Bulk Material Handling
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VAC-U-MAX is an industry leader in the design and manufacture of systems and support equipment for the conveying, weighing, and batching of dry materials. Whether your process requires a custom, semi-custom, or off-the-shelf solution, we’ll work with you from concept to installation and beyond to ensure your system is dialed in to your exact needs.
Components & Accessories
Vacuum Receivers & Filters
Control Panels
Feeder Refilling & Loading Systems
Pulsonic Flow Promotion
Gravity Diverter Valves
Specialty Frames
Specialty Applications
Direct Charge Blender Loading
Systems with In-Line Check Sieving
Multi-Ingredient Handling
Metal Powder Extraction & Recovery
Plastics Processing Solutions
Gel Cap & Capsule Conveying
Tablet Press Loading
Bottle Cap / Small Parts Conveyors
Granulated Carbon Recovery
Waste Water Treatment Systems
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Featured Tech: AM Metal Powder Recovery Systems
As VAC-U-MAX continues to set new benchmarks in metal powder recovery, our systems are helping to drive efficiency, sustainability, and innovation in additive manufacturing. Learn about our AM-MPRS™ and AM-MPRR™ systems and find out how metal powder recovery and reconditioning can open the door for entirely new capabilities in your manufacturing lines.
Spotlight: Pre-Engineered Conveying Packages
Integrating vacuum conveying technology into your process line is easier than ever with our premier plug-and-play conveying systems. The Signature Series™ collection of packaged pneumatic conveying systems delivers plug-and-play convenience with VAC-U-MAX engineered precision—and every system comes with the VAC-U-MAX air tight Performance Guarantee.
Take a crash course in pneumatic conveying.
With over 70 years under our belts and 10,000+ materials handled, VAC-U-MAX has long established itself as an industry leader in equipment manufacturing and system design for peak performance and precision in bulk material handling.
In the whiteboard video below, we pull from years of hands-on experience to bring you a bird’s eye view of system design. We cover the main advantages of pneumatic conveying and then we delve into the 10 variables that you will want to consider when integrating pneumatic conveying into your lines.
If you’re just getting started in pneumatic conveying, this video primer is a great way to get up to speed on vacuum conveying technology.
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Materials Handled
VAC-U-MAX has handled over 10,000 unique materials over the years. From the finest silica fume in compounding and extrusion to heavy steel shot in fabrication, from nonwoven fabrics, delicate tea leaves, and paper products to subway systems and waste water treatment, there’s nothing we can’t move. Below is just an overview of materials that we handle.
Chemicals
Additive granules
Alkylphenol resin
Aluminum chlorohydrate
Aluminum hydroxide
Aluminum oxide
Aluminum silicate
Aluminum trihydroxide
Aminosulfonic acid
Balsamic resin
Barium sulfate
Battery raw materials
Bentonite
Bismuth
Bisphenol A
Boric acid
Boron nitride powder
Calcium carbonate
Calcium hydroxide
Calcium phosphate
Carbon black
Carbon fibers
Catalyst powder
Cellulose
Cellulose
Chalk
Clay
Clay silicate
Copper chloride
Diatomite
Dicyandiamide powder
Eudragit
Ferrocene
Filler
Filter cake
Flakes
Fuller’s earth
Fumed silica
Glizonite
Hexamethylentetramine
Ion exchanger resin
Iron oxide
Isophthalic acid
Kaoline
Lamp black
Lithium carbonate
Magnesium hydroxide
Methyl cellulose
Micro silica
Mowital
Nealite
Neopentyl glycol
Nitrocellulose
Nitrolon
PTFE powder
Pancreatin powder
Pentaerythritol
Perlite
Phenolic resin
Phthalic anhydride
Polychloroprene chips
Polyethylene wax
Polymer stabilizers
Polystyrene
Potassium carbonate (potash)
Quartz mixtures
Rosin resin
Silicon carbide
Silicon dioxide
Silicon dioxide
Silicon powder
Silver oxide
Sipernat
Sodium azide
Sodium bisulfate
Sodium carbonate
Sodium cyanate
Sodium metasilicate
Sodium nitrate
Soot
Stearic acid
Sulfur powder
Talc
Teflon powder
Titanium dioxide
Tricalcium phosphate
Tungsten carbide
Uranium oxide
Urea
Washing powder beads
Wax pastilles
Zeolite
Zinc oxide
Zinc stearate
Dyes, Pigments, Coatings
Ceramic granules
Color masterbatch
Color pigments/inks
Color powder
Decorative coloring powder
Diacetahil Yellow
Dibromnitroaniline
Drylac
Epoxy resin
Fritted glass
Glass fibers
Glazing powder
Iron oxide
Magnesium chloride
Magnesium oxide
Oxazine colorant
Powder paint
Resicoat
Resin powder
Resin splitter
Soot
Styrene/Acrylate polymers
Teflon powder
Titanium dioxide
Toner powder
Water color
Food & Beverage
Almond powder
Animal feed
Apple powder
Bacon strips
Beans
Beetroot mixture
Bentonite
Bicarbonate of soda
Blood powder (animal feed)
Bread improver
Breadcrumbs
Breakfast cereal flakes
Cake mix
Calcium stearate
Cellulose
Cheese powder
Cherries (preserved)
Chicken thighs
Chocolate balls
Chocolate sprinkles
Cloves
Cocoa
Cookies (extruded)
Coriander
Corn kernels
Corn starch
Cream fat powder
Curry powder
Dark chocolate drops
Decorating sugar
Dextrose
Diced bacon
Dog food
Egg powder
Ester gum
Fat powder
Feed additives
Flavoring powder
Flour
Freeze dried coffee
Fruit jelly granules
Fruit powder
Gelatine powder
Ginger
Glucose
Granulated sugar
Grated coconut
Ground cinnamon
Ground coffee and beans
Gum arabic powder
Hemp
Herb salt
Horse feed additives
Ice cream powder
Icing sugar
Lactose
Licorice powder
Maltodextrin
Milk chocolate chunks
Milk powder
Millet
Nutmeg shell
Paprika powder
Pea flour with bacon
Pepper powder
Peppermint
Pet food
Popcorn
Potato starch
Puffed rice
Rice Crispies
Rice/Millet
Rusk (rusk powder)
Salt
Sauce powder
Seeds
Skim milk powder
Sodium bicarbonate
Soup powder mixtures
Soy flour
Soybeans
Spice blends
Sugar
Sweetener
Tea (leaves/bales/cut)
Tobacco
Trail mix
Tricalcium phosphate
Vitamin powder
Waffle mix
Wheat starch
Whey powder
Whole egg powder
Xanthan
Yeast extract
Metal Powders
Aluminum powder
AM powders
Boron nitride
Bronze
Cobalt powder
Cobalt chrome
Copper powder
Erbium
Graphite powder
Green mixture metal
Grinding dust
Hart metal dust and granules
Haynes 282®
Iconel®
Iron powder
Magnesium turnings
Metal powder mixtures
Nickel-chromium powder
Palladium ash
Reactive metal powders
Rotating dusts
Silver powder
Stainless steel powder
Steel granules
Steel shot
Strontium ferrite powder
Tantalum powder
Titanium alloys
Tungsten powder
Tungsten salt
Water-reactive powders
Zinc powder
Pharma & Neutraceuticals
Acetylsalicylic acid
Alkalines
Ascorbic acid powder
Aspirin
Barium sulfate powder
Benzimidazoles
Blood plasma (frozen)
Boric acid
Botanical powders
Cannabis
Capsules
Carbon granules
Carbonate
Cellulose powder
Ceramic powder
Colistin sulfate
Corn starch
Curantyl
Dextrose
Diowan
Dried Herbs
Globules
Glucose
Herbal medicines
Hormones
Hypromellose
Lactose
Laxative granules
Magnesium Verla
Magnesium stearate
Metamizole (dipyrone)
Microcrystalline cellulose
Mineral supplements
Pancreatine
Pantoprazole
Paracetamol powder
Pentoxifylline
Pharmaceutical
Pills
Placebo preparation
Posaconazole
Potassium hydrogen
Protein powder
Pyrazole
SE oxalate
Silicon dioxide
Sodium carbonate
Sodium citrate
Soft gelatine capsules
Sorbitol
Tablet granulations
Tablets
Urea
Vitamin powders
Vitamin premixes
Vitamins
Xanthan
Yeast
Plastics & Resins
CR rubber granules
Decorative sand
Decorative stones
Dental beads
Duromer regenerate
EPDM granules
Fiberglass rubber mix
HDPE regrind
Novolen
PE granules and grit
PE-PP rubber
PS regrind
PTFE powder
PU granules
PVC powder
Polyacrylic
Polyamide rods
Polychloroprene chips
Polyethylene resin
Polypropylene granules
Polysterol chips
Polyvinyl chloride
Rhenogran
Rubber granulate
Rubber granules
Yestyron
Small & Bulk Items
Ammunition and ordnance
Batteries (recycling)
Bottle caps
Button cells (batteries)
Caps
Capsules
Ceramic hollow cylinder
Closure caps
Coffee beans
Copper electrodes
Film-coated tablets
Gelcaps
Grass seed
Hollow glassware
Infusion plugs
Infusions cap metal
Metal caps
Peppermint
Pharmaceutical capsules
Pharmaceutical components
Pills
Plastic caps
Plastic plates
Propellants
Salt tablets
Stones
Tablets
Vegetable seeds
Wood chips
Other
Aluminium oxide
Bio-fertiliser
Bio-filter mass
Blasting abrasive
Bundler dust
Calcium carbonate
Cellulose
Cement
Ceramic cubes
Charcoal ash
Corundum mixture
Dry beads
Electrofused corundum
Electronic recycling regrind
Fibre-powder mixture
Friction cement granulate
Glass fibres
Grape seed
Graphite balls
Grass seed
Gypsum
Lava slag
Molding sand additives
Nealit
Pearl black
Piezo compound
Pouring aid granulate
Quartz powder
Quartz sand
Sand