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AirSweep Material Activation System: A Quick Look

AirSweep® pneumatic flow aids are used in thousands of factories all around the world. The nozzles release powerful bursts of high-pressure, high-volume air. It breaks down material blocks without damaging the vessels, and improves factory productivity while lowering operational costs.

But what is the AirSweep® system, and is it the best solution for your particular process?

This video gives you the big picture. Find out:

• How AirSweep works, and how it compares to other material activation devices like fluidizers, air pads, air cannons, industrial vibrators, or the classic “hitting the vessel as hard as you can with a hammer”
• What materials AirSweep® can handle (the short answer: practically everything)
• When and where you can use AirSweep—silos, bins, ribbon blenders, and more!
• How much you will save on energy and maintenance

You can find more in-depth product information and case studies, but if you have any other questions that aren’t answered by the AirSweep introductory video, feel free to message us. We’ll be happy to help.

Pneumatic Flow Aids: AirSweep vs Air Fluidizer

Many solids will cake, pack or agglomerate when they’re under pressure. This causes funnel flow problems like ratholing, flooding and segregation. Aside from delaying production, these can affect batch uniformity and quality.

Pneumatic Flow Aids: Compare Power and Efficiency

Pneumatic flow aids like air blasters, air pads, and air fluidizers can break apart the condensed material to get it moving again. However, most of these flow aids release very light, localized bursts of air. This is effective for a smaller radius, and only for aery materials like flour.

AirSweep® is the most powerful pneumatic flow aid. It can be used on moist, dense and bulky materials and has a wider activation radius.

See the difference yourself!

This video shows a side-by-side comparison of AirSweep® with a rubber fluidizing disk. For demonstration purposes, we used hex nuts. However, for real applications, you can view material flow videos or read case studies where AirSweep® was used on rocks, resins and flakes, whey, liquid cheese and other bulk solids.

Find more videos that explains how the AirSweep works, and all the differences between the AirSweep, rubber fluidizing disks, and vibrators.

Fix Bin Rash with AirSweep^® Floweze

Poor material flow can stall your production line, and eventually, your company’s profits. Studies show that 80% of storage vessels don’t operate at capacity because they can’t move the material fast enough. Workers resort to hammering the bins, but that “solution” creates a whole new set of problems. You damage the vessel, waste skilled labor, and put yourself at legal risk for any injuries that can happen while they manually clean and declog your vessels. The smarter solution: AirSweep Floweze.

What is AirSweep?

AirSweep is a material activation system that uses high-pressure air to cut through blocks and dislodge materials that cling to vessel walls. Think of it as an air knife. The powerful, strategically placed nozzles direct powerful blasts of air in a sequence that’s customized to your material and process. In seconds, your vessel is completely flushed clean and ready for your next batch. No hammering, no damage or delays, no contamination. Your material (and your production process) flows with ease.

That’s the Floweze magic.

Watch how the AirSweep material activation system blasts through ratholing, bridging, and clogging. It’s amazing how a simple blast of air, delivered at the right place and at the right time, can keep your material flowing and your process on track.