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14 BULKDISTRIBUTOR Industrial Packaging November / December 2016

14 BULKDISTRIBUTOR Industrial Packaging November / December 2016

New launches from Flexicon

Flexicon , a world leader in the design and manufacture of bulk handling equipment and custom-engineered systems , continues to introduce new products into the marketplace . Recent innovations to add to the company ’ s extensive ranges include a sanitary drum tipper with roller conveyor , a wide-inlet bulk bag filler and a portable sanitary open-chute drum tipper .

TIP-TITE Sanitary Drum Tipper
The latest TIP-TITE Sanitary Drum Tipper is designed to provide dust-free transfer of bulk materials from drums to downstream equipment , and rapid sanitising between changeovers . Constructed from stainless steel and suitable for wash-down , the tipper is pneumatically powered and certified for use in areas with hazardous conditions . A hydraulic cylinder raises and seats the drum against a discharge cone , after which a second hydraulic cylinder tips the drum to an angle of 45 °, 60 ° or 90 ° with a motion-dampening feature . At full rotation , the outlet of the discharge cone mates with a gasketed receiving-ring fitted to the lid of any receiving vessel , creating a dust-tight seal and allowing controlled discharge through a pneumatically actuated butterfly valve into the vessel . The hydraulic power unit enclosure , which features sight glass to check gauges and valves , is located on the frame exterior for accessibility during set-up , inspection and maintenance , and houses a pneumatic motor to drive the unit . It is equipped with a roller conveyor that can be fed by an optional or existing infeed
conveyor , allowing drums to roll into place by gravity . The Flexicon range of drum tippers also includes models made from carbon steel with durable industrial finishes , or with material contact surfaces of stainless steel .
Wide-Inlet Bulk Bag Filler
This new launch has been created by Flexicon to handle chunks and semi-solids , allowing rapid filling and passage of large , moist or dense materials into open or duffle-top bulk bags . The unit features powered height adjustment of the cantilevered fill head to accommodate all popular bag heights , pneumatically adjustable bag hooks , a roller conveyor , automated vibratory densification / deaeration deck and load cells with automated controls .
Material passes through a hopper equipped with a slide gate valve positioned above the filler , and through the filler ’ s inlet chute that tapers from 660 to 508mm square before discharging into an open-top bulk bag . A vibratory deaeration deck activated at timed intervals during the filling cycle densifies the bulk material , stabilising the bag . When load cells signal that the bag is approaching target weight , a controller shuts the slide gate valve , releases the bag straps and activates a powered roller conveyor to remove the filled bulk bag from the filling area . Made of carbon steel with a durable industrial finish , the system is suitable for sludge-like materials , disparate-sized scrap , mulch , stone , coal , wood pellets and other bulk material containing pieces , chunks , agglomerates or clumps too large for conventional bulk bags and fillers that are designed for a free-flowing feed . The unit is also available in stainless steel for filling of potatoes , cassavas , turnips and similarly sized crops .
Portable sanitary open-chute drum tipper
Produced for optimum ease and efficiency , Flexicon ’ s new portable open-chute drum tipper features stainless steel product contact surfaces finished to sanitary standards and a wash-down motor , providing a low-cost means of discharging non-dusty bulk materials from drums without cross contamination . A single hydraulic cylinder rotates the drum to 60 ° beyond horizontal , discharging material onto the product chute and into a receiving vessel . The wide-diameter and polished surface of the chute allows contents of the drum to discharge freely regardless of particle size . The unit accommodates drums of all popular sizes weighing up to 340kg , and can discharge directly into process equipment or optional hoppers equipped with outlets for pneumatic conveying systems , flexible screw conveyors or tubular cable conveyors . Mounted on castors with quick-action floor jacks for stable operation , the tipper can be rolled to various use points throughout the plant , eliminating the need for multiple units . Non-product contact surfaces are constructed of carbon steel with durable industrial coatings .

Flexicon opens new office in Germany

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lexicon ( Europe ) Ltd has opened a new office in Aschaffenburg to provide factory-direct engineering services and technical sales support to customers throughout Germany . “ The Aschaffenburg location will fuel Flexicon ’ s rapid growth in the region by providing a dedicated German-language staff with full access to corporate resources ,” said Managing Director Keith Bourton . The new office is headed up by Regional Sales Manager Christian Löchler , whose credentials include an Engineering degree in Plastic Processing Technology and 20 years of experience in plastics processing , compounding and recycling . At Flexicon he will be responsible for building relationships with plant engineers , managers and other equipment specifiers in facilities that handle bulk solid materials across the food , pharmaceutical , mineral , plastics and general chemical industries . “ The Aschaffenburg office will have full access to Flexicon ’ s engineering resources , including details on more than 20,000 installations of Flexicon bulk handling equipment and engineered systems worldwide ,” added Bourton .