Time for a tubular push

Bühler has launched a new 8-inch TUBO tubular push conveyor, offering malting and brewing, milling, coffee, oat flakes, and animal feed processing industries to benefit from an increase of 80 per cent of throughput capacity, reaching up to 43 tons per hour.

Like previous releases, the new 8-inch TUBO follows the simple and effective principle of pushing instead of pulling. Loose pusher elements called TUBITs are pushed inside the tubular construction moving material gently from inlets to outlets.  

The TUBO also significantly lowers energy consumption through reduced friction in the conveying process and offers maximum flexibility and efficiency in the setup and retrofit of plants. Its unique push technology allows configurations in three dimensions. Thanks to its modest space requirements TUBO also reduces investments in building costs.  

Thanks to the modular construction and low weight of individual components the system can be easily assembled by a small team. The plug and play TUBO comes equipped with its own controls and is fully operational within a minimum of time. 

Low transportation speeds prevent damage to the conveyed goods. The TUBO transports sensitive materials at speeds as low as 0.2 to 0.3 meters per second. This is ideal for sensitive products such as coffee. 

Conveying products with TUBO ensures a system free of residues. As some dust can build up over time, a specially designed drive station enables the removal of particles during operation. This is particularly important for operators that use one conveying line for different products and need to avoid contamination. 

TUBO has proven its reliability in operation at many plants around the world. Offering cost savings, flexible design, gentle product handling while maintaining highest sanitation and safety standards, TUBOhelps operators in several industries to improve the efficiency of their production lines.