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Vacuum & Blower Systems

Presented by: Tuthill Vacuum & Blower Systems Adam Crampton, Regional Sales Manager

David Weber, Market Manager

August 3, 2012

Lake Ozark, MO

Getting the Most Out of

Your PD Blower

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• A pair of rotors turn in opposite directions, meshing together like 2 gears

• There is no contact within machine, just very small clearances (1000ths of inches)

• Pockets of air are trapped between the rotor-lobes and the housing

• There is no contact within machine, just very small clearances (1000ths of inches)

• Pockets of air are trapped between the rotor-lobes and the housing

• These pockets of air are transported around the housing to the discharge side of the machine

INLET DISCHARGE

Blower Basics

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Pneumatic Conveying System

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• No Pressure

• Low Capacity

• Vibration


Your PD Blower

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Speed too slow

Wrong Rotation

Obstruction in

piping

Check RPM, check

belt slippage and

adjust tension to

belt drive

Check unit for

actual rotation withthe pipe

configuration

Check the pipe,

screens in piping,

valves and silencers

to assure open flow

No Pressure

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Speed too slow

Over pressure

Obstruction inpiping

Check RPM, check

belt slippage and

adjust tension to

belt drive

Check inlet vacuum

discharge pressure

stays within operating

limits.

Check the pipe, screens

in piping, valves and

silencers to assure

open flow

Check clearances

internal on rotors

Excessive slip

Low Capacity

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Unbalanced Sheave

Worn v-belt sheave

Resonance in the

base plate or

foundation

Have sheave

dynamically balanced

Replace v-belt sheaves

Refer to Factory for

assistance

Inspect couplings and

repair or replace as

needed

Worn of damage

couplings

Vibration

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Misalignment

of sheaves

Rotor contact

Worn bearings andgears

Check and align

Check housing androtor for contact.

Correct mounting and

realign the drive

Check gear backlash &

condition of bearings

Check for process

material build up in

housing and rotorsRemove build-up

restore clearance

Scale or process

rubbing rotors

Tighten Mounting

bolts

Loose drive or

blower

Vibration

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• Regular oil changes with lubricant appropriate for the application

• Clean inlet air

• Protection against overpressure

• Protection against overheating

• Routine inspection for vibration / noise


Your PD Blower

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Tuthill CorporationBurr Ridge, IL

Tuthill Transfer Systems

Tuthill Vacuum & Blower Systems

Tuthill Plastics Group

Tuthill Pump Group

Tuthill Corporation is a privately held global manufacturer of

industrial goods specializing in rotating equipment such as

Pumps, meters, blowers and vacuum pumps.

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Sales Offices

•Springfield MO

•Tuthill UK

Ilkeston, Derbyshire

•Tuthill Benelux SA

Belgium

•Tuthill T.A.P.

Victoria , Australia

•Tuthill MexicoMexico City, Mexico

•Wilmington, DE

•Fairfield CT

•Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Manufacturing

•Springfield MO•Tuthill S.A.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

•Tuthill China

Shanghai China

Service Centers

•Springfield MO

•Northeast Repair Center Canton MA

•West Coast Repair Center El Monte, CA40 Distributor / Representative Locations

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•ISO 9001Certification

•TVBS Facility 143,500 sq. ft.(Springfield, MO USA)

• Lean manufacturing shop floorenvironment

TVBS designs and manufacture’s:

•Rotary Positive Displacement Blowers

•Mechanical Vacuum Boosters

•Integrated Blower Packages

•Vacuum Pumps

•Engineered Vacuum Systems

Tuthill Vacuum & Blower Systems

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• 5 different product lines

• Gear sizes from 3” to 12”• Two lobe and three Lobes designs

• Multiple options in materials, seals, and bearings


Tuthill Blowers

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• 3 product lines - Qube™, PneuMax™, PneuPak™

• Enclosed packages• High pressure up to 18 PSI

• Low Noise ( < 75 DBA)

• Maintenance Friendly

• Automatic belt tensioning


Tuthill Blower Packages

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TVBS Website

Site offers technical information, specificationsheets, drawings, curves

www.tuthillvacuumblower.com


Website

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Available for download on our website.


The industry’s best sizing and selection software

Is available to download through our websitewww.tuthillvacuumblower.com

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Market Driven Company

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• “Noise is becoming a real big deal. We are going to

start looking at that hard.”

•“I want to raise my uptime by predicting failures.”

•“An environmentally friendly product is necessary.”

•“I want to know how to properly measure efficiency.”

•“I want products that support our green initiatives.”

•“I need a product that works in an outsideenvironment.”

The Voice of the Customer


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