There are many processes in which bulk products need to be introduced in large quantities from sacks and bags. For example, in to a mixer or stirred tank, this is often the case in the food or chemical industries.
In regards to bulk goods the food industry is very interesting because hardly any other sector can offer such a variety of different powders, granules and bulk or piece goods.
Whether it is metals or plastics there are numerous different powder handling tasks to be solved within the Additive Manufacturing (AM) industry.
A powdery intermediate product from the chemical industry is to be removed from a container – still wet from the centrifuge manufacturing process- and conveyed into a dryer.
In recent years, the requirements for the transportation of solids have increased significantly. Especially when used in EX areas.
Do you need to add a pre weighed product batch into your process? Our modified bag loading weighing station – RNT 180 makes it possible to safely and reliably introduce a pre-weighed quantity into your process, for example into a mixer.
Sometimes after long periods in storage, or due to the nature of the product, agglomerates can occur in bags and other storage containers.
The PowTReX is a vacuum, transfer, sieving and recovery system for metal powders, developed for use in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry. It is used to transport metal powder from, for example, 3D printers and unpacking stations with a high and constant suction power.
Volkmann is proud to support Materials Solutions, based near Worcester in the UK, who are a Siemens business (since 2016). They utilise additive manufacturing (AM) technologies for the production of parts and tools for the aerospace, automotive and power generation industries worldwide using a variety of metal powders including Ni superalloys, Ferrous alloys and Aluminium alloys.
Applications for the transport of powders and bulk materials with vacuum conveyors can be found not only in all known industries, but also in other locations around the world. The conveying often takes place inside buildings and production rooms, but Volkmann vacuum conveyors also work perfectly outside as well.