The Rhino Abrasive Bend is a new development in pneumatic conveying which solves many of the problems associated with conveying abrasive materials.

Prior to the development of the Rhino Bend, many pneumatic conveying systems experienced extremely high resistance across bends - dramatically reducing the efficiency of the system.

In addition, the speeds at which these materials were conveyed often caused the bends to wear through prematurely.

Pneuvay Engineering’s new Rhino Bend can greatly reduce these losses and protect the bend from wearing. By utilising a "wear chamber", Pneuvay Engineering have developed a bend that will decrease the velocity of the outer-most material. The material tends to form a stationary buffer layer which protects the interior of the joint. This means that the bend will not suffer from the normal abrasion associated with conveying heavy materials.

Without Rhino Bends, companies often used long-radius bends to convey material into a silo or building. This meant that the pipeline was attached at a reasonably large distance from the wall or silo - increasing the cost of fittings enormously. In most cases, the Rhino Bends allow directional changes of 90o - or even steeper.

Pneuvay Engineering’s Rhino Bends have the following advantages;

· Less wear and tear on the joint - giving the joint a far longer useful life
· Increased efficiency
· Less resistance
· Extremely light-weight
· Simple to fit
· Allow pipelines to be fitted very close to silos or buildings
· Very cost effective

Rhino Bends are suitable for use in situations where materials are being conveyed at low, moderate, or high pressures. They are ideal (and often necessary) for use conveying any materials with a tendency to be abrasive. The Rhino Bends are manufactured from welded steel - stainless steel is available for sanitary conditions.