Centrifugal Sifter: Can you afford not to have one?
There are many types of foreign bodies that can appear in a factory and an effective HACCP can work to minimize these to a certain extent. Examples are; hair nets, pens with metal detectable parts and general GMP and also there are a number of technical solutions such as magnets and Xray that can be utilised. However, not all foreign bodies are the same. Insects, paper, string and fragments of wood are often too small to be detected with many having a size of less than 1 mm.
A Centrifugal Sifter works on the principle of feeding powder at a controlled rate via an internal scroll, the material passes into a basket which has a fixed aperture size, the material is thrown out centrifugally and fine material passes through the screen, oversize particles travel the length of the basket and are rejected through the over tails outlet.
Whilst a simple process, machine configuration and process knowhow, allow Gericke to produce machines capable of processing up to 100,000 kg/h removing foreign bodies as small as 0.1 mm. The Sifter itself can be situated either in a gravity fed configuration under Silo, Sack or FIBC emptying or can also be within inline processes such as a pneumatic conveying line.
The new Gericke Sifter has been designed for complete ease of use and is packed with features to allow easy access for internal inspection without the use of any tools. The sifting screen can be inspected in place without removal and can be interchanged if required in a matter of minutes.
A range of different size Sifter units are offered to suit all operational needs and cater for the requirements of smaller artisan producers through to large commercial enterprises.
Supported by our own in-house Test Centre we invite you to test out the effectiveness of our Gericke Sifter with your materials. We encourage clients to witness all of our testing and to play an active part in this work.
About Gericke
The Swiss Gericke Group has been developing and manufacturing equipment and systems for modern bulk material processes, as well as providing design and consultation services, for more than 125 years. Gericke bulk materials processing technology can be found throughout the world in many sectors including the food, chemical, pharmaceutical, plastics and construction material industries.
Gericke’s fully owned group companies employ more than 300 experienced professionals and are located in Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, France, USA, Brazil, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and China.