Bags, Bagging, & Packaging

Bag Dump Stations
These bag dump stations ensure clean and safe unloading of bagged, dry bulk solids. The dumping stations collect dust generated when dumping powdered, granular, or pelletized materials from bags, boxes, drums, and other containers, and then return the material to the hopper. All bag dump stations feature a powerful ventilation fan that draws airborne dust away from the operator and through the dust collector. Fugitive dust is contained, drawn to the filter, and recycled to reduce waste. The unit’s operator-friendly design includes a safe bi-fold hinged door, heavy-duty bag support grate, and a large work platform and easy controls. Cyclonaire Corp., York, NE 888-593-6241 www.cyclonaire.com

Multiple Bin Monitoring Software
3D MultiVision is a Windows-based inventory management software for the 3DLevelScanner that enables users to view data for multiple bins in a single window. The software can be used with all versions of the non-contact, dust penetrating 3DLevelScanner including the S, M, MV, and MVL models. By clicking on a single bin, users can zoom in on detailed information for the bin, including minimum, maximum, and average levels, and see the 3D visualization of bin content for the MV and MVL models. The software allows multiple users at multiple locations to view bin level and volume data 24/7 via their Local Area Network (LAN). BinMaster, Lincoln, NE 800-278-4241 www.binmaster.com

Bin Activating Discharger
The GYRO EX bin activating discharger produces a controlled gyratory motion to positively withdraw granular materials from bins, storage silos, and hoppers at any desired rate for a consistent and reliable discharge. The GYRO EX bin activating discharger uses a radial force to create a uniform circular motion on both the upper activation cone and the lower discharge cone. The stored material load is completely supported by the upper bin activation cone that has a discharge angle less than the discharge cone. This means all materials feed faster from the lower discharge cone than from the upper bin activation cone, thus preventing the head load from compacting material in the lower cone for more reliable discharge without fear of rat holing. Dynamic Air Inc., St. Paul, MN 651-484-2900 www.dynamicair.com

Hydraulic Silo and Bin Cleaning System
The hydraulic cutting head on the Junior JR360H silo and bin cleaning system is smaller in diameter (5 in.) than competitive units, enabling it to fit into small flow channels or ratholes without losing any power or cleaning capacity. A hydraulic cylinder and fixed length cable now raise and lower the boom, providing superior control while eliminating costly gear reducers and associated parts. Mole•Master Services Corp., Marietta, OH 800-322-6653 www.molemaster.com

Bulk Bag Discharging and Drum Filling System
The patented Material Master bulk bag discharging system provides sealed discharge of fine, dusty powders. A Sure-Seal actuated spout clamping system seals the bag discharge spout for dust-tight operation, while a robust Flo-Master bag massaging system and rotary valve provide reliable metering of materials during drum filling. A powered Flo-Lock discharge spout closure system quickly halts material flow for partial bag discharging. The drum filling system features a dust-tight actuated filling head, densification system, gain-in-weight scale system, and gravity roller conveyor. The system is designed for Class II, Division II, Group G service. Material Transfer and Storage Inc., Allegan, MI 800-836-7068 www.materialtransfer.com

Bulk Bag Filling Station
The Model BB101 bulk bag filling station is designed as an easy-to-operate “workhorse” bulk bag filler. The user-friendly IDS440HS weigh indicator/controller is used with a sealed platform scale in which the frame is welded to. An adjustable shelf is used to be able to adjust up and down for various height bags. A roller slide gate is used to make a quick cutoff when weight is reached, and has quick-release strap bars. VIC Systems International Inc., Shawnee Mission, KS 800-255-0445 www.vicsystemsintl.com

Automatic Bagging Machines
The 3CM-5 series automatic bagging machines are specifically designed for tight spaces. The baggers place an empty bag on the spout, fill it (typically 20-50 lb), and close the bag top (heat seal or sewing), all within the confines of the bagger. This system maintains bag-top control through this process in order to achieve a high degree of consistency and deliver maximum throughput. This series includes the 3CM-52, 3CM-55, and 3CM-5U machine models with bagging capacities ranging from a maximum of 350 to 600 bags/hr. American-Newlong Inc., Indianapolis, IN 317-787-9421 www.american-newlong.com

Low-Level Palletizer with Extended Accumulation Table
The Model 72AE palletizer combines the economy and accessibility of a floor level palletizer with the speeds typically associated with high-level machines. This design incorporates an extended accumulation table that allows continuous layer forming during completed layer transfer and stacking, thereby achieving increased volume of up to 35 units per minute. Energy-efficient electric motors provide smooth, whisper-quiet operation, and all layer patterns and pallet configurations are programmed for easy startup and control. The Model 72AE can palletize cases, trays, bags, or totes. A-B-C Packaging Machine Corp., Tarpon Springs, FL 800-237-5975 www.abcpackaging.com

Dust-Free Bulk Bag Unloaders
BEST bulk bag unloaders provide dust-free product discharge from bulk bags. These bulk bag unloaders are expandable and flexible to meet discharging and bulk bag requirements. They are available in three models: Model BDS bag-dump station with air-vibrator-shaker grate; the economical Model MTU with 2500- to 4000-lb capacity; and the heavy-duty Model BBU unloader with vibratory-motor agitation. Many options are available. All unloaders can be loaded with fork trucks, company cranes, or by hand. All standard unloaders incorporate a neoprene facial seal with 17-in.-diam discharge outlet for a dust-tight operation. Metso, Brunswick, OH 800-827-9237 www.bestvibes.com

Bulk Bag Packers
IBC 3000 packers are engineered for a variety of materials and containers. The IBC’s modular design allows complete flexibility from a free-standing manual operation to a fully integrated and automated system handling bags, drums, and boxes. The packers feature a compact modular design with a 100- to 3000-lb capacity. They can handle granular materials and powders, and fill drums, bags, and boxes. Taylor Products, a division of Magnum Systems, Parsons, KS 888-882-9567 www.magnumsystems.com

Sanitary-Specific Bag Dump Station
This sanitary-specific bag dump station is designed and built to be compliance-ready at start-up and to ensure optimal compliance contribution (OCC) during operation and cleaning in even the most stringent sanitary applications. The construction of this bag dump station meets the FDA, cGMP definition for product safety and cleanability according to 21CFR110.40, with design features, including: a single-sheet, hopper-and-hood design formed of 304-2b stainless steel, eliminating joint flanges where material build-up can occur; quick disconnects for utilities, tool-less grate and filter removal, and single-step re-assembly to speed inspection and return to service; 32 Ra finish on all internal and external welds to resist material accumulation and improve product release; and a food-grade, MERV 11 efficiency (ASHRAE 52.2) filtration system to protect personnel and facilities from migrant dust release. A large, 42-in. operator access area promotes proper operator interaction posture. National Bulk Equipment Inc., Holland, MI 616-399-2220 www.nbe-inc.com

Robotic Bagging System
The BFW Series open-mouth bagger with bottom-up filler bags powdery materials such as milk powders and by-products, bakery mixes, flour, soy protein, starch, spices, sugar, chemicals, dehydrated ingredients, etc. The system is the combination of a bag-holding device, FANUC food-grade robot(s), and a bottom-up filling system. It has a high accuracy on weight (up to +/- 15 g) and can produce air-tight bags for long-term storage. It is equipped with a large bag magazine providing long production runs, few modules, great floor clearance, and a minimum of anchor points. Furthermore, the BFW Series provides both versatility and speed since it can handle paper, polyethylene, laminated polywoven, and Cap-Sac (a bag within a bag) bags at up to 8 bags/min. Complete control on side-gusseted pinch top bags (PBOM) is achieved; no gusset re-alignment device is required. Premier Tech Chronos, Rivière-du-Loup, QC, Canada 418-867-8883 www.ptchronos.com

Bulk Bag Unloaders
BulkBuster bulk bag unloaders effectively empty large bulk bags and get material where it needs to be in your process. Safety is always a primary concern when handling and maneuvering extremely heavy and cumbersome bulk bags. A heavy-duty framework provides stability and operator safety. Operator efficiency is also maximized due to the simplicity of the design and ease of operation when lifting, positioning, and emptying every bulk bag. The BulkBuster is available in a variety of styles and options to accommodate all bag styles. Variations in bag capacity, bag height, and width dimensions, inlet and outlet sizes, and lifting loops can be accommodated. Options include bag jostlers, electric hoist, glove box hopper, automatic bag slitter, vibrating hopper, and traveling scissors lift. Dynamic Air Inc., St. Paul, MN 651-484-2900 www.dynamicair.com

Robotic Valve Bag Placer
The enhanced Gen 2 Model 2020 robotic valve bag placer offers design improvements that increase production efficiency. Utilizing Fanuc robotic technology, the Model 2020A can simultaneously place bags on 1, 2, or 3 valve bag packer spouts at overall rates up to 1200 bags/hr. The unit can place all types of internal sleeve valve bags and it works in conjunction with most all makes and models of valve bag fillers. An improved valve opening assembly ensures positive opening of even slightly adhered valve sleeves while internal working mechanisms are enclosed in a newly designed dust resistant enclosure. Empty bag magazines are available in both vertical and horizontal configurations. The entire unit is supported by a heavy-duty structural steel frame with interlocked safety fencing. PASCO, St. Louis, MO 800-489-3300 www.pascosystems.com

Compact Bag Dump and Product Conditioning System
The Delumper bag station is a pre-engineered bag dump system designed for unloading, de-agglomerating, and freshening of lumpy bagged solids while efficiently introducing them into a production process. The unit is designed to facilitate convenient manual opening of small to medium sized bags without creating a dusty environment. This system incorporates a built-in Delumper processor to reduce agglomerates and lumps and facilitate uniform product flow while the bags are being emptied. The bag station has a built-in dust filter system that draws the air through the unit grate and into the enclosed filter chamber. Filter media are periodically self-cleaned by a programmed air burst cycle. Franklin Miller Inc., Livingston, NJ 973-535-9200 www.franklinmiller.com

Bag Fillers
This complete line of bag fillers can be custom designed to accommodate any type of dry powder product being filled into 20- to 100-lb bags. Offering total dust-free containment, the bag fillers have a minimal number of moving parts for low maintenance. Easily adjustable controls accommodate full management data for optimal operation and performance. The bulk bag fillers can operate up to 24 hours a day. The complete line includes a turbo impeller packer, a force flow packer, and a screw packer. The dust-free turbo packer (pictured) is designed for filling 50- to 100-lb bags and provides high-speed handling of a wide variety of materials. It comes with adjustable weight control with management data. Spiroflow Systems Inc., Monroe, NC 704-291-9595 www.spiroflowsystems.com

Agitator Hopper
Designed specifically for handling bulk materials known to generate combustible dust, this agitator hopper is constructed with explosion protection and control features, including an explosion venting system, calculated on a Kst value of 170 and Pmax of 9.5, to direct and release overpressure to prepared areas. Hopper construction includes reinforced walls and a reinforced cover, and is rated for 4.5 PSI internal pressure. The 100-cu-ft-capacity hopper provides thorough material conditioning using dual, counter-rotating agitator shafts, each with a proprietary blade design that directs material toward the center discharge. Hermetically sealed load cells, integrated to the system’s automation controls, signal the unit to supply prepared material to downstream processes on a loss-in-weight basis. NBE expertise in specifying, designing, and manufacturing process systems to application-appropriate, domestic and international codes, standards, and regulations ensures system compliance at start-up. National Bulk Equipment Inc., Holland, MI 616-399-2220 www.nbe-inc.com

Bolted RTP Tank Construction
Tank Connection designs, fabricates, and installs dry bulk storage systems. All types of custom steel designs are available, including bolted RTP, field-weld, shop-weld, and hybrid tank construction. The picture shown is a bolted RTP (rolled, tapered panel) tank construction, which is designed for mass flow of a dry bulk material. The tanks shown were built utilizing a special, synchronized jacking process that allowed both tanks to be built simultaneously, while keeping construction workers on the ground. Tank Connection, Parsons, KS 620-423-3010 www.tankconnection.com

Heavy-Duty Corrugated Plastic Containers
These heavy-duty corrugated plastic containers are made with oscillating corrugated plastic. They are 65% stronger than those made with standard material. This is achieved by using heavier duty material and oscillating the structure of the material during the production process. These containers come in more than 3000 standard sizes and can be made in any size. Standard sizes range from 20x12x6 in. to over 40 in. long. The heavy-duty version is stronger than most molded plastic containers. The minimum quantity is 250 pieces. Flexcon Container, Springfield, NJ 908-871-7000 www.flexcontainer.com

Bulk Bag Fillers
This bulk bag filling line automatically dispenses pallets, fills bulk bags, and accumulates filled bags for removal by forklift. The dispenser is equipped with a powered roller conveyor that removes the bottom-most pallet from the stack of up to 15, and positions it directly beneath the cantilevered fill head of a bulk bag filler. An operator then connects an empty bag to four hooks, seals the bag spout using an inflatable collar, and presses a bag inflation button to initiate an automated filling sequence that fills the bag, vibrates/densifies it, disconnects it, and releases the pallet with newly filled bag (and any previously filled bags) to roll to the furthest of three downstream conveyor positions. The fillers are equipped with a powered fill head height adjustment that accommodates all popular bag sizes, and a feed chute vent for dust-free air displacement during filling. They are available with mechanical or pneumatic material feed systems. Flexicon Corp., Bethlehem, PA 888-353-9426 www.flexicon.com

Heat Sealer
The Doboy S-CH provides a high-speed alternative to sewn bag closures. The S-CH heat seals poly or laminate bags producing a strong sift-proof closure that reduces potential product infestation at line speeds up to 100 ft/min. Capable of sealing bags with popular reclosure features such as press to close or slider, the S-CH is used across many industries including pet food, fertilizer, seed, litter, and charcoal. Its rugged construction is designed for three shift/day operation. PLC controls provide precise temperature control of four pairs of heater bars for dependable sealing. The SCH is ideal for incorporation into high-speed automatic bagging lines. Bosch Packaging Technology Inc., New Richmond, WI 715-246-6511 www.boschpackaging.com

Open-Mouth Gross Weigh Gravity Filler
The 4300 compact open-mouth gross weigh gravity filler provides fast, accurate filling of open-mouth bags with free-flowing granular products such as seeds, grains, dry sand, rock salt, and plastic pellets. Design features include: pneumatic flow control gate; pneumatic bag clamps; electronic load cell weighing; bulk and dribble feed; display in lb & kg; auto tare; bag hold switch; auto hold for underweight bags; calibration routine; bag-in-place switch; bag clamp auto start switch; and dust pickup port. Chantland-MHS, Humboldt, IA 515-332-4045 www.chantland.com