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Pneumatic Convey Components

A pneumatic conveying system is only as good as its weakest component, and no component can be specified without the material it moves. GQI specs vacuum and pressure conveying from the application backward: material characteristics, its density and particle size, how much, how far. From conceptual design to innovative system upgrades, GQI matches airlocks, pick-ups, blower packages, receivers, and valves to that duty.

The GQI Approach

The Material Drives the System

Vacuum & pressure conveying components & systems: specified & delivered through GQI

Every request starts with the material: bulk density, particle size, moisture, temperature, and character: abrasive, friable, hygroscopic, cohesive, fine and dusty, heat-sensitive. Then the duty: rate, horizontal and vertical distance, bends, sources and destinations. Materials of construction are specified once and applied across every component, so a multi-part order arrives as one coherent system.

  • Vacuum and pressure systems, dilute-phase RFQs
  • Material characterized before any component is picked
  • Combustible-dust screening: DHA, Kst & Pmax captured
  • 304 / 316 / 316L stainless, carbon steel or aluminum
  • Weld finishes from industrial to dairy / pharma
  • Single components, multi-component orders, or full systems
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Hecht pneumatic conveying system

Component Families

Six component families cover the moving, metering, separating, and switching duties of a pneumatic conveying line, plus the accessories that tie them together. Every family is configured against the same material and duty record.

Rotary airlock valve

Airlocks & Rotary Valves

Drop-through and blow-through valves metering product into the line: rotor styles from open-end to scalloped for sticky products, hardened builds for abrasives, high-temperature and sanitary quick-clean executions.

10-bar explosion-pressure-shock rated option
Slide gate and diverter valves

Slide Gates & Diverters

Positive shutoff above and below equipment (orifice / blade or manual handslide), plus 2-, 3-, and 4-way diverters in wye-line, tunnel, pivoting-chute, and lined wear-resistant types, with air-purge seals for powders.

Pneumatic, manual, electric & hydraulic actuation
Filter receiver and cyclone separation

Cyclones, Filter Receivers & Bin Vents

Air-material separation: filter receivers and bin vents sized by airflow and air-to-cloth ratio with polyester, PTFE-membrane, cartridge, or FDA media; cyclones specified to throughput and cut size, with wear liners for abrasive duty.

Explosion protection & sanitary options
Screw pump

Screw Pumps & Augers

High-capacity screw pumps and augers feeding pressure conveying lines, specified by capacity, discharge pressure, seal type, and drive, with sanitary / food-grade builds available.

Packing, mechanical-seal & air-purge sealing
Vacuum pick-up wand

Vacuum Pick-ups & Inlet Filters

Wands, lances, and hopper attachments (with optional mechanical agitator, integral filter, and ergonomic handle) for loading product into a vacuum line, plus inlet filters to protect the air mover.

Conductive builds for hazardous dust
Blower and vacuum package

Blower Packages

The air movers behind the system: pressure or vacuum, sized to your airflow and motor power, with silencer / acoustic enclosure, inlet filtration, and packaged-skid options.

Pressure & vacuum duties

Also in the range: convey-line accessories (bends and wear-resistant elbows, couplings and clamps, flexible hose, sight glasses, and line supports).

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Complete Systems

Conceptual and Detailed System Design. Spec the perfect system.

Vacuum & pressure conveying systems: designed with GQI

If the job is bigger than a component, GQI scopes the complete conveying system with you: vacuum or pressure, continuous or batch, rate, horizontal and vertical distance, bends, pickup points and destinations, plus site utilities: electrical supply, compressed air, area classification, and environment. New installs, additions to existing systems, and replacements all follow the same record.

  • Vacuum, pressure, or "not sure, advise"
  • Rate, distances, bends & routing captured up front
  • Multiple inlets & destinations handled
  • Site utilities & area classification recorded
  • Sanitary / food-grade / washdown flagged early
  • New install, modification, or replacement
Vacuum pick-up loading a conveying system

Tools & Resources for Pneumatic Conveying

Pneumatic Convey Configurator

Components or complete system: material, duty & site captured in one RFQ.

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Pneumatic Convey Sizer

Quick check on bore, airflow & velocity, or a guided build through the whole system.

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Bulk Density Index

Published loose & packed densities for common solids.

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Materials of Construction Index

Alloys, finishes & elastomers: properties and selection guidance.

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Pick the components you're after, as many as apply, or hand GQI the whole conveying problem. Either way, the configurator returns a complete RFQ engineering can act on.

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From Material to Moving System

Configure the components online, or send the material and the duty: GQI's engineers confirm velocities, line sizes, and protection before anything is quoted.

Configure Components → Email sales@gqind.com (773) 234-8003