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AirSweep Flow Aid Systems for Reliable Bin, Silo, and Hopper Discharge

 

Eliminate Bridging | Restore Material Flow | Reduce Downtime

We help identify and implement the right AirSweep solution to improve bulk material flow, reduce buildup, prevent ratholing, and keep bins, silos, hoppers, and chutes discharging reliably.

Get an AirSweep Flow Aid Recommendation
Pneumatic flow aid systems for bins, silos, hoppers, chutes, mixers, process vessels, food ingredients, chemicals, minerals, cement, plastics, agriculture, and difficult-flow bulk material applications

If you are dealing with any of the following, we should talk

- Bridging, ratholing, or inconsistent discharge from bins, silos, hoppers, or chutes
- Sticky, moist, compacting, or difficult-to-flow bulk materials
- Operators hammering bins or relying on vibration to restart flow
- Material buildup on vessel walls or incomplete cleanout
- Lost production time caused by plugged vessels or poor material flow
- Need for a non-vibratory flow aid that protects vessel walls and connected equipment


Pneumatic material flow aid systems for bins, silos, hoppers, chutes, and process vessels

AirSweep by Control Concepts is a pneumatic material flow system designed to solve common bulk material flow problems such as bridging, ratholing, buildup, and poor vessel discharge.

AirSweep nozzles release powerful 360-degree bursts of compressed air to help move stagnant material back into the flow stream without relying on mechanical vibration, hammering, or damaging high-impact methods.

We help review your material, vessel geometry, discharge point, flow issue, air supply, production objective, and installation layout so the right AirSweep solution can be considered.

In many bulk material systems, reliable flow is the difference between steady production and repeated downtime.

A complete AirSweep application review can include

1. Material flow review
Material type, particle size, moisture, density, compaction, stickiness, temperature, and flow behaviour
2. Vessel and process review
Bin, silo, hopper, chute, mixer, transfer point, discharge outlet, cone angle, and flow pattern
3. Flow aid selection
AirSweep nozzles, AirSweep MAX, USDA models, controls, valves, and accessories based on the application
4. Installation and integration
Nozzle placement, air supply, sequencing, control logic, access, maintenance, and plant requirements

Every recommendation is based on your actual material, vessel design, flow problem, production goal, and plant environment.

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Not sure which AirSweep setup fits your vessel?

Tell us what material you are handling, where it is plugging, your vessel size, discharge arrangement, and current flow issue.
We’ll help determine whether AirSweep is a fit.

Request an AirSweep Application Review

Why companies work with Rate Technology Systems

- Access to AirSweep pneumatic material flow systems for difficult bulk solids applications
- Experience reviewing bins, silos, hoppers, chutes, feeders, and process vessels
- Recommendations based on your material, flow issue, vessel geometry, air supply, and production goal
- Canadian support, application guidance, and practical next steps
- Ability to review upstream feeding and downstream discharge around the flow problem
- Practical support for new systems, retrofit projects, and material handling upgrades

We help identify where material is hanging up and what flow aid strategy makes the most sense.

AirSweep as part of a complete bulk material handling solution

Review the full process
Storage, feeding, conveying, batching, mixing, discharge, downstream equipment, and operator intervention
Select the right flow point
Determine whether the issue is in the bin cone, hopper wall, chute, transition, outlet, or downstream equipment
Improve flow and reduce downtime
Help prevent bridging, ratholing, buildup, manual hammering, delayed discharge, and inconsistent feed rates
Match the application
Review material behaviour, vessel design, air availability, nozzle location, duty cycle, and maintenance access

Flow aid systems are strongest when the material behaviour, vessel geometry, nozzle placement, and control sequence are matched to the actual application.

Strong applications for Canadian bulk material processors

AirSweep is a strong fit where reliable material discharge, cleaner vessels, reduced manual intervention, and consistent production flow are critical.

Food & Agriculture

Flour, starches, sugar, grains, powders, ingredients, feeds, and difficult-flow food products.

Cement & Minerals

Cement, lime, fly ash, minerals, powders, and dense bulk solids that bridge or compact.

Chemical Processing

Powders, additives, resins, pigments, compounds, and materials prone to buildup or poor discharge.

Plastics & Rubber

Pellets, regrind, powders, flakes, fillers, and additives in bins, hoppers, and silos.

Bins & Silos

Material activation for storage vessels where bridging, ratholing, or sidewall buildup interrupts discharge.

Hoppers & Chutes

Flow support at transfer points, feeders, packaging hoppers, batching systems, and process transitions.

Sanitary Processing

USDA-style applications where cleanability, access, and flow reliability are important.

Sticky or Moist Materials

Materials that smear, pack, bridge, cling to walls, or resist flow with traditional flow aids.

Process Upgrades

Retrofits, new vessel installations, flow improvement projects, and production reliability upgrades.

Built around flow, cleanout, and uptime

AirSweep helps processors restore reliable material flow, reduce manual intervention, protect vessels, and improve discharge from bins, silos, hoppers, and chutes.

Get an AirSweep Flow Aid Recommendation

Tell us about your material, vessel, flow problem, discharge point, air supply, current flow aid method, and production goal, and we’ll help recommend the right AirSweep approach.

No obligation. We will simply review your application and provide practical guidance within 24 hours.

Let’s improve your material flow, vessel discharge, and process reliability

Contact Ryan - ryan@ratetechnology.com - or request a review to learn how AirSweep can support bins, silos, hoppers, chutes, mixers, transfer points, and difficult bulk material flow applications.

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