Flexicon Europe, Whitstable, UK, has introduced a stainless steel, hygienic FIBC filling station that detects and separates metal contaminants during the dustfree weigh-filling process. It is equipped with an integral metal detector/separator that detects metal in the free-fall stream of material entering the filler, and then ejects it through a chute that discharges into a removable drum at the rear of the unit.
 

The filler also incorporates: fill head height adjustment to accept all popular bag sizes; an inflatable cuff forming a high-integrity seal to the bag inlet spout; a blower to remove bag creases prior to filling; load cells for filling by weight; a vent port for dustfree air displacement during filling; pneumatically retractable bag hooks; and an automated vibratory de-aeration/densification system to maximise capacity and stabilise the bag for storage and shipment. Said to be the first bulk bag filler to receive USDA acceptance, it is constructed of 316 stainless steel, finished to sanitary standards and configured with full-length forklifting tubes allowing it to be moved throughout the plant. www.flexicon.co.uk

 

Flexicon hygienic bulk bag filler has automatic weigh-filling functions