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EQUALITY IS INHERENT AT HOSOKAWA MICRON POWDER SYSTEMS
Diversity is at the core of Hosokawa’s 100+ years of success. Equality is inherent. We celebrate our history, success, and the contributions made by so many employees of yesteryear of varying ages, genders, races, ethnicities, and sexual orientation. Hosokawa honors our employees of the past by empowering our employees of the future. Innovation hinges on…
ISO 9001 Certified
Hosokawa Micron Powder Systems recently passed the external audit and achieved ISO 9001 Certification, proving keen attention to quality and customer satisfaction. The ISO 9001 Certification required HMPS to identify and implement continuous improvements to our Quality Management System to assure customers that they will be receiving products/services that meet their requirements, and that consistent…
Hosokawa’s NEW SFW Air Classifying Mill
Introducing the NEW Hosokawa SFW Air Classifying Mill. This mill bridges the performance gap between a Jet Mill and a standard Air Classifying Mill (ACM). The SFW ACM utilizes the same footprint, same energy input – same size motor as a standard ACM while producing a product that has a finer D50 than the standard.…
Testing & Tolling during COVID-19
During these challenging times, we at Hosokawa Micron Powder Systems would like to reassure our toll processing and test center customers that we remain open for business and we are working hard to ensure our operations continue as normal as possible. We are committed to protect the health and safety of our employees, customers, and…
2020 Trade Show & Conference Schedule
Below is a summary of each Trade Show and Conference we will attend in 2020. Plastic Recycling Conference – February 17-19, 2020 The Plastics Recycling Conference and Trade Show is the focal point for the increasingly complex and international plastics recycling industry. The event, now in its 15th year, brings together plastics reclaimers, equipment manufacturers,…
Hosokawa Micron Powder Systems & COVID-19
As companies and organizations respond to the COVID-19 virus, we wanted to take a moment to update you on actions our teams at Hosokawa Micron Powder Systems are taking to address the situation. First, please know that our foremost concern is for all who’ve been directly impacted by the coronavirus, as well as the thousands…
Food and Beverage Technology Review names Hosokawa Micron Powder Systems as 2019’s Top Ten Food Processing Companies
The constantly dynamic customer preferences and bold palates of the millennial generation have forced the food and beverage industry to match these demands by adhering to modern technology. Companies are seeking to implement big data analytics to gain a significant understanding of their customer’s consuming behaviors. This myriad of various customer data across the entire…
Hosokawa’s Insights to Powder Processing in the Mineral Industry
On Wednesday, October 9th, Hosokawa Micron Powder Systems hosted an in-house Minerals Workshop for all employees, managers, supervisors, research and development scientists and engineers in the mineral industry. The Hosokawa Micron Group experts introduced and discussed the latest powder processing technologies, global market trends, and high end applications that surround the minerals industry. The topics…
Does your powder meet your specifications?
The Hosokawa Mikro Air Jet Sieve® is an analytical device used for determining the particle size of a dry powder. The powder can be of a Food, Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic, Chemical or Mineral in nature. Our instruments can be found in analytical labs around the world for Quality Control checks of an incoming material to verify…
Granulation with Hosokawa: Wet vs. Dry
Hosokawa Micron offers granulators that work by two different methods. Agglomeration by pressing the particles together using mechanical force, dry granulation with the Kompacktor, and agglomeration using a binder, wet granulation with the Flex O Mix. This short article will highlight the way both technologies work. Granulation, sometimes known as agglomeration, is the process of…
Cell Culture Media
You have probably seen pictures of scientists using Petri dishes to grow microorganisms or have seen nurses in hospitals putting a patient’s blood in a bottle to see whether infection causing microorganisms are present in a patient’s bloodstream. The substrate in the Petri dishes and the materials in the bottles is Cell Culture Media which…
Understanding the Hosokawa Micron Powder Characteristics Tester PT-X Terminology
“Flowability” Measurement Terminology Flowability: Defined as the movement of a powder from a stationary to a moving state. Whereas a free-flowing powder moves consistently and steadily with particles moving independently of one another. Angle of Repose Angle of Repose is the direct indication of the potential flowabilities of a powder sample. Compressibility Compressibility is determined…