Flexicon Corporation has expanded manufacturing space at its headquarters in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, by 50,000 sq. ft. (4,645 sq. m.) to meet increased demand for its bulk handling equipment and systems.
IEDCO, Turnersville, N.J., developed bulk bag unloaders with a bulk bag deflation system that provides containment while allowing the operator to compact empty bulk bags.
The new BULK-OUT Model BFC Bulk Bag Discharger from Flexicon, Bethlehem, Pa., features an enclosure to contain errant dust that escapes through the seams or fabric of bulk bags when working with unlined bags.
A new series of BULK-OUT half-frame bulk bag dischargers from Flexicon, Bethlehem, Pa., features frames of variable heights and offsets to fit restricted areas previously utilized for dumping of smaller containers such as sacks, pails, drums, boxes and bins.
Flexicon, Bethlehem, Pa., developed a new BULK-OUT bulk bag discharging station to prevent cross-contamination during material changeovers, while eliminating downtime associated with cleaning of hoppers.
Flexicon, Bethlehem, Pa., debuted a dust hood with a dust containment enclosure that contains spillage and dust from escaping through seams in the bag and folds in the spout.
Flexicon’s new mobile half-frame bulk bag unloader allows material to be discharged from bulk bags, manually dumped
from sacks and conveyed to downstream processes and storage vessels.