3-A sanitary loader

October 3, 2012

K-Tron’s P-series Venturi loader conveys powders in sanitary food applications, and can be used for loading hoppers as well as loss-in-weight feeder refill applications. The device meets 3-A Dairy sanitary requirements. The compact Venturi power unit uses compressed air to create its vacuum conveying source, eliminating the need for a separate blower package and making it suitable for applications requiring lower-rate conveying over shorter distances. The unit also includes a large-area, automatic-reverse jet filter for powder conveying. The loader body is made of DIN 1.4404 (AISI 316L) stainless steel with internal and external electropolished surface passivation. The modular construction and sanitary design, without pockets or dead spaces, allow for easy disassembly and cleaning as well as expansion with extension modules.

K-Tron; 856-589-0500; www.ktron.com

Wayne Labs has more than 30 years of editorial experience in industrial automation. He served as senior technical editor for I&CS/Control Solutions magazine for 18 years where he covered software, control system hardware and sensors/transmitters. Labs ran his own consulting business and contributed feature articles to Electronic Design, Control, Control Design, Industrial Networking and Food Engineering magazines. Before joining Food Engineering, he served as a senior technical editor for Omega Engineering Inc. Labs also worked in wireless systems and served as a field engineer for GE’s Mobile Communications Division and as a systems engineer for Bucks County Emergency Services. In addition to writing technical feature articles, Wayne covers FE’s Engineering R&D section.

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