder & Bulk Solids 2025: the production problems between storage and processing
Dry-material handling brought process engineers and equipment suppliers together around the details of moving product.
The Powder Show ran April 29–May 1, 2025, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. Its subject is a part of manufacturing that can be easy to overlook: how a material gets stored, moved, measured and delivered to the next process.
A technical agenda with practical scope
Jenike & Johanson’s published program included sessions on material flow, bin and feeder design, segregation, blending and pneumatic conveying. Those topics connect the behavior of the material with the equipment chosen to handle it.
UWT’s participant recap confirms its presence at the Rosemont show. The company’s photographs provide a closer view of a specialist supplier within the broader dry-processing exhibition.
Start with the material and the task
A useful equipment conversation begins with a description of the product being handled and the conditions under which it moves. The same headline capacity can represent very different arrangements once storage, feeding and downstream requirements are included.
Ask a supplier what information it needs to evaluate the application and whether representative material should be tested. Keep the operating assumptions visible when comparing proposals.
Consider the complete transfer
Rather than evaluate one machine alone, trace the material from its arrival to the point where the next process accepts it. Identify the handovers and the measurements used to judge performance.
The Powder Show’s specialist value is the opportunity to connect those steps. A clearer problem definition can be more useful than choosing equipment before the production team has agreed what needs to change.
Source: Jenike & Johanson 2025 program and UWT participant recap; photographs: UWT at iPBS 2025