Product Alert!
SpinFlow claims are pure bunk!
Tempted by a cheap price and wild marketing hype and ‘spin’ ??
Dear Customers:
Imitation is a form of flattery, but don’t be lured by cheap prices and marketing hype and ‘spin’.
Solimar Fluidizing disks are the original disk fluidizers proven in thousands of applications in over 69 countries. Twenty-five years of proven performance, solid quality and the best guarantee in the industry are the hallmarks of Solimar Pneumatics.
We value every customers and hate to see them lured by cheap ‘wannabe’s’ that attempt to take advantage of our success. Read on to learn more … there is a reason these imitations are cheap … they have to be, to get anyone to buy them.
An evaluation and test of the SpinFlow in a conical bin revealed that the air does not spin upon exiting under the disk edge. The air escapes in the same pattern as other disk style aerators.
Air action is principally along the vertical axis of the cone. This is due to the dissimilar tightness of the disk edge against the hopper wall caused by the curvature of the hopper cone.
Further evaluation of the imitation disk on a flat surface (a pure lab test), reveals the air does not spin. The flat surface allows for a uniform seal (tightness of the disk edge to the surface). Our conclusion is that the ‘vanes’ on the lower surface of the imitation disk are ineffectual and serve no practical purpose in guiding or ‘spinning’ the air. It is also our feeling these inside “vanes” will only serve to degrade the structure of the disk and lead to cracking and tearing.
Based upon these facts, we conclude that the air is even less likely to spin upon exit with hundreds or thousands of pounds of dry powder weighing it down.
Unloading tests have consistently proven that no aeration disk, neither Spin Flow, nor other brands, unload faster than Solimar Fluidizers.
Durability of these imitations has yet to be determined, as so few are in use. However, preliminary tests have shown early indicates of distortion. Whether these imitations will tear, crack and/or loose chunks and pieces like some other non-Solimar disks is yet to be determined.
We recommend customers question the claims of faster unloading speed. Against what style of aerators? We know disk style aeration improves unloading speeds over old style aeration such as Heil, Fruehauf or Polar in trailers or diffusers or screen pads in silos. But it has been proven time and again that disk style aeration such as Sure Seal or Solimar have only minor variations in unloading speed.
We are confident no disk style aerator will unload faster than Solimar. SpinFlow is just another attempt to mimic the success of Solimar’s aeration system.
We are so confident in our product, that we offer the best and only Performance Guarantee in the industry. I have attached a resource sheet outlining why Solimar continues to be the best disk aeration system on the market.
We appreciate your business and work hard everyday to keep and improve our reputation as the best in what we do. No smoke, no mirrors and no ‘spin’, just reliable, proven products you can rely on.
Best Regards,
Jeff Lucke
Director of Sales
Solimar Pneumatics
Beware of counterfeit Solimar Aerator Disks being marketed in the US
This recent discovery should concern you, your customers as well as Solimar, as they have potential of giving our original disk a bad name and possibly damaging equipment and contaminating loads.
Efforts to determine the origin of the counterfeits and any infringement upon our patents and trademarks have not been answered.
These counterfeits are:
• Manufactured from a different compound than ours that is less resilient and distorts easily.
• Dimensionally different, which may contribute to disk failure.
• Show evidence of cracking, tearing and breaking which could plug airlines and contaminate loads.
• Have no credentials verifying them for high temperature environments.
• Suspected of being of non-US origin.
• Will void Solimar’s performance guarantee and warranty when used with our assemblies.
• Sold by an unauthorized source of Solimar products.
The legitimate Solimar disk has our name, patent number and country of origin molded into the disk.
IF, FOR ANY REASON, YOU ARE TEMPTED TO BUY THESE COUNTERFEITS, CALL US FIRST – 800.233.7109