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Bag dumping system with glove box, compactor, conveyor
A new Flexicon Bag Dumping System with glove box, bag compactor and flexible screw conveyor, isolates bulk material from the operator and plant environment throughout opening, dumping and compaction of bags, and the conveying of material downstream. Bags are staged on a stainless steel tabletop and then transferred through a plastic strip curtain into a dumping enclosure comprised of a glove box, empty-bag chute and dust collector atop a receiving hopper. The dust collector maintains negative pressure within the enclosure, preventing the escape of dust through the curtain, while containing dust generated during bag opening and dumping activities.
A bag infeed chute through the sidewall of the enclosure allows the operator to pass empty bags directly into the bag compactor, causing dust generated from compaction as well as dumping activities to be drawn onto the system’s two filter cartridges. An automatic reverse-pulse filter cleaning system releases short blasts of compressed air inside the filters at timed intervals causing dust build-up on the outer surfaces to fall into the hopper, conserving useable product. Filters are readily accessed by removing the interior baffle, and replaced rapidly using quick-disconnect fittings.
The compactor employs a large pneumatic air cylinder to compress bags into a removable bin that accommodates 50 to 80 bags. The main waste access door, and a flapper door within the bag infeed chute, are equipped with safety interlocks that prevent operation of the compactor unless both doors are closed. The hopper discharges into an enclosed Flexicon flexible screw conveyor for dust-free transfer of a broad variety of products including free- and non-free-flowing materials from large pellets to sub-micron powders, including products that pack, cake, seize,
smear, fluidise, break apart or separate, with no separation of blended products. The company also manufactures pneumatic conveying systems, bulk bag dischargers, bulk bag conditioners, bulk bag fillers, drum/box/container tippers, drum fillers, weigh batching and blending systems, and engineered plant-wide bulk handling systems with automated controls. Tel: +44 (0)1227 374710 Email:
sales@flexicon.co.uk www.flexicon.co.uk
FlexLink’s new X65 conveyor platform triples user value
Reduced Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), sustainability and innovation have been the focus in the development of FlexLink’s new generation X65 conveyor. The result is significantly higher value to users compared to present solutions in production and packaging lines.
Sophisticated conveyor systems are major elements in production logistics solutions, enhancing the total efficiency in production, testing and packaging lines. The requirements on the equipment are increasing over time, typically on additional processing, flexibility for new products, higher capacity and lower operating costs. With the launch of the new X65 conveyor, FlexLink takes the performance of
conveyors to new and higher levels offering lower TCO (Total Cost of Ownership), a drastically lower noise level and an innovative design for the future.
The development of the new X65 conveyor platform was done with input from leading end users and OEMs to meet the requirements of tomorrow, while offering added value to the needs of today.
The new X65 platform offers twice the strength compared to the standards of today. Göran Abbestam, Product Manager at FlexLink explains, “The doubled conveyor strength has a dramatic effect on the service life and maintenance intervals of systems installed. In addition, the layouts can be made simpler as fewer drives and transfers are
required for a given layout due to the increased maximum conveyor length. To the user, this has a substantial, positive impact with less
complexity and a lower cost of installation.”
The X65 conveyor is designed for low friction, low power
consumption and a long service life. In addition, FlexLink is introducing new high efficient drive technology to further reduce
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power consumption. Dependent on the application and choice of drive unit, power consumption is 8-44% less compared to previous high efficiency drive units by FlexLink. The strong design allows maintenance intervals to be more than double compared to the standards of today.
X65 is capable of the double speed compared to previous conveyor generations – 120 m/min – a capacity that meets tomorrow’s higher requirements on line speed and reduced cost per produced unit. The factory environment is a concern for manufacturers and FlexLink has applied considerable effort to noise reduction and improvement of operator safety. In most common applications, the noise level of X65 is on a typical office level, and compared to the industry standards, it is up to 80% less. For automated single piece flow applications, the X65 pallet conveyor system offers high quality production at low cost. The X65 pallet system stands out with a unique design and standardized functions for the handling of products up to 1 kg. The pallets and functions are prepared for the integration of process control systems, such as track & trace and MES functionalities. For more information about FlexLink’s offerings, visit
www.flexlink.com
Dust generated from bag opening, dumping and compaction is isolated from the operator and plant environment by means of a glove box, dust collector and integral bag compactor with sealed infeed chute. An enclosed Flexicon flexible screw conveyor transfers material downstream at any angle, dust-free.
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