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Chopped Tobacco Material Flow Test

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AirSweep® pneumatic flow aids are ideal for promoting the flow of irregularly-shaped, dry and light bulk solids. These include chips, fibers, flakes, and shavings. This material flow test shows how the AirSweep® VA-06 model works on chopped tobacco.

The AirSweep® VA-06 model is ideal for small bins, hoppers, chutes, and mixers. It activates up to 3 feet diameter of material. Other units are available for larger vessels.

Cheerios Material Flow Test

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In this Cheerios material flow test, you can see how AirSweep promotes on-demand flow even in imperfect conditions. The plant humidity levels can cause cereal (or similar materials) to clump and stick together, and the vessel outlets are narrowed. However, a few pulses of AirSweep completely clear the vessels without crushing the cereal.

How to Install the AirSweep: Outside-In Mounting Bracket

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Outside-Inside mounting kit includes all parts to easily install the Airsweep material flow system in any vessel without welding.

Unlike many other flow aids, AirSweep® material activation system is installed outside the vessel for easy installation, cleaning and maintenance. AirSweep Outside-Inside (O-I) mounting brackets allow for easy, no-weld mounting of the AirSweep material flow system nozzles from the exterior of the process vessel or equipment.

AirSweep Outside-Inside (O-I) mounting brackets allow for easy, no-weld mounting of the AirSweep material flow system nozzles.

Installation is fast, easy and inexpensive. The innovative outside-in mounting bracket does not need any welding—all you need is a 1-3/8″ diameter hole and a spanner wrench. Just follow this simple AirSweep installation video tutorial.

Using the supplied mounting kit, O-I brackets install by inserting through the outside wall of the equipment and bolting into place.  Holes from previously installed equipment may be used, often with little or no modification. Once the bracket is in place, the Airsweep nozzles can be simply threaded into place, to provide on-demand flow of the toughest materials. The O-I mounting brackets are available in three sizes, to accommodate the models VA-06, VA-12 and VA-51 Airsweeps.

With the AirSweep Outside-In Mounting Bracket, you can retrofit or replace existing aeration devices with minimal cost or delays. You can also find more detailed installation and maintenance guides for your AirSweep model in our Resources section.

DAZIC Zero Speed Switch: Prevent Material Pileup

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Industrial processes and systems use many interconnected moving parts. If any of those parts failed unexpectedly, it can create a cascading effect that can damage products, equipment and infrastructure and create safety hazards. DAZIC zero speed switches can help prevent costly and dangerous material pileups.

What is DAZIC®?

DAZIC® stands for Direction and Zero Indicating Contactors. It can be integrated into your system and alert you when the device rotation deviates from its standard operating parameters.

DAZIC can be installed on any device with a rotating shaft. This includes:

  • Rotary valves
  • Bucket elevators
  • Belt and screw conveyors
  • Saw blades
  • Drive motors

What are the different DAZIC models?

Choose from our three lines of electromechanical, inductive, and electronic zero speed switches. The video discusses the different products and their features, to help you decide which model is best suited for your needs.

Electromechanical series

  • No electrical input needed
  • Base or flounge mount
  • Can be connected to shaft, pulley, wheel, chain sprocket and more
  • Wide range of models for all applications
  • Durable housing options include aluminum, cast iron, and explosion-proof

Electronic Rotoguard IV Series

This DAZIC line transforms the rotation of the input shaft to voltage pulses, which are then digital processed to detect changes in motion or application up to 400 RPM. It is designed to withstand tough environments.

  • Solid state electronics
  • Base or flange mount
  • Universal voltage input
  • Programmable start up and alarm delay
  • Simple push button calibration
  • NEMA 4 or explosion-proof housings

Prox Micro Inductive Proximity Switch

The DAZIC non-contact micro-sensing device precisely monitors the RPM rate of many rotating ferrous target.

  • Large sensing range
  • Easy to program and field adjustible
  • Status and relay indicating LEDs
  • Non-contact sensing, does not connect to shaft
  • Reads any ferrous target
  • Powder-coated NEMA 4 aluminum housing for long life and tough industrial applications

Trusted by the world’s biggest brands

All DAZIC products are manually assembled and tested to ensure their quality and reliability. It is trusted by DuPOnt, Covanta, Starbucks, Cooper Tires, Jack Daniel’s, AK Steel, GoodYear, the city of Spokane, and more. Watch the video for more information about zero speed switches.

LCF Blend Material Flow Test

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Natural fibers have a number of industrial and commercial applications. These are made into fabric, construction and insulation materials, and packaging. Special, environmentally-friendly geo-textiles are also used to prevent soil erosion or improve composting.

However, natural fibers have a tendency to clump together and cause arching, bridging and ratholing issues. AirSweep can cut through material blocks to promote smooth, on-demand flow.

Pneumatic Flow Aids: AirSweep vs. Fluidizers

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Pneumatic flow aids release bursts of pressured air to dislodge the material blocks. However, even if fluidizers and Airsweep® both use aeration, they have major performance differences. This video tackles:

How they work: Fluidizers use a combination of gentle aeration and vibration, while AirSweep nozzles release powerful bursts of high-pressure air

The materials they can handle: fluidizers are only effective for light powders, while AirSweep can be used with wet, sticky, stringy and bulky materials.

Power and activation radius: It’s like comparing a garden hose and a fire hose. AirSweep has more pressure and volume, and can clear material blocks faster and more efficiently than rubber fluidizing discs. To show the difference, the two pneumatic flow aids are put to test.

AirSweep System Components

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The AirSweep® Material Activation System eliminates bridging, ratholing and material build-up. It creates on-demand material flow for almost all materials, and can be retrofit to any vessel, including:

  • Silos
  • Bins
  • Hoppers
  • Chutes, pipes and conveying lines
  • Blenders and mixers
  • Live bottoms
  • Cyclones and spray dryers

A typical AirSweep material activation system consists of strategically-located AirSweeps, high-flow solenoid valves, electronic sequence controller and air receiver. This video explains how AirSweep works, the typical components in each system, and how it is installed on the vessel. However, the system will be further customized according to your material, vessel and process.

AirSweep: The Role of Pressure and Volume

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Why do you need to get large pipes, headers and air receivers when you use an AirSweep material activation system? What’s wrong with the pipes you already have?

In this video, Paul the AirSweep Guy answers these very common questions. He uses a simple fire hose analogy to explain the role of pressure and volume in the AirSweep system, and then demonstrates its effect on a heavy material. For the purposes of this demo, he used river gravel with a bulk density of 100 lbs/cubic feet, but it applies to any bulk solid that won’t respond to gentle aeration or vibration. (That’s also one of the biggest differences between AirSweep and fluidizers.)

Watch the video to see how large compressed air volume, delivered in little bursts, gives the AirSweep system the power to get the toughest materials flowing, fast.

AirSweep Straight Shooter USDA 135 Activation Radius

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The AirSweep Straight Shooters release a focused column of air in front of the nozzle. It can be used to clean troughs and vessels, activate larger material, or promote flow in an inaccessible area. Units can be easily mounted to blast in any direction, using standard pipe elbows or fittings.

The Straight Shooters are available in all standard AirSweep sizes and can be made from either stainless steel or carbon steel. There are also USDA-accepted models for sanitary applications.

This video shows the material activation radius of the AirSweep Straight Shooter USDA 135 model.

AirSweep vs Vibrators: Performance, Costs and ROI

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Material blocks: should you shake it, or sweep it? Compare the pros and cons of industrial vibrators with pneumatic flow aids like AirSweep. In this video, you will see how:

  • How they work
  • The real long term cost and return on investment
  • Performance on wet, sticky and stringy products – and their impact on productivity
  • Damage to machine, and its impact on maintenance costs
  • Effect on work environments

Read about how AirSweep solved material flow issues that couldn’t be solved by vibrators or other flow aids, such as food industries where vibrations compact damp or sticky material, concrete and other construction materials, and more.