Minimal energy requirements
Gough Engineering's material handling equipment is built to use as little energy as possible, operating efficiently and consuming less power than other types of design such as machines using drag movements. This not only helps lower carbon emissions in the power supply chain but also helps conserve resources— making our equipment an eco-friendly choice for any operation.
Good maintenance practice
With good maintenance regimes we’ll ensure bearings and other associated mechanical components are running correctly. The energy required to run the equipment’s motors will therefore remain as designed and will not require more power & cost to operate.
Vibrating motors (Out-of-Balance) — energy efficient motors are used across Gough Engineering’s material handling equipment portfolio to support smoother operations. Efficient, modern vibrating motors:
- Provide quality motors with correct loading and producing consistent vibration levels, reduces the risks of mechanical failures and ensuring efficient movement of materials.
- Using correct out-of-balance weights working alongside the motor allows precise control over vibration amplitude and frequency.
- Give consistent, reliable performance so motors run smoothly and efficiently, minimising environmental impact.
Design engineered to minimise leakages and spills
Minimising leakages and spillages is crucial not only for conserving resources but also for maintaining clean and safe working environments. For instance, dust leakages must be minimised at all times to prevent hazardous conditions.
Over many years in different industries, the build-up of materials from waste/spillage can produce risk areas not only impacting wear/overload on mechanical systems, or safety issues for operators but potential causes of combustion for certain products.
Explosions could have spread in both multiple directions through the system due to increased pressure and airflow, creating an explosive fines cloud ignited by oxygen and a spark. To prevent such incidents, it suggests using sealed chutes and feeders to contain dust and ensure safer transportation without product leaks.
Our design team works hard to prevent leakage and spillage of products during handling. By using innovative sealing technologies and precise engineering for product flows especially between processes, we ensure raw materials are handled properly, reducing waste and preventing operator/environmental harm.
The Gough Tubular Feeder, an automated conveying system is a superb way for safely transferring a product in a sealed tube with extraction points. It’s fully-enclosed to ensure a smooth, consistent and predictable product feed with no dust emissions to atmosphere. The system’s enclosed design also means that combustible products, like certain products such as flour, cannot infiltrate the atmosphere near to potential sources of ignition.
The system is driven by twin vibrator motors mounted on roster mounts or coil springs. This gives a vibration that is designed to be for feeding granular and powdered products through harsh environments.
Reducing waste
Gough Engineering is focused on cutting waste throughout the supply chain.
For instance, the pharmaceutical industry can generate significant waste during drug production. According to the University of Bath, for every kilogram of drug produced, 100 kilograms of waste is generated.
To help counter these issues and aid environmental protection initiatives, Gough Engineering’s material handling equipment supports the reuse of materials and effective waste management across a range of industries by directing such material into recyclable holding vessels or directly into additional machines for further processing as well as highly polished, stainless steel 304 or 316 surfaces for easy cleaning.
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