Clean, efficient & secure handling of bulk material with Volkmann UK
Manufacturing processes continue to evolve from the human-centred methods of the past to machine reliant assembly lines, moving into the highly automised processes of today. As the industry continues to evolve it is imperative to stay ahead of the competition, continually improving processes and creating solutions to maximise efficiency. With the highest quality equipment, Volkmann create innovative solutions to transfer bulk material with Multijector® Vacuum Conveyors. Driving drastic efficiency improvements, reducing waste and creating significant cost-savings.
Due to constant development and improvement in technology, removal of explosion risks and with a focus on good hygienic solutions, Vacuum Conveyors today are a preferred choice in many industries. They can transfer nano-sized material and fine dust with particles size from 0.1µm up to bigger sized tablets, sweets, or bottle caps, for example. They are good for highly abrasive powders, mixtures, light filling materials (such as fumed silica with a bulk density of only 0.05kg/l), but also work well with metal powders which can have bulk densities of up to 10kg/l. Alongside bulk material transfer, Volkmann UK also create the most effective solutions for loading materials, including Drum Discharge Systems, Big Bag Unloading Stations and Rip-and-Tip Dump Stations. Consistently creating the optimum processing solution for AM, food, pharma and chemical industries.
What stands Volkmann UK apart is their ability to create custom solutions for each application. As specialists in the design and manufacture of pneumatic vacuum conveyors and systems, their experience and expertise ensure that you get the right solution, bespoke to the exact requirements of your material and process. It’s no surprise that these pneumatic powder-transfer systems are replacing more and more conventional mechanical conveying methods like screws, augers, lifts, belts and bucket conveyors.
Because many production processes require multiple powders or granulates to be conveyed with the same equipment, it is important to have a receiver with a simple assembly to allow quick and easy manual dismantling and cleaning to avoid cross contamination. The Volkmann VS and PPC series of vacuum conveyors feature a unique, stainless steel modular design with clamp rings allowing no-tools assembly and disassembly for cleaning and fast product changes.
In vacuum conveying, the driving force for powder transfer is pure vacuum. The Multijector pump is five times more efficient than conventional single stage ejectors because they offer cyclic, non-continuous operation, they compare in energy usage with electrical pumps forced to run continuously by design.
Volkmann’s ranges of Vacuum Conveyors were the first on the market that were fully certified under European ATEX regulation for all dust and soon after, also gas explosion zones.
Customers can trust that Volkmann care about safety. Providing profound expertise and support for all hazardous applications relying on decades of experience and knowledge. All Volkmann systems have been designed for the specific demands of hazardous applications. The full range of VS and PPC Vacuum Conveyors are ATEX-certified as standard and can be regarded ‘explosion-safe’ for all dust explosion areas/zones (for conveying materials with MIE >1mJ; MIE = minimum ignition energy) and if no inflammable gases are present.
Volkmann provide reliable, hygienic, and efficient material handling solutions that enhance the safety, productivity, and quality of the manufacturing processes. To ensure the optimum solution is created a practical trial is often conducted. Because modular, stainless steel systems are very easy to handle and integrate, trials can be performed in test laboratories or directly at the on-site process. Volkmann UK offer free on-site trials of their Multijector® Vacuum Conveyors, with no obligations. To find out more, just email: mail.uk@volkmann.info.
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