New Technologies Enhance Customer Trials at Schenck Process Test & Innovation Center in the UK

Showcasing Advances in Pneumatic Conveying Technology Improving processes and optimizing efficiency in material handling industries are paramount to Schenck Process. This ethos runs through every part of the business to drive continuous improvements for their customers. At the heart of these developments are the company’s global Test & Innovation Centers which are dedicated to finding tailored solutions for industry challenges. The pneumatic technologies Test & Innovation Center at Doncaster, UK, showcases Schenck Process's expertise in dense, lean, vacuum and injection pneumatic conveying systems. Customers can benefit from extensive tests and assessments on their materials and review the entire process, in-person or remotely. Recent additions at the Test & Innovation Center will serve to enhance the process insights that are on offer. The new installations include the company's patented E-Finity® continuous dense phase system and Enhanced Dilute Phase Pneumatic conveying (EDIP) system, which uses the air supply from engineering technology company Lontra's innovative LP2 Compressor Blower. Developing Pneumatic Conveying Solutions The Schenck Process Test & Innovation Center at Doncaster is highly experienced in executing various tests within pneumatic conveying systems designed for multiple industries, including food, pet food and chemicals through to metals. The facility has machines in place to test the capabilities of traditional dense phase, low-pressure dense phase and lean phase, alongside others. Dense phase conveying is an energy-efficient method of transporting abrasive or fragile materials through pipelines at very low and stable velocities to minimize product degradation and equipment wear. The traditional dense phase setup at the Test & Innovation Centre can use 80mm, 100mm and 125mm pipes enabling Schenck Process to test conveying distances up to 500m. Numerous options can be configured with plain pipes, density stabilizers and autoflow. The E-Finity system is a patented continuous dense phase system from Schenck Process, which provides gentle and energy-efficient conveying of granular and pelleted products. Traditional continuous dense phase systems use blowers and rotary valves, which can cause unstable air leakage due to the increased pressure in the pipeline. To overcome this problem, the E-Finity uses precise pressure monitoring to control the valve and manage the airflow, automatically compensating for any leakage or changes in temperature. With the E-Finity conveying system, Schenck Process can carry out comparitive monitoring of conveying air, pressure, feed rate, leakage and power consumption. Using a 1 bar g blower or regulated compressed air source for longer distances, it will feature 100mm pipe routes up to 240m. The material will be fed at a rate of up to 10m3/hr and can be provided from a loss-in-weight hopper or big bag discharger. Lean phase conveying capabilities have also been enhanced following the partnership agreement with Lontra to use its LP2 blower, which features their innovative Blade Compressor® technology. The pipes range from 50mm to 125mm and conveying distances of up to 500m with 10tonne/hr rates, while the rotary values measure between 200mm to 300mm. With this new technology, the Test & Innovation Centre can demonstrate the capability of the state-of-the-art, highly efficient EDIP to the traditional lean phase system.

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