Gericke USA
A new discharge station for big bags
The Big Bag Unloader (BBU; photo) enables food, chemical, pharmaceutical and other powder processors to safely discharge materials from bulk bags into hoppers, feeders, reactors, sending vessels, conveyors and to other stages in the process. Developed to promote consistent product flow and reduce material waste in a safe work environment, the BBU features a proprietary, twin-ring, dust-tight docking station that creates a sealed, dust-free connection linking the bag bottom to the process. With a single worker managing the operation, the bulk-material-transfer system virtually eliminates ambient combustible dust, along with its inherent safety risks, says the manufacturer. The bulk-bag discharge station offers a wide range of process interfaces, flowability equipment, dust containment systems and loading infrastructures in a choice of mild or stainless steel as standard. — Gericke USA, Inc., Somerset, N.J.