Spiroflow, Clitheroe, UK, has recently won additional orders from Eight O’Clock Coffee after it initially designed a customised conveying system to support a new high-speed packaging line at its plant (see EBS News for week of 27 April 2015). The customer was so satisfied with the efficiency and increased productivity that resulted from the automated Cableflow® tubular drag conveying system for transferring coffee from multiple roasters at the touch of a button, it purchased two more of the conveyors. Whole beans and ground coffee are gently transferred to the packaging line at a rate of over 4.5t/h.

 

Designed to fit into the existing plant layout, the conveying system runs with minimal operator involvement for optimum productivity, eliminates dust in compliance with OSHA, improves sanitary operations with advanced handling techniques and provides Eight O’Clock with a rapid return on its investment. Spiroflow has now supplied a total of six tubular drag conveyors to the company. All utilise 304 stainless steel cables with UHMW polyethylene discs and are fitted with the patented Dynamic Automatic Rope Tensioning system (DART) which maximises cable life and minimises maintenance requirements. www.spiroflow.com 

 

 

One of the Cableflow tubular drag conveyors at Eight O’Clock Coffee