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Focus
Focus on Solids Handling
This bag slitter eliminates dust
and reduces waste
The MINILux (photo) is an automated
food-grade bag slitter constructed
to U.S. Food and Drug Admin. (FDA)
standards with self-contained dust
collection and recovery. The MINILux
is said to recover 1.5-2% more
product at a rate 1.8 to 2 times
faster than a single bag-dump station.
Facilitating a healthy, safe and
hygienic working environment by recovering
both airborne and trailing
product, it also reduces waste and
boosts profits. Capable of opening
up to six 25-kg bags per minute,
the MINILux combines conveying,
slitting, emptying, integral dust filtering
and empty bag compaction
in one system. It features multiple
clean-out access points for easy
cleanability to ensure allergens and
pathogens do not enter the food
chain. - Luxme International Ltd.,
Brossard, Que., Canada
www.luxme.com
This system empties bagged
powders safely
The AFC Dump Clean EX bag break
station (photo) permits powders to be
automatically transferred from bags,
sacks, drums and other containers into
storage or into the process without allowing
fine particles to escape into the
workplace. The station continuously
draws dust inside the unit before it can
become airborne, virtually eliminating
the fuel source from the explosive environment
along with the potential for
an explosive incident. The AFC Dump
Clean EX features an upgraded hazardous-location
motor with companion
electrical components that meet
National Electrical Code standards for
transferring Class I, Division II hazardous
materials, plus an explosion-proof
NEMA 7/9 control panel enclosure,
and anti-static filter media to prevent
electrostatic discharge. - Automated
Flexible Conveyor, Clifton, N.J.
www.afcspiralfeeder.com
Level switches for packed
powder applications
The GJ Level Switch (photo) can operate
as high or low point level indicators
for bulk solids that tend to pack
or bridge easily. The GJ detector operates
successfully with consistent
results on applications such as chemical
powders, minerals and many
other granulated materials. These
level switches measure dry bulk solids
ranging from less than 15.0 to greater
than 60 lb/ft3. The level detectors are
factory calibrated and do not require
any field calibration before installation.
There are no moving parts, no
gaskets or seals to deteriorate. They
are approved for Class I, Groups C
& D; Class II, Groups E, F & G; and
Class III services, as well as CSA C/
USA approved. - Automation Products,
Inc. - Dynatrol Div., Houston
www.automation.com
This conveyor bag-dump
station is mobile
A new sanitary, mobile tilt-down flexible
screw conveyor with integral
bag-dump station and compactor
(photo) allows the transfer of material
manually dumped from handheld
bags into elevated process equipment,
and the disposal of empty
bags, dust-free. Mounted on a mobile
frame with locking casters and
a fold-down step, the bag-dump
station is secured to the floor hopper
with quick-release clamps, and
features a gasketed bag-disposal
chute through the side wall of the
hopper hood, allowing the operator
to pass empty bags directly into
the bag compactor. Dust generated
from both dumping and compaction
is drawn onto the system's two cartridge
filters. An automatic reversepulse
filter cleaning system releases
short blasts of compressed air inside
the filters at timed intervals. This
causes any dust built up on the outer
surfaces to fall into the hopper, conserving
useable product. - Flexicon
Corp., Bethlehem, Pa.
www.flexicon.com
This system provides feeding
and mixing in hazardous areas
The Turbo Compact Mixing (TCM)
module (photo, p. 22) meets ATEX
requirements for operation in hazardous
environments. The TCM is
suitable for installation in ATEX zone
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