A new Flexicon mobile bulk bag discharger with mobile flexible screw conveyor allows dust-free discharging of bulk solid materials and conveying to downstream process equipment or storage vessels throughout the plant.
Mounted on locking castors, the BULK-OUT BFF Series discharger from Flexicon has four adjustable extension posts to accommodate bulk bags from 915 to 2 135 mm tall. The removable bag-lifting frame with Z-CLIP™ strap holders allows bulk bags to be attached at ground level, then forklifted into receiving cups on the discharger frame.
Flexicon’s mobile BULK-OUT® BFF Series discharger for the transfer of bulk materials.
A SPOUT-LOCK™ clamp ring on top of a pneumatically-actuated TELE-TUBE™ telescoping tube secures the clean side of bag spout to the clean side of the equipment and exerts continuous downward tension on the bag as it empties and elongates, promoting flow and evacuation, while a vent port with a filter sock contains the dust.
Additional flow is afforded by FLOW-FLEXER™ bag activators that raise and lower opposite bottom sides of the bag at timed intervals into a steep V-shape, and top-mounted POP-TOP™ extension devices that elongate the entire bag promoting total discharge with no manual intervention.
The discharge housing of the mobile flexible screw conveyor is supported by a mast fixed to the mobile discharger frame, allowing the transfer of free- and non-free-flowing bulk materials to multiple destinations. The flexible screw is the only moving part contacting material and is driven by an electric motor beyond the point at which material is discharged, preventing material contact with seals.
The entire unit can be rolled to a cleaning station. A lower clean-out cap on the conveyor tube can be removed to flush the smooth interior surfaces with steam, water or cleaning solutions or to fully remove the flexible screw for cleaning and inspection.
The system is available in carbon steel with a durable industrial coating with stainless steel material contact surfaces, or in all-stainless steel finished to industrial, food, dairy or pharmaceutical standards.
