A consignment of Australian wheat to Pakistan, comprising two 80,000t shipments valued at US$18 mill not counting the freight price of US$22...

Today’s need for stricter regulatory compliance and higher levels of traceabilty imposes increased demands on inspection, verification, te...

Inspection services carried out on dry bulk cargoes not only gauge consistency and quality but often, in the case of large tonnages loaded t...

Sampling of bulk solids is a vital prerequisite for most that with the new facility the group production processes, as well as providing ind...

Correct sampling procedures, whether carried out by a company’s own mechanical equipment and laboratory facilities or by a thirdparty insp...

At one end of the sampling spectrum traditional mechanical methods continue to perform adequately, but for more critical applications advanc...

When submitting a shipment of bulk material to quality analysis, the sophistication and accuracy of the laboratory test equipment counts for...

Legislation is in place to track agri-bulks from source to processor, but debate continues about the tracking process - the use of tested au...

Sampling of dry bulk commodities remains at best an imprecise science, as is draft survey which continues to be the accepted method of ascer...

All commodities should be sampled at the import gate to ensure that what the customer gets is what was ordered and paid for. Most mineral bu...

Cargo sampling to ensure that the cargo has the same characteristics as specified in the contract varies significantly depending upon the na...

The marketability of any commodity rests on its quality. The general trend toward generic specifications underscores the need for reliable s...

While UK-based Alex Stewart Assayers has, to a limited degree, been active in the fertiliser and general agricultural sampling markets since...

German company Siebtechnik Anlagen, together with TEMA BV of the Netherlands, has delivered an automatic sampling system, including full lab...

Modern process control requires accurate analysis of incoming raw materials. A number of manufacturers have developed automatic sampling sys...