Materials Handling
Dinnissen introduces a worldwide first: unique automatic drum-emptier for toxic/explosive powdery products
With personal protection and a safer workplace in mind, in mid-2015 an existing customer requested Dinnissen to think along about a solution for the automatic emptying of 200 dm³ drums containing toxic/explosive powdery products.
The reason for this was that although the drums were already being emptied mechanically at the existing customer’s premises, the employees had to wear gas masks during the emptying of these drums, which is undesirable, especially for long periods of time.
In the course of 2016, Dinnissen’s specialists set to work and, in conjunction and regular consultation with the client, they developed a fully 3D-animated pre-engineering in order to present the first draft designs.
Enthusiastic! The first draft designs were received with so much enthusiasm that by the end of 2016, Dinnissen was awarded the contract. This was the beginning of an exciting process of adaptations, improvements, unique innovations and frequent consultation with the client.
Ready for the first test In early 2018, after more than a year of development, testing and improvement, the worldwide first of this truly unique automatic drum-emptier was a fact.
The process starts with the supply of the closed drums, which are placed on the roller conveyor via the operator. After the ‘release signal’ and confirmation that the installation is ready, the drum is transported towards the first cabin.
Opening of the drum: first part During the first operation, the lid is removed from the drum fully automatically with a special head piece, after which the lid remains clamped in this head piece. The drum is transported to the second cabin through an airlock. In the meantime, the clamped lid is pushed out of the head piece and placed on another conveyor belt. The lid that has just been removed is then transported to a separate cabin and cleaned with a neutral liquid, so after cleaning, it can be
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removed from the installation without any risk.
Inliner: second part From the first cabin, and after removal of
the lid, the drum now arrives in the second cabin. Because in some cases the drums are provided with a separate ‘inliner’ (a - usually - plastic lining on the inside of the drum) a provision had to be
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