Research and Development

Air-Tec system provides a pilot plant at its headquarters at Calderara di Reno, Bologna – Italy.
The pilot pneumatic plant is able to perform tests on customers’ products, whether powdered or granular and verify transport features prior to fabrication. The laboratory has a materials database covering more than 2000 samples with the corresponding characteristics carefully determined: air consumption, pressure, speed and carrying capacity (maximum volume), yield coefficient, fragility of the materials and further information on request.
The minimum amount of material needed for each test is 0,6 m3.

Tests enable to:
  • Highlight important information for plant design.
  • Optimise times and procedures during the machinery’s start-up.
  • Look at new solutions.
  • Show the system’s operation during the site visit.