Mixes and blends need to be conveyed without loss of consistency or separation of the constituent ingredients. Well-designed bucket conveyors, such as UniTrak’s TipTrakTM line, can outperform pneumatic systems by gently handling and protecting friable materials from degradation during conveyance. This is particularly critical when transporting friable materials and products. These include the following:Ĭontinuous Bucket conveyors are unsurpassed for preserving and ensuring product integrity during conveyance.

While pneumatic conveyors are a viable choice to consider for some applications, bucket conveyors still retain some primary advantages. FOUR WAYS BUCKET CONVEYORS CONSISTENTLY OUTPERFORM PNEUMATICS This method is typically used to transfer powder and granules at a low rate in applications such as truck or railcar unloading. Dense phase vacuum conveyingis ideal for gently conveying fragile or abrasive materials over short distances. This method conveys materials at a relatively low speed to reduce material degradation, air consumption, and abrasion on contact surfaces. Dilute phase vacuum conveying is typically used to convey materials over short distances at low capacities.ĭense phase pressure conveying is suitable for gently conveying fragile or abrasive materials comprised of small particles over long distances. In contrast, dilute phase vacuum conveying is suitable for conveying materials that tend to pack or compress under pressure, such as fibrous materials, and for toxic materials that need to be fully contained within the conveyor. This method is most often used with non-abrasive, non-fragile materials that have a light bulk density, such as flour, sugar, corn starch, plastic granules, sodium bicarbonate, etc. Both dilute and dense phase pneumatic systems can be further subdivided into two types: pressure or vacuum.ĭilute phase pressure conveying is one of the more common conveying methods for powders or granules. In dense phase conveying, particles are not suspended in the conveying air and are transported at high pressure and low velocity. In dilute phase conveying, particles are fully suspended in the conveying air and transported at low pressure and high velocity. Pneumatic conveying systems are classified by their operating principle into two basic types: dilute phase and dense phase. For all these reasons, pneumatic conveying is the optimal solution for all companies operating in the food & beverage sector.Bucket Conveyor handles fragile catalysts UNDERSTANDING PNEUMATIC CONVEYING SYSTEMS Our pneumatic conveying systems can feed automatic or semi-automatic dosing and/or packaging machines, increasing their productivity and efficiency. A small quantity of powder is sufficient to correct a large quantity of wine and its cost can reach and exceed 300 euros per kg. The powders are easily handled by the Delfin pneumatic conveyor without creating de-mixing, contamination or product waste.

This process begins when the harvested grapes arrive at the winery, continues during the winemaking process and ends with the final bottling stage.ĭuring stages such as fermentation and clarification, natural powders are usually added to refine and improve the quality of the wine. The treatment and stabilisation of wine allows its organoleptic characteristics, colour and consistency to be modified. Wine correction is an oenological process historically known and still widely used in today's wine industry.

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