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Use It or Lose It: Where to Spend Your Year-End Maintenance Budget
Unspent maintenance dollars vanish every December, and January brings a failed rotary valve with no budget to fix it. Here are five places your leftover 2026 budget buys real uptime in 2027.
John Forbes
7 days ago


Dense Phase vs Dilute Phase Conveying for Abrasive Materials
Dense phase or dilute phase? Conventional wisdom says abrasives belong in dense phase, but with equipment engineered for abrasive service, both modes can handle cement, fly ash, silica and pet coke for the long haul. Here’s how to choose the right one for your plant.
John Forbes
7 days ago


Delta Ducon Spotlighted at PEMA 2026 Fall Meeting
Delta Ducon Featured as a Member Profile at the PEMA 2026 Fall Meeting At the Process Equipment Manufacturers' Association (PEMA) 2026 Fall Meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio, Delta Ducon was selected for a member profile presentation. It was a chance to show fellow equipment manufacturers who we are, what we build, and the people behind our pneumatic conveying systems. For customers in cement, mining, steel and other heavy industries, here is a recap of what we shared. Who Is Delta
John Forbes
Oct 30


Upgrading Ready-Mix & Concrete Batch Plants: How Cement-Scale Engineering Solves Modern SCM Wear and Capacity Bottlenecks
As carbon-reduction mandates accelerate the use of abrasive pozzolans, slag, and fly ash, legacy ready-mix batch plants face a costly operational bottleneck: blown elbows, worn airlock seals, and unplanned downtime during peak pours. Discover why producers are moving away from lowest-first-cost conveying equipment and adopting severe-duty, total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) pneumatic systems to safeguard plant availability.
John Forbes
Oct 16


The Importance of Industrial Conveying Solutions in Heavy Industry
Industrial conveying solutions form the backbone of bulk material handling operations. These systems are designed to transport powders, granules, and other bulk solids efficiently across various stages of production. The right conveying system can significantly reduce downtime, minimize material loss, and improve overall plant safety. For heavy industrial companies, the choice of conveying technology impacts everything from energy consumption to maintenance costs. Pneumatic c
John Forbes
Dec 19, 2025
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