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2 / November 2020 powderbulk.com Powder and Bulk Engineering (ISSN 0897-6627) is published monthly, twelve times per year by CSC Publishing Inc., 1155 Northland Drive, St. Paul, MN 55120. Periodicals postage paid at St. Paul, MN and additional mailing office. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Powder and Bulk Engineering, 1155 Northland Drive, St. Paul, MN 55120. November 2020 | Volume 34 Number 11 www.powderbulk.com T H E AU T H O R I T Y S I N C E 1 9 8 7 9 Industry news 15 Markets update 17 Research notes 22 Special section: Crushers 43 Calendar 45 Continuing education 49 What's new 50 Supplier notes 50 People news 51 Product & literature update 55 Classified advertising 55 Advertiser index DEPARTMENTS INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE 8 Particles, physics, and the pandemic Ray Cocco STORAGE 24 Assessing the condition of your storage silo Mandy Landwehr 28 Focus products 56 Suppliers' tips Suppliers discuss the different types of linings and coatings available for storage silos. GENERAL FEATURES 18 Pneumatic points to ponder: How pneumatic conveying and filtration equipment can affect one another Jack Hilbert and Julien Mathieu Morel 32 Solids weighing and batching overview — Part II Todd Smith 38 Checklists to help you prepare for a successful project Jerry Ferguson 41 Nanotechnology 42 Virtual event preview: IPPE — International Production & Processing Expo On the cover: TecTank CP chime panel storage tanks are shown at a facility in South Carolina where plastic resin is stored. Storage tanks include 6 18-foot-diameter, 64-foot-tall silos and 14 29-foot-diameter, 96-foot-tall silos that are steel bolted and coated with Trico Bond epoxy powder coating for abrasion resistance to provide long-term protection. Courtesy of CST Industries, Kansas City, MO, 913-621-3700 (www.cstindustries.com). 38 32