Jean Jones

Funnel Flares Sleeves And Couplings

This week our challenge was to make a simple funnel flare-- 3” ID tube to a 4” ID tube. The trick was to do it without tooling. The cup manufacturer company wanted only three flares to put at cup entrance points of its pneumatic transport system. Busada makes all...

Hospital Pneumatic Tubing Systems

Recently I heard of this “Medical Mystery” on an NPR “Morning Edition” broadcast. My ears perked up when I heard the words “hospital pneumatic systems.” Apparently hospital pneumatic systems have a problem to solve; until we learn to beam up blood samples from one end...

Tees, Wyes, And Branches

Often in pneumatic conveyance, one needs to bring two lines together. In such cases, transparency offers obvious advantages; a transparent connector immediately shows a visual of the area most likely to jam. At Busada we have made various Wyes and other connectors for...

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