This batch system has an integral conveyor
The automated Bulk Bag Weigh Batching System (photo) meters ingredients into a Flexi-Disc Tubular Cable Conveyor that transports batches of a specified weight to downstream processing equipment, dust-free. The Bulk-Out BFC Series bulk-bag discharger features a cantilevered I-beam with electric hoist and trolley for loading and unloading of bulk bags without the use of a forklift. Flow-Flexfeeder bag activators raise and lower opposite bottom edges of the bag at timed intervals, promoting continuous and complete discharge of free- and non-free-flowing materials through the bag spout. The discharger rests on load cells that signal a programmable logic controller (PLC) to stop a vibratory feeder that meters material into the conveyor once a pre-programmed batch weight has been metered out. — Flexicon Corp., Bethlehem, Pa.