Flexicon Europe, Whitstable, UK, has introduced a manual dump station with integral FLEXI-DISC™ tubular cable conveyor. This arrangement allows dust created during manual dumping from bags, boxes, pails and other containers to be safely collected, while the bulk material is gently conveyed at any angle over short or long distances. 

 

The unit features a high velocity vacuum fan that draws airborne dust from the vicinity of the operator on to cartridge filters. Automatic reverse-pulse filter cleaning allows continuous, efficient operation; timer-activated solenoid valves release short blasts of compressed plant air inside the filters causing dust build-up on outer filter surfaces to fall into the hopper.

 

The conveyor moves material using high-strength polymer discs affixed to a stainless steel or galvanised cable. The discs and cable are driven by a wheel at one end of the circuit and put under tension by a wheel at the other end, fully evacuating the conveyor of material. The modular system can have single or multiple inlets and outlets and is particularly suitable for manual dumping and conveying of food products that are prone to breakage or degradation. www.flexicon.co.uk 

 

 

Gentle conveying with dustfree manual charging