November/December 2016
Industrial Packaging
NBE packaging system delivers
50,000lb/h process rate
T
he latest state-of-the-art bulk material
packaging operation from Michigan-based
National Bulk Equipment (NBE) can reliably
process up to 50,000lb of varied combustible
materials per hour.
This self-contained system uses three 1,060
cubic-foot capacity storage vessels to provide a
consistent, high-volume material supply to the
downstream bulk bag packaging operation; critical
for ensuring efficiency in a process that
incorporates material discharge from bulk bags,
material introduction from belt flaker units,
enclosed vertical conveying, high-capacity bulk
storage, material conditioning and packaging into
bulk bags.
The stainless steel storage vessels are each 12ft
in diameter, built to ANSI and ASME standards and
internal pressure rated to 116 PSIG. Material is
supplied to each vessel from a 50ft-tall bucket
conveyor through a three-way flange inlet that
directs material to size reduction units, then into
the storage vessel. Material is discharged from
each storage vessel to the bulk bag filling systems
using 12” cast stainless steel rotary airlock valves
rated to 150 PSIG and 400ºf material contact.
Conditioned material is packaged using three bulk
bag filling stations, each at a process rate of
17,000lb/h. Integrated, NTEP-certified hang-weigh
scale systems mean operators can be assured that
each filled bulk bag package weighs accurate to
+/- .01% of total bag capacity, up to 4,500lb.
The system can handle combustible materials of
varied physical characteristics, including
interlocking flakes and free-flowing, friable rods.
System-wide process automation and controls
communication are managed from the facilities
supervisory control and data acquisition system
(SCADA). Equipment-level automation and
controls are centralised to a single, menu-driven,
touch-screen HMI, designed and built by NBE.
The company’s experience in specifying,
designing, and manufacturing process systems to
application-appropriate codes, standards, and
regulations ensured system compliance at start-up,
while rigorous NBE risk assessment procedures
mean the physical ergonomics have been
optimised for user and operator exposure to
caustic material has been eliminated.
BULKDISTRIBUTOR
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New
SCHÜTZ
website
S
CHÜTZ’s brand-new website is now
live. The site has been completely
redesigned to make it faster, clearer and
more user-friendly to navigate, with a
more contemporary look.
The updated site features a structured
central section where all the important
company information and news is housed,
there is a new careers portal that can be
searched by different criteria to help match
users to their ideal positions.
Product details and links to local SCHÜTZ
sites are easy to find, and everything has been
put in place to make ordering IBC collection
online as efficient and straightforward as
possible.
The website has been optimised for all
commonly used devices and the address
remains unchanged at www.schuetz.net