Vacuum is used with great advantage in order to convey dry powder products through dedicated pipe systems. Piab's vacuum conveying systems are built of strong components of high quality. Our objective is to offer solutions that help our customers raise their productivity.
Production of food, pharmaceuticals and chemical products demands the highest possible degree of safety as to hygiene and operation. Piab's C series of vacuum conveyors has been developed as an answer to the severe requirements of operational safety and hygiene in the food, pharmaceutical and chemical industries.
Vacuum conveyor training tutorial
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This tutorial will overview some of the more basic parts of the Piab conveying system. The explanation begins at the top of the conveyor (pump) and concludes at the base (bottom valve).
View tutorial (Adobe Flash player is needed.)
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Piab quality standards
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Piab offers conveyors for ATEX applications. These conveyors are type examined according to ATEX by a third party. Piab has a quality management system which fulfils the high standards that is required for delivering ATEX equipment on a regular basis.
Since there are special safety requirements for equipment and health protection for workers in potentially explosive atmospheres, the EU has created legislation called the ATEX directives. Equipment that is certified according to the ATEX directive 94/9/EC has to be designed in a way that it cannot cause an explosion during its intended use.
The conveyors fulfil the requirements for the following ATEX zone classification for dust: zone 21 and 22 on the outside and zone 20 on the inside.
Piab’s conveyors that are classified for use in potentially explosive atmospheres have specific features.
- All seals/rubber parts between the machine’s sheet metal parts are made of dissipative (antistatic) materials.
- All larger plastic parts are made of dissipative (antistatic) materials.
- As a consequence of this, only antistatic variants of filters and fluidization cones are used.
An ATEX-certified conveyor is delivered with CE Declaration of conformity and CE marking that clearly states the ATEX classification and contains the EX symbol.
EX II 1/2 D c +80°C 0ºC <= Ta <= 60ºC
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issues a Code of Federal Regulations that regulates what materials can be used in contact with foodstuffs and pharmaceuticals. Piab’s C and UC series of vacuum conveyors consist solely of materials that are in accordance with FDA requirements. |
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One of the objectives of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is to ensure the quality of food products and the safety of the consumer. USDA reviews and accepts process equipment for dairy products. Piab follows the guidelines from USDA. |