Pivot-head bag filler

The Flexicon combination bulk bag/drum filler features a fill head that pivots down for connecting empty bags at floor level, and a swing-arm-mounted chute for filling of drums. The unit’s swing-down fill head enables the operator to connect bag spouts and resume filling operations rapidly, eliminating the need to step over roller conveyors, strain to reach overhead connection points or risk injury associated with operation of conventional bulk bag fillers, according to the company.

The device simultaneously lowers and pivots the fill head, stopping it in a vertically oriented position that places the bag inlet spout inflatable connection, inflator button and four bag loop latches within an arm’s length of an operator standing on the plant floor.

A remote console or wall-mounted panel houses controls to raise and pivot the fill head into a locked, horizontal ‘fill position’, automatically inflate the bag to remove creases, open a flow control valve or start a feed device, and stop the flow of material once a preset fill weight has been gained.

Once bags are filled, the controller deflates the spout connection collar, releases the loop latches and raises the fill head to fully disengage the spout, enabling the bag to exit the filler automatically on the roller conveyor.

The unit can be switched to drum filling mode by positioning the swing-arm-mounted drum-filling chute under the fill head discharge port. The chute automatically rotates to deliver material to all four drums on a pallet.