Pneumatic truck unloading for bulk tankers
Efficiently unload bulk materials from trucks with minimal dust emissions while maximizing throughput and maintaining material integrity, perfect for high-demand production environments.
Unloads and Conveys Bulk Materials Efficiently
The Pneumatic Truck Unloading System from Gericke optimizes bulk material handling across diverse industries, including food, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals. Specializing in both dilute and dense phase conveying, this system efficiently unloads and conveys powders and granules, offering high throughput while maintaining dust-free operations. Capable of modular adaptability, it seamlessly integrates with existing production lines and employs low air consumption and gentle handling to prevent material degradation. The system’s automation features include integrated controls for improved operational efficiency and options for cooling, inert gas use, and inline screening. With robust construction available in standard industrial materials, it complies with stringent environmental and safety standards, ensuring reliable performance and easy maintenance. Tailored configurations and engineering support are available to meet specific operational requirements, maximizing productivity while minimizing truck waiting times.
Benefits
- Minimizes truck waiting times with high-speed unloading capabilities.
- Ensures dust-free operations, enhancing workplace safety.
- Lowers energy costs with efficient air consumption in dense phase conveying.
- Adapts to diverse materials, from delicate powders to robust granules.
- Facilitates future system growth with modular design options.
- Applications
- Food,Beverages,Chemicals,Environmental,Heavy industry,Animal food,Energy,Pet,Minerals,Pharmaceutical
- End products
- Detergent powders,Gypsum powder,Pet food kibbles,Battery materials,Steel pellets,Infant formula,Seasoning blends,Lime powder,Confectionery coatings,Vitamin powders,Water treatment chemicals,Chocolate chips,Animal feed pellets,Bakery flour,Oat flakes,Paint pigments,Fertilizer granules
- Steps before
- Pre-screening,Material Sampling
- Steps after
- Product Distribution,Storage
- Input ingredients
- bulk materials,sensitive bulk materials,railcars,trucks,incoming materials
- Output ingredients
- unloaded bulk material,conveyed bulk materials
- Market info
- Gericke is known for engineering and manufacturing innovative powder processing equipment, including mixing, feeding, and conveying solutions, catering to various industries. Renowned for their quality and expertise in bulk material handling, they provide tailored solutions to optimize production processes.
- Loading Type
- Truck/Railcar
- Conveying Phase
- Dilute/Dense
- Unloading Speed
- High speed
- Dust Emission
- Dust-free
- Air Consumption
- Low
- Automation
- Integrated Controls/Stand Alone
- Material Sample Option
- Yes
- Temperature Control
- Cooled/Treated Medium
- Inert Gas Option
- Yes
- Pre-Screening
- Inline Sieving/Magnets
- Modular Design
- Expandable
- Mobile Transport
- Available
- Working Mechanism
- Dilute or dense phase conveying
- Integrated Steps
- Complete system integration with controls
- Batch vs. Continuous Operation
- Continuous
- Automation Level
- PLC
- Energy Efficiency
- High energy efficiency
- Changeover Time
- High speed unloading capability
- Flexibility
- Modular designs for expansion
- Material Handling
- Gentle to sensitive materials
- Safety Features
- No dust emissions
- Cooling Option
- Options to include cooled medium
- Special Features
- Options for inert gas conveying
- Sampling Option
- Options to sample incoming material
- Pre-screening
- Inline sieving and magnets
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Material type
- Granular / Powder
- Material flowability
- Free-flowing / Non-free-flowing
- Modular design
- Allows for system expansion and growth
- Control panel type
- Integrated controls / Standalone intake system
- System integration
- Complete system integration
- Conveying medium options
- Cooled / Treated / Inert gases
- Material prescreening
- Inline sieving / Inline magnets
- Sample options
- Sample incoming material
- Automated product distribution
- Maximize storage capacity
- Modular design
- System expansion and growth
- Mobility
- Mobile transport systems available
- Unloading capability
- High-speed unloading