Benefits of Pneumatic Conveying Equipment
Pneumatic Conveying is a method of moving dry bulk materials. Pneumatic conveying equipment is ideal for transporting materials such as powders, granules, and pellets. This method uses air or another gas that is pumped into the system using a blower. In this article, we explore the money-saving benefits of pneumatic conveying equipment.
Material
One benefit of pneumatic conveying equipment is how much money you can save on material. Because a pneumatic conveyor is an enclosed system, material is less likely to escape or spill. This can be especially important when working with precious media.
Not only does the enclosed system save material, but it also saves your facility from excess dust. Dust accumulation can lead to dust explosions. These can cause catastrophic damage to your facility and potentially your employees. Keeping dust enclosed can save you millions of dollars in damage.
Maintenance
These systems have much fewer moving parts than a traditional mechanical conveyor, allowing you to save significant money on maintenance. Typical pneumatic conveyor maintenance involves checking for leaks, ensuring the filter is clean, and making sure that the blower is working properly. Traditional mechanical conveyor maintenance includes lubrication of rollers, adjusting belts and pulleys for tension, filling oil levels in the gearbox, and more.
Operation & Installation
Save money and energy with the pneumatic conveyors’ low operating costs. Depending on whether you go with a belt, drag chain, cable, or screw conveyor, mechanical conveyor equipmentcan get incredibly complex and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to install and maintain. Pneumatic conveyors may cost more upfront, but require little maintenance, reduce labor costs, and can move material over even further distances than traditional mechanical conveyors.
Employee Safety
As mentioned before, a dust explosion can cause massive damage to your facility, but also your employees. If an employee is injured or, worst case scenario, passes away due to a dust explosion in your facility, you can face a litany of charges. In Minnesota, in the case of an accidental death of an employee, the employer covers compensation, funeral expenses, lost wages, and potential lawsuits. Workplace injuries involve compensation of medical costs and compensation but also lost productivity and insurance premiums.
Lifting injuries are the most common workplace injuries and can cause serious and long-lasting harm. Without a pneumatic conveying system, you may require your employees to be lifting heavy containers or sacks and dump materials. Not only can this cause sprains and strains, dropped objects can cause broken bones and sudden movements can cause muscle tears. You will not just endure medical costs from these injuries but also high turnover rates. Hiring a new employee can cost up to 200% more than retaining one.
Money-Saving Benefits of Pneumatic Conveying Equipment
Pneumatic conveying equipment can be custom built to fit perfectly in your facility. They can move more dry bulk materials faster, offer low maintenance, increase safety, and result in saved material. There are many benefits to installing a pneumatic system in your facility to move your dry bulk materials, but it may not work as well with your materials. Please read our blog on 8 Things You Need to Know When Considering a Pneumatic Conveying System to learn more about how your material works with this kind of system.
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