Quick change feeding devices for industrial applications

Experience seamless product transitions with quick-change feeding devices, designed for fast dismantling and cleaning, ensuring efficient batch processing and minimal downtime.

Facilitates Rapid Product Changeover and Cleaning

Three-Tec GmbH presents the ZD 12 T-Q and ED series Quick Change Twin-Screw Feeders, engineered for seamless integration into chemical, pharmaceutical, and food processing lines. These feeders excel in rapid tool-free disassembly, facilitated by quick-release fasteners and bayonet lock mechanisms, allowing efficient transitions and contamination-free cleaning.

Designed to handle varying granular and powdered materials, including fine chemicals and nutraceuticals, these feeders support precise feeding rates ranging from 0.02 to 5,000 dm³/h. Their modular design features conical and trough-shaped hoppers, adept at ensuring consistent flow of metal powders, vitamins, and detergent granules.

The feeders boast compatibility with industry-standard control systems, enabling batch operation and integration into automated production lines. Manufactured from high-grade materials, they offer excellent resistance to chemical corrosion, suitable across diverse manufacturing processes. Each model can be customized to meet specific throughput and material handling requirements, supported by Three-Tec’s engineering expertise.

Benefits

  • Minimizes operational downtime with quick-change capabilities for seamless product transitions.
  • Ensures product integrity with contamination-free cleaning and assembly processes.
  • Delivers precise material handling, enhancing batch consistency for diverse granular products.
  • Lowers maintenance effort with tool-free disassembly, optimizing workflow efficiency.
  • Adaptable to various production environments with customizable configurations and corrosion-resistant materials.

General


Applications
Supplements, Vitamins, Metal powders, Fine chemicals, Detergents, Nutraceuticals, Spices, Pharmaceutical powders, Granular products, Sweeteners
End products
Iron powder flakes, Paprika powder, Magnesium supplement granules, Granulated sugar, Vitamin c tablets, Powdered detergent, Protein supplement powders, Pharmaceutical pill coatings, Washing powder, Aspartame
Steps before
Material Selection, Product Loading, Granulating
Steps after
Product Changeover, Cleaning, Contamination-Free Storage
Input ingredients
granular products, well-flowing materials
Output ingredients
dosed material, measured output
Market info
Three-Tec is known for its expertise in manufacturing precision dosing and feeding systems for industrial applications, with a strong reputation for customizable engineered-to-order equipment and innovative solutions tailored to specific customer needs.

Technical Specifications


Feeding rate
0.02 to 5'000 dm3/h
Flow value
ffc < 1-4
Dismantling method
Quick-release fasteners
Lock type for feeding screws
Bayonet lock
Hopper shape
Conical / Trough-shaped

Operating Characteristics


Working mechanism
Volumetric and Gravimetric Twin-Screw
Cleaning method
Tool-less, Quick-Release Fasteners
Changeover time
Quick, 90° Turn Mechanism
Batch vs. continuous operation
Batch

Material Compatibility


Cleanability
Easy to dismantle and clean, no tools required
Density/particle size
Well-flowing, granular products

Product type Characteristics


Product changeover speed
Quick-release, contamination-free
Hopper shape
Conical / Trough-shaped
Suitable product form
Granular, well-flowing products

Physical Characteristics


Device size
ZD 12 T-Q, ED 40-Q, ED 50-Q, ED 65-Q, ED 65 T-Q
Feeding mechanism
Single or twin-screw
Hopper shape
Conical or trough-shaped
Quick-release fasteners
Yes
Bayonet lock
90° turn dismantling

Custom Options


Tool-free dismantling
Quick-release fasteners
Connection type
Bayonet lock
Hopper interchangeability
Conical or trough-shaped
Hopper removal process
Tool-free replacement
Product changeover
Contamination-free