Lean phase vacuum conveying system for powder handling
Efficiently transport and separate powders and granules with precision using lean phase vacuum conveying, optimizing your production line by maintaining product integrity over medium distances while ensuring constant flow and minimal material degradation.
Conveys and Separates Powders and Granules
The Lean Phase Vacuum Conveying System from GEA Powder Handling is designed to efficiently transport powders and granules across medium distances. Employing positive displacement exhausters, this system operates under low to moderate vacuum pressures, ideal for conveying materials like pharmaceutical powders, powdered milk, and cosmetic powders. It operates continuously with a capacity of less than 10 tonnes per hour, ensuring smooth integration into existing production lines.
The system’s versatility makes it suitable for diverse industries, including pharmaceutical, food, and chemical sectors, conveying materials from multiple sources to a single destination. The lean phase design allows for cost-effective pipeline installation, thanks to lower operating pressures. Constructed with durable materials, it provides options like stainless steel for environments requiring chemical resistance.
GEA’s lean phase system supports seamless integration with remote monitoring and control capabilities, enhancing operational efficiency. It complies with industry standards, ensuring safe and effective handling of sensitive materials. The system is also engineered for easy cleaning, with features like a rotary valve feeder that simplifies maintenance and reduces downtime.
Benefits
- Enhances operational efficiency with continuous, low capacity conveying.
- Reduces installation and operating costs with lower pressure pipeline requirements.
- Adapts to diverse material types, meeting the needs of multiple industries.
- Simplifies maintenance and cleaning, minimizing production interruptions.
- Offers reliable material handling with precise vacuum control.
- Applications
- Food,Chemicals,Personal care,Gas and energy,Pharmaceutical powder,Beverage,Oil,Pharma,Environment,Healthcare,Home,New food,Dairy
- End products
- Healthcare supplement powders,Powdered milk,Detergent powders,Protein powders,Cosmetic powders,Oil refining catalysts,Pharmaceutical tablets,Plant-based protein powders,Baking powder,Instant coffee granules,Fertilizer granules
- Steps before
- Grinding,Feeding,Metering
- Steps after
- Filtering,Separation,Discharging
- Input ingredients
- materials,product,particle,multiple points,silica,silos
- Output ingredients
- filtered air,separated product,single destination,receiving vessel,collection point
- Market info
- GEA is known for its expertise in engineering innovative and sustainable equipment and solutions, focusing on sectors such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and energy, with a reputation for quality, efficiency, and advanced technological applications in industrial processing.
- Operating Pressure
- <50% vacuum
- Convey Rates
- < 10 tonnes/h
- Convey Distances
- up to 100 m
- Air mover
- positive displacement (Roots Type) exhauster or fan
- Conveying Mechanism
- Lean phase vacuum
- Vacuum Generation
- Positive displacement exhauster
- Flexibility
- Low to moderate capacity
- Conveying Distance
- Up to 100 m
- Material Separation
- Filtered at receiving vessel
- Flow Type
- Continuous or intermittent
- Adaptability
- Suitable for multiple points to a single destination
- Operation Pressure
- Up to 50% vacuum
- Pneumatic System
- Fan-based or exhauster-based
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Conveying method
- Lean phase vacuum
- Feed method
- Direct entry / Rotary valve / Screw feeder
- Discharge method
- Rotary airlock / Intermittent valves
- Air mover type
- Positive displacement exhauster / Fan
- Material feeding device
- Rotary valve / Screw feeder