Test Lab Engineer

Pelletron is the global leading supplier for dust removal systems for plastic processors and plastics manufacturers.

Besides the plastics industry, the dedusting technology is also used in the food, mineral and recycling industries.

In 2003, the company began to expand into the pneumatic conveying field and developed a new pressure conveying process, trade named pellcon3®.

Pelletron has a wide range of pneumatic conveying components such as rotary valves, diverter valves and shut-off valves, specially designed for conveying of pellets and powders.

The Pellbow®, a special pipe elbow, another Pelletron invention, is used in the plastics industry to prevent dust and streamers in the conveying process.

The Test Lab Engineer is responsible for testing and evaluation of equipment performance as applicable to both customer materials in Pelletron equipment and internal products and systems.

• Perform testing to confirm performance of Pelletron equipment on customer supplied bulk materials
• Physical evaluation of as-received and as-tested material samples for conditions of particle size, debris content, and physical properties such as bulk density and angle of repose per applicable ASTM, ISO, or other standards.
• Setup of equipment, determination of operating conditions, testing, and evaluation of results for capacity, cleaning performance, or other critical design parameters.
• Perform design, setup, testing, and evaluation of custom equipment and test apparatus as part of engineering standards improvement, new product development, and R&D to assist in furthering and improving the technical offerings and capabilities of Pelletron.
• Document all testing with accurate, objective, and detailed technical reports.
• Perform upgrades to lab equipment when required to keep pace with current technologies.
• Maintain all lab equipment in a constant state of operational readiness.
• Support R&D efforts on new products, design modifications, quality investigations, etc.