PIAB AB
Piab: dedicatedly gentle conveying of delicate food
Successfully solving the problems of using vacuum technology to convey the delicacies of the food industry, such as nuts, seeds or candy, Piab‘s Piflow t conveyor is dedicated to the gentle handling of delicate ingredients and products.
The company designs innovative vacuum solutions that improve the energy-efficiency, productivity, and working environments of vacuum users around the world. Promising to revolutionize the automated handling of fragile goods, the new conveyor features innovative technology.
“A controlled low speed, guided entry into the conveyor, and the elimination of all sharp edges are the keys to our success, ensuring that products are handled with great care in our conveyors,” states Jarno Tahvanainen, vice president of Piab‘s material
handling division. “There will be no more chipped candy in plants using Piflow t.” Suitable for transporting up to four million items per hour, the conveyor can be used to transport any fragile goods within a processing plant. For the food industry, this enables the safe handling of, for instance, coated sweets, candy, roasted coffee beans or whole nuts.
Eliminating the use of inadequate standard equipment and alternative, often back-breaking, manual procedures, Piflow t will safely transfer ingredients and products between the various processing units, such as coating drums and packaging lines, avoiding all risks of damage.
At the core of the system is the proprietary Pigentle, an innovative technology which maintains a gentle flow by regulating the feed pressure of the pump, ensuring that fragile ingredients or products are handled as delicately as possible. Piflow t is an extension to Piab‘s range of Piflow conveyors for powder and bulk materials, and is specially developed to meet the stringent demands regarding operational safety and hygiene within the food industries. •