Crushing the oversize lumps in the process stream improves efficiency by preventing blockages and pump cavitation, by allowing more accurate metering, and by increasing the available surface area of the crushed material, which improves the speed of downstream production processes.

The Flow-Sentry makes use of ACC's patented "-04" design (US Patent # 6,024,310) for remarkable flexibility in design, and also incorporates our isolated bearing design, which separates the bearings from the seals. This arrangement prevents a seal failure from immediately affecting the bearings, and allows the opportunity to prevent the significant damage that can occur due to a bearing failure. Other available options include; special blade arrangements and slot widths, special inlet and outlet configurations (including ANSI or DIN flanges), sanitary ferrules, custom fabricated flanges (including square or rectangular configurations), our exclusive "wafer" arrangement (with face-to-face dimensions as short as 1.75 inches), and designs for high pressure and/or temperature applications.

The "-04" design advantage allows the Flow-Sentry to be easily integrated into numerous locations and applications beyond the obvious pumped liquid slurry systems. Applications include pneumatic transfer systems, gravity systems such as silo or bulk bag feed or discharge systems, and/or above or below rotary airlocks.