Dear Friends and Members

of the Powder/Bulk Portal,

We wish you all a Happy, Healthy and Successful Year 2015 and hope that we will continue or start anew our cooperation to the benefit of the powder/bulk community around the world.

At the start of the year, please let me give you some important

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/forumdisplay.php?121-bulk-online-Statistics" target="blank">statistical information so that we all know where we stand and where we want to go, i.e. what we should improve. I encourage every User to get familiar with this Portal. It is a big building indeed you I am sure you will always discover something new and useful.

The main purpose of the Powder/Bulk Portal is to be the Center for serving the

href="https://www.google.de/search?q=community+site:bulk-online.com" target="blank">worldwide community. We try to offer ways and means to publish and present your company and your achievements, i.e. your

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/forumdisplay.php?61-New-Products-New-Orders" target="blank">new products, your new orders, your

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/forumdisplay.php?72-Case-Studies" target="blank">case histories, your staff (

href="https://who.bulk-online.com/" target="blank">Who is Who), your

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/forumdisplay.php?100-Corporate-Profiles&sort=views&order=desc" target="blank">corporate goals, your

href="http://www.bulk-online.com/banner-prices" target="blank">advertisements, and much more, to a worldwide audience of operators, engineers and specialists in this field.

Our many

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/archive/index.php" target="blank">Discussion Forums can be used to ask questions and you can be sure that some of our Forum Moderators will propose answers and solutions to your problems. Please try it out today: Register in the Forums (entirely free-of-charge) and start writing. And register also in the

href="https://who.bulk-online.com/" target="blank">Who is Who, and present your photograph. Many people are in the background of this Portal to help you in case you should have difficulties.

Our intention also was to be a link between the

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/forumdisplay.php?66-Research-Development&sort=views&order=desc" target="blank">Universities and the powder/bulk handling industries. While we were quite successful in this respect with our technical journals (bulk solids handling- started 1981; powder handling & processing - started in 1986; Schuettgut - started 1995) we failed in repeating or continuing this success when we switched from paper to the Internet. I still do not understand why many of our close old friends do not see the tremendous advantage of publishing on websites rather than on paper. Of course the Internet will never replace good technical journals, because they can have a superior presentation, but perhaps one can use both media simultaneously. This should be an interesting Forum discussion topic.

The

href="https://www.google.de/search?q=2014+site:bulk-online.com&source=lnms&tbm=isch" target="blank">year 2014 is behind us and we will present today a few statistics for The Powder/Bulk Portal which we hope may stimulate your interest to surf a bit thru the Portal.

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?27836-Google-Analytics-for-bulk-online-com-for-2014&p=84867#post84867" target="blank">1. Google Analytics - Audience Overview

Period: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014

Sessions: 663,212

Users: 556,933

Pageviews: 1,1180,495

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?27836-Google-Analytics-for-bulk-online-com-for-2014&p=84868#post84868" target="blank">2. Google Analytics – Demographics – Location – The Top 10 User Countries

Period: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014

href="https://www.google.de/search?q=USA+site:bulk-online.com" target="blank">1. United States 110,290

href="https://www.google.de/search?q=india+site:bulk-online.com" target="blank">2. India 78,373

href="https://www.google.de/search?q=Germany+site:bulk-online.com" target="blank">3. Germany 34,148

href="https://www.google.de/search?q=canada+site:bulk-online.com" target="blank">4. Canada 19,809

href="https://www.google.de/search?q=australia+site:bulk-online.com" target="blank">5. Australia 19,759

href="https://www.google.de/search?q=United+Kingdom+u.k.+site:bulk-online.com" target="blank">6. United Kingdom 18,735

href="https://www.google.de/search?q=china+site:bulk-online.com" target="blank">7. China 10,205

href="https://www.google.de/search?q=South+Africa+site:bulk-online.com" target="blank">8. South Africa 9,534

href="https://www.google.de/search?q=Indonesia+site:bulk-online.com" target="blank">9. Indonesia 8,741

href="https://www.google.de/search?q=france+site:bulk-online.com" target="blank">10. France 6,256

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?27827-Alexa-Global-Traffic-Rankings-%28December-29-2014%29" target="blank">3. Alexa Global Traffic Rankings – The Top 5 Portals

Period: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014

The good News is that our Portal is again the worldwide leader, in terms of the Alexa Global Traffic figures which give the position of a website in the worldwide web. We hold the No. 1 position since 2001 in this field and are well ahead of the more local Dutch sites and a major US and U.K. portal.

1. bulk-online.com (Germany)

Global Rank: 148,090

2. bulkinside.com (The Netherlands)

Global Rank: 249,976

3. solidsonline.com (The Netherlands)

Global Rank: 638,080

4. powderbulksolids.com (USA)

Global Rank: 640,764

5. hub-4.com (U.K.)

Global Rank: 959,366

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?27834-The-Top-Worldwide-bulk-online-eDirectory-Listings-(December-31-2014)" target="blank">4. eDirectory Traffic Rankings – The Top 10 most visited Companies

Period: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014

href="https://edir.bulk-online.com/oldedirredirect/synergy-engineering-ltd-84094.htm" target="blank">1.Synergy Engineering, Canada 10277

href="https://edir.bulk-online.com/oldedirredirect/sandvik-mining-and-construction-br-materials-handling-gmbh-co-kg-1792.htm" target="blank">2.Sandvik Mining & Construction, Austria 9483

href="https://edir.bulk-online.com/oldedirredirect/wamgroup-s-p-a-15425.htm" target="blank">3.WAMGROUP, Italy 8863

href="https://edir.bulk-online.com/oldedirredirect/rulmeca-group-15327.htm" target="blank">4.RULMECA Group, Italy 8333

href="https://edir.bulk-online.com/oldedirredirect/coperion-k-tron-201995.htm" target="blank">5.Coperion K-Tron, USA/CH 7924

href="https://edir.bulk-online.com/oldedirredirect/flsmidth-inc-204314.htm" target="blank">6.FLSmidth, Inc., USA 7818

href="https://edir.bulk-online.com/oldedirredirect/schenck-process-gmbh-11109.htm" target="blank">7.Schenck Process, Germany 7604

href="https://edir.bulk-online.com/oldedirredirect/brabender-technologie-gmbh-co-kg-6825.htm" target="blank">8.Brabender Technologie, Germany 7313

href="https://edir.bulk-online.com/oldedirredirect/beumer-group-gmbh-co-kg-205075.htm" target="blank">9.BEUMER Group, Germany 7303

href="https://edir.bulk-online.com/profile/1715-tridelta-siperm.htm" target="blank">10.Tridelta Siperm GmbH, Germany 7021

href="http://www.bulk-online.com/edirectory/bulk-online-leaders" target="blank">5. eDirectory bulk-online Leaders

(as of January 5, 2015)

href="http://www.bulk-online.com/edirectory/sponsors" target="blank">6. eDirectory bulk-online Sponsors (companies placing Banners)

(as of January 5, 2015)

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?27837-The-30-Top-bulk-online-Forum-Posters" target="blank">7. The Top 30 bulk-online Forum Posters

(as of January 3, 2015)

href="https://who.bulk-online.com/profile/2055-lawrence-k-nordell.html" target="blank">1. Lawrence K. Nordell 2,538

href="https://who.bulk-online.com/profile/6-teus-tuinenburg.html" target="blank">2. Teus Tuinenburg 1,819

href="https://who.bulk-online.com/profile/2066-leon-e-zaharis.html" target="blank">3. Leon Zaharis 1,461

href="https://who.bulk-online.com/profile/5-ishwar-h-mulani.html" target="blank">4. I G Mulani 1,044

href="https://who.bulk-online.com/profile/155-john-gateley.html" target="blank">5. John Gateley 959

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?27831-Forum-Watch-(December-30-2014)" target="blank">8. Forum Watch

(as of December 30, 2014)

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/forumdisplay.php?118-Forum-Watch-Survey" target="blank">9. Forum Watch Survey

(January 4, 2008 – December 30, 2014)

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/forumdisplay.php?99-News-from-Industry" target="blank">10. News from Industry

(as of December 30, 2014)

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?27832-bulk-online-News-Watch-%28December-30-2014%29" target="blank">11. News Watch Survey

(November 2005 – December 30, 2014)

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?27833-Mitteilungen-aus-der-Sch%FCttgutindustrie-%2830-Dezember-2014%29" target="blank">12. Mitteilungen aus der Schüttgutindustrie

(Dezember 2008 – 30. Dezember 2014)

href="https://www.google.de/search?q=2014+Photo+Gal+site:bulk-online.com" target="blank">13. 2014 Photo Galleries

href="https://news.bulk-online.com/exhibitions/fakuma-2014-photo-gallery.html" target="blank">Fakuma 2014 Photo Gallery

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?27169-Photo-Gallery-PBS-Chicago-2014" target="blank">Photo Gallery: PBS Chicago 2014

href="https://news.bulk-online.com/exhibitions/powtech-2014-impressions-a-photo-gallery-part-i.html" target="blank">POWTECH 2014 - Part I

href="https://news.bulk-online.com/exhibitions/powtech-2014-impressions-a-photo-gallery-part-ii.html" target="blank">POWTECH 2014 - Part II

href="https://news.bulk-online.com/exhibitions/powtech-2014-impressions-a-photo-gallery-part-iii.html" target="blank">POWTECH 2014 - Part III

href="https://news.bulk-online.com/exhibitions/powtech-2014-impressions-a-photo-gallery-part-iv.html" target="blank">POWTECH 2014 - Part IV

href="https://news.bulk-online.com/exhibitions/powtech-2014-impressions-a-photo-gallery-part-v.html" target="blank">POWTECH 2014 - Part V

href="https://news.bulk-online.com/exhibitions/powtech-2014-impressions-a-photo-gallery-part-vi.html" target="blank">POWTECH 2014 - Part VI

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?27840-Video-Show-Survey-Nov-26-2014-Jan-4-2015" target="blank">14. bulk-online Video Show Survey

Period: Nov. 26, 2014 - Jan. 4, 2015

We have started presenting Corporate Videos on all subjects of interest to our Users. In the past 40 days we have published 24 videos, first uploaded at YouTube, and we invite you to send us your video details corresponding to this example (

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?27705-Rotolok-Corporate-Video-Bulk-Handling-Specialists" target="blank">https://forum.bulk-online.com/showth...ng-Specialists)

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/forumdisplay.php?685-Firmen-Videos" target="blank">15. bulk-online Firmen Videos

Zeitraum 1.12.2014 – 4.1.2015)

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?27724-Messefilm-SCH%DCTTGUT-und-RECYCLING-TECHNIK-Dortmund-2014" target="blank">Messefilm: SCHÜTTGUT und RECYCLING-TECHNIK Dortmund 2014

Das ist bisher das einzige deutschsprachige Video, das uns angeboten wurde. Wenn wir weltweit führend sind heisst das nicht, dass wir die deutsche Sprache vernachlässigen wollen. Wir sind auch recht stark im deutschen Sprachraum, vielleicht sogar führend.

(

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?27836-Google-Analytics-for-bulk-online-com-for-2014&p=84868#post84868" target="blank">Google Analytics:

href="https://www.google.de/search?q=Deutschland+site:bulk-online.com" target="blank">Deutschland: 4. Stelle – 21,388

href="https://www.google.de/search?q=Österreich+site:bulk-online.com" target="blank">Österreich: 35. Stelle – 1,182

href="https://www.google.de/search?q=Schweiz+site:bulk-online.com" target="blank">Schweiz: 36. Stelle – 1,157

)

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/forumdisplay.php?11-Pneumatic-Conveying&sort=views&order=desc" target="blank">16. The Top 5 Pneumatic Conveying Threads

Number of Threads: 773 (as of January 7, 2015)

Number of Posts: 6,837 (as of January 7, 2015)

A fantastic library, certainly unique in the worldwide web.

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?10496-Design-Calculations-for-Pneumatic-Conveying" target="blank">Design Calculations for Pneumatic Conveying

Started by Amrit Agarwal, 21st April 2005 23:33

Replies: 788

Views: 224,136

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?7601-Compressor-Power-Calculation" target="blank">Compressor Power Calculation

Started by dror, 8th June 2006 8:50

Last Post by Teus Tuinenburg, 18th December 2009, 17:36

Replies: 40

Views: 91,941

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?18485-Material-Conveying-Velocity" target="blank">Material Conveying Velocity

Started by guddu, 13th October 2009 15:34

Replies: 412

Views: 32,775

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?7759-Airslide-System-for-Bulk-Cement" target="blank">Airslide System for Bulk Cement

Started by promax, 22nd June 2006 13:45

Replies: 25

Views: 23,087

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?8845-Reciprocating-Compressor-Power-Calculation" target="blank">Reciprocating Compressor Power Calculation

Started by mirmuddassira, 2nd December 2006

Replies: 6

Views: 21,099

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/forumdisplay.php?11-Pneumatic-Conveying&sort=views&order=desc" target="blank">More...

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/forumdisplay.php?9-Trough-Belt-Conveying&sort=views&order=desc" target="blank">17. The Top 5 Trough Belt Conveying Threads

Number of threads: 1,390 (as of January 5, 2015),

Number of Posts: 10,641 (as of January 5, 2015)

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?6674-How-to-Calculate-Load-Torque-amp-Motor-Power" target="blank">How to Calculate Load Torque & Motor Power

Started by amrizal, 3rd February 2006 10:35

Replies: 27

Views: 141,429

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?5369-Simple-Torque-Calculation-for-Belt-Conveyor" target="blank">Simple Torque Calculation for Belt Conveyor

Started by simhup, 28th June 2005 7:17

Replies: 17

Views: 55,516

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?7633-Chute-Design-Handbook" target="blank">Chute Design Handbook

Started by john.rz, 10th June 2006 22:05

Replies: 39

Views: 40,634

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?3386-Belt-Conveyor-Design" target="blank">Belt Conveyor Design

Started by anoopkv, 16th July 2004 14:27

Replies: 10

Views: 35,647

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?11541-EP-Conveyor-Belt-Specification" target="blank">EP Conveyor Belt Specification

Started by shirley4527, 19th September 2007 11:17

Replies: 8

Views: 31,738

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/forumdisplay.php?38-Silos-Hoppers-Bins-Domes&sort=views&order=desc" target="blank">18. The Top 5 Silos, Hoppers, Bins & Domes

Number of threads: 361 threads (as of January 5, 2015),

Number of Posts:2,061 (as of January 7, 2015)

The Top 5 are listed here according to the number of views.

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?1590-Wood-Chip-Handling" target="blank">Wood Chip Handling

Started by nick.monether, 12th May 2003 21:06

Replies: 38

Views: 26,700

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?8196-Bulk-Storage-of-Wood-Pellets" target="blank">Bulk Storage of Wood Pellets

Started by Necser, 24th August 2006 15:32

Replies: 14

Views: 25,114

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?7762-Silo-Manufacturers-in-USA" target="blank">Silo Manufacturers in USA

Started by Hans-Heinrich Westphal, 22nd June 2006

Replies 4

Views: 18,419

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?2923-Wood-Chip-Silo-Bridging" target="blank">Wood Chip Silo Bridging

Started by Bob Westergaard, 27th March 2004

Replies: 17

Views: 18,415

href="https://forum.bulk-online.com/showthread.php?6024-Typical-Internal-Friction-Angle-Ranges" target="blank">Typical Internal Friction Angle Ranges

Started by Jorge Indacochea, 21st October 2005 22:18

Replies: 8

Views: 18,402

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