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Pneumatic Conveying Systems

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In choosing a system for safe, clean materials conveyance, it seems that the choices can be remarkably complex. Before choosing, a plant's conveyor usually has human operators, open conveyor belts and implements such as buckets. While workers might be protected by proper clothing, masks and goggles, materials are exposed to air and dirt, waste is a constant worry, and particulates that endanger expensive equipment can slow or jam it. With constant economic pressures and attention focused on the bottom line, it's mandatory that plant professionals seek alternatives and improvements such as pneumatic conveying systems. It seems so simple.

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Solids feeders are used to deliver powder, granular and other bulk solid materials along a process line, or to and from process units, storage bins, conveyors and product packaging. Search by Specification | Learn more about Solids Feeders
Product Announcements
Flexicon Corporation - Dilute Phase Pneumatic Conveyor Systems
Flexicon dilute phase pneumatic conveyor systems range from single-point "up-and-in" installations to crossplant systems with multiple pick-up and discharge points and automated controls, satisfying... (read more)
Cablevey Conveyors - Tubular Drag Conveyors used by Tea Processors
How to Convey Tea: A Drag That's Not a Drag A first-hand account on how tubular drag conveyors are changing the nature of tea processing. (by Karl Seidel) This article appeared in the June 2008... (read more)
FLSmidth - A2P™: Airslide™ to Pump System
Material continuously discharges from all dust collector hoppers simultaneously, becomes fluidized within the Airslide conveyor and flows rapidly down the slope via gravity to the Fuller-Kinyon™... (read more)
Flexicon Corporation - Hygienic Bulk Bag Unloading System
An Ultra-Clean Bulk Bag Unloading System from Flexicon eliminates dust during untying, discharging, retying, collapse and removal of bags while allowing thorough wash down. The unloader, model... (read more)
Air-Cure Incorporated - Pneumatic Conveying System
The conveying of fine dust down a four to six inch diameter pipe for distances up to 1500' allows the ability to remove dust from the dust collection system and separately convey the dust to a plant... (read more)
VAC-U-MAX - Pneumatic Conveying Systems from VAC-U-MAX
Pneumatic and Material Handling Convey Systems from VAC-U-MAX. (read more)
Bunting Magnetics Co. - DragSlide Conveyor
Our new DragSlide conveyor is designed to convey difficult thin mil shredded plastic films and light fluffy fiber materials created during different types of manufacturing applications. Bunting's... (read more)
K-Tron Premier - Series 2400 Vacuum Receivers
Series 2400 Powder and Pellet Receivers provide high capacity sequencing systems for powder, pellet, regrind and granular materials. Applications include railcar unloading, silo to daybin transfer,... (read more)
Flexicon Corporation - Hygienic Bag Dump Weigh Batch System
The Flexicon Bag Dump Weigh Batch Station with integral mechanical conveyor collects dust created during manual dumping of bulk materials from bags, boxes, drums and other containers, and discharges... (read more)
 
Topics of Interest
In choosing a system for safe, clean materials conveyance, it seems that the choices can be remarkably complex. Before choosing, a plant's conveyor usually has human operators, open conveyor belts and... (Read More)
Everyone has rules of thumb when it comes to choosing a conveying system—rules based on bulk material characteristics, required flow rates and distances, source and destination, plant... (Read More)
I. Batog, Transilvania University of Brasov Romania OVERVIEW An ADAMS multi-body dynamic model of the spiral elevator has been developed including elastic mounted working member and two... (Read More)
IN BRIEF Problem: Large brewery wishes to recycle waste grain and malt from the brew process for the production of electric power. Handling the biomass ash cleanly and economically was required. (Read More)
Three different packagers discover the efficiency, cost savings and increased production available through pneumatic conveying. (Read More)
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