A pneumatic transport system (10), comprising at least one material transport carrier for transporting a pneumatic transportable material (M) in the pneumatic system (10) by means of a pneumatic device (1a) adapted to operate with negative pressure on the material transport carrier to transport the pneumatic transportable material (M) in the pneumatic system (10) comprising one or more tubes (13) forming a continuous transport path (CL), wherein a pressure-drop monitoring element (3a) is provided and adapted to monitor filter performance of a separating filter (16) provided in the transport path (CL) and adapted to separate the material transport carrier and the transportable material (M) in the transport path (CL).

A pneumatic transport system (10), comprising at least one material transport carrier for transporting a pneumatic transportable material (M) in the pneumatic system (10) by means of a pneumatic device (1a) adapted to operate with negative pressure on the material transport carrier to transport the pneumatic transportable material (M) in the pneumatic system (10) comprising one or more tubes (13) forming a continuous transport path (CL), wherein a pressure-drop monitoring element (3a) is provided and adapted to monitor filter performance of a separating filter (16) provided in the transport path (CL) and adapted to separate the material transport carrier and the transportable material (M) in the transport path (CL).

A method of forming a compact includes removing material from a workpiece, transferring metallic dust released during the material removal into a conduit, operating a plurality of slide gates to selectively control movement of the dust from the conduit to either one of a primary collector and a back-up collector, drawing the dust through the conduit to a compactor, and compacting the dust in the compactor.

A method of forming a compact includes removing material from a workpiece, transferring metallic dust released during the material removal into a conduit, operating a plurality of slide gates to selectively control movement of the dust from the conduit to either one of a primary collector and a back-up collector, drawing the dust through the conduit to a compactor, and compacting the dust in the compactor.

An arrangement for a pneumatic material conveying system comprising a first material conveying system. The arrangement comprises a second material conveying arrangement comprising at least one second input point (200) for feeding a second material (M), a second separator device (10), a second conveying pipe (102) between the at least one second: point (200) and the second separator device (10), which second separator device (10) is operatively connectable into medium communication with a conveying pipe (100) of the first material conveying system along the pipe, in order to connect a suction or a pressure difference acting in the first pipeline (100) to act via the second separator device (10) in the second conveying pipe (201) to convey the second material (M) from the second input point (200) in the second conveying pipe (201) to the second separator device (10) configured to separate the second material (M) from transporting air flow, and to collect the material (M) into a collection container (11) of the second separator device (10).

An arrangement for a pneumatic material conveying system comprising a first material conveying system. The arrangement comprises a second material conveying arrangement comprising at least one second input point (200) for feeding a second material (M), a second separator device (10), a second conveying pipe (102) between the at least one second: point (200) and the second separator device (10), which second separator device (10) is operatively connectable into medium communication with a conveying pipe (100) of the first material conveying system along the pipe, in order to connect a suction or a pressure difference acting in the first pipeline (100) to act via the second separator device (10) in the second conveying pipe (201) to convey the second material (M) from the second input point (200) in the second conveying pipe (201) to the second separator device (10) configured to separate the second material (M) from transporting air flow, and to collect the material (M) into a collection container (11) of the second separator device (10).

A fluid processing system includes: a fluid processing section that performs a treatment of a sample while flowing fluid through a channel, the fluid after passage through the fluid processing section including gas and liquid; a gas-liquid separation section that is connected to an outlet side of the back pressure valve, that includes a gas-liquid separation pipe made of material letting the gas through and not letting the liquid through, and that discharges a gas phase in the fluid flowing through the gas-liquid separation pipe to an outside of the gas-liquid separation pipe; and a liquid phase collecting section that is provided on a downstream of the gas-liquid separation section and that recovers the liquid after passage through the gas-liquid separation section.

A method for temporary storage of granular material in a receiver having a horizontally elongated chamber within a housing, the chamber having a convex triangular cross-section and a dump flap defining a bottom vertex of the triangular cross-section, with a horizontal air/vacuum resin material inlet connecting to the chamber, and a horizontal air/vacuum outlet leading from and connected to the chamber.

A method for temporary storage of granular material in a receiver having a horizontally elongated chamber within a housing, the chamber having a convex triangular cross-section and a dump flap defining a bottom vertex of the triangular cross-section, with a horizontal air/vacuum resin material inlet connecting to the chamber, and a horizontal air/vacuum outlet leading from and connected to the chamber.

An apparatus for collecting dust from a cutting unit is provided. The apparatus includes a rotary valve operatively connected to the cutting unit, a conduit in fluid communication with the rotary valve, and a compacting machine disposed downstream from the conduit and configured to receive dust from the conduit. A blower is configured to pull air downstream to carry the dust into the compacting machine. The compacting machine produces a compact from the dust.