Case
Study 'Pneumatic
Waste Extraction'
Client: Portsmouth
Publishing & Print
Technology: Waste
Extraction System
The client commissioned MECHON to install
a new, fully automated waste extraction system to accommodate
an increase in production on their site.
The system is designed to extract waste
from two Muller Martini Prima Saddle Stitchers.
The system was complicated slightly due to the client’s
need to discharge the trim waste into one of two collection
bins. This meant that two air separators were required in
the system and a common pneumatic diverter for diverting
airflow to the respective separator.
The waste is extracted from purpose designed hoods, fitted
to the discharge end of the stitcher waste chute. A system
of high-level, flanged ductwork connects the hoods to the
final discharge point.
The systems are powered by chopper fans, which are designed
to break the waste as is passes through the fan impeller,
before being blown further down the system to the air separator.
The fans are fitted with spring loaded inlets and high-tensile
chopping blades on the impellers.
System components in brief:
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