Pneumatic Conveying Systems

Our Pneumatic Conveying Systems Are Custom Designed For

Dilute Or Dense Phase Transporting Of Powders & Granules

Pneumatic Conveying Systems

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Pneumatic Conveying Systems Has The Lowest Cost Of

Ownership, Because Of The Systems Efficiency In Transporting
Product From Point To Point. Saving Time & Labour

A well designed pneumatic conveying system is often a more practical and economical method
of transporting materials from one point to another. Manufacturers prefer to use Pneumatic
Conveying System over the alternative mechanical systems (belt conveyors, screw conveyors,
vibrating conveyors, drag conveyors) for 4 key reasons:

1. Pneumatic Conveyor Systems are relatively economical to install and operate.

2. Pneumatic Conveyor Systems are totally enclosed and if required can operate
entirely without moving parts coming into contact with the conveyed material.
Being enclosed there are Hygiene & Cleanliness Benefits.
3. A pneumatic system can convey a product to any place a pipe line can run. Theyre flexible in
terms of rerouting and expansion.
4. Pneumatic Conveyor Systems offer greatly reduced capital cost for long distance
conveying

Bradwood Packagings engineers can design and install a complete

turnkey pneumatic conveying system including the control systems.
Your controls and equipment can be built to meet the requirements
of flammable and explosive atmospheres, to be intrinsically safe, and
meets dust explosion directives.

Bradwood
 Packaging guarantee our solutions and products.
From our 30 years experience manufacturing Pneumatic
Conveying Systems, were able draw from our armoury, to
customise the solutions which suits your process, rather than
forcing a process to suit our solutions.
Bradwood
 Packaging uses universal and industrial
components to give the machinery extra long life cycles. The
way machinery should be built (this way youre not locked
into expensive proprietary systems).
Manufactured
 to comply with Australian and International
A Dense Phase Pressure Machine Safety & Electrical Standards.
Conveying System
Bradwood
 Packaging prides itself on providing plain English
proposals, theres no hidden surprises. Youll know what
youre getting.
Bradwood
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filling, sealing through to palletizing

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Your Pneumatic Conveying Systems Is Built To Last

Bradwood Packaging use advanced manufacturing techniques to produce the highest quality
components, with finely designed machined parts. Seamless welds are used during construction of
critical parts to ensure smooth, crevice free joints. This is important for ease of cleaning, durability
and a vital characteristic for food and pharmaceutical products.

Our systems are available to operate in isolation, or can be designed to work in conjunction with a
number of feeding solutions such as IBCS, Silos, tanks, big bags and sacks.

Applications Across Many Industries

Pneumatic Conveying Systems successfully transfer a large

range of products across many industries. Broadly speaking
it is suitable for Non Blended or Homogenous powders and
granules. They are preferred for their efficiency and ease of
operation.

Scale Diverter Valve
In the food, pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries, a large
number of products may be pneumatically conveyed,including
salt, sugar, flour, starch, spices (food) or yeast granules,
glucose, talc, paracetamol (pharmacy) etc. Other sectors using
this system include the chemical, plastic, water and mineral
industries. PVC resins, limes, silica sands, soda ash, iron oxides,
calcium carbonates, cement, fly ash, talcs, and detergents are
suitable for Pneumatic Conveying.

Rotary Seals

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Dilute Phase Pneumatic Conveying Systems

Dilute Phase Pressure

Dilute Phase Vacuum

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Pneumatic Conveying Systems

Conveying lines can be both vertical & horizontal, and practical systems may be up to 300 metres
long. Good design minimises bends or uses sweeping bends where space permits. Systems
often route through walls which are core drilled to suit your selected pipe diameter. It is easy to
integrate Bradwood Packaging systems into existing set ups while consuming minimal floor space.

Bradwood Packaging offers more solutions then anyone.from vacuum conveying to pressure
based conveying systems

Although there are dozens of different pneumatic conveying configurations, the systems can be
divided into two types:

1. Dilute Phase
2. Dense Phase

Dilute Phase

The basis of Dilute Phase Conveying is that the material is

carried in a Continuous Stream of Air. The air has relatively
high velocity and low pressure. This method is suitable for
materials with low bulk density.

Dilute Phase Pressure
Dilute Phase Systems can be further divided into 2 main types
1. Dilute Phase Pressure

The air blows into the line and conveys from the product
source(s) to the product destination. A filter at the destination
cleans the exhaust air. This is the most popular configuration
2. Dilute Phase Vacuum
The air is sucked through a filter at the destination, drawing
product into the air stream. The method is ideal for manual or
bag unloading stations or other portable product sources

Dense Phase Pressure Dilute Phase for pneumatic conveying typically has the lowest
initial investment cost.

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Components of Dilute - Phase System

Key Points of Dilute Phase Conveying

1. Material is suspended in the conveying air

2. Suitable for Lower density products
3. Low system pressures (< 15 psig)
4. High air to solids loading ratios (> 2.0)
5. High linear velocities
6. More wear and tear - mostly due to the high
velocities
HopperJet
7. Lower capital costs at startup
8. Easier to operate

Major pneumatic system components include:

1. 
Fan blowers and vacuum pumps with high flow,
low pressure characteristics
2. Rotary airlock valves, venturis, or Cone
Valves

Bag filter Station 3. Pipework including bends, straights, flexible

couplings, elbows
4. Intermediate components like wear bends &
scale diverter valves
5. Cyclones, and unloading hoppers
6. Dust collectors and bin vents
7. Controls Systems
8. Gain-in-weight and loss of weight batching
systems
9. Associated Silos, day bins, weigh hoppers, bulka
bag systems, etc

Dry Batch Dust Collector

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Dense Phase Pneumatic Conveying Systems

Dense Phase Pressure

Dense Phase Vacuum

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Dense Phase

The basic concept of Dense Phase Conveying is that a pulse of air is used to force a plug of
material from one point to another. The air has high pressure and low velocity. It is ideal for Higher
density products or conveying longer distances.

Dense phase is the best option for abrasive & pre blended products.

Dense Phase Systems can be further divided into 2 main types

1. Dense Phase Pressure
The system uses a vessel to hold the material while air is injected to a set pressure. The
discharge valve is opened sending a plug of material to the destination. A filter at the
destination cleans the exhaust air. Most Dense Phase systems are of this type.

2. Dense Phase Vacuum


The system draws a vacuum on a vessel and feed piping, at the destination. A plug of product
will be drawn from the source when the source discharge valve is open. The method is used for
manual or bag unloading stations.

Major pneumatic system components include:

1. Positive Displacement Blower or Air Compressor with High pressure and Low flow characteristics
2. Pressure pot Systems, including venting chamber
3. Pipework including bends, straights, flexible couplings, elbows;
4. Cyclones, and unloading hoppers
5. Dust collectors and bin vents
6. Controls Systems
7. Gain-in-weight and loss of- weight batching systems
8. Associated Silos, day bins, weigh hoppers, bulka bags systems, etc

Key Points of Dense Phase Conveying

Use dense phase pneumatic systems for minimum particle attrition and lowest pipe wear. The key
design points are:

1. Allows higher density products to be conveyed

2. High system pressures (15 90 psig)
3. Low air to solids loading ratios (< 0.2)
4. Low velocities but high Kg capacity
5. Less erosion a result of lower velocity
6. Higher capital costs at startup
7. Pressure rated lines, valves, etc.

Side Channel Blowers

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Points About Your Pneumatic Conveying System

A key feature of a Bradwood Packaging Pneumatic Conveying

System is training and documentation, to maximise your ROI.

Total Evacuation - Bradwood Packaging pneumatic conveying

systems fully evacuates the vessel being discharged and the
conveyor line. This limits cross contamination of multi-ingredient
systems. Complete transfer of material also ensures accurate
transfer of single or multiple ingredients, maximising quality with
minimal waste.

Wide Capacity Range - Bradwood Packaging have a range of

Silo Top systems varying in capacity from several kilos to hundreds of
tons per hour and feeding any destination from small packaging
lines to silos and mixers. Even if there are fluctuations in the
feed rate, this will not damage the system.

Enclosed System Prevents Contamination - Totally enclosed

and dust free, Bradwood Packaging conveying systems prevent
contamination of the product and the external environment,
allowing safe transfer of sensitive or hazardous products.

High Reliability and Ease of Maintenance - Bradwood

Packaging Pneumatic conveying systems allow for easy cleaning
Anti-Wear Bend and maintenance through easy to maintain filter receivers with
access doors and inspection ports as well as rotary airlock valves
with optional rotor support bars.

Mobile and Custom Configuration - Self contained Bradwood

Packaging conveying systems are available pre-engineered and
configured on castor mounted frames for mobility within your
plant. Packages include feed hopper, and/or pick-wand, blower
unit , filter receiver and control package.
Designed, Constructed and Finished to Industrial and
Sanitary Standards - Bradwood Packaging conveying systems
are available in carbon steel with durable industrial finishes
or stainless steel to standards required for food, diary and
Manufactured Bends
pharmaceutical applications.

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Designing Your Pneumatic Conveying Systems

Your Pneumatic Conveying Systems is designed to move

material reducing your labour costs and improving your
factory efficiency.
So when you order your Pneumatic Conveying Systems you
need to advise us of your applications along with as much
information as possible, including feed rates, conveying
distance & materials to be conveyed. ( See Calculation Data
Calculation Sheet)
Our systems are available to operate in isolation, or can
be designed to work in conjunction with a number of
feeding solutions such as IBCS ,Silos, tanks ,big bag and
sack handling products. Bradwood Packagings engineers
can design and install a comprehensive turnkey pneumatic
conveying system including the control systems. Additionally
controls and equipment can be produced to meet the
requirements of the intrinsically safe, dust explosion
directives regarding flammable and explosive atmospheres.
Design
The system and design principles in this Pneumatic
Conveying Systems Brochure give you some basic
information. To make sure you get the right Pneumatic
Conveying Systems to suit your needs, you should always
talk to Bradwood Packaging sales engineers.
Get More Out Of Your Pneumatic Conveying Systems
Pressure
 blowers and vacuum pumps with integral
sound enclosures, separate cooling fans and easy access
maintenance points.
Rotary
 airlock valves available in a variety of styles and
sizes
Flex-tube
 diverters, Y-diverters, plug diverters, rotary and
other line diverter configurations
Documentation Filter
 receivers for low to high capacity applications
Cyclone
 separators for low to high capacity applications
Gain-in-weight
 and loss-of-weight batching systems
Dust
 collectors and bin vents
Controls
 and electrical equipment
Hand-held
 pick up wand
Silos,
 day bins and other storage vessels
De
 Humidifiers, etc

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Pneumatic Conveyor Calculation Data Sheet

The system and design principles in this Pneumatic Conveying Systems Brochure give you some
basic information. To make sure you get the right Pneumatic Conveying Systems, you should talk
to Bradwood Packaging sales engineers. They will action the complex calculations in sizing correct
pipes, particle sizes, densities, air pressures, types of componentry to be used.

Please advise as much information as known to assist with system design, include a sketch of
proposed conveying path.

Pneumatic Conveyor Calculation Data Sheet

Name Phone Date ___/___/___

Company Contact Title
Material Characteristics
Product Particle Size - To + Mesh
Abrasive Non-Abrasive Corrosive Cohesive Friable Free-Flowing
Attribute (eg Angle of Repose Moisture %
Sticky, Pellets, Content
Powder)
Bulk Density KG/m3 Temperature C
System Requirements
System Bulk- Weighed Friable Volumetric Other
Purpose Conveying Batch
Convey Rate Kg/Hr Surge Rate Kg/Min Surge Period Minutes

Volumetric or Available
Weighed No. Batches/Hr Head Room
Batch Size For Conveyor
Conveyor Path
Straight Metres Vertical Run Metres Horizontal Metres
Lengths Run
No of Bends Total No. of Total no. of
90 Elbows __ Elbows
End Collection (Bin, Cyclone,
No. of Delivery Points? D/C, To be determined?)
Are Level Is Dust
Are Delivery
Yes/No Controls Yes/No Collection Yes/No
Bins Existing Existing? Existing?
Feed
Metering Yes/No Description
Device?
Line Diameter Preference Why?
Other Notes

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Sample drawing of a Pneumatic Conveying System

Provide a Sketch of Approximate Layout of the System As You See it including

Dimensions (H= Horiz, V=Vert,Charge Point , Delivery Point & Pipeline)

Indictive Pneumatic
Conveying System

?
10m 3m

Roof 8m
4m H H
V Mixer?
X

3.5m
Silo 5m
H
Masonry Wall

10 Minutes To Load
4 Batches / HR (T?)

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Technical Specification

Pneumatic Conveying System Technical Specifications

Pressure Pressure Vacuum Vacuum

Specifications
Dilute Phase Dense Phase Dilute Phase Dense Phase
Convey Rates: Low to High, High, up to 100 Low to Medium, Medium, up to
typically from tonnes/hr or typically <10 20 tonnes/hr
<1 to 50 higher tonnes/hr (higher with
tonnes/hr multiple
vessels)
Convey Speed: 15-30 m/s Low, 1-10 m/s 15-30 m/s Low, 0.5-8 m/s
(Typically) (Typically)
Convey > 200m High, >500m > 100m Low, 0.5-8 m/s
Distances:
Air Mover: Positive Compressor Positive Vacuum Pump
displacement (Screw, rotary, displacement (Dry Vane, Oil
(Roots Type) reciprocating) (Roots Type) or Water
Blower, or Fan Exhauster, or Fan Sealed)
Operating <1 Bar g <8 Bar g <50% Vacuum <99% Vacuum
Pressure:
Material/Air Low to medium, High, up to 150 Low to medium, Medium, up to
Ratios: typically 3-15 kg/kg typically 3-15 50 kg/kg
kg/kg kg/kg
Application The most Suitable for Typically used for Typically used for
common system Rubber Crumb, connecting connecting
used for Blended wands, portable portable day bins
conveying Products, and day bins and and bag
Cement, Flour, transfer beyond bag unloaders unloaders for
Sugar, and 200 metres. for Cement, Rubber Crumb,
products of Flour, Sugar, and Blended
similar density. products of Products, and
similar density. transfer beyond
200 metres.

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Who is Australian Weighing Equipment & Bradwood Packaging
Jeff & Trevor Baillie started AWE in 1981,
focusing on weighing solutions based on
engineering principles. For the last 30 years
AWE has built its reputation as a leading
supplier of robust Packaging & Bulk Handling
Equipment. Our innovative engineering, and
continuous product improvement have led to
designs that will stand up to the rigors and
demands your product line will throw at it.
Bradwood Packagings bulk handling &
packaging equipment can reduce or eliminate
the need to manually perform repetitive tasks
of filling, packaging and palletizing.
We know that one size does not fit all. If our
Out-of-the-box equipment does not suit your
needs, then talk to us about a custom
solution. We are ready & able to engineer a
cost effective design based on our 30 years
experience.
AWE Investment in the Future
To help provide a seamless packaging solution,
AWE has just increased its investment in our
manufacturing facilities now giving us over
3,200 square metres of factory in Sydney with a
A CNC Machine Shop
Bending & Rolling Shop
Heavy Metal Fabrication Shop
Plus further room for our team of qualified
tradesman
Acquisitions of Bradwood Packaging, Dendy
Packaging and Design Engineering increased our
packaging and engineering experience.
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The biggest compliment we hear is, Your
packaging equipment is Over-Engineered.
Our response: Bradwood Packaging knows
most packaging equipment operates in a harsh
environment. They cop a pounding. We must
engineer to survive these conditions, Bradwood
Packaging understands our reputation depends
on this. So we prefer to build our packaging
equipment based on our experience to
anticipate and cope with the harsh conditions
of factory life.
Bradwood Packagings bulk handling &
packaging equipment is built to Our
Standards to Protect Your Investment.
Based on this experience, were constantly
called in, to consult on setting up product lines,
tailored to suit unique packaging and bulk
handling applications.
In 2008, AWE establish a manufacturing
facilities in China - China Weighing and Bulk
Materials Handling Equipment.
China Weighing And Packaging Machinery,
currently occupies a purpose built 2,300 m2.
factory in Suzhou China.
All Equipment is Australian designed and
manufactured under Bradwood Packaging's
strict quality control system in our own
factories both locally and internationally.
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Bradwood Packaging Guarantee

Bradwood Packaging supply and backup what they sell - Thats a Guarantee from the manufacture.
The directors stand by all the equipment sold by Bradwood Packaging, if its not
suitable, or doesnt work, then we will fix it, replace it or you dont pay.

To deliver on our commitment of providing quality,reliable packaging and bulk handling equipment,
Bradwood Packaging understands its more than just delivering a well built & designed packaging
machine. it also requires a team of dedicated people who care and are there to back you up with
great Service & Support.

The quality of our team sets as apart. Most companies choose to outsource these services
to contractors, or buy machinery from overseas as a so called agent. They do not have the
knowledge base to support or maintain their equipment long term.

Bradwood Packagings solutions are designed to fit your factory systems, to do this requires a team
of professional trained tradesmen.

When Bradwood Packaging starts building your packaging equipment, an army of skilled
tradesmen and engineers, design and manufacture your purpose built packaging equipment.

Were Talking About Reliability

Licensed Tradesmen Bradwood Packaging bulk materials handling
Mechanical Engineers and packaging equipment is designed
Electrical Engineers for Australian conditions and a lifetime of
Structural Engineers heavy duty filling, bagging & packing. Our
Draftsmen proven and robust designs are engineered
Fitter & Turners and manufactured in house, to the highest
Boilermakers standards to provide our customers with a
Fully Qualified Scale Makers lifetime of reliable and accurate service.
Electronic Technicians
Instrument Fitters In the unlikely case of breakdown, we know
Electricians downtime is costly and service is required,
Service Technicians quickly with accurate attention.
Project Managers
Formworkers Bradwood Packagings Service
Concreters Technicians Are On Call 24/7 , Because
We Know Breakdowns Dont Always
They are all lead by your own personal project Happen In Business Hours.
manager assigned to make your project run
smoothly. Which means theres one point of The service guys are there when you need
contact, you wont get the run around.Theyre them. When your line goes down, 5.00pm
responsible for managing the design team, on Friday. You need technician to turn up or
installation, commissioning and documenting If you need them at 11pm Saturday they will
your project. be there. Thats a promise, because we stand
behind our equipment.

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So If You Have Questions About Factory Layout And Packaging
Equipment, Then Talk To Bradwood Packaging About Our Solutions

Bradwood Packaging prides itself on providing plain english proposals, theres no hidden
surprises. Youll know what youre getting.

Bradwood Packaging manufactures filling, sealing to palletising lines, as well as designing

complete plant lines.

So if you have questions about factory layout and packaging equipment, then talk to
Bradwood Packaging about our solutions.

Call or email us today and find out how our sales team and project engineers can assist
you in finding the best Packing & Bagging solution for your needs.

Companies in the AWE Group

Australian Weighing All State Machining P/L Rite-Weigh Scales P/L Bradwood Packaging P/L Bendfab P/L Dendy Packaging (Australia) P/L China Weighing &
Equipment P/L Packaging Machinery

Australian Weighing Equipment P/L Bradwood Packaging P/L China Weighing &
Packaging Machinery
50 Mandarin Street 52-56 Mandarin Street
China Factory
Fairfield East, Australia NSW 2165 Fairfield East, Australia NSW 2165
Email: sales@awe.com.au Email: sales@awe.com.au No. 66 Jiangpu Rd, Singapore
PH: (+61) 2 8717 3333 PH: (+61) 2 8717 3355 Industrial Park, Suzhou City, China
www.awe.com.au www.awe.com.au Ph: (+86) 512 6292 3790
Email: sales@chinaweighing.com
Rite-Weigh Scales P/L Rite-Weigh Scales P/L www.chinaweighing.com
Melbourne Office Queensland Office
37 Barrie Road 7 Darnick Street,
Tullamarine, VIC, 3043 Underwood, QLD, 4119
Ph: (+61) 3 9330 1011 Ph: (+61) 7 3423 1388
Email: sales@rite-weigh.com.au Email: sales@rite-weigh.com.au

Sydney Melbourne Brisbane China

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