Qlar, a company for sustainable transformation of manufacturing processes, is opening a new test centre for reliable pneumatic conveying.


Customers in metals, cement and energy sectors will benefit from a 680-metre conveyor. The powerful facility enables realistic testing for dense-phase applications. Qlar has positioned it as a practical test infrastructure for material handling in demanding industries.


It can convey ferrous and non-ferrous metals to cement and fly ash. Parameters include particle size distribution, bulk density, flowability, air and energy consumption, as well as required pressures and flows. The parameters are measured under realistic operating conditions. Testing these different material combinations means that the air consumption – and therefore energy requirements – can be optimised in a targeted manner for individual conveying processes.


In the future, it should also be possible to examine performance materials and chemicals.


The results of the tests are designed to support companies in the reliable design of their systems and provide a clear technical basis for project planning and evaluation.


Alongside technical development, the efficiency of conveying applications is becoming an even stronger focus for manufacturers. “The demand for reliable conveying data is increasing worldwide,” said Dr Jörg Ulrich, CEO of the Qlar Group. “In addition to the existing test centre for material grinding, the pneumatic conveying tests offer our customers in Asia a testing environment that is unique in this form and size.”