Some owners of industrial complexes may not know the different technologies that they can use to lower their costs and increase the productivity of material handling systems. This article discusses some signs that will alert you to the need to install air cannons within the fluid transportation system in your food processing industrial complex.

Discharge of Large Chunks

You may have noticed that the hoses transporting materials frequently discharge large chunks of the materials transported. Those chunks may have formed after the materials gradually stuck on the walls of the pipes transporting them. That stuck material periodically breaks off and flows together with the fresh material that is being transported in the system. You need to install a mechanism that will prevent materials from clinging onto the walls of the handling system so that nothing impedes material flow.

Unexplained Explosions

Another sign that you may need to install air cannons within the material flow system is the occurrence of explosions within the flow system. Those explosions may be due to the build-up of pressure within the system after clogs constrict flow. The explosions may also be due to the wear on the sections of the flow system where stuck materials have caused the temperature in that affected area to exceed the normal operating temperature of the system. This elevated temperature may cause hot spots that show up as the material flow system is inspected.

High Cleaning Costs

The cost of keeping the flow system clean can also rise to the extent of eroding your profits. This is because you may have to call professional cleaning crews to come and clean the flow channels manually, such as sending workers into the pipes so that they remove the stuck materials using scrappers. That cleaning process may require the equipment to be taken out of service so that the people cleaning the pipes can do their work. That downtime increases your operating costs because the equipment will not be productive during those cleaning sessions.

You may need to contact air cannon suppliers if you have been experiencing the issues discussed above. Those professionals may visit your industrial complex so that they recommend air cannons with the right specifications to meet the needs of your system to keep things flowing. The experts may also train your workers on how to maintain the retrofitted air cannons so that you reduce the added cost of paying third-party service personnel.

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