ABM Equipment designs, integrates, and maintains handling, storage, grinding, and bagging systems for many coffee roasters and suppliers across the States. Reach out to see what value we can add to your process.
Metal detectors are low-cost method of detecting metallic contaminants that may have entered food products during harvesting, processing, or packaging. They have their own strengths and weaknesses when compared to X-ray, which are detailed here. We offer a variety of metal detectors from Safeline along with software to improve its efficacy.
Screw conveyors are one of the oldest conveying methods known to man and still the ideal method for many applications. Though screw conveyors and augers are technically synonymous (any conveyance method driven by rotating threads) the processing industry typically reserves the term “screw conveyor” for larger executions, and augers for enclosed, tubular conveyors. For precise metering using screws, see screw feeders.
Vibratory conveyors vibrate a sloped metal plate to make loose solids flow. We use them for many products that need gentle, short-distance conveyance, most commonly pharmaceuticals and ingredients. We integrate the flat, open designs that most people are used to seeing as well as tubular 3A models.
ABM supplies tubular drag conveyors for most non-abraisive, free-flowing products including powders, pellets, and granules. Capacities can vary depending on the configuration and product, but as a reference, tubular drag conveyors reach capacity with milled grain at 2,000 ft. through 24 elbows and conveying at a rate of about 300 pounds per hour.
The vibratory screeners we carry (Russell for hygienic and Kason for all others) are available from 18-100″ diameters with up to 5 decks and any combination of optional configurations to fit any project. These optional configurations include sanitary, gap-free, lift-assist lids, CIP, various solutions for difficult products, ultrasonic, and more.
We provide bulk bag unloaders (BBUs) for food, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, and chemical manufacturing systems. There are many configurations available on the market, so whether we source or build them will depend on your needs. The benefits of moving to BBUs (assuming your ingredient demand warrants them) are listed below.
ABM fabricates and sources work bins of all types, from totes on wheels to product staging in continuous processes, in all metal materials from carbon and stainless to aluminum. We handle install, integration, and service on all intake and discharge conveyance as well as surrounding equipment.
Bag break stations offer a convenient place to introduce bags, sacks, or drums into bulk handling or processing systems. They consists of a dump hopper, a frame to support the hopper, and a discharge chute to direct the material into the process equipment or conveyance line.
ABM uses bucket elevators are to lift bulk dry ingredients within a small footprint. They consist of a series of buckets attached to a belt or chain, which runs over a pulley or sprocket at the top and bottom of the unit. The buckets scoop up material at the bottom and then lift it to a higher point, where the ingredient is discharged.
ABM Equipment provides both powered and gravity roller conveyors for boxes and large packaged goods in manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution applications. We use powered roller conveyors for controlling product spacing, controlling speed of incoming product, and conveying different products independently on the same conveyor.
Baghouses, or bag filters, are a type of dust collection system that uses filter bags to capture and remove dust and other particulate matter from industrial processes. These systems are commonly used in a wide range of industries, including cement, mining, power generation, and metal production, to remove particulate matter from the air.
ABM supplies cartridge dust collectors for applications where 1, granular filtration and easy maintenance are priorities over maintenance cost and 2, where space is limited. Filters can be round or rectangular, and made of natural or synthetic materials depending on the application.
We employ cyclone dust collectors to remove debris from processes and spaces when volume and maintenance are a priority over precision. We supply cyclones to many manufacturing industries, from food to chemicals and building materials. Household cyclone vacuums (like Dyson) employ this method which is known for low maintenance—no bags or cartridges to change—and long-lasting performance without loss of suction. However, because there is no filter medium, some of the smaller dust particles will escape.
Corrugated belts feature walls which are expandable so they can wrap around pulleys, and are often combined with cleats to form buckets. Although we primarily use corrugated belts food processing plants as pictured here, they are also used in outdoor industrial applications because they can contain product when it’s being jostled about over uneven terrain.
Pneumatic conveyors use pressurized air (CO2 or nitrogen can be used to keep temperatures low) to move materials through a pipeline. We use pneumatics for a variety of industries including chemical, pharmaceutical, food ingredients, coffee roasting, and others. Whether it’s positive, negative, dense-phase, or dilute, we’ll design, install, and maintain the right solution for your application.
ABM sources the best combination of models, features, accuracy, reliability, and price for you application from all suppliers on the market. BinMaster has a product guide which is useful for comparing methods for level detection, and we’ve provided a summary of the common options below. The recommended supplier for your application, however, will depend on your situation. Browse below or skip the work and send us a message to find your viable options.
Magnets are a cheap and effective way to catch metals that may have been introduced to the field or the harvested bud. By passing herb across extremely strong magnets, metals that would otherwise damage the shredder and cause problems during drying or extraction are captured. Though magnets are typically placed immediately after the intake conveyors, they can be placed in numerous stages of the production line depending on the state of the product and the equipment involved. There are various simple and auto-clean types available, they are easy to install, and they last indefinitely.
We offer several models in each of the divisions below to accurately dispense product in the needed increments whether grams or hundreds of pounds. Industrial to 3-A Dairy and washdown, we can integrate any feeder with conveyors, other equipment, and software.
High-accuracy, low-maintenance weighing of any number of grain sources from a single point. As with all of our grain and malt handling solutions, they come made-to-order with turn-key installation and many options. Scale packages are central weighing solutions that are superior to silos on load cells, but those are also available.
We use Safeline checkweighers to ensure product is not over or under-weight. They convey product over segments of belts that rest on load cells, which provides an advantage when weighing heavy product, and a disadvantage at very high belt speeds. Relative to other quality-assurance equipment they are low-cost, single-purpose machines but can be integrated with metal detectors to reduce footprint.
The most popular industrial floor scales are outlined below, but we’ll find the right balance between price and feature for any application. We offer purely mechanical and manual to fully electric and automated scales for virtually every industry. We highlight the most intuitive, low-maintenance, and reliable scales for pharma, food, industrial, manufacturing, and many other industries.
From minute increments to bulk product, bench scales weigh anything that can be lifted onto a table. The most popular scales are listed below, but we carry many options for every scale type including retail, counting, and checkweighing. We recommend the most cost-effective solution for every application and offer bulk pricing. We also provide the training, calibration, registration, maintenance, repairs, programming, and all other services necessary to ensure ease of use.
There are many different types of lab scales with their own mix of features and resistance to environmental factors like water, fine powder, and fluctuating air pressure. We carry hundreds of scales and will tell you which have the best combinations of price, features, and quality for your needs.