Food/Agriculture
Bulk Materials Handled
Animal feeds
Brewers grain
Cocoa
Coffee
Corn
Flour
Grains
Hops
Salt
Soybeans
Spices
Starches
Sugar
AirSweep eliminates bridging, ratholes and material handling build-up. Each nozzle emits a high-pressure, high-volume, 360-degree burst of compressed air to lift and sweep stalled material back into the flow stream – clearing the way for higher factory and material handling efficiency.
Reduce flushing/cleaning time between product runs
Improve batch uniformity
Prevent vibration, stress or wear to container walls
Animal feeds
Brewers grain
Cocoa
Coffee
Corn
Flour
Grains
Hops
Salt
Soybeans
Spices
Starches
Sugar
Aluminum
Bentonite
Coal
Copper
Diatomaceous earth
Gypsum
Iron ore
Limestone
Magnetite
Phosphate
Shale
Soda Ash
Activated carbon
Adipic acid
Aluminum chloride
Boric acid
Chlorine
Herbicide
Hydrated lime
Iron Oxide
Polyacrylamide
Titanium dioxide
Zinc
Acetate
Cement
Chalk
Cork
Detergent
Fertilizer
Fly ash
Pharmaceuticals
Plastics
Polymers
Resins sludge
Wax flakes
Wood chips
Vibrators |
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Technique | Uses pulses of pressurized air | Uses vibration to shake material free | Air flows into a disc, which flaps and vibrates |
Activation Radius | Effective radius of 4 feet | No specific activation area | Small activation radius |
Material Control | Can be used with dry, wet, or sticky materials | Sticky material still builds up, even if bridging is controlled | Not good with sticky or wet materials |
Noise | Emits quiet hiss with each pulse | Extremely noisy | Noisy – sounds like air horn when operating |
Damage to Product or Vessel | No container fatigue; can be used on thin-skinned bins | Metal and weld fatigue from vibration or hammering of piston air knocker | May cause vessel abrasion; disc material can degrade and contaminate product |
Cost of Operation | Intermittent pulsing – only a small amount of plant air | Longer period of operation uses more air and power | Longer period of operation uses more compressed air |
Installation | Installed from outside vessel, for easy cleaning and maintenance | Installed from outside – channel iron required for reinforcement and transmission | Installed inside the vessel |
Control Concepts, Inc. provides a
7-year warranty on the Airsweep® unit.
AirSweep units have ATEX product Certification (or EU-Type Examination)
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