Bags, Bagging, & Packaging 1857

Bulk Bag Discharger
This bulk bag discharger for loss-in-weight pneumatic conveying provides a clean and efficient way to discharge the entire contents of a bulk bag and is specifically designed for semi- to non-free flowing powders. This discharger uses proprietary pneumatically operated massage paddles, operator access door for a complete sealed system, dust collection port, heavy-duty tubular frame, glove box, motorized hoist and trolley, load cells with scale, and screw discharger for accurate metering of powders into the convey line or process. Vac-U-Max, Belleville, NJ 973-759-4600 www.vac-u-max.com

Electronic Air Pressure Valve Packer
The Model A1000 electronic air pressure packer utilizes a load cell and a user-friendly Model IDS440HS digital weigh indicator/controller for bagging fine, medium, and course dry materials. This model offers production rates of 4 to 8+ bags per minute with weight accuracy of +/- 3 to 5 oz, at proper fluidization and uniform control of head pressure. The packer features heavy-duty construction with simple operation; has a full bottom chamber cover for easy clean out; dual filling speeds (bulk & dribble); a dust collection connection; and is coupled with a quiet low-pressure blower. The A1000 provides accurate weighing to eliminate give-away, lowers maintenance costs, and increases productionVIC Systems International Inc., Shawnee Mission, KS 800-255-0445 www.vicsystemsintl.com

Stainless Steel Bag Dump Stations
These compact bag dump stations eliminate the labor, waste, and potential health hazards that may be caused by spillage or dust when handling bagged materials. The self-contained units are now available in sanitary, stainless steel construction – ideal for food, feed, pharmaceutical, pet food, and other industries where contamination can be costly and dangerous. Systems range in size from 5 to 40 cu ft in capacity and are USDA accepted to collect dust generated when dumping powder and bulk solids from bags, boxes, drums, and other containers, and return the material to the hopper. Airlanco, Falls City, NE 800-500-9777 www.airlanco.com

High-Speed Bag Turner
Heavy feed bagged products are oriented gently, positively, and almost 30% faster than previously possible by a high-speed pop-up repositioner for bag palletizers. This device turns bags 90, 180, or 270º, depending on the desired pattern, allowing manufacturers to position the product so that the bottom (butt) of the bag or the printed panel will face out when palletized. The turner is operated by the intelligent control system of the palletizer, programmed for each pallet configuration. When bag orientation is required, the bag is conveyed into position above the turner, and the turner moves vertically to lift the bag from below, supporting the entire weight of the bag as it is positioned. This efficient action maintains the bag’s shape for efficient palletizing. If product orientation is not required, the repositioner retracts below the roller conveyor, and bags are smoothly transported above the turner for palletizing.A-B-C Packaging Machine Corp., Tarpon Springs, FL  800-237-5975  www.abcpackaging.com

Open-Mouth Bagger
The PTH-900 Series open-mouth bagger is a modular approach, from semi-automatic to fully automatic with basically the same footprint. It is designed to bag powdery and granular products into gusseted and pillow-type bags. It can handle paper, plastic, and laminated poly woven bags at up to 20 bags per minute. This automatic bag placer has a modular design, which can be upgraded to a fully automated bagger that re-forms the bag, removes it from the spout, and carries it into the closing system. ANDY is the “Robotic Bag Transfer System” that completes the automation of the PTH-900 Series. Premier Tech Chronos,  Rivière-du-Loup, QC, Canada 418-868-8324  www.ptchronos.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

Bulk Bag Material Conditioner
Discharging bulk bags containing material that has solidified, hardened, or agglomerated can cause serious operational bottlenecks. Conditioning and emptying bulk bags can be dangerous if the proper equipment is not utilized. This patent-pending system utilizes hydraulically actuated, twin heavy wall tubular steel pivoting conditioning arms. Each conditioning arm features “v-shaped” tubular steel breaker profiles that safely and efficiently return solidified materials to a free-flowing state. The Material Master system’s lift table rotates and positions the bulk bag for complete material conditioning on all sides of the bulk bag, as well as the top and bottom. The unit features an ultra compact footprint and machine guarding for operator safety. Material Transfer & Storage Inc., Allegan, MI 800-836-7068  www.materialtransfer.com

Open-Mouth Gross Weigh Gravity Filler
The 4300 compact open-mouth gross weigh gravity filler is ideal for companies requiring a compact filler to provide 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 and 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. Filling rates of 10-14 bags/min with accuracies of +/- 2/10 of a lb can be achieved depending upon product characteristics with bag weight ranges of 20 to 110 lb.Chantland MHS, Humboldt, IA 515-332-4045  www.chantland.com

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

Sanitary Bulk Bag Filler
The Swing-Down bulk bag filler features all-stainless construction finished to sanitary standards, and a fill head that lowers and pivots, stopping in a vertically oriented position that places the bag inlet spout inflatable connection, inflator button, and four bag loop latches within reach of an operator on the plant floor. The patented design increases the speed of connecting bulk bags, while eliminating the danger of stepping onto and over roller conveyors to access rear bag hooks and spout connection collars, and of standing on the conveyor with head and arms inserted beneath operational fill head components. Programmable controls raise and pivot the fill head back to horizontal, inflate the bag to remove creases, start the flow of material, and stop it once a preset weight has been gained. Optional vibratory decks densify material. The controller deflates spout connection collar, releases loop latches, and raises the fill head to disengage spout.Flexicon Corp., Bethlehem, PA 888-353-9426 www.flexicon.com

Bulk Bag Unloaders
These bulk bag unloaders are designed to be easily customized for safe handling and clean unloading of any free-flowing dry material in bags. They are ruggedly built to support all sizes and styles of bulk bags and unload them without slippage or spills. Flow aids that lift bag sides and massage bags to ensure thorough emptying are included on basic models. Frames are constructed of heavy-duty welded and bolted tubular steel. Many custom options are available, including load cells for batching, stainless steel construction, motorized hoist, integral and remote dust collection. Cyclonaire Corp., York, NE 888-593-6241  www.cyclonaire.com

Free-Standing Drum Bag
In response to the rising cost of fiber drums, AmeriGlobe created the low-cost FreeStanding drum bag. This mini-FIBC stands without support during filling. This package can be handled using a pallet or it can be lifted from above using lift loops. Optional side loops are available that allow the bag to be handled manually. Unlike fiber drums, FreeStanding drum bags can be emptied from both the top and the bottom. Like all FIBCs, empty drum bags take up a minimum of space. Hundreds of empty drum bags fit onto one pallet, reducing the space that drum users need to reserve for empty packaging. A typically shipment of empty drums requires an entire truck and consists of 520 drums. This same delivery requires only two pallets of FreeStanding drum bags. They can be made to match any size fiber drum and customized to meet your specific needs. AmeriGlobe LLC, Lafayette, LA 866-264-5623  www.ameriglobe-fibc.com

De-Watering Super Sack Container
In response to repeated requests for an FIBC that would allow liquids to drain from a mixture of liquids and solids, this DeWatering bulk bag, produced using a special, proprietary porous polypropylene fabric with warp and weft tensile strengths greater than those of 8-oz PP fabric, was developed. The special drainage fabric has an airflow equaling 230 cu ft/min and a UV treatment that provides 90% tensile strength retention after 1000 hours of exposure. The bag’s heavy-duty construction has a weight limit of 3000 lb with a 5:1 safety factor. As pictured, the 35x35x48 in. high size will round to a 45-in. diameter when filled and contain 40 cu ft of product. Six thousand-lb tensile strength webbing is used for the 10-in. lift loops. Typical filling and discharging options can be used with the design.B.A.G. Corp., Dallas, TX 214-340-7060 www.bagcorp.com

Screw Type Bag Compactor
The Series 385 Scruncher bag compactor is a continuous screw type bag compactor for compacting any type of paper, plastic, or fabric type bags into a sausage-like plastic casing. It produces manageable-length disposal bags for total containment of any fugitive dust during the bag breaking operation. A heavy-duty gear motor provides the required force necessary for compacting unwanted bags into a compact package for clean and easy disposal. Dynamic Air Inc., St. Paul, MN 651-484-2900  www.dynamicair.com

Redesigned Bulk Bag Filler
The redesigned C1-2 bulk bag filler (BBF) has a new programmable controller that increases filling accuracy and cycle speed. It uses a load-cell based automatic gain in weight system to monitor the weight of the material flowing into the bag. Using programmable one-touch controls, the C1-2 BBF lets the operator control operations as well as upstream in-feed devices. With accuracy within 1%, the unit is ideal for companies seeking NTEP resale approval. The BBF has a filling rate of up to 20 bag/hr, depending on the ‘flowability’ of the product, the storage hopper or conveyor used to deliver the product to the unit, and the speed at which filled bags are removed. Examples of custom features include a power height adjustment, retracting bag hooks, filling nozzle and inflatable mechanical seal, liner inflation device, roller bed, electric and electric or pneumatic vibrators. Spiroflow Systems Inc., Monroe, NC  704-291-9595 www.spiroflowsystems.com

Bag Packer
The AutoTrim packer has been redesigned to increase efficiency and offer the latest servo and touch-screen technology. This bag filler features complete bag top control, a servo-driven carriage, and tube-in-bag filling to provide even better product and dust control. An integrated, two-stage feed process is used to ensure accuracy and maintain speed. Touch-screen controls offer simple operator interface and allow fill-time adjustments automatically while making a variety of data available. This packer is ideal for use in the chemical industry as well as for flour, bakery, and food mixes. Thiele Technologies, Minneapolis, MN 800-932-3647 www.thieletech.com

Bulk Bag Filler System
Receiving input material from an integrated bulk bag unloader, an integrated bag dump station, and a vibratory conveyor system, this bulk bag filler system enabled the material processing operation to effectively transition to an automated, 20,000 lb/hr bulk bag filling process from a relatively low-capacity, operator-intensive, 50-lb-bag filling system. Multiple materials, all with differing characteristics, including fast-flowing, dusty, sticky, and static-charged, enter the process operation based on the specific recipe selected at the system HMI by the operator. The bulk bag unloader, receiving bulk bags of severely agglomerated material, starts an integrated, automated material conditioning sequence, including massage paddles with 2200 lb of paddle pressure and an agitator hopper to prepare the material for supply, via screw conveyor, to the bulk bag filler. For secondary ingredients, a bag dump station, integrated to the bulk bag unloader, enables manual introduction of material to the agitator hopper for conditioning, blending, and supply to the bulk bag filler. The primary ingredient, supplied from downstream pneumatic conveying, is introduced to the bulk bag filling process through a 24-in.-wide, 304-2b stainless steel, vibratory conveyor with a total material supply capacity of 20,000 lb/hr.National Bulk Equipment Inc., Holland, MI 616-399-2220 www.nbe-inc.com

High-Speed Bagging System
The THP5500 is an automatic bagging system with a servo bag handling and bag transfer system for packaging 20-110 lb of product in multi-wall bags at speeds up to 1300 bags/hr. It features fully automatic operation, an integral sealer that allows full production speed through sealing cycle, and a quick change over for multi bag sizes.Taylor Products, Parsons, KS 888-882-9567 www.taylorproducts.com