A company undertook a complete pipeline transportation project for lithium salt powder anti-caking in Sanya, Hainan, addressing industry challenges such as moisture absorption, caking, and pipeline blockage during long-distance pipeline transport, providing an integrated and automated conveying solution. This project adopts a combined process of pneumatic conveying and anti-caking pretreatment, helping the powder remain loose and smooth throughout the conveying process, effectively supporting the continuous production rhythm downstream.

Customer pain points

Customers face several major challenges during the transportation of lithium salt powders: First, the powder is highly hygroscopic, easily clumping in humid environments, leading to pipeline blockages and frequent shutdowns for cleaning; Second, traditional mechanical conveying methods suffer from dust leakage, poor workshop environments, and high raw material loss; Third, the degree of automation is low, relying on manual inspections and making it difficult to meet the stability requirements of large-scale production. These pain points directly restrict production line operational efficiency and product quality control.

Product advantages

To address these pain points, the company has developed a complete pipeline transmission system for lithium salt powder anti-caking systems, with specific advantages including:

• Anti-caking pretreatment unit: Integrated micro-controlled dehumidification and dynamic dispersion devices at the feed end reduce powder moisture content at the source, maintaining uniform powder flow and fundamentally reducing the probability of caking.
• Pneumatic conveying of sealed pipelines: Fully sealed negative pressure or positive pressure conveying with no dust leakage, and equipped with automatic purging function. Pipeline residues can be regularly removed to prevent long-term material accumulation and hard blocks.
• Intelligent monitoring and regulation: Through real-time feedback from online humidity, pressure, and flow sensors, the system can automatically adjust parameters such as conveying speed and gas-solid ratio, adapting to changes in powder characteristics across different batches and reducing manual intervention.
• Modular design for easy maintenance: Pipe joints and elbows use quick-install structures; key components are wear- and corrosion-resistant, eliminating the need for complete disassembly during maintenance, shortening maintenance time and improving overall equipment utilization.