Vacuum conveying remains one of the best options for material transfer thanks to its ability to eliminate risks encountered by manual operation and its airtight efficient conveying. Safe workers and efficient machinery are ideal, after all.
But this doesn’t mean the practice can’t be improved. You may be missing some vital components that could take your conveying to the next level, which is why we’ve put together this article to help.
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Material Selection
What your machines are made of and what they’ll be transferring are equally important. You want to ensure the material won’t wear down over time and won’t react badly with the powdered material being used.
Reducing ‘Dead Zones’
Dead zones are the points where material can accumulate, as it’s not being moved along pneumatically. This can cause contamination and degradation, so you want to ensure a smooth, streamlined design with your pipelines, with bends at a minimum. Carrying out checks of the equipment can also be beneficial.
Dust Control
Proper systems will prevent dust from escaping, but HEPA filters or other dust extraction methods can be hugely beneficial in keeping your workers safe.
Cleaning and Maintenance
Having a regular cleaning schedule in place is essential in preventing contamination and ensuring systems remain in efficient operation. You can try implementing a CIP – Clean-In-Place – system in order to automate the process, not only keeping your workers safe but reducing downtime in general.
Monitoring Systems
Having monitoring systems in place can add to the automated maintenance of your system, keeping your workers free to carry out other tasks without compromising the efficiency of your machines.
You can install sensors or monitor parameters like vacuum pressure, flow rate and even particle size, helping your system to operate according to your needs.
Having options that can be adjusted freely also allows for easy access when problems are encountered or you wish to alter the machine’s performance.
