Lump breaker for breaking agglomerates and lumps
Effortlessly break down challenging agglomerates and clumps to ensure smooth material flow and consistent size reduction in your production line, enhancing process efficiency and product quality.
The Lump Breaker from Volkmann is an essential component for industries requiring efficient size reduction of agglomerates. This equipment is designed to integrate seamlessly into existing production lines, enabling smooth material transition without emissions. It’s ideal for applications in pharmaceuticals, food, chemicals, and additive manufacturing, handling materials like tablet formulations and metal powders for 3D printing. Working through a specialized crushing mechanism, it ensures uniform particle sizes, optimizing downstream processes. Supported by easy disassembly and CIP capabilities, it minimizes downtime for cleaning and maintenance, while maintaining compliance with ATEX explosion safety standards. Customization options are available to meet specific operational needs.
Benefits
- Enhances production efficiency by preventing clogging in material handling processes.
- Facilitates seamless integration with existing systems, minimizing installation efforts.
- Reduces maintenance time with easy-clean and CIP capabilities.
- Ensures personnel safety with a closed system design, preventing emissions.
- Complies with ATEX standards for explosion risk prevention, ensuring operational safety.
- Applications
- Powder materials,Food industry,Chemical industry,Additive manufacturing,Granulates,Pharmaceutical industry
- End products
- Tablet formulations,Cement powder,Instant soup mixes,Nutraceutical capsules,Protein powder blends,Metal powders for 3d printing,Detergent granules
- Steps before
- Bag unloading,Material pick up
- Steps after
- Vacuum transport,Closed system transportation
- Input ingredients
- agglomerates,lumps,clumps
- Output ingredients
- broken agglomerates,broken lumps,broken clumps
- System Type
- Closed system
- Cleaning Method
- Flush without removal
- Disassembly
- Easy to disassemble
- Operation Characteristic
- Vacuum transport
- Integration
- Fits bag unloading and material pick-up stations
- Emission Control
- Free of emissions
- Flushable
- Yes
- Working mechanism
- Breaking of lumps and agglomerates
- Integrated steps
- Bag unloading integration
- CIP principles
- Flushing without removal
- Batch vs. inline flow
- Inline Continuous
- Emission control
- Closed system free of emissions
- Ease of disassembly
- Easy to disassemble and clean
- Cleanability
- Flushing capability without removal
- Density/particle size
- Agglomerates,lumps,clumps
- Machine footprint
- Compact
- Discharge method
- Vacuum transport in closed system
- Ease of disassembly
- Easy to disassemble
- Cleaning method
- Flushed without removal
- Integrability
- Bag unloading,Material pick up stations
- Cleaning options
- Flushing without removal
- Disassembly
- Easy to disassemble
- System type
- Closed system free of emissions
- Market info
- Volkmann is known for manufacturing vacuum conveying systems, specializing in pneumatic conveying of bulk materials. Their reputation for innovative and reliable equipment solutions in various industries positions them as a trusted provider for engineered-to-order material handling systems.