DoEngineers - Big Bag Filling Station
DoEngineers - Big Bag Filling Station
DoEngineers - Big Bag Filling Station
Q. How do we handle the bulk bag? Q. How do we contain dust? Q. Can the filling system be automated? Q. Will the equipment need to be
A. By pallet or by the bag loops grounded?
A. An inflatable neck seal effectively A. If filling in volume, options such as
contains the dust during filling. All pallet dispensers, automatic bag loop A. If the area poses an explosion risk,
our filling heads comprise an inner release, bag take-off and static dissipative or groundable bags
and outer annulus, for product flow accumulation conveyors should be may be recommended, together with a
and dust evacuation respectively. considered, and can be added at a suitable static monitoring device.
future date to standard Spiroflow
equipment.
Q. Do we need a bag liner? Q. Does the product need vibration? Q. Is automatic loop release and height Q. Can the equipment be adapted to fill
adjustment available? other types of container?
A. If the product is very fine, you A. Usually, yes. Vibration at the base of
probably will, to prevent leakage or the unit deaerates and compacts the A. Yes, automatic loop release of filled A. Yes. Spiroflow supplies a range of
moisture ingress. However, various product so it not only optimises the bags is a useful labor saving option options for the filling of rigid bins,
alternatives can be used such as coated bag volume, but forms a safe and for pallet loaded bags. Powered height drums and octabins and gaylords..
bags or special bag seams. The liner stable load. A spinner head can also be adjustment is also recommended if
must be inflated correctly to avoid used to disperse product into'baffle' or different sizes of bag are being filled
creasing and subsequent discharge compartmentalized bags. in order to speed up the filling process.
problems
1. Bag loops are placed 2. Bag spout and liner 3. Liner or bag spout is 4. Neck seal is inflated Bulk bag liner, loose Bulk bag filled with
over support arms are opened up. attached to inflatable to secure the liner or as bag supplied. product, but due to
neck seal. bag spout during creased liner is rucked
filling. over outlet and could
give discharge trouble.
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