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With almost a century of

expertise in designing and

manufacturing industrial evaluated many vac- Centralized vacuum system
uum pump manufac- For Crown Vichisa,
vacuum pumps and turers to define the Pneumofore supplied a central-
optimal vacuum sup- ized vacuum system made of four
compressors, all based on ply solution and to fit UV24 VS45 vacuum pumps, with
the stringent criteria one pump used as a back-up unit.
the Rotary Vane technology, approved by the cus- These machines were delivered in
tomer. The plant has their Hot Climate and Variable
Pneumofore is fit for replying been designed for a Speed version. Along with the
production capacity of UV24 units, the company offered
to the market demand 145.000 tons of glass, a turnkey solution which includ-
equivalent to 750 mil- ed: the entire vacuum system
where others get stuck. lion bottles, through engineering, the room layout, the
three IS machines piping design and the installation.
The company provides lines working 24/7. The system enables a smart oper-
The glass bottles are ation, delivering variable capacity
destined for the local according to the real request from
tailored solutions to meet
Heineken brewery. the production. Pneumofore also
supervised the on-site start-up
the strict specifications TURNKEY VACUUM phase. In occasion of the first
SYSTEM FROM delivery, the UV24 pumps were
of customers looking for PNEUMOFORE painted in white: customized col-
The criteria ours are an option available for
constant efficiency, reduced were satisfied by Pneumofore customers.

Pneumofore who sup- Thanks to the smooth start-
operational cost and trouble ported the customer’s up of the production line, the
request by designing a glass facility started operations in
free operation over decades. dedicated centralized late 2017, well ahead of sched-
vacuum system based ule. The company is planning to
This is also the case of the on a tailored vacuum expand the production site in the
pump, mod. UV24, next years.
glass manufacturing plant of which is now part of Pneumofore is present in
the standard range of Mexico with a local distributor
Crown Vichisa in Mexico. the UV Series. With and a certified Service Center to
37 kW nominal power provide timely and comprehen-
for up to 1.589 m3/h sive on-site technical support,
capacity, the UV24 including evaluation, installation
has been designed to and maintenance, for all its vac-
fit the specific vacu- uum and compressors systems
um level required by operating in Central and South
the IS machines in America. O
glass manufacturing.
This vacuum pump is
equipped with a state-
of-the-art control
system and a newly
designed cooling system. As for
the entire UV Series, the UV24
vacuum pumps are robustly PNEUMOFORE SpA
manufactured with a compact,
easy-to-maintain design that can Via N. Bruno 34
work trouble-free even in harsh, Tel.: +39 - 011 - 9504030
10098 Rivoli (TO) - Italy
hot and/or humid environments. Fax: +39 - 011 - 9504040
They represent the ideal solution E-mail: info@pneumofore.com
for centralized vacuum systems www.pneumofore.com
with continuous operation.

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