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Pneumatic Conveying
Systems Projects


Pneuvay Engineering is the only Australian company with the
ability to offer fully integrated turnkey pneumatic conveying
solutions. We are committed to exceed customer satisfaction
with our offer of exceptional:

  • Manufacture and Supply Components
  • System Design and Construction
  • Research and Development

Through this, we managed to build exceptional relations with
all of our customers both for large and small companies.

Read up on this Lithium hydroxide vacuum conveying system Albemarle plant at Kemerton (Lean phase pneumatic conveying)

Lithium hydroxide vacuum conveying system Albemarle plant at Kemerton (Lean phase pneumatic conveying)

This lean-phase vacuum conveying system transports lithium hydroxide from production to intermediate hoppers at a rate of 3.5 tonnes per hour...

Read up on Glencore Xstrata 1000 tonne bulk cement handling system project 2014 (dense phase pneumatic conveying)

Glencore Xstrata 1000 tonne bulk cement handling system project 2014 (dense phase pneumatic conveying)

Complete with automated silo control system, aeration system and dust collection system for their new plant at Mount Isa, Queensland...

Read up on pneumatic conveying project for Smorgon Steel

Pneumatic conveying with dust hoppers and pressure pots project for Smorgon Steel

The Laverton manufacturing premises recently placed an order for Pneuvay to manufacture and supply a number of inline pressure pot ...

Read up on the pneumatic conveying project  for Dimattina Coffico Coffee Houses

Pneumatic conveying system project for Dimattina and Coffico Coffee Houses

Dimmatina and Coffico Coffee Houses approached Pneuvay Engineering for them to enjoy the benefits of a pneumatic conveying system ...

Lithium hydroxide vacuum conveying system Albemarle plant at Kemerton

This lean-phase vacuum conveying system transports lithium hydroxide from production to intermediate hoppers at a rate of 3.5 tonnes per hour. The system then transfers the product to vacuum receivers and, finally, to bagging stations. The fully sealed system was seamlessly integrated with the existing plant and control methodology. The project was undertaken at the Kemerton plant in Western Australia for Albemarle Lithium.

Intermediate hoppers

Intermediate hoppers

Key custom features of the solution included:

  • Two independent trains with multiple diverters for hopper selection
  • Fully stainless steel 316L hoppers and vacuum receivers
  • Variable speed drives to control product flow
  • Pneumatic gate valves and stainless steel rotary valves with nylon rotors for feeding product
  • No metal-to-metal contact to prevent contamination
Intermediate hoppers

Intermediate hoppers

We delivered a full turnkey system, engineering a solution optimised for its production role. This included equipment installation, fault testing, and maintaining full transparency with the end user. The project was completed ahead of schedule.

Intermediate hoppers

Intermediate hoppers

Read up more details in our press release on this project - Pneuvay to provide vacuum conveying system for Albemarle Lithium at Kemerton Lithium plant.

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Pneumatic Conveying Systems Project for Smorgon Steel

The Laverton manufacturing premises recently placed an order for Pneuvay to manufacture and supply a number of inline pressure pot conveyors to remove spent iron oxide and convey it from an electric arc furnace to a receival location approximately 150m away.

The design brief was to convey from a number of pressure pots, which would be operated sequentially into the same line. Although a difficult task the system was successfully installed on time and it took only one day to commission.

Accredited Pneuvay Design: 6 Pneuvay Pressure Pots cycling into one pipe in series.

Accredited Pneuvay Design: 6 Pneuvay Pressure Pots cycling
into one pipe in series.

Pneuvay pressure pots installed below the precipitator filtration banks to convey iron oxide.

Pneuvay pressure pots installed below the precipitator filtration banks
to convey iron oxide.

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Pneumatic Conveying Systems
Project for Dimattina and
Coffico Coffee Houses

Dimmatina and Coffico Coffee Houses approached Pneuvay Engineering for them to enjoy the benefits of a pneumatic conveying system that will aid them in transferring their coffee beans from their place of storage to the roaster. We did so and applied our engineering expertise to provide them a system that not only met their current requirements, but extends to their future requirements.

Coffee Bean Storage and
Pneumatic Conveying Project

The project involved conveying green coffee beans from bags into a storage hopper by a venturi blower arrangement. The arrangement provided the ideal pneumatic transferring system that will work through a fixed pipework into either of one of the eight (8) individual compartments of a segmented silo, each with a compartment capacity to store 1.5m³ of green beans.

The Weighing and Blending System

The weighing and blending of beans from the silo is done through a load cell and weigh batch indicator system. This blending system is operated in either auto or manual mode and is pneumatically conveyed through a pipework before it is discharged into the coffee roaster for roasting.

The Silo

The silos used for the coffee bean and storage pneumatic conveying can be manufactured in mild or stainless steel. It is designed to be assembled on site using only nuts and bolts. These are manufactured to include a distribution filling head to direct the beans into their respective segment and are equipped with a visual level indication. Otherwise, it can be equipped with a level sensors to provide alarm conditions indicating either an over fill or an empty segment that would prompt the operator. Interestingly, the segmented silo can be used for many other products and applications other than coffee beans such as:

  • Sugar
  • Pasta
  • Milk

Contact our pneumatic conveying technical department.
Learn more about the processes we applied in this project.

Storing and conveying of green coffee beans and discharging these into the weigh bin ready to be conveyed to the roaster.

Storing and conveying of green coffee beans and discharging these
into the weigh bin ready to be conveyed to the roaster.

A Pneuvay segmented coffee silo for storing green beans. The discharge process is via a load cell arrangement that is used to blend beans of different varieties.

A Pneuvay segmented coffee silo for storing green beans. The discharge process is via a load cell arrangement that is used to blend beans of different varieties.

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