News | February 7, 2005

Eliminate Your Tablet Presses' Worst Enemy - Dust

Source: Quadro Engineering Corp.
The Quadro Vac® has proven to consistently reduce dust contamination when employed in a tablet manufacturing suite. The Quadro Vac® is a user-friendly, high-end, sanitary pneumatic conveyor that is used in both pharmaceutical and food plants, worldwide. Its sanitary construction makes it easy-to-clean and its modular design can be quickly dismantled/re-assembled. The Quadro Vac® is constructed of stainless steel with a rugged mechanism for maximum reliability and minimum maintenance. It is operatorfriendly, featuring easy set-up/operation, simple, adjustable "air logic controls" which are non-electrical/spark-free, an auto-cycle, self-cleaning filter (backwash), a lightweight material "pickup" wand and low noise vacuum pumps. The controls can be upgraded to a programmed user interface for easy storage of recipes for more than 200 products.

  • Stainless steel construction - easy to clean - modular unit dismantles quickly
  • Operator friendly - easy setup and operation
  • Rugged mechanism - maximum reliability with minimum maintenance
  • Simple, adjustable "air logic controls" - non electrical, spark free
  • Auto-cycle, self cleaning filter
  • Light weight material "pickup" wand
  • Low noise vacuum pumps
  • FDA compliant materials
  • Can easily be adapted to our Comil or Ytron product line

Principle of Operation

Fill Cycle

  • the dump gate closes
  • the vacuum activates
  • and the product is conveyed into the receiver

Dump Cycle

  • the vacuum breaks
  • the dump gate opens
  • product is discharged
  • the filter is cleaned

Available Options

  • vacuum sources - various pumps or venturi to suit application and plant air availability
  • various filters to match product: HEPA, multibag or conical
  • PLC touch screen compatible controls for more flexibility
  • bag dump stations and feed bins
  • portable stands, pin-mount and ceiling mount
  • rotary airlock discharge
  • silicone lined receiver for tablet conveying
  • engineered design customization on demand