Case Study
Deflection Elbow Solves Plastics Problem
TECHNICAL ARTICLE SERIES HAMMERTEK CORPORATION USA: 2400 Emrick Boulevard, Bethlehem, PA 18020-8006 1 800 505 9665 1 610 814 2273 Fax: 1 610 814 0600 sales@hammertek.com hammertek.com AUSTRALIA: 78 Westgate Street, Wacol, QLD 4076 +61 (0) 7 3360 8580 sales@hammertek.com.au hammertek.com.au HAMMERTEK ® Deflection Elbow Solves Plastics Problem HT-1004Smart Elbow® Deflection Elbow Solves Plastics Problem Stainless steel sweep elbows were wearing through at ACRO Extrusion Corporation, causing considerable downtime, product loss, and maintenance expense. The sweep elbows in their pneumatic conveying system were wearing through every week to two weeks, requiring frequent system shut down. Due to the nature of the material being conveyed, (PVC powder) the sweep elbows also were pro