Bulk Material Test Laboratory

FLSmidth Cement Pneumatic conveying test lab

Lab testing for dry bulk materials

Our Pneumatic Conveying Test Laboratory (PT Test Lab) in Pennsylvania, USA, serves the global dry bulk handling market. Our unique facilities and capabilities give you the information you need to be confident in your investments or resolve any pneumatic transport issues you’re experiencing.

Key benefits

Key benefits

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Optimise process design

Armed with real-life materials data, we can optimise the design of your pneumatic transport system to maximise performance, minimise wear, and prioritise uptime.
02

Data-driven troubleshooting

If you’re experiencing unexpected wear, reduced performance or blockages in your system, send your materials to us for testing. We can analyse material flow and assess why you’re not getting the results you want.
03

Demonstrable process guarantees

We use the facilities at the PT Test Lab to prove the performance of your pneumatic transport system. So, when you choose FLSmidth Cement for your project, you’re getting process guarantees that are based on real-life testing.
How you can use our PT Test Lab for pneumatic transport testing

The PT Test Lab is designed to help you understand material behaviour during pneumatic transport. We analyse material flowability through a series of tests and provide a full report that will empower your decision-making.

Troubleshooting

If you’re experiencing problems with a specific operation or process design, we can help identify the cause and solution.

New materials

Introducing new materials to an existing installation? We can test their performance and let you know the optimal operating parameters or required

New installation

If you’re planning a new installation, we can help you achieve the best design for your required performance.

Come visit

Our lab is open to customers to request – and even observe – materials tests.

Material tests offered by the PT Test Lab

Across a footprint of about 10 000 ft2 (930 m2), we test our equipment with traditional materials such as coal and cement alongside things like clay that are increasingly used as supplementary cementitious materials.

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Physical tests

  • Bulk density
  • Angles of rupture
  • Screening
  • Moisture
  • Laser sizing
  • Spec gravity
  • Fluidization and SG
  • Permeability
  • Chem-com oxides
  • Blaine
  • Packset
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Process Tests

  • Airveyor™ - HP60 Rotary Valve
  • Airmerge™
  • Column blender
  • Fuller-Kinyon® pump
  • Airslide® gravity conveying
  • Airslide® car
  • Pick-up velocity
  • Min convey velocity
  • Specials tests: Degradation/Segregation and Rate Turndown

what we offer

Test before you invest

Our R&D center in Dania, Denmark compliments the capabilities of our PT Test lab. At Dania, thousands of tons of raw materials are tested and analyzed each year to predict their behaviors when processed in applications such as in cement production. Our capabilities include R3 testing, XRF/XRD thermal analysis, calcining and emissions analysis, and pilot scale pyroprocessing.

FLSmidth Cement, Dania Test facility

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