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Pellcon3™ – A New Economical Pneumatic Conveying Process

Dilute Phase and Dense Phase conveying solutions are established technologies. Investment costs for dilute phase is low, but due to the high conveying velocity, the friction in the conveying pipe is very high and consequently creates a high amount of fines, dust and streamers, resulting in loss of product due to high fines content. Installation of Dedusters® are necessary to remove these fines. In order to avoid the fines problem, Dense Phase conveying systems were installed for large scale systems to reduce the velocity and the damage to the resins. However, Dense Phase conveying systems are not dust free and create very fine dust. This fine dust accumulates in silos and contaminates resins before packaging. Consequently, installation of DeDusters® in Dense Phase systems is a common practice. The investment costs for such systems are very high, compared with Dilute Phase. Pelletron developed a new economical solution for material handling, pellcon3™. The process consists of STRANDPHASE® conveying in combination with Pellbows® and Dedusters®. STRANDPHASE® minimizes the friction and degradation of the product during pneumatic conveying. The pick-up velocity is in the range of 15m/sec and the terminal velocity does not exceed 25m/sec. The medium product to air ratio is in the range 5-20 to 1. System design pressure is depends on the lengths of the conveying line and type of product and is in a range of 0.5 to 2bar. The Pellbows® avoid the creation of streamers and the DeDusters® remove the remaining dust.

Pelletron has its headquarters in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA and a European subsidiary located in Bodnegg/Allgäu, Germany. The company maintains a network of sales and service representatives around the world.

Pelletron Corporation was founded in 1987 to address the need for a dust removal system to aid in the plastic manufacturing process.

The Kinetic Gravity DeDuster®, used a magnetic flux field to disrupt the electrostatic charge between contaminants and pellets, and a patented air wash deck to separate and remove those contaminants. The dedusting process improved product quality, saved production time and reduced scrap.

In 2003, the company began to expand into the pneumatic conveying field. In 2010, pelletroneurope was established in Bodnegg, Germany, to better address the needs of the global market. The company continues to develop and patent various new DeDuster® systems, components and conveying technologies, and today is a well-established supplier for pneumatic conveying systems and components in the dry bulk handling industry.

Pelletron Corporation’s highly experienced Bulkmatology® team has many years of knowledge in building Engineered Conveying Systems that meet the unique and individual needs of customers in a variety of industries.