BVC Industrial Vacuum Cleaners by Quirepace

by Jamie Bullock · 30th August 2024

BVC Industrial Vacuum Cleaners and Central Vacuum Cleaning Systems manufactured by Quirepace, are used by many of the UKs leading food and drink manufacturers and processors. The reasons why BVC equipment is chosen are many, and in this article, we will focus on some of the principal benefits of the equipment.

Industry demands robust equipment that can be relied upon to perform day after day, week after week, and when service is required expects efficient backup from the factory and easy access to spare parts. This is where BVC equipment excels; since the equipment is manufactured in the UK, spare parts are held at Quirepace’s Fareham warehouse, and because Quirepace supports customers with local area account managers, customers can rely on BVC Industrial Vacuum Equipment to clean up wherever and whenever required without significant interruption and downtime.

The food industry places particular demands on equipment, not least because in many cases the environment is rated as an ATEX zone due to the organic nature of the products. Dusts from flour, cereals, sugar, etc. can all be potentially explosive if the conditions are right, and hence machines intended to be used within ATEX rated areas must be constructed to minimise the risks of inadvertent ignition.

Similarly, many dusts are also potentially hazardous to health when inhaled, and hence appropriate levels of filtration must be incorporated in to any vacuum cleaner designed to recover potentially hazardous dusts.

The range of BVC Industrial Vacuum Cleaners suitable for the Food and Drinks industry extends from the 1kW IV40, which is available in several different versions including M & H Class and ATEX rated, to the 15kW Ti80 designed for fast recovery of bulk products. All machines can be used with intermediate interceptors to increase the volume of material that can be collected.

In addition to portable equipment, BVC also supply and install fixed pipework systems. In smaller installations this may just be a small quantity of fixed pipework which can be connected to a portable vacuum cleaner. For example, this allows for easy cleaning of mezzanine and upper floors using short and therefore lightweight hoses, whilst the main vacuum unit remains on the ground level.

In larger Central Vacuum Cleaning Systems, not only the pipework, but also the plant is fixed. The plant itself usually including a cyclonic separator combined with various types of discharge arrangement – for example direct discharge in to FIBCs. The installation is carefully designed around the installation parameters and number of operators.

Hoses and tools form an essential part of the system, and again Quirepace offer a very wide range of options for their BVC Industrial Vacuum Cleaners. Hoses come in different diameters for use with different density products, and also offer choices such as anti-static and conductive, heat resistant, and very heavy duty. Likewise, tools to use with the machines must be selected for the most efficient material recovery, whether that is a robust floor tool or an aerating bulk handling tool which helps to aerate the product being recovered and keep it moving in the vacuum hose.

One of the most popular tool ranges is the high-reach equipment. These are very lightweight carbon fibre poles which can be extended up to 15m high, combined with various end-tools and brushes – for example shaped brushes for cleaning pipework.

The latest innovation in the BVC range of Industrial Vacuum Cleaners is the new Honda eGX powered version of the mid-range IV60. This revolutionary power unit is a battery-electric engine with a quickly changeable battery (just like any cordless tool), and which delivers up to 1.5kW of power. This unique configuration means a powerful and truly cordless solution for industrial cleaning is now available, which with a spare battery enables continuous run time. Eliminating trailing leads means that cleaning jobs can be carried out without considering the trip hazard caused by trailing leads.

Quirepace’s knowledgeable area sales team is available to carry out on-site demonstrations of equipment. Site visits enable the job to be assessed and appropriate recommendations made to ensure that the BVC machine supplied is always the right machine for the job.