Bulk Bag and Manual Dump Weigh Batch System Brochure

USA FLEXICON CORPORATION 2400 Emrick Blvd.Bethlehem, PA 18020-8006 USATel: 1 888 FLEXICON(1 888 353 9426)Tel: +1 610 814 2400Fax: +1 610 814 0600E-mail: sales@flexicon.com Web: www.flexicon.comUKFLEXICON (EUROPE) LIMITED89 Lower Herne RoadHerne, Herne BayKent CT6 7PH UKTel: +44 (0)1227 374710Fax: +44 (0)1227 365821E-mail: sales@flexicon.co.uk Web: www.flexicon.co.ukAUSTRALIAFLEXICON CORPORATION(AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMITED78 Westgate StreetWacol, QLD 4076AustraliaTel: +61 (0)7 3879 4180Fax: +61 (0)7 3879 4183E-mail: sales@flexicon.com.auWeb: www.flexicon.com.auSOUTH AFRICAFLEXICON AFRICA (PTY) LTD.PO Box 10450Linton GrangePort Elizabeth 6015South AfricaTel: +27 (0)41 453 1871 Fax: +27 (0)41 453 1670 E-mail: sales@flexicon.co.za Web: www.flexicon.co.zaProductConfigurationwww.flexicon.com®Bulk Bag and Manual Dump WeighBatch SystemV-1063Bulk Bag and Manual Dump WeighBatch SystemBulk Bag and Manual Dump Weigh Batch SystemSanitary Weigh Batch System sources ingredientsfrom bulk bags and manually dumped sacks,boxes and other containers, under automatedcontrol.A combination Bulk Bag and Manual Dump Batching System weighsbulk materials that are discharged from bulk bags and/or manuallydumped from sacks, boxes and other containers, and empties thebatch into mobile storage bins.The sanitary system consists of a bulk bag unloading frame, twohoppers, and two flexible screw conveyors that feed a centralgain-in-weight hopper under automated control.A programmable controller with manual start button activates either ofthe flexible screw conveyors to load the first ingredient into the centralweigh hopper at maximum feed rate. Load cells supporting the hoppertransmit weight gain information to the controller, which steps-down thefeed rate to dribble prior to reaching the target weight. In the samemanner, the controller starts and stops the second conveyor to load thesecond ingredient into the weigh hopper, and then activates thehopper's slide gate valve to discharge the batch into mobile storagebins.The unloader features a SPOUT-LOCK® clamp ring that forms ahigh-integrity seal between the clean side of the bag spout and theclean side of the equipment. To promote total evacuation of material, aTELE-TUBE® telescoping tube maintains constant downward pressureon the clamp ring and bag spout, elongating the bag as it empties,while FLOW-FLEXER® bag activators raise and lower bottom edges ofthe bag into a steep "V" shape, directing material into the bag outletspout.Immediately above the clamp ring is a POWER-CINCHER® flow controlvalve employing a series of curved, articulated rods that cinch the bagspout concentrically, allowing dust-free retying and removal ofpartially-empty bags.A removable bag-lifting frame with bag strap hooks and fork tubesallows loading of the lifting frame with bag intact, onto a cradle at thetop of the unloader frame posts.The flexible screw conveyors handles a variety free- andnon-free-flowing bulk materials including products that pack, cake,smear or easily degrade, with no separation of blended products.Material contact surfaces of the system are of stainless steel finished tosanitary standards, with the exception of the polymer conveyor tubeswhich are removable for rapid, thorough wash down.The floor hopper is available with a containment hood including integraldust collection for clean, safe handling of dusty materials.