Turbine vibrator

They definitely can. Please see our success stories.

Yes. Piab has experience of conveying a large variety of tablets and capsules without damage. Please contact us for detailed information.

No it can’t. Normal procedure is to dose before or after conveying.

No we can’t. It’s extremely difficult to control the amount of liquid coming in the vacuum conveyor.

Yes, up to 8-10 meters without accessories/pipe emptying solution. With a pipe emptying solution up to about 25 meters.

For piFLOW®p we can supply this documentation. It is a template that shall be filled in during start up and with the help of the manual that comes with the shipment.

No, the vacuum conveyors use only compressed air. Even our control systems are pneumatic. 

Piab offers a warranty to distributors, integrators and users of Piab products worldwide as per the following definitions:

• A five-year warranty is valid for complete vacuum conveyors excluding electro mechanical pumps and controls.
• A five-year warranty is valid for vacuum pumps excluding electro mechanical pumps, accessories and controls.
• A two-year warranty is valid for electro mechanical pumps.
• A one-year warranty is valid for other products.

General warranty principles:

• Piab guarantees against defects in the manufacture and materials by normal use in a proper environment, when following the instructions for care, maintenance and control described in the appropriate Piab manual.
• Piab replaces or repairs, free of charge, faulty products provided that these are returned to Piab and found to be covered by the warranty.
• It is at Piab’s discretion whether a faulty product should be sent back to Piab for replacement or if the repair shall be made locally at Piab’s expense.
• This warranty does not include wear parts such as filter elements, sealings, hoses, pipe fittings, pipe bends, pinch valves (in-line with conveyed material), reducers, etc.
• This warranty does not include subsequent damages caused by defective products.

In the manual for your vacuum conveyor there is a section about troubleshooting. You are also welcome to contact your nearest Piab office for further help.

0 – 50 meters if the conveying length does not include a vertical lift more than 5m and the product density is between 0.5-1.0kg.

By having the right mix of air and conveyed product. This is achieved from where the Piab vacuum conveyor draws the material with the help of our feeding point accessories. Please also read our white paper on segregation and contact any Piab company for further information.

No they are not, only for under pressure.

Not if instructions in the manual are followed. All Piab vacuum conveyors have a grounding point and can be sent with ATEX dust approval.

Tools are not really needed for assembly/de-assembly. For more detailed information, please look in the manual for your vacuum conveyor or in our YouTube channel.

From about 0.1 ton/h to about 15 ton/h.

Please use the application configurator. You are also welcome to contact Piab or a Piab partner for details.

With regular maintenance, the vacuum conveyor unit will do the job for years to come.

If the compressed air is dirty/has fluid in it, the filter can be clogged as well as the ejectors and the timers. Water in the air line is not optimal.

Consult the manual for troubleshooting if you would encounter anything unusual.

Vacuum conveyor, filter regulator (1” connection).

Manual.

Troubleshooting guide.

Drawings.

Declaration(s) of Conformity.

piFLOW®p is made of stainless steel 316L.

piFLOW®i and f are made of stainless steel 304.

To a large number of Piab vacuum conveyors we can offer FDA, ATEX Dust and Gas, 2.2 certificates.

Stainless steel, aluminum, or PE, aspirated and non-aspirated feed wands.

Feed adapter with or without flange connection.

Feed station/hopper.

Flexible vacuum hose.

Remote start/stop valve.

Level sensor.

Containers.

Transition from the unit to downstream equipment.

Pleated rod - filtration grade 0,5µm. A hard rod filter in PE and PUR material with a PTFE membrane. Comes in black and white version.

Pleated - filtration grade 0,5µm. A hard polyester and PUR filter with a PTFE membrane. Grey colour.

Textile - filtration grade 5,0µm filterbag in polyester and a ePTFE membrane. Light grey colour.

Compressed air with normal industry pressure of 0.4-0.6 MPa.

It depends on the physical properties of the granules. Piab has experience of conveying a big variety of granules, tablets and capsules without damage. Please contact us for detailed information.