Volkmann supports customers in solving their conveying tasks, from the idea right up to the finished plant. This is our strength. We act responsibly and pay particular attention to the perfect interaction between our and other systems applied in the process. Our expertise in consulting and design, together with the high quality of manufacture and flexibility within the company, offer the best recipe for the success of a project as well as for the satisfaction of the users, thanks to equipment and plants that can be operated simply and safely.
During the planning or improvement of process and filling-lines, the question occurs of how to optimise the material flow. Nowadays, the product flow downstream of packaging units is highly automised, however, the supply side often shows weakness. Volkmann have a loading system, which combines the advanced Multijector®-Vacuum Conveyors with a level-controlled buffer hopper.
With this transfer unit, first the respective powders, granules and other bulk materials to be packed are safely transported by vacuum and it is then used to supply the packaging and filling process on demand. The result is an interactive, enclosed transfer system, which is also suitable for pellets, capsules or tablets. This conveying method has considerable advantages over conventional, old fashioned, manual or mechanical transport technologies. Apart from supplying packaging lines, Vacuum Conveyors safely load mixers, tablet-presses or any other kind of process equipment or vessels (containers, silos etc.) (figure 1).
Conveyable bulk materials even include difficult and sensitive powders. The cyclic vacuum-plug-flow conveying set up usually results in no product separation or segregation. When introducing small amounts of powders into the system either manual suction lances or feeding hoppers are used. For larger quantities bag rip & tip stations or big-bag unloading devices are more common. In addition, the available ATEX certificates for all Multijector®-Vacuum-Conveyors make them the perfect choice for potential EX areas (powders and gasses) and with that they are unique in the European market.
Nearly any type of bulk-materials, ranging from A for Activated Carbon to Z for Zeolithe, are conveyable with vacuum.
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