Pneumatic conveyors rely on air pressure for transporting material form one point to other. Pneumatic conveyors are very good alternative to traditional chain conveyors and vibrating screens . Pneumatic Conveyors are also widely used in chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing, as well as in the thermoplastics industry. This is widely used for quick and efficient transportation for a wide variety of material including food items such as beans and nuts, bottles and cans, automotive components, scrap metal, pills and powders, wood and furniture and grain and animal feed.
Pneumatic Conveying system is unique and useful pneumatic conveying equipment that is needed for handling fine powders. The machine has to be placed vertically at a varied range of heights including low levels to as high as 100M.
There are basically two types of Pneumatic Conveyors used in industry.
- Lean Phase Pneumatic Conveyors
- Dense Phase Pneumatic Conveyros