Handle drums safely during powder discharge
Flexicon
The Tip-Tite Drum Dumping System (photo) automatically rolls drums containing bulk materials into position, dumps the contents into downstream equipment, and rolls the empty drums out of the dumping station, allowing safe, high-capacity transfer of materials from drums weighing up to 750 lb. Once full drums are rolled onto the dumping station platform, a hydraulic cylinder raises and seats the drum rim against a discharge hood. A second hydraulic cylinder then tips the drum to an angle of 45, 60 or 90 deg, with a motion-dampening feature. At full rotation, the slide gate opens to allow for the controlled discharge of material into downstream processing equipment. After the empty container is returned to its upright position, the rolling motion is reversed and the container is halted in front of a pneumatically actuated pusher, which transfers the empty drum to the return conveyor for removal. Photoelectric sensors located along the powered roller conveyor relay the position of empty and full drums to the system controller, which actuates the conveyor to advance full and empty drums upon completion of each dumping cycle. The system is also offered in high-lift configurations for dumping into elevated receiving equipment, and in open-chute and dust-free designs for dumping boxes, bins, pails and other containers. — Flexicon Corp., Bethlehem, Pa.