Industrial Packaging
January/February 2020
B ULK D ISTRIBUTOR
Schütz wine IBC ‘good for Europe’
In the wine press house of the Kreutzenberger winery, the owner’s son, Jan Philipp – a trained vintner – works with the Schütz Wine-Store-Age IBC
T
he Schütz Wine-Store-Age IBC says it has
successfully demonstrated that it is highly
suitable for the European market.
Following a number of practical tests conducted
in Germany and Austria, the model is certified in
accordance with the highest industrial standard for
foods, FSSC 22000, has an EVOH permeation
barrier that prevents oxygen, nitrogen and other
Winegrower Jochen Kreutzenberger, of Kindenheim, in the German Palatinate, in front of the wine storage facility filled with fine wines from his
vineyards
Flexicon’s safety cage
A
new Bulk-Out model BFF bulk bag
discharger from Flexicon features a steel
safety cage to prevent contact with moving
parts during operation and automated
unloading of bulk bags.
The enclosure features externally-mounted
controls and full height doors with an intrinsically
safe relay (ISR) that halts operation when the door
is open. The discharger is equipped with top-
mounted receiving cups and a removable bag-
lifting frame for forklift loading of bulk bags.
Z-Clip strap holders at the frame extremities
allow rapid, secure insertion and removal of bag
straps. A manual Spout-Lock clamp ring
positioned atop a pneumatically-actuated Tele-
Tube telescoping tube provides quick, dust-tight
connections between the bag spout and hopper,
and maintains downward tension on the spout as
the bag empties to eliminate creases, folds or
bulges that could hinder material flow.
Additional flow promotion is afforded by Flow-
Flexer bag activators that raise and lower opposite
bottom sides of the bag at timed intervals,
loosening compacted material and directing it into
the discharge spout. As the bag lightens, the
stroke of the bag activators increases, raising the
bag bottom into a steep ‘V’ shape, while top-
mounted Pop-Top extension devices elongate the
entire bag, promoting total discharge with no
manual intervention.
The universal flanged outlet of the hopper
The steel safety enclosure ceases operation of moving parts when
safety interlocked doors are open
allows connection of a rotary airlock or charging
adapter to feed optional pneumatic or mechanical
conveyors, or other downstream equipment.
This unit is constructed of carbon steel with
durable industrial finish, with stainless steel
material contact surfaces, or in all-stainless steel
finished to food, dairy or pharmaceutical
standards.
www.flexicon.co.uk
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Guests at the opening of Schütz’s new Australia factory received an impression of ultra-modern IBC production
gases from permeating in and out of the
container.
With a filling volume of up to 1,000 litres, the
IBC can be used in many phases of wine
production, for the storage of must to mash
fermentation, for the maturation of fine wines,
subsequent ripening, storage or simply for the
transport of grape must, young wine or finished
wine. Three years ago, these characteristics were
confirmed in a series of tests conducted by experts
from the Australian Wine Research Institute on
Shiraz red that is extensively grown down under.
Late last year, Schütz opened its new Australia
factory with a festive programme that also
featured traditional elements of Aboriginal culture.
Some 100 guests, including numerous customers
and suppliers as well as representatives from the
media, came to the opening in Yatala, south of
Brisbane.
As well as good logistics connections, the 19,000
sqm site has state-of-the-art facilities for the
production of new IBCs, IBC and drum
reconditioning as well as high performance
storage. The plant is an investment that will
optimise supplies to customers in the eastern part
of the country.
www.schuetz.net