Health & Safety
PRAB conveyors minimize safety risks by decreasing forklift traffic and scrap contact with operators.
Low Maintenance
Pneumatic conveyors are a popular and versatile method of transferring scrap. They make it easy to add lines for flexibility and allow for maximized floor space. PRAB conveyors have the industry’s leading reputation as being dependable low-maintenance equipment with long service lives.
Heavy-Duty
PRAB conveyors are built tough to withstand the harsh conditions and materials moved in the metalworking industry.
Value
PRAB conveyors reduce downtime by automating the scrap transfer process- maximizing machine operator production time.

Pneumatic Conveyors – Rapid, Flexible Transfer of Metal Chips and Dust

PRAB’s pneumatic scrap conveyors harness the power of air to move metal chips, dust, and trim quickly through the tubing, making them a clean and flexible conveying solution for many plant layouts. These systems create a powerful vacuum or air flow that sucks up loose chips directly from CNC machinery discharge or collection points, then transports the material to a separator or central bin. Because there are no mechanical belts or chains, pneumatic scrap conveyors are low maintenance and can reach areas traditional conveyors can’t – perfect for overhead routing or covering long distances. PRAB’s designs focus on reliability and efficiency: we engineer our blowers, piping, and separators to handle continuous duty in harsh machining environments (wet or dry chips).

By installing a PRAB pneumatic conveyor, you eliminate the need for manual chip hauling or multiple augers, reducing labor and keeping floors clear. These systems excel at conveying light materials like aluminum or cast iron chips and grinding dust.

Benefits and features of PRAB Pneumatic Conveyors include:

  • Frees up valuable floor space by transferring material via overhead conveyance
  • Secure, clean transfer of material from “point of generation” or source- to destination
  • Improves plant safety
  • Eliminates fork lift traffic
  • Overhead piping allows for installation flexibility, whether you need to locate your scrap metal equipment near the ceiling or in tight spaces
  • Pneumatic design allows for easy reconfiguration when modifying plant space
  • Systems can be engineered with multiple pick-up points
  • Does not require plant air to operate
  • PLC controlled with HMI interface

For manufacturers looking for an advanced, automated chip conveying method that is both efficient and durable, pneumatic conveying is an excellent choice to keep production humming

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  • PRAB’s chip fan transports dry chips up to 250 ft (76 m) or more.
  • Positive displacement blower or PD pump can be fed by rotary air locks or eductors for multiple chip inputs and long distances.
  • Cyclone receivers reduce chip velocity when conveyed through the system.
  • Available in abrasion-resistant steel or manganese (for severe-duty) liners and in automatic swivel or single discharge chute.
  • Vacuum blower transports wet or dry chips with multiple pick-up points to central chip processing location.
  • All systems utilize hardened bends and filter/cyclone receivers.
  • All wear items are nickel-plated and abrasion-resistant.
  • Cyclone receivers reduce chip processing velocity as they are conveyed through the scrap handling system.
  • Available in abrasion-resistant steel or manganese (for severe-duty) liners, and in an automatic swivel or single discharge chute.
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