Terminals and factories, receiving their (raw) materials by ship, operate unloaders.

One category of unloaders is the pneumatic unloader.

Although the unloading does not belong to the core business of the company, it can be considered as an umbilical cord to the company’s process or trade.

Without incoming materials there will be no end product nor sales.

A stevedoring company will even stop to perform immediately.

Owners of such installations should be aware of the possible impact on their day to day operations and possible risk in case of failures and therefore should evaluate the offers for their installations with great care.

Purchasing under quality- or under designed and built units will create unpleasant problems (and costs) later on.

In those cases where a pneumatic unloader does not fulfill the specified expectations, the following causes are possible:

1. Installation does not reach the design specifications