Flexicon Block-Buster bulk bag conditioner
09 February, 2012The Block-Buster bulk bag conditioner, with two hydraulic rams and specially contoured end plates, presses opposing sides of bulk bags, loosening material that has solidified during storage and shipment, enabling bulk bag unloaders to discharge it through bag spouts.
Stawell Gold recovery exceeds expectations through flotation upgrade
30 January, 2012A major Australian gold mine at Stawell in Central Victoria has far exceeded its own expectations following an upgraded flotation circuit developed in partnership with Outotec Services.
Flexicon Dual Bulk Bag Filling System
25 January, 2012 byThe Dual Bulk Bag Filling System from Flexicon integrates two Swing-Down bulk bag fillers with a Flexicon Pallet Dispenser and powered roller conveyors, allowing safe, high-capacity filling of bulk bags of all popular sizes. Programmable controls allow the fillers to operate separately or simultaneously, filling bags of the same size or two different sizes.
Containing toxic dust in fluoridation plants
09 January, 2012For many years various Australian authorities have been slowly installing water-fluoridation plants in a general endeavour to promote dental health. In the last few years, though, the pace of fluoridation has quickened as various states have introduced fluoridation programs, backed by state government subsidies.
Flexicon skid-mounted bag discharge system
28 October, 2011 byThe Flexicon Bulk Bag Discharging System with integral Pneumatic Conveying System transfers material from bulk bags to silos and other storage vessels. Unlike most discharging systems that move material from bulk bags to smaller storage vessels and process equipment, this positive pressure pneumatic system is designed to fill bulk storage facilities on islands, or other locations unable to receive large volumes of bulk material by rail or bulk truck.
Moving difficult-to-handle bulk materials with flexible screw conveyors
26 October, 2011Flexible screw conveyor systems can be engineered to transport bulk materials that tend to pack, cake, smear, break apart or fluidise, and can prevent the separation of blended products. This article looks at the how flexible screw conveyors can be designed to convey such problematic materials.
Schenck Process Disocont Tersus continuous feeder control
28 July, 2011 bySchenck Process has added intuitive touch-screen operation, intelligent interfaces and optimised modularity to its Disocont Tersus measurement, control and regulation for device continuous feeding.
Flexicon bulk bag filling line
22 July, 2011 byFlexicon is supplying a bulk bag filling line that automatically dispenses pallets, fills bulk bags and accumulates filled bags for removal by forklift.
Flexicon plant-wide weigh batching system
10 June, 2011 byAn automated plant-wide weigh batching system engineered by Flexicon simultaneously weighs up to seven major ingredients received in bulk bags and unlimited minor ingredients received in 23 kg sacks, pails or boxes, and conveys weighed batches to a downstream blender that feeds a bulk bag filler and a paper sack filling machine.
Donaldson PowerCore CP Series filter packs
28 May, 2011 byPowerCore CP Series filter ‘packs’ can replace traditional baghouse technology for dust collection in a variety of industries including general industrial, grain handling, cement, plastic and wood.
New mixing technology increases production capacity for body-care products
28 April, 2011Urtekram International A/S is the largest Danish manufacturer of organic body-care products such as cream, shampoo and liquid deodorant. Recently the company has achieved an increase in its production capacity by installing new batch-mixing technology.
Flexicon single-trip bulk bag unloader
21 March, 2011 byFlexicon has released a single-trip bulk bag unloader that allows rapid, low-cost discharging in low headroom areas, and conveying of the material at any angle to downstream processing, storage or packaging equipment.
Flexicon Tip-Tite high-lift box/container tipper
17 January, 2011 byThe Tip-Tite high-lift box/container tipper discharges dust free into vessels 183 to 305 cm above the plant floor.
DAF system achieves highly efficient solids separation
15 November, 2010An innovative DAF (dissolved air flotation) system for treating or refining wastewater, engineered in Europe to EU standards, has been introduced to Australia by CST Wastewater Solutions.
Flexicon self-contained bag dump system
14 October, 2010 byA self-contained bag dump system from Flexicon collects dust generated during manual dumping and compaction of bags, and conveys bulk material downstream. The unit is intended to reduce material waste and eliminate the need to clean a remote dust collection site, while protecting workers and preventing plant contamination.
