Light Duty Line Vac

Line Vac

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What Is The Line Vac?

A fast, low cost way to convey:
Plastic pellets, Scrap trim, Textiles, Bulk solids, Food products, Chips, Paper , Pills/tablets, Small parts, Shavings, Sawdust and Granules etc.

EXAIR's compressed air operated Line Vac connects to standard hose or tube to create a powerful in-line conveyor. The compact design features large throat diameters for maximum throughput capacity. Eleven sizes in aluminum and ten sizes in stainless steel are suited to a wide variety of transfer applications. (A Model 6080 3/4" (19mm) Line Vac vacuums plastic as it is drilled.)

Why The Line Vac?

Line Vac conveyors are ideal for moving large volumes of material over long distances. A small amount of compressed air is injected through directed nozzles to produce a vacuum on one end and high output flows on the other, with instantaneous response. The material flow rate is easily controlled with a pressure regulator. An optional bracket permits easy mounting. No moving parts or electricity assures maintenance-free operation. (The Model 6083 1 1/2" (38mm) Line Vac conveys plastic granules to the gravity feed hopper on an extruder.)

Applications

• Hopper loading
• Fiber tensioning
• Material conveying
• Waste/trim removal
• Chip removal
• Part transfer
• Filling operations

Advantages

•Compact
• Quiet
• No moving parts
• Fits standard hose or tube
• Aluminum or stainless steel
• Eleven sizes
• High throughput capability

How The Line Vac Works

Compressed air flows through the inlet (1) into an annular plenum chamber (2). It is then injected into the throat through directed nozzles (3). These jets of air create a vacuum at the intake (4) which draws material in and accelerates it through the unit (5) for conveying over long vertical or horizontal distances.

Line Vac Conveying Rates

Line Vacs are available in a number of styles, materials, and sizes. Each has a large, smooth, straight bore that allows as much material to pass through as possible. Infinite control of the flow rate through the Line Vac can be controlled by a pressure regulator. Kits include a pressure regulator that is sized properly for flow. The actual conveying rate is affected by the size, mass and geometry of the part to be conveyed along with the length, lift and number of bends in the hose, tube or pipe. These variables make it difficult to determine the exact conveying rate for any product, however, our Application Engineers can assist you by comparing the material you want to convey with something that has already been tested.