Half Frame Low Cost Bulk Bag Unloader with Flexible Screw Conveyor 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®Half Frame Low Cost Bulk Bag Unloaderwith Flexible Screw ConveyorR-0312Half Frame Low Cost Bulk Bag Unloaderwith Flexible Screw ConveyorHalf Frame Low Cost Bulk Bag Unloader with FlexibleScrew ConveyorHigh-integrity seal allows full-opendischarge from bulk bags dust-freeOffers total dust containment at low cost by eliminatingupper frame components to lift and/or position the bagA new Half Frame Bulk Bag Unloader from Flexicon offers total dustcontainment at low cost by eliminating upper frame components to liftand/or position the bag, instead relying on the user's forklift or plant hoistto suspend the bag above the unit during operation.The bag-to-hopper interface consists of a SPOUT-LOCK® clamp ring*positioned atop a pneumatically actuated TELE-TUBE® telescopingtube*, allowing dust-tight connections and unrestricted flow between thebag spout and hopper, as well as automatic tensioning of the bag as itempties to promote flow and evacuation. The telescoping tube raises theclamp ring assembly that seals the clean side of the bag spout to theclean side of the telescoping tube, and then lowers until the bag spout ispulled taut. Once the spout is untied, the telescoping assembly exertscontinual downward tension on the spout, elongating the bag as itempties.The high-integrity, dust-tight seal between bag spout and clamp ringallows full-open discharge from bag spouts of all popular diameters,eliminating the need for iris valves commonly employed to lessen dust escape inherent with bag spouts hangingloosely in hopper intake chutes.The discharger is also equipped with FLOW-FLEXER® bag activators that raise and lower opposite bottom edges ofthe bag at timed intervals, loosening compacted materials and promoting material flow into the bag dischargespout. As the bag lightens, the stroke of the bag activators increases, raising the bag into a steep "V" shape,eliminating dead spots for total evacuation of material with no manual intervention.The transition hopper is equipped with pneumatic flow promotion devices, and an optional Flexible Screw Conveyorcapable of elevating free- and non-free-flowing bulk materials including products that pack, cake, plug, seize, smearor fluidize, and blends that separate.Other options include a POWER-CINCHER® flow control valve* that cinches the spout concentrically for leak-proofretying of partially empty bags, and a BAG-VAC® dust collector integral to the dust-tight system that createsnegative pressure to collapse empty bags prior to retying and disconnection, eliminating dust emitted during manualflattening of empty bags.Full frame bulk bag dischargers offered by Flexicon include BFF Series dischargers with bag lifting frame for forkliftloading, and BFC Series dischargers with cantilevered I-beam and electric hoist and trolley for positioning of bagswithout the aid of a forkliftConstruction is of carbon steel with durable industrial finish, or stainless steel finished to industrial, food, dairy orpharmaceutical standards.*Patent(s) granted and/or pending.