Pneumatic — vacuum
Vacuum conveying
for contained transfer.
Under vacuum, a leak pulls room air in — never powder out. The inherently contained method for hygiene-critical and hazardous transfer.
In brief
Vacuum conveying draws powder toward a receiver under negative pressure. Because any leak flows inward, containment is inherent — the reason it is preferred for hazardous, high-value and hygiene-critical powders. TLG builds vacuum systems with hygienic receivers, reverse-jet filters and tri-clamp connections for wash-down duties.
In detail
How it works.
A vacuum receiver mounts above the destination — a mixer, a packing head, a process vessel. The pump draws air through the convey line; powder rides the stream into the receiver, the filter keeps it there, and a discharge valve drops the batch when the cycle completes.
The method's limits are honest ones: vacuum can only pull so hard, so distances and rates are lower than pressure systems. Within that envelope — refill loops, mixer feeding, packing-line supply — it is the cleanest transfer there is.
- Containment
- Negative pressure — leakage is inward by physics
- Receivers
- Hygienic stainless, reverse-jet cleaned filters
- Connections
- Tri-clamp, tool-free strip-down for wash-down
- Best for
- Mixer & packing feed · hazardous and high-value powders
Common questions
Frequently asked questions.
- How does a vacuum conveying system work?
- A vacuum pump draws air through a convey line into a receiver mounted over the destination. Powder entrained in the stream collects in the receiver while a filter retains fines; when the cycle ends, a discharge valve releases the batch downward. The pump sees only filtered air.
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