Pneumatic Conveying System for Powder or Product Transfer
Handling powders, granules and solids within a production plant is often critical. The movement can cause dispersion or leakage risking the possibility of contaminating both the product and the environment. The related consequences are wasted product, production inefficiencies, and high management costs. Pneumatic conveyors are hermetic systems that allow to overcome all of these problems. Moreover, they increase the productivity and the efficiency of the production plants where they are installed. They avoid any waste of product and improve the environmental quality of the premises.
Traditional mechanical transport systems, such as conveyor belts, screw conveyors, bucket elevators or aeromechanical conveyors have characteristics which may represent an obstacle in certain situations:
✓ Some may transport material only in a straight line, considerably increasing costs at every necessary change of direction
✓ The presence of many mechanical components subject to wear drastically increases the costs associated with maintenance, spare parts and downtime
✓ Difficult sanitizing and large waste of time dedicated to these operations
✓ Require a lot of space for installation in the production department
✓ A transport in open system increases the risk of environmental pollution or contamination of the product
✓ Critical issues in preserving product integrity
On the contrary, pneumatic conveyors for dusts simplify the process by guaranteeing hygiene and safety:
✓ Easy and fast installation and connection to other process machinery
✓ They don’t take up much space, thanks to the use of flexible piping and they can be added at a later stage, thanks to their modularity
✓ They avoid leakage and product contamination; some models even prevent remixing
✓ The required maintenance is extremely simple and fast to do, as mechanical parts in motion and subject to wear are very limited. The exclusive use of uncontaminated compressed air contributes to the maintenance and to the maximum efficiency of handling
✓ Increase of hygiene and safety within departments
Delfin range of pneumatic conveyors has been developed in collaboration with important users by taking into account their different needs and includes both dense and dilute phase models.
✓ Electric or pneumatic conveyors
✓ Certified filters for food contact
✓ Automatic filter cleaning systems
✓ Hopper for complementary product intake
✓ Complete modularity and integrability of systems with pre-existing production lines
Some of the main features of the product are:
✓ AISI304 stainless steel manufactured
✓ Total customization
✓ CE certificate and for contact in the food industry
✓ Load capacity from 2 to 17 gal
✓ Wide range of accessories available
✓ Discharge size from 100 up to 250 mm with Clapet or butterfly valves
A wide range of suction units to choose from, to get the job done with the required efficiency:
✓ aElectric single-phase or three-phase (1 to 17,3 HP)
✓ Pneumatic multi-jet Venturi unit (4 to 15 nozzles)
Filters are decided depending on the transferred powder, in order to maximize the performances of the system
✓ Food contact certified polyester or AISI316 stainless steel filters
✓ Automatic filter cleaning systems
✓ Further optionals:
> Suction nozzle
> Hopper for product collection
> Customized finishing
> Discharge valve line
> Max level sensor on the conveyor or receiver system
> Fixed or dynamic frame
