Pneumatic Air Tube

A pneumatic air tube consists of a number of hollow tubes that allow for the transport of small items held in cylindrical containers. Pneumatic air tubes are powered by a flow of compressed gases passing through the tubes. The pressure that these gases create push the cylinders forwards. A pneumatic air tube can be made using simple and easily available materials including metal and wood.

A pneumatic air tube is constructed according to various specifications, such as the weight o the load it has to carry. Pneumatic air tubes are not new; they were first conceived in the 1^st Century AD, providing various uses. The creative and inventive minds of today have expanded the use of pneumatic air tubes and they are implemented in a variety of industries in current times.

A pneumatic air tube is cheap to install. This is because they are made from simple and widely available materials that are mixed in specific proportions according to the principles of science. The main cost advantage of pneumatic air tubes is that they save a lot of money that would otherwise be spent on fuel for conventional transportation methods.

The main consideration to be made in a pneumatic air tube is the density of the materials. This is why there are two categories of these tubes:

CT1: This type is suitable for carrying out one-way transport that involves a number of loading and offloading points along the tube. These pneumatic air tubes only incorporate ‘push’ technology because of the one-way nature of the transport. This type of tube is especially suitable for places like a laboratory that would need to send drug samples to the nurse’s room, as well as retailers that need to transport goods to a particular safe. Cabinet stations and sleeve stations also make use of CT1 pneumatic air tubes.

CT2: This pneumatic tube can transport items in either direction simultaneously. It makes use of both ‘push’ and ‘pull’ technologies to accomplish the task of sending and receiving items from several points. This is suitable for places such as the food industry, which has a number of interdependent processes going on.

Pneumatic air tubes can be used in many other ways as well, because they are cheap and can be bought by many different types of customers. The absence of fuel in their operation means they are also environmentally friendly.