Bulk Materials Handling: Independent Expertise And Cost-Effective Solutions To Industrial Problems.
The Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology is located within the University of Greenwich in Kent, UK and offers expert advice for process engineers handling, feeding and storing bulk materials or designing/manufacturing equipment for such purposes.
Our Mission: To help industry to get it's powders and bulk materials to behave in the way they need them to!
We offer Consultancy, Research and Short Courses (on campus, on-line and in-company)
Our Clients include Industries involved in the processing of powders, particulates and other bulk solids materials from across the spectrum including (but not limited to) food and drink, pharmaceuticals, minerals, renewable energy, chemicals, plastics, recycling, metals, household goods, paper, cosmetics, textiles and rubber.
Our industrial-scale pilot plant is available to test a processing step, or mock-up a whole handling process or logistics chain, at full scale or near full scale. This can be used to find and solve the problems off-line, then when you transfer the same process or material to your own or your customers' plant, you can be confident it will work!
Our Experts have over one hundred man-years of experience in solving bulk materials handling problems. Along with a team of Researchers they concentrate on nothing else but the needs of Industry – and are at your disposal.
Our location offers excellent transport links within the UK and EU enabling us to provide a prompt and flexible response to site visit requests and client meetings.
Contact us for advice +44 (0) 20 8331 8646
Short course calendar Oct – Dec 2020
We offer a selection of short courses, aimed to help the delegate identify bulk materials handling problems and offer solutions to help overcome or avoid them. Currently all courses are held on line where possible, over several short sessions. In future we will revert to full day face to face teaching with practical sessions in the on-site laboratories.
October: Overview of Particulate Handling Technology; an introduction to the storing and handling of bulk materials, equipment selection and design methodologies for safe and reliable plant
November: Commissioning and Troubleshooting ‘Hands-on’ Pneumatic Conveying Systems; a look at the practical challenges of starting up systems on site and making sure they work as the designer intended
November: Pneumatic Conveying of Bulk Materials; components of pneumatic conveying systems, selection and design techniques
December: Pneumatic Conveying System Design; in depth exploration of detailed calculations for design of pneumatic pipelines and specifying plant
December: Rotary Valves: Design, Selection and Operational Issues; an exploration of the different valves and features available
Some of the more specialist Courses planned for 2021 include:
· Measurement of the Properties and Bulk Behaviour of Particulate Materials
· Dust Control for Processes
· Electrostatics in Powder Handling
· Powder Handling and Flow for Additive Manufacturing
· Caking and Lump Formation in Powders and Bulk Solids
Bespoke In-house courses can also be delivered on line at a time to suit operational needs.
Full course details and on-line registration is available here
Discounts are available for multiple bookings and return delegates.
Contact the Centre on 020 8331 8646 or wolfson-enquiries@gre.ac.uk
We look forward to hearing from you.