VOLKMANN supplies the optimum solution

Powder handling and material conveying – for powders, granulates and lumpy bulk materials – we can supply you with the optimum solution. And we also develop customised solutions and systems for our customers.

Functional principle of vacuum conveying: Example of transporting powder or bulk material from a container (e.g. granulator or dryer) by vacuum into a vacuum conveyor and filling a container.

Vacuum conveying is one of our central technologies: the transport of powders, granulates, and bulk materials through pipelines and hoses from A to B. We have supplied numerous systems for the chemical, food, pharmaceutical, metal powder, and battery raw materials industries, among others.

Vacuum conveying is suitable for short distances of less than 1 meter as well as for distances of up to 100 meters. Conveying capacities from 10 kg up to 10 tons / hour can be accomplished.

We offer the right stations for handling and emptying transport containers: for drums, sacks, big bags, and IBC containers. With our dosing technology in combination with weigh cells, the material to be conveyed can be fed into a process in the exact quantity.

We are the ATEX experts in vacuum conveying. Our containment solutions offer optimum protection for personnel in the presence of hazardous dusts. For applications in the pharmaceutical industry, we develop systems in hygienic design and with WIP/CIP/SIP.

In additive manufacturing or industrial 3D printing, we are a leading supplier for the handling of metal powders and for the recycling and reprocessing of used powders.

Industries and applications:

Food
Food
solutions for the food industry, with focus on: ATEX, Hygiene & Cleaning.
Chemical industry
Chemical industry
Systems & solutions for the chemical industry, with a focus on, among other things: ATEX, resistance, suitability for adhesive substances, and cleaning.
Pharmaceutical Industry
Pharmaceutical Industry
Systems & solutions for the pharmaceutical industry, with focus on: GMP, validation, cleaning, WIP/CIP/SIP, containment, as well as the handling of API, fillers, tablets, capsules, and packaging materials.
Additive Manufacturing / 3D-Printing
Additive Manufacturing / 3D-Printing
Systems for handling metal powders in the pre- and post-processing of 3D printing, for unpacking the build chamber and build job, and for recycling the used metal powder.
Special Applications
Special Applications
Our products can also be found in special applications. For example, on submarines and on ships, in waste management and the nuclear industry.

Devices and systems:

Conveying of powder, granulate, etc. by means of a vacuum conveyor
Conveying of powder, granulate, etc. by means of a vacuum conveyor
Vacuum conveyor systems are proven all-rounders for clean and safe bulk material handling. Powder, dust, granulates and small parts can also be conveyed over longer distances.
VS Vacuum Conveyors
VS Vacuum Conveyors
Vacuum conveyors of the VS series are proven all-rounders for clean and safe bulk material handling. The modular design allows them to be used for a wide variety of bulk materials and applications.
Product Loading Stations
Product Loading Stations
From a sack, pack, big bag, or container: the right product loading station enables clean emptying and feeding into a conveyor system.
Big-Bag Unloading Station
Big-Bag Unloading Station
Stations for emptying big bags into a vacuum conveyor system. Optionally with integrated hoist for handling the big-bags.
IBC Docking And Discharge Stations
IBC Docking And Discharge Stations
The handling and emptying of transport containers or IBCs into a vacuum conveying system can be done very efficiently by means of a IBC docking station.
Weighing and Dosing Systems
Weighing and Dosing Systems
By means of load cells, vacuum conveyors can be filled precisely, and emptying from containers can be controlled accurately. Dosing chutes enable a continuous flow of material.
Containment for product loading
Containment for product loading
In the case of toxic or highly active substances, a containment solution can protect the operator, and the surrounding area, from the dust generated when unloading.
Hoists for Vacuum Conveyors
Hoists for Vacuum Conveyors
A lifting column can be used to efficiently dock and undock vacuum conveyors on machines and containers. In addition to stationary lifting and swivel columns, mobile lifting columns are also available.

Technologies, designs & competencies:

Explosion Risk Prevention / ATEX
Explosion Risk Prevention / ATEX
When emptying containers, extracting, conveying, and feeding flammable bulk materials, special aspects of explosion protection must be considered and safely solved.
Advice by Volkmann
Advice by Volkmann
The optimal solution for your task - this is our ambition. Together with you, we analyse the requirements and provide solutions.
Design / Development / Project Management
Design / Development / Project Management
We process orders as a team effort. In close coordination between design, sales, production, and service, we ensure that all specifications are met, and that safe operation of the device or system is guaranteed.
Our production
Our production
Quality is very important to us. And that is why many components are manufactured in-house.

News:

drum tipping and emptying station for powders and bulk materials

Emptying heavy drums – it’s so easy!

Up to 120 kg of raw material must be fed into the production system from drums. The station should also be suitable for bags and
Current status of the construction of the new production hall at Volkmann GmbH

The new production hall is growing in height

The construction of our new production hall is clearly taking shape. All the supports are in place, the roof beams have been installed and the
System for filling metal powder into bottles, containers or other receptacles. The picture shows the station for closing the filled bottle with a screw cap.

Filling machines for metal powder

We also manufacture filling machines for producers of metal powders. The operation of these machines is presented in a new video.

1400 years Soest – we congratulate

As a Soest-based company, we are proud of the history of our home town. But this year there is also something special to honour -
Volkmann centralised powder recovery and reprocessing unit (left) next to a TRUMPF TruPrint5000 3D printer (right) at the BMW Group Additive Manufacturing Campus (courtesy of Metal AM / Inovar Communications Ltd)

Powder processing at the BMW Group’s AM Campus

The BMW Group uses a centralised system for recovering and reprocessing metal powder after 3D printing at the Additive Manufacturing Campus in Oberschleissheim near Munich.
Volkmann-Biesenbaum-Rüller

Volkmann is building an additional production hall

The bulldozers are at work - we are building a new large production hall! The local newspaper "Soester Anzeiger" has reported on our building project.
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