Bulk Processing Equipment

This automatic bag emptying machine with opener can slice and slit open 20-110 pound bags and empty their contents into downstream conveyors or processing equipment. It opens and empties various bag types including multiply / multiwall paper bags, polywoven bags, and burlap bags containing but not limited to coffee, flour, grains, nuts, sugar, spices, beans, seeds, salt, oats, corn, cocoa, peanuts, mustard, peppercorn, whey powder, corn flour (starch), chemical powders and granules, as well as active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).

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This automatic battery pack assembly line uses robots and automation to assemble different sized battery packs from cartons of EV cells.

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This automated IBC discharge system empties battery powder from one intermediate bulk container into an empty IBC under a nitrogen purge.  This type of powder handling system is used during the battery manufacturing process.

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This automatic drum palletizer robot uses an arm to pick up and stack drums on shipping pallets. The end-of-arm tool can be adjusted, and the stacking pattern can be re-programmed to easily accept different types and sizes of drums.  The robot is also set up to stack the drums with the labels pointing in the same direction.

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One of our manufacturers recently designed and implemented an automatic depalletizer and bag dump station for a customer in the chemical industry. The system involves a robot depalletizer that unstacks 50 lb. bags of chemical powders from a shipping pallet located to the left and right side of the robot.  The bags are picked up 3 at a time and placed 1 at a time on a conveyor that transports them to an inclined belt conveyor that discharges them into automatic bag dump station. In this article, we’ll provide an overview of the system, explain how the robot depalletizer system works using a vision system, and outline the features and benefits of the system.

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Drawing of a high-speed big bag filling system. Measurements are in millimeters.

In this hi-speed big bag filling system, raw sugar is unloaded from big bags, or bulk tote bags, conveyed to a vibratory screen where it is separated into 3 fractions and one waste fraction, and then re-packaged into big bags.

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Lot / batch code and date printed on bottom part of bag after passing print head

This inkjet code printer was put to the test in an animal feed and minerals packaging line. Multi-wall open mouth paper bags, filled with animal feed are sewn shut.  Then, they pass in front of the code printer on a conveyor before robotic palletizing. As each bag passes the code printer, a lot code and date are printed on the bottom part of the bag.  Each of these unique codes helps to identify when the batch of product was produced and packaged.

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An Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) System is used to prepare a homogeneous dry blend of base polymers and additives before the extrusion phase in a plastic compounding process.  Plastic compounding and toll processing companies first use an IBC system to create a lab formulation or test to confirm final product characteristics before creating a masterbatch.  Once a final product has been confirmed, the same IBC system is used to create a larger batch or production run.

IBC is easily transported by forklift to other discharge stations

This type of set up using an Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) System is also known as a decoupled system because ingredients can be moved, mixed, and blended independently inside the IBCs.

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Automate your candy and chocolate production lines and processes!

New or existing candy and chocolate production lines can be fully automated and equipped with control systems on all processing units.

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Use an automated bagging system to fill boxes and baler bags with small pre-packaged, form fill and seal (FFS) bags or pouches containing products such as grains, sugar, flour, salt, powders, and more.  This type of automation can enhance your end of line packaging and provide a more convenient way to ship and handle smaller bags together as a stackable unit.

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Curved vibrating conveyors can be used to meter, sort, or align bulk material in a processing system. The material exiting the conveyor will be in a single or double line for the next stage in the process.

In the picture shown below, the conveyor lines up 18 inch by 12 inch, 35 pound metal plates into a single file line to convey under a camera for inspection.

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This type of vibrating conveyor has a large pan and trough. It is used to convey heavy, abrasive, and very hot materials through bulk processing systems.

They are also used to convey bulk solids for a wide array of applications including aggregates, minerals, rebar, sand, coal, ash, ore, castings, molds, pharmaceuticals, and food products. Standard sizing options are available, as well as custom-engineered products tailored to fit specific customer requirements.

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This box filling machine fills empty boxes with chopped metal fibers by weight.  The metal fibers are added to concrete to increase its strength.

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