ACOUSTICLEAN ® SONIC HORN USED TO PROMOTE FLOW FOR GRANULATED SUGAR DISTRIBUTOR THE PROBLEM A major distributor of granulated sugar, with multiple locations across the US, had issues unloading granulated sugar from railcars for many years. The sugar would not consistently flow from the hopper cars, resulting in extensive operator interaction such as rodding, as well as entering the railcar. Vibratory devices were tried without success. Based on their unique application needs, the solution developed to promote material flow was the addition of an AcoustiClean ® Model ACL 17220 sonic horn to the railcar’s top access hatch. THE SOLUTION When a railcar is received at the discharge terminal, an operator opens the discharge gate below the car, along with the top access hatch to begin th

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