New life for our extraction system

From Thursday (Corpus Christi) to Saturday, our extraction system underwent a complete overhaul. The technician from Rippert said, “Now it has a new heart.” Designed like a large vacuum cleaner, it sucks chips from the machines and transports them to the silo. Sounds simple? It wasn’t quite that easy.

Background:

• 35-year-old filter bags – the fabric had as many holes as Swiss cheese.

• This resulted in a lot of deposits, which significantly reduced performance.

Our solution:

• Replacement of 990 filter bags.

• Thorough cleaning – so extensive that a suction dredger from Saugbagger-Hochrhein was used.

• Thanks to powerful 4 × 30 kW frequency-controlled drive motors and an air circulation rate of 100,000 m³/h, everything is now running smoothly again.

Result:

• Significantly improved suction performance.

• Energy savings.

• More pleasant indoor climate.

• And most importantly: Completed within the planned time frame – despite the midsummer heat and sweaty days.

A big thank you to:

• Rippert GmbH – for the new “heart.”

• Saugbagger-Hochrhein – for the high-pressure suction operation.

• Faschian Elektrotechnik – for electricity and expertise.

• And, of course, to our team – for their full commitment in the sun, dust, and overtime.

Conclusion: Our extraction system is fit as a fiddle again – efficient, powerful, and energy-optimized.
And after this rejuvenation, we’re not the only ones breathing a sigh of relief!