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Powder Handling

Configure pneumatic conveying from material properties to blower and filter

Hopper, pickup, route, receiver, filter and blower are one pneumatic system — not a bulk mechanical line.

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Pneumatic powder handling configurator

Pickup silo → line → destination receiver → filter → blower · not bulk mechanical

Step 3 of 9Illustrative Mercura configuration

Capacity, mode, receiver, blower and hazard reachable below.

Route geometry

Pickup is the source silo. Destination adds head height to equivalent length.

Destination

+4 m head into mixer inlet · filter factor 1.1

Horizontal

Vertical

Bends

Equivalent length

94 m

H + (V + dest head)×1.8 + bends×6 — illustrative manufacturer factors

Illustrative Mercura configuration using example manufacturer-defined rules. Your catalogue, formulas, limits and approvals would drive a production deployment. Does not imply ATEX or NFPA certification.

Mercura does not certify ATEX or NFPA compliance. It runs your manufacturer-defined conveying, velocity and equipment rules during selling.

Configuration chain

From material profile to a valid conveying quote

Material and route inputs constrain blower, filter and line components.

  1. 01

    Material

    Bulk density, particle size and flowability flags.

  2. 02

    Route

    Horizontal and vertical run length, bends and pickup type.

  3. 03

    Airflow

    Conveying velocity bands from manufacturer tables.

  4. 04

    Blower

    Duty vs line pressure drop.

  5. 05

    Filter

    Receiver and filter class for material and rate.

  6. 06

    Accessories

    Rotary valves, probes and isolation as dependencies.

  7. 07

    Quote

    Valid pneumatic system BOM priced.

Why quoting gets hard

Why pneumatic quotes come back

Undersized blower

System pressure exceeds selected blower duty.

Velocity risk

Line diameter drops below manufacturer minimum.

Filter mismatch

Receiver class wrong for material rate — swapped late.

Before / after

The same technical sale, a different commercial path

Before

  • Material sheet emailed
  • Route sketched offline
  • Blower chosen from memory
  • Filter sized after layout
  • Pressure drop checked last

With Mercura CPQ

  • Material profile captured first
  • Route and velocity enforced live
  • Blower matches system duty
  • Filter and receiver resolve together
  • Valid system quoted in-session

Capabilities

Relevant Mercura capabilities

Parametric Product Configuration Material and route inputs drive equipment options. Explore → Rules-Based Product Configuration Encode velocity, blower and filter bands once. Explore → Configuration Constraints Block undersized blowers and out-of-range routes. Explore → Modular Product Configuration Pickup, line and receiver as one system. Explore → Multi-Level BOM Configuration for CPQ Complete conveying BOM on the quote. Explore → CAD Automation Export accepted layouts when connected. Explore →

See your conveying-system rules in Mercura

Bring your catalogue, formulas, limits and exceptions. Mercura executes them consistently during selling.

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