PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS
Periodic maintenance performed by qualified personnel will ensure long equipment lifetime, safe operation and optimum performance.
- Preferential rate on service visits all year
- Discount on spare parts
- Valid for 1 year
• DIAMOND
4 visits annually (60 hours on-site)
• PLATINUM
3 visits annually (48 hours on-site)
• GOLD
2 visits annually (32 hours on-site)
• SILVER
1 visits annually (16 hours on-site)
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PVS project managers work with the customer through every step of the project process. We consider our relationship with customers to be a true partnership, and our project managers are the point of constant contact throughout the entire process of a project.
- Design process management
- Component logistic management
- Installation planning and coordination
- Commission planning and coordination
- Project control
- Customer satisfaction
13-02 Series Bag Dump Station
Engineering
PVS has a technical staff of process, mechanical, and electrical controls engineers who utilize the most advanced software and hardware solutions to engineer the right system for our customers. Our engineers design your system by combining PVS standard components with custom-designed equipment and incorporating additional process equipment into PVS’s scope of supply.
Complete dry ingredient delivery system design
• System layout
• Component sizing
• Batching and cycle-time studies
• Electrical panel design
• Controls programming
• Start-up/commissioning support
Detailed fabrication & installation drawings
• Full 3D modeling capabilities
• Electronic Bill of Materials
Training & Support
- Training
To ensure optimum performance from your system, PVS offers customized training. PVS can train your engineers, maintenance personnel, and operators in everything from the basics of overall system operation and equipment sanitation to preventive maintenance servicing.
- Customer Service
The PVS Customer Service and Components Team are available to answer questions, assist with components and parts, and any other need that may arise. They are reliable, friendly and technically trained to help you with any challenges or orders.
- System Audits
The experienced staff of PVS are trained to perform extensive system audits to improve the overall performance to your automated ingredient handling system. This includes:
• System Wellness
• Overall Performance
• Evaluation of Process Upgrades and Capital Improvements
• Maintenance and Housekeeping
Dilute Phase Vacuum Conveying System
Testing
Our research and development team creates innovative products to support our customers in an evolving marketplace. We develop and refine existing and new product concepts to uphold our standard to deliver high-quality solutions to customers. We collect and log real-time data about our customers’ production processes and use the information to inform our engineering direction and design. In the test facility, we also test new materials and ingredients to determine whether they can be conveyed and with what particular design, as well as what combination of components is necessary.
The PVS test facility includes:
- Vacuum and pressure dilute transfer systems
- Vacuum dense phase, batch dense phase and low pressure continuous dense phase systems
- Convey distances and elbows in multiple configurations to simulate production environments
- Moisture, sieve and product degradation analysis (Soon!)
- Bulk density testing
- Discharge ability
• Slide angle testing
• Angle of repose
• Fluidization Testing
- Testing documentation
Explosion Mitigation
PVS is familiar with the difficulties faced by manufacturers today of understanding how to comply with NFPA standards and the OSHA National Emphasis Program. At PVS, we assist you in comprehending what these standards mean to you and how they potentially impact your operation. Our goal is to help you make sense of the requirements and implement the most practical solutions for your needs.
Below are documents that pertain to combustible dust compliance in the workplace. Manufacturers should have familiarity with these documents. Please feel free to contact PVS to discuss these standards and how they can affect your operation.
OSHA National Emphasis Program (NEP)
- NFPA 654
Standard for the prevention of fire and dust explosions from the manufacturing, processing and handling of combustible articulate solids. Guide for determining which processes and vessels require protection
- NFPA 61
Standard for the prevention of fire in agricultural and food processing facilities. Guide for determining which processes and vessels require protection in the Food Industry.
- NFPA 68
Standard on Explosion protection by deflagration venting guide for venting of deflagrations. If you elect to use venting as a means of explosion protection, this document contains the necessary calculations for calculating the vent area required.
- NFPA 69
Standard on explosion prevention systems. Guide for determining the proper design for isolations and explosion prevention.
