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Stainless Steel Laboratory Dust Extractor

Another successful dust control solution delivered! At Filquip, we and our partner engineering companies recently designed, supplied, and installed a high-performance 54m² Stainless Steel Dust Extractor for a Brisbane customer and their in-house laboratory. This system, featuring a stainless steel hopper and wheelie bin filler, ensures a clean and safe workspace by effectively capturing dust.


The project also included wall-mounted flexible suction arms and Speedlock ducting, tailored to the lab’s needs. While we can’t share photos of the suction arms due to confidentiality inside the Lab, we’re thrilled with the results and our client’s satisfaction!


Looking for reliable dust extraction solutions for your facility? Filquip offers a wide range of free-standing dust collectors and control systems to keep your environment dust-free and compliant.

Stainless Steel Lab Dust Extractor to Wheelie Bin

Laboratory Dust Extractor

Stainless Steel Dust Colelctor

Green bag filter to Silotop dust collector change over

Green bag filter to Silotop dust collector change over

Filquip can assist with the planning of upgrading your older style Green Filter bags to modern reverse pulse self cleaning Silotop Dust Collector units. Filquip Green Bag Filter to Dust Collector Change Over

The change over process involves the following steps:

  • Remove green bag and inner.
  • Cut holding frame off silo
  • Grind clean existing up-stand lip and straighten if needed.
  • Weld in conversion plate to Silotop (Available from Filquip).
  • Bolt Silotop onto flanged conversion plate.
  • Connect power (multi-voltage) and 12mm compressed air line item Silotop.

The Silotop Zero is a high efficiency self cleaning dust collector with high performance media.

  • Dust emissions less than 1mg/Nm3.
  • Simple to use with gas strut lid for access
  • 1m access height for easy maintenance operations

Filquip also supplies:

  • Silo high level kits
  • Silo pressure relief valves
  • Silo fill line valves
  • Silo overfill protection panels

 

Compressed Air Manifold for Pneumatic Vibrators

Filquip is a proud supplier of OLI compressed air driven vibration systems and is proud to add a new product to our offering range in the Express Tank Compressed Air Manifold.

The compressed air manifold is AS1210 Pressure Equipment designed and manufactured in compliance with all Australian State and Territory regulations and available off the shelf ex stock. The manifold includes a ergonomic carry handle for ease of portability with your pneumatic vibrators.

Open Compressed Air Manifold for Pneumatic Vibrators Brochure

Compressed air manifold for pneumatic vibrator

Compressed air manifold for pneumatic vibrators – Example Setup Photos:

Filquip Pneumatic Vibrator Compressed air manifold for OT

Filquip Pneumatic Vibrator Compressed air manifold for OPV

 

OLI Pneumatic Precast Concrete Vibrators

Filquip is a supplier of high speed pneumatic vibrators for precast concrete vibration.

These external pneumatic vibrators have no electrical components and are powered from compressed air alone. The compressed air spins the rotors inside the vibrator housing between 10,000 and 12,000 Vibrations per Minute.

  • Vibratory force (Centrifugal force) output from 720Kg to 6,118Kg.
  • Low frequency vibration for large aggregate concrete containing pebbles or gravel (10,000 Vibrations per Minute).
  • High frequency vibration for concrete with more fine granules such as cement and sand (20,000 Vibrations per Minute).
  • No electrical components, only air required.
  • Designed for quick bolting or coupling to formworks or moulds allowing simple and easy movement of the units.

Open OLI Pneumatic Precast Concrete Vibrator Datasheet

Open OLI Precast Vibrator Clamping Systems Datasheet

Filquip Pneumatic Vibrator Compressed air manifold for HFP

Compressed Air Concrete PokersHigh Frequency Compressed Air Concrete Poker – VHA Series

The VHA Series of high frequency pneumatic concrete pokers operate on compressed air at 6bar to provide a high working efficiency under safe conditions.

  • VHA range comes with 2m SBR rubber hose (Optional up to 6m length available)
  • Quick Connect Fittings and filter included
  • Available in 40mm, 50mm, 60mm, 80mm and 105mm diameter poker heads.
  • Eccentric Rotor Vibration Generation with no moving parts in the hose
  • No moving parts in the hose = Maintenance Free Operation
  • No moving parts in the hose = Less vibration on the hands and arms of the operator
  • Can work out of concrete without overheating

Open OLI VHA Pneumatic Concrete Pokers Datasheet

 

 

PAC Vacuum Loaders

Filquip is a supplier of stocked PAC Vacuum Loaders and custom made PAC dosing systems. Our PAC Vacuum loaders are used to convey bags of PAC into a storage hopper or mixing tank. The system uses a suction wand which allows the staff to vacuum load the PAC without the risk physical injury through incorrect lifting techniques and being a vacuum system minimises dust.

Breather Bag Dust Socks

Filquip is a supplier of breather bag dust socks for hoppers and silos. Filquip can also provide a base ring upstand with cage to mount the breather sock onto your hopper or silo with a threaded, Tri-Clover, Flanged or Clamped connection type.

Hopper Breather Sock Vent

Breather Sock Vent

breather vent cage

25kg Bag Handling Station with Dense Phase Conveyor

Filquip recently delivered and commissioned a new 25kg Bag Break Station paired with a Dense Phase Conveyor for a client, streamlining the transfer of milk powder, cocoa powder, sugar, coconut powder, and various other food ingredients into their site mixer.

Previously, the process required three staff members operating from a mobile ladder platform to manually load 25kg bags into the mixer. The new system enhances efficiency by enabling a single operator to handle the loading process while eliminating the need for a ladder, improving workplace safety.

The innovative Filquip system design integrates the bag break station’s dust extractor to also serve the bag packing head through a pipework and valve system, offering a cost-effective solution by eliminating the need for a separate dust extraction unit within the room for the packing process.

Key equipment supplied includes:

  • WAMGroup SS304 RSM Manual Bag Break Station, ATEX-compliant with IECEX pulsing coils, 1.1kW IECEX fanset for integrated dust control, and a Zone 20 internal rating.
  • Air-Tec Systems BARTOne 50 Dense Phase Conveyor in SS304, upgraded with IECEX Zone 20 internal instrumentation.
  • OLI Vibrators OT16 Pneumatic Vibrator and VBSMI Mini Blue Food-Grade, Metal-Detectable Aerators to enhance flow in the RSM hopper.
  • Stainless steel long-radius tube bends for durability and performance.

This solution showcases Filquip’s commitment to efficiency, safety, and cost-saving innovation!

food product 25kg bag conveyor

25kg bag break station for food products

Magbase Magnetic Vibrator

The MagBase Heavy Duty magnetic vibrator mounting bracket is available from Filquip. The MagBase HD is made from Stainless Steel 304 and uses strong rare earth magnets to hold the vibrator against the steel formwork, hopper walls, silos or bins requiring vibrating.

The MagBase handle allows easy movement of vibrators around the steel structure being vibrated and also provides protection for the air fittings on the vibrator from being accidentally damaged.

The Oli range of Pneumatic vibrators are available for direct mounting to the MagBase includes the OR100, OT36S, OT36, OT30, S36 or S30.

Filquip has produced the following video to show the ease of attaching the magbase vibrator to a silo or hopper and its operation.

Red Lead Oxide Vacuum Conveying and Dosing System

Filquip and our partners have recently designed and supplied a Red Lead Oxide Vacuum Conveyor with Storage and Dosing Hopper. Highlights of the project equipment package include

  • 11kW Vacuum Generator with Secondary Hi-Protection Filter Chamber to mitigate red lead dust emissions.
  • WAM FPNHD12 Insertable Dust Collector, Negative Pressure Build with PTFE coated filters.
  • SS304 Custom fabricated hopper with 400L active storage capacity.
  • TOREX RVR02.10 Rotary Valve, 10RPM with 0.55kw Motor for dosing control from the hopper.
  • Load Cells for loss in weight feedback when dosing.
  • Vacuum Wand System with Bypass airlflow valving for when the reciever hopper has reached the target weight and the conveying line and purge.

For your custom designed and built vacuum conveying and dosing systems please contact Filquip

Red Lead Oxide Vacuum Conveyor

Red Lead Oxide Vacuum Transfer System

Red Lead Oxide Vacuum Dust Collector PTFE

Red Lead Oxide Feeder

Red Lead Oxide Dosing System

Filquip Magnetic Vibrator Mounts

Another delivery of our in stock Filquip MagBases with OLI OR100 Pneumatic Vibrators getting packed to ship to one of our customers.

The MagBase Heavy Duty magnetic vibrator mounting bracket is available from Filquip. The MagBase HD is made from Stainless Steel 304 and uses strong rare earth magnets to hold the vibrator against the steel formwork, hopper walls, silos or bins requiring vibrating.

The MagBase handle allows easy movement of vibrators around the steel structure being vibrated and also provides protection for the air fittings on the vibrator from being accidentally damaged.

The Oli range of Pneumatic vibrators that are available for direct mounting to the MagBase includes the OR100, OT36S, OT36, OT30, S36 or S30. Giving a wide range of vibration forces and amplitudes to suit the vibration requirements.

Magnetic Vibrator Mount

Advantages of Dense Phase Conveying over Lean Phase Conveying

Filquip Pty Ltd Australia : March 2025

Advantages of Dense Phase Conveying over Lean Phase Conveying

It’s been just over five years since Filquip supplied and commissioned a Stainless Steel 304 Air-Tec Systems 1500L 12TPA500 Dense Phase Conveyor for transporting Animal Feed Minerals, complete with a Dense Phase Diverter Valve and WAM Dust Collectors. During a recent site visit, we checked the Control Panel PLC to see how the system has performed over the past half-decade.

In five years, the unit has completed 44,630 cycles, moving approximately 1,150 kg per cycle. That’s an impressive 51.3 million kg of product conveyed—with only one inlet valve, one diverter valve seal, and two sets of dust collector filters replaced as part of routine maintenance.

When comparing lean phase and dense phase conveying, the higher upfront cost of a dense phase system often stands out. However, the long-term benefits such as minimal maintenance, reduced downtime, and lower energy costs per kg of product conveyed almost always deliver substantial savings over time. In terms of operational lifecycle cost, dense phase conveying consistently proves to be the smarter investment.

Stainless Steel Dense Phase Conveying pressure vessel AS1210

Dense Phase Conveying Animal Feed Minerals - Cycle Count

High Pressure Pneumatic Conveying Diverter Valve 5bar rated

Stainless Steel Dust Collectors for Pneumatic Covneying