Maximizing Processes: Get to Know the VAC-U-MAX Test Lab

January 5, 2026
VAC-U-MAX Test Lab
VAC-U-MAX systems are tested and tuned under simulated conditions in our 6,000-square-foot, fully equipped test lab to ensure optimal performance.

Marginal gains lead to peak performance, and peak performance can lead to huge returns – from higher quality product and less waste to faster output, longer equipment life, improved working conditions, and much more.

At VAC-U-MAX, we provide the successful delivery of custom engineered bulk material handling solutions by first analyzing bulk material flow properties. Our fully-equipped test facility simulates customers’ bulk material handling applications, giving careful consideration to material flow properties, particle attrition, segregation, powder fluidizing or caking, pneumatic conveying behavior, and other particle properties such as shape, size, and bulk density.

Test Lab Profile

The VAC-U-MAX test lab offers over 6,000 square feet (600 m2) of available floor space with tubing runs up to 400 feet (120m), at convey rates from 10 lbs/hr (4 kg/hr) to 25,000 lbs/hr (11,000 kg/hr). Systems incorporate vacuum conveying for batch, continuous, loss-in-weight and gain-in-weight applications, in addition to aero-mechanical and flexible screw conveying. Vacuum producers include VAC-U-MAX Venturi units, VAC-U-MAX Positive Displacement Vacuum Pumps up to 30 HP (22.5 kW), and high Vacuum Pumps up to 29″ Hg (982 Mbar).

VAC-U-MAX customers can witness live material tests, or videos can be supplied if unable to attend a material test. System testing can incorporate other OEM equipment, such as rotary valves or other components requested by the customer.

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VAC-U-MAX Test Lab
Marginal gains lead to peak performance, which means higher quality product, less waste, faster output, longer equipment life, improved working conditions, and more.

VAC-U-MAX Test Lab by the Numbers

  • Over 6,000 square feet (600 square meters) of floor space
  • Tubing can run up to 400 feet (120 meters)
  • Convey rates from 10 to 25,000 pounds per hour (4 to 11,000 kilograms per hour)
  • Applications can include batch, continuous, loss-in-weight and gain-in-weight vacuum conveying systems as well as aero-mechanical and flexible screw conveyors
  • We can also incorporate OEM equipment, such as rotary valves or other components, to fully replicate your process
  • Vacuum producers include VAC-U-MAX Venturi units, VAC-U-MAX Positive Displacement Vacuum Pumps up to 30 horsepower (22.5 kilowatts), and High Vacuum Pumps up to 29″ Hg (982 Mbar)
  • Over 10,000 materials tested, from the finest silica fumes to the heaviest steel shot, from delicate friable foods to sticky, hard-to-move substances and beyond