Flexicon Europe, Herne Bay, UK, has introduced a new model of BLOCK-BUSTER™ bulk bag conditioner designed to loosen material that has become solidified during transit or storage.  The unit is especially applicable to bulk bags containing hygroscopic chemicals, certain spice blends, heat-sensitive products, and other materials prone to solidifying to the extent that pneumatically actuated flow promotion accessories integral to bulk bag dischargers become inefficient or completely ineffective.
The new bulk bag conditioner incorporates a cantilevered I-beam with motorised hoist and trolley allowing the loading and unloading of bulk bags without the use of a forklift.  After lowering a bag into the conditioner frame, two hydraulic rams fitted with contoured plates press opposing sides of the bag to loosen the material.  A bag can be raised and lowered using the hoist and rotated manually for conditioning at any height on all sides.
An optional hydraulically actuated, variable-height turntable is available for automated in-frame bag rotation and conditioning bags at varying heights. The number and pressure of hydraulic ram actuations, the height of the turntable and the number of 90-degree rotations can be pre-programmed. The conditioner is available either as a stand-alone unit or integrated into a dedicated bulk handling system. www.flexicon.co.uk

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