Abrasive Dust Causes Rough Issues: A Vacu-Valve Success Story
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After a national supplier of sand and aggregate integrated Aerodyne’s Vacu-Valve into their baghouse system with great success, they decided to reach out and ask about a larger Vacu-Valve option. They needed something that could handle the large amount of build-up in their dust collecting system during intense peak performance times and help prevent any particulate backup.
Around the same time, their sister company needed a new method of handling the particulate in a similar quarry type dust collector.
Playtypus (left) and Armadillo (right) Vacu-Valve
The sister company’s collection system dealt with large influxes of abrasive material, which tended to wear out their rotary valves quickly. Not only did the rotary valves have short, maintenance heavy operational lives, but the baghouses had to be shut down during the period of assessment and replacement, halting operations. Dust collection issues hurts facilities like these, and they ultimately looked to Aerodyne to provide a quality solution.
Vacu-Valves as a Rotary Valve Alternative
In industries like mining, quarry, foundry, and more, the Vacu-Valve serves as an easy replacement for a rotary valve. The machine’s lack of a motor and rotating inner elements reduce the long-term damage caused by abrasives as compared to rotary valves. An added bonus is that replacing the duckbill sleeves takes no more than 5 minutes! Different sizes of the Vacu-Valves create greater flexibility in terms or capacity of material handling, fitting a range of different input and output requirements.
Vacu-Valves resolve dust backup, overflow, and maintenance headaches
The first company later purchased a 10” Platypus Vacu-Valve, which resolved their issues with dust backup and overflow occurring during peak operational times, and their sister quarry purchased an Armadillo Vacu-Valve for their dust collector. Immediately, the ease of maintenance and the increased durability against abrasives reduced the man-hours and costs associated with replacement parts and operational doubts. The initial quarry was so pleased with these changes that additional Armadillo units were later purchased for their other dust collectors!
