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When HaF launched in 1994 we set out to be the best in the industry with a focus on customer-centric solutions. Today, we are proud of our team and the innovative machinery that we’ve become known for and are honored to be named in Manufacturing Outlook magazines, Top 10 Material Handling Equipment Solution Company 2021.
HaF Equipment’s latest gravity divert valve is an ideal solution for those who need to upgrade their aging system with modern technology. This sanitary diverter valve will increase efficiency and help prevent expensive downtime due to inefficient and outdated systems. The gravity divert valve is built for sanitary applications and is designed and built to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) build standards.
The focus for the gravity divert valve is on sanitary design and to provide an easy to clean divert valve positioned in the vertical orientation so that powder can flow and drop into either of two locations.
Using proven HaF design methods developed over 25 years, the gravity divert valve is part of our tool-free-quick-take-apart® designs developed for ease of cleaning. The main body of this sanitary diverter valve can be disassembled and wiped down because there are no hidden crevices. The sanitary ferrule connections allow for a clamp to easily be removed, gaining access to clean the connections and easily remove the gravity divert valve for cleaning.
Although the most recent Gravity Divert Valve that HaF configured has 6-inch diameter chutes, our team is innovative. HaF can design custom down chutes for whatever application the customer needs. Its framework is solid and is structured with a heavy-duty actuator. This flow direction valve has a “Y” Divert Split Configuration with a 60-degree offset. Precisely designed, the gravity divert valve is built with a dual coil solenoid and has a Proximity Limit Switch with a Cable.
Gravity Divert Valves are available in different sizes to mix and match components depending on the customer’s needs and specifications.
HaF is a Minnesota-based company with employees spread out across the USA and capabilities world-wide. We’re ready to support your manufacturing industry needs no matter where you live or what type of industry – we’ve got our finger on the pulse Ready to Connect.
For more information about how we can help you meet your goals, don’t hesitate to call us at (651) 653-5098, or complete the Contact Form on our website.
A great way to speed up your batch production is to add a gain-in-weight dense phase conveyor. A recent customer used HaF Equipment to pre-weigh powdered limestone under a silo. The dense phase conveying vessel also served as a weigh hopper. When the mixer called for a new batch, the dense phase vessel transferred the pre-weighed batch of material.
The great part of dense phase conveying is that the batch can send long distances! No matter where you locate your mixer, the Gain-In-Weight Dense Phase Conveyor can deliver, and do so very quickly, enhancing your batch mixing process.
HaF is a Minnesota-based company with employees spread out across the USA and capabilities world-wide. We’re ready to support your manufacturing industry needs no matter where you live or what type of industry – we’ve got our finger on the pulse Ready to Connect.
For more information about how we can help you meet your goals, don’t hesitate to call us at (651) 653-5098, or complete the Contact Form on our website.
HaF Equipment is excited to see you at the 2021 Powder Show in Chicago!! We will be at booth #1-007. Please contact us to line up a meeting so that we can help you solve your powder handling needs.
HaF Equipment recently designed, built, and shipped a sanitary 12,000 CFM industrial wet dust collector for the dairy industry. HaF can accommodate in-house FATs (as pictured). The sanitary designed unit, made of 304ss, sanitary welds and finishes, comes with CIP functionality. HaF’s commitment to the food and sanitary market continues as we innovate new design concepts and meet the customer requirements of cleanability. We have a passion for Tool-Free-Quick-Take-Apart Equipment! There are FOUR critical reasons to select wet dust collection for dairy processing:
The wet dust collector does not use filter bags, and it is not dry. Obviously. It is wet. And using this wet dust collector design concept, the plant can enjoy the benefits of easily qualifying the unit in their local dust hazard analysis.
Operators are critical. Their time comes at a premium. The HaF Jango Wet does not use filter bags. Therefore, operators do not have to spend the time to change out filter bags on a routine basis.
Let’s be honest – Filter bags do not get changed out as frequently as you’d like. The HaF Jango Wet Dust Collector does not use bags and is CIP’able. This can be done on the third shift with the rest of your dairy process equipment, without operator involvement! It is fully automated.
The footprint size of the Jango Wet is a fraction of the dry bag houses because dry baghouses require many bags with the proper air to cloth ratios and end up taking up a large amount of precious floor space. The Jango Wet is compact in size!
It is good to partner with a company that is flexible to offer both dry and wet dust collection options. The point is to listen to the customer and respond with creative solutions. Every application is unique. We are ready to help. Contact HaF: sales@hafequipment.com
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Recently, HaF was selected as a Top Food Automation & Manufacturing Emerging Company by Food & Beverage Technology Review!! Check out the article to see how HaF is contributing to the future of food manufacturing.
Date: December 22, 2020
Low Head Height – Minor Ingredients Batching
HaF uses Navigator Technology for Minor Ingredients for Pizza Dough Batch System
HaF recently was posed the challenge of unloading super sacks of minor’s ingredients for a batch system to make pizza dough. But the customer only had 14-foot of elevation in the production area. A typical bulk bag unloader would not fit! No Problem! HaF utilized their Navigator Technology to unload super sacks in the tight ceiling height and feed the dough mixer. The Navigator bulk bag unloader can be used in various ways. One great application is low ceiling heights.
Date: December 15, 2020
Wet Dust Collector Used For Sticky Residue
HaF uses Jango Wet Dust Collection Technology for Sticky Residues at a Glue Plant
HaF recently was posed the challenge of collecting and capturing sticky residue at a glue plant. The conventional dry dust collection methods would not work… the customer already tried that. The customer did not know what technology would work for their application. No problem! We got this! HaF thought outside the box for their sticky residue management solution and applied our Jango Wet Dust Collection Technology. The recent startup went well. HaF performed the full turnkey installation including duct run. On this specific application HaF utilized a modulating damper valve in conjunction with a flow meter to help balance the system.
A HaF Case Study by Michael Thiel (HaF Equipment)
HaF Equipment recently commissioned a successful 50-Lb Bagging Machine for a USDA application packaging spray dried powders from a milk based raw feed. This powder bagger project for our customer was not the first, as our customer appreciated the design of the HaF Bagger.
There are several important features that we included for this specific bagger:
A simple item, such as a hopper, can be overlooked when designing a 50-Lb bagging machine. The purpose of a surge hopper above the bagger is to provide residence time for the powder to settle. This settling period provides a more consistent flow of material at the bagger, thus providing more consistent weigh-ups. If you would like to know HaF’s design setpoint for residence time, email us and we will work with you on your application.
2. Variable Pitch Screw Auger
For bagging applications, the screw auger design is critical. HaF has several different auger designs, depending on bulk density and flowability (sluggish or free flowing) of the material.
For dairy applications involving bagging (bag filling) spray dried powders, HaF has a specific designed auger setup tailored to both accuracy, poor flowing materials, and flood filling materials. We provide different auger profiles specifically suited to customers’ powder.
3. Inflatable Filler Head
The operator places an open top bag on the filler head and uses a foot pedal to start the cycle. The inflatable filler head expands to seal the bag inlet. The bag is held in place on the filler head, which is connected to the load cell. The weigh up begins.
4. Shutoff Valve and Accuracy
At the discharge of the screw auger we utilize a shutoff quick clean valve that will stop the flow of powder in order to meet the tolerances of the weigh up.
By utilizing the specifics of HaF’s designs, and the multipoint features of the feeder, HaF typically meets the weigh up accuracy of +/- 1%, easily. We have special designs that can achieve 0.1% accuracy. Contact us if you require this level of accuracy and we will share with you how we can achieve it.
5. Cleanability
For our recent customer’s feeder, and all our sanitary designed feeders, we utiklize our design concept of “Tool Free Quick Take Apart”. HaF specializes in quick clean and easy to clean equipment. It is very important in sanitary applications that the operator can easily disassemble and clean the equipment, and then reassemble, in as shortest amount of time as possible. We get it. And we have answered.
It is good to partner with a company that is flexible to adapt to your key important design specifications. The point is to listen to the customer and respond with creative solutions. Every application is unique. We are ready to help. Contact HaF: sales@hafequipment.com
