用 Chain-Vey 输送干豆

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BY Cyberoptik | 31 12 月, 2017 | 个案研究 , 链式
 

Cool Beans Canning Co. 是一家大型消费豆类罐头食品公司,在明尼苏达州的工厂生产高质量的产品。他们的产品范围几乎涵盖了所有种类的流行豆类,如利马豆、黑豆、海军豆、红豆、肾豆和鹰嘴豆。Cool Bean 最大的竞争对手是其他大型国家和自有品牌;尽管商业环境竞争激烈,但他们仍然享受着消费者对其产品不断增长的需求。到 2017 年年中,他们开设了一个 589,000 平方英尺的新工厂,以满足生产需求。

Cool Bean’s Needs

对于 Cool Beans 来说,最重要的作之一是干豆到达工厂时的卸载和存储系统。他们需要一个输送机系统,该系统可以处理每立方英尺 50 磅的产品散装密度,并以每小时 70,000 磅的速度移动干豆。工厂经理需要 12 个储存筒仓,每个筒仓的容量足以容纳大约一卡车半的干豆。然后将咖啡豆从筒仓运输到一系列水合和罐装工艺系统。

MPE’s Solution

MPE 设计了一个具有以下特点的工艺系统:

  • 两个卡车卸货输送机垂直移动产品以进行筒仓装载
  • 两个筒仓装载输送机将产品水平输送到 12 个卸料点
  • 12 个用于中间存储的筒仓
  • 六个筒仓卸料输送机将产品移动到漂烫机装载输送机
  • 三个漂烫机装载输送机,用于将产品向上输送到漂烫工艺系统中
  • 一个散装袋装载输送机,用于处理不用于筒仓储存的特殊产品

Truck Unloading

A high-capacity tubular belt conveyor feeds into two truck unloading conveyors through a hopper and slide gate. Note the use of low-breakage inlets into the Chain-Veys, ensuring a near 100% pocket fill without risk of damaging the beans.

45 Foot Vertical at 50 lb/ft3

The two truck unloading conveyors run 45 feet upward to the ceiling of the facility. With the heavy bulk density of the beans and high vertical, the tubular drag conveyor design was by far the most economical and reliable conveyance method during pre-planning for the facility. Read more on how Chain-Vey tubular conveyors compare to other systems.

Let Down System

The two silo loading conveyors that run above the silos have rotating discharge tubes that gently release into each silo at the operator’s choosing. A let down system at the turnaround unit empties beans into bulk bags if operators want to bypass silo storage.

Under the Silos

At the bottom of each silo is a three way diverter valve that directs the flow of beans to any of three silo unloading conveyor.

Blancher Loading Conveyor

The blancher loading conveyors piggyback off the silo unloading conveyors and transport the beans upward to begin the blanching process.