Blog
June 19, 2025 - Efficiency, Hygiene, Safety
BFM® stands for Blair Forres McPheat, the inventor of the patented BFM® flexible connector system. When visiting processing plants, Blair saw the same issues over and over. Leaking clamped connectors led to hazardous environments, contamination risks as well as thousands of dollars in lost product and production time due to cleaning.
Continue reading
March 25, 2025 - Safety
Year after year, we continue to see preventable incidents in powder processing. From pet food to pharmaceuticals, the same slip-ups can lead to injuries, equipment damage, and production downtime. The good news? With the right powder handling equipment and safety protocols, these incidents are avoidable. This guide explores how BFM® fitting solutions can dramatically reduce […]
Continue reading
August 12, 2024 - Safety
In industrial environments, it’s often surprising to learn that just about every product can become combustible in dust form. This includes materials you wouldn’t normally expect to be a fire risk in their solid state, including food, dyes, chemicals, and metals. Many staff in processing plants and other industrial facilities aren’t aware of just how […]
Continue reading
July 15, 2024 - Safety
You’ve got slip-and-fall and heavy-lifting protocols covered. But what about less obvious workplace hazards? Some of the most serious safety risks are easy to overlook or develop so gradually that they escape notice until someone gets hurt. In this article, we’ll explore three less-talked-about safety challenges that manufacturing managers need to address. More important, we’ll […]
Continue reading
June 21, 2024 - Case Studies, Efficiency, Hygiene, Safety
What do baby formula and batteries have in common? Though the final products are very different, they have similar manufacturing journeys. Both are made with powder. In fact products that involve powder processing span your medicine cabinet to your dog’s food bowl. One thing all powder industries have in common is their reliance on flexible […]
Continue reading
May 23, 2024 - Efficiency, Hygiene, Safety
With so many manufacturing advances in the past few decades, how are we still using leaky hose clamps? Especially if you work in a manufacturing industry that deals with powders, you know the struggle: Hundreds of thousands of dollars in top-of-the-line equipment and a $50 hose clamp is jeopardizing the entire operation. These traditional flexible […]
Continue reading
January 24, 2024 - Safety
We’re excited to be able to offer a new option to add an extra level of safety to our Tool Release (TR) connectors – the TR Lock-Out Safety System. The BFM® fitting Tool Release (TR) range of connectors is a popular way to add a layer of safety to applications where a flexible connector is mounted very […]
Continue reading
