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Since 1951, Control Concepts USA has kept material handling systems flowing and manufacturing operations moving efficiently in process applications worldwide. We pride ourselves in building products that last, excellent customer service, and long-standing relationships with our customers.

INDUSTRIES WE SERVE

Thousands of plants around the world trust AirSweep to activate even their most challenging
materials. We are used in every industry to prevent bridging and ratholing, achieve on-demand
flow, and even flush vessels between batch runs.

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AirSweep launches new and improved bulk material handling equipment

For decades, half of S&P 500 companies and thousands of SMEs across the globe have used AirSweep to prevent bridging, ratholing and other material build-up. Now AirSweep has gotten even better. On May 7, 2024 Control Concepts, Inc. rolled out the AirSweep MAX (short for Material Activation Xcellence). It further improves the AirSweep technology to […]

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AirSweep Reduces Cleaning and Maintenance Time

Periodic cleaning and maintenance of vessels can cause significant costs and downtime. However, many companies have found a simple way to streamline this process and further achieve material handling automation. They use AirSweep to improve material flow and flush vessels completely clean. How does AirSweep help clean the vessels? AirSweep releases high-pressure, compressed air pulses […]

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4 Companies That Switched to AirSweep and Improved Bulk Material Processing

The right flow aid can make bulk material processing more efficient. It can resolve common problems like bridging and ratholing, and prevent thousands of hours of downtime a year.  However, many flow aids fail to meet expectations. They only partially clear material, or even cause the powders or solids to become more compact. Companies still […]

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Concerned about the cost of plant air, safety,
or how to install AirSweep on your vessel?

Check our FAQs. You’ll see how AirSweep is easier, cheaper and more convenient than other flow aids.

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    AirSweep installation was easy, and the units have saved the company a lot of man hours. My experience totally exceeded my expectations – a 10 out of 10!

    Stanley RheaHead of Maintenance Department, Flax4Life

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    The AirSweep installation was pretty straightforward and I would absolutely recommend it. In fact, we are looking into expanding to use the system in other parts of our plant.

    John PappenheimMaintenance Manager, Bunge Milling

  • We are experiencing a 62.52% reduction in flour flush and 42.50% reduction in labor, all directly attributed to the AirSweeps…the flush material reduction alone is around $200K. Pretty awesome little devices!

    Operations Manager, Manufacturer of 15,000 food ingredients and flavor products to customers in more than 140 countries

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    Having sold thousands of Airsweep, to clients who sometimes buy 60 at a time, I can tell you this is the best piece of equipment out there to solve your material flow issues. We have repeat customers who just won’t buy anything else.

    Dick Browning, President, Industrial Technologies, Inc.

OUR CASE HISTORIES

CHEESE MATERIAL FLOW CASE STUDY

CHEESE MATERIAL FLOW CASE STUDY

A cheese company in California had a sticky material handling system build up problem in their dryer system. The bridging caused a back up of material in the baghouse system which resulted in a fire. Plant personnel knew they had to find a solution fast, and chose the USDA Airsweep material flow system to solve the problem.

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MINERAL PROCESSING CASE STUDY

MINERAL PROCESSING CASE STUDY

A leading mineral processing plant crushes and screens over 120,000 tons of rocks a year. Because of plugging in the outlets, it took an hour to fill one supersack. AirSweep® material flow system crushed the material handling system flow problem to increase productivity by 3000%.

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SOOT BLOWERS VS. SONIC HORNS CASE STUDY

SOOT BLOWERS VS. SONIC HORNS CASE STUDY

If you can’t take the heat, get out of the factory. All the sootblowers in a US-based engineered wood factory warped in their boiler furnace’s intense temperatures. Cast iron sonic horns material flow system withstood the heat, and cleaned blind spots that sootblowers missed.

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