Time Marches On

It seems hard to believe, but 25 years last December marked the start of my career in bulk solids handling in Australia. This was followed by a move to the US 18 years ago to work with Jenike & Johanson. The years have flown by, and I’ve worked on many interesting projects, traveled to many interesting places (maybe living in a shipping container was not one of them…), and met many interesting people along the way. What has, and continues to amaze me is the number of and use (or need) help in making their systems better.

Technology has, and continues to evolve. The use of computers continues to make our lives easier and today we are much more efficient with our work. We can do things like 3D modeling (DEM – discrete element method) and, something that we didn’t even think of 25 years ago. The internet, cell phones and email have also meant we are in continual contact with the outside world, which has brought the world closer together.