Pneumatic Conveying

Applicon builds pneumatic conveying systems for rail unloading, in-plant transports, hopper loading, and batch ingredient handling. Although pneumatic systems are more energy intensive, they are often the lowest overall long term cost. Carefully designed pneumatic transport is clean, low maintenance, and long lived.

Vacuum Loading

We offer standard vacuum loading systems in 19”, 24” and 30” diameters, in mild and stainless construction. Capacities range from a few hundred to 10,000 lb/hr. of granular or powder products. These are available in quick clamp modular, or flange & bolted design, and can be provided with any style of discharge valve.

Vacuum Hopper Loaders

Railcar Resin Unloading

Pressure Dilute Conveying

Our dilute pressure transport systems utilize receivers from 24 to 72” diameter, in mild or stainless construction, and have capacities from 3 to 80 tph.

Pressure Dense Conveying

We offer dense phase systems where the convey distance is long, where high rate is required, or where the product is abrasive. Transport vessels range from 12” to 72” diameter, and the motive air supply can be from 20 to 50 psig.

Dense phase conveyance isn’t suitable for some types of products, and the choice of dense phase depends on material, convey rate & distance, and abrasiveness. Generally dense phase isn’t recommended if the system must be used for several products with dissimilar particle distributions or densities.

72" Transporter Vessels

42" Filter Receivers

Pull/Push Conveying

For rail unloading, re-conveying from silo to process, and for some long distance applications, combination systems (or Pull/Push ) provide the best performance.

In such systems, product is vacuumed to a transporter, which is subsequently pressurized to convey the product to destination. Single or dual vessel systems are available, and capacity can exceed 100 tph. The vacuum loading cycle can be accomplished by induced vacuum (eductor) or directly by vacuum blower.

Railcar Resin Unloading

Dense Phase Transporter

Filter Receivers